Jewish American Heritage Month

Posted By admin on January 30, 2022

The 1970s dont seem that long ago -- at least thats how you might feel when you notice that the mosts popular baby girl names from six decades ago are similar to the most popular ones today.

Women of a certain age will have some fun scrolling through the following list, which is the 50 most popular baby girl names of the 70s, composed by Stacker.com.

Is your name in there somewhere? How many people do you know personally have names that are mentioned below?

#50. Catherine

Catherine is a name of Greek origin meaning pure.

Massachusetts

- Number of babies from 1970 to 1979: 1,491

- Number of babies from 2010 to 2019: 588 (#98 most common name, -60.6% compared to the 70s)

National

- Rank: #73

- Number of babies from 1970 to 1979: 43,840

#49. Laurie

Laurie is a name of Latin origin meaning sweet bay tree.

Massachusetts

- Number of babies from 1970 to 1979: 1,564

- Number of babies from 2010 to 2019: data not available

National

- Rank: #117

- Number of babies from 1970 to 1979: 26,034

#48. Maria

Maria is a name of Hebrew origin meaning sea of bitterness.

Massachusetts

- Number of babies from 1970 to 1979: 1,602

- Number of babies from 2010 to 2019: 571 (#103 most common name, -64.4% compared to the 70s)

National

- Rank: #35

- Number of babies from 1970 to 1979: 76,102

#47. Pamela

Pamela is a name of Greek origin meaning all sweetness.

Massachusetts

- Number of babies from 1970 to 1979: 1,619

- Number of babies from 2010 to 2019: 11 (#1280 most common name, -99.3% compared to the 70s)

National

- Rank: #48

- Number of babies from 1970 to 1979: 58,042

#46. Tina

Tina is a name of English origin meaning river.

Massachusetts

- Number of babies from 1970 to 1979: 1,629

- Number of babies from 2010 to 2019: 10 (#1334 most common name, -99.4% compared to the 70s)

National

- Rank: #29

- Number of babies from 1970 to 1979: 84,757

#45. Stacey

Stacey is a name of Greek origin meaning resurrection.

Massachusetts

- Number of babies from 1970 to 1979: 1,647

- Number of babies from 2010 to 2019: data not available

National

- Rank: #47

- Number of babies from 1970 to 1979: 59,222

#44. Cheryl

Cheryl is a name of Greek origin meaning cherry fruit.

Massachusetts

- Number of babies from 1970 to 1979: 1,658

- Number of babies from 2010 to 2019: data not available

National

- Rank: #78

- Number of babies from 1970 to 1979: 40,351

#43. Sandra

Sandra is a name of Greek origin meaning defender of man.

Massachusetts

- Number of babies from 1970 to 1979: 1,665

- Number of babies from 2010 to 2019: 52 (#760 (tie) most common name, -96.9% compared to the 70s)

National

- Rank: #44

- Number of babies from 1970 to 1979: 64,310

#42. Deborah

Deborah is a name of Hebrew origin meaning bee.

Massachusetts

- Number of babies from 1970 to 1979: 1,673

- Number of babies from 2010 to 2019: 105 (#485 (tie) most common name, -93.7% compared to the 70s)

National

- Rank: #61

- Number of babies from 1970 to 1979: 47,839

#41. Wendy

Wendy is a name of English origin meaning friend.

Massachusetts

- Number of babies from 1970 to 1979: 1,683

- Number of babies from 2010 to 2019: 21 (#1061 most common name, -98.8% compared to the 70s)

National

- Rank: #36

- Number of babies from 1970 to 1979: 74,188

#40. Kerry

Kerry is a name of Irish origin meaning black-haired.

Massachusetts

- Number of babies from 1970 to 1979: 1,690

- Number of babies from 2010 to 2019: data not available

National

- Rank: #171

- Number of babies from 1970 to 1979: 15,961

#39. Katherine

Katherine is a name of Greek origin meaning pure.

Massachusetts

- Number of babies from 1970 to 1979: 1,808

- Number of babies from 2010 to 2019: 790 (#66 most common name, -56.3% compared to the 70s)

National

- Rank: #55

- Number of babies from 1970 to 1979: 54,068

#38. Tammy

Read the original:

Popular baby names: The top 50 names for girls born in Massachusetts in the 1970s - masslive.com

Category: Hebrew
Tags: