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Baby names in Maine, 1970s

1970–1979 · 132,588 recorded births

Jennifer was the most common name given in Maine across the 1970s, with 3,348 births in the decade. The state recorded 132,588 births in total over those years.

Most distinctive to Maine in the 1970s

Names given far more often here than nationally in these years. The multiplier is conservative — it is the low end of the plausible range, so a name carried by a handful of births does not outrank one carried by hundreds.

NameBirthsvs national
Bethany281
Darcy122
Billiejo23
Hannah85
Heidi658
Bobbi117
Seth250
Laurie345

Top 25 in the 1970s

RankNameBirths
#1Jennifer3,348
#2Michael3,164
#3Jason2,951
#4Christopher2,829
#5David1,983
#6Matthew1,938
#7James1,837
#8Scott1,833
#9Amy1,764
#10Robert1,761
#11Melissa1,666
#12John1,665
#13Michelle1,619
#14Heather1,547
#15Jessica1,454
#16Eric1,316
#17Brian1,314
#18Daniel1,312
#19Lisa1,268
#20Jeffrey1,201
#21Shawn1,172
#22Angela1,168
#23Kevin1,144
#24Richard1,120
#25Ryan1,112

Other decades in Maine

All Maine names, 2025

Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. State records begin in 1910. Names given to fewer than five babies in a state in a year are withheld at source. namelegacy.org