Names of the 1970s
4 of the seven official registrars Namewise holds published rankings across enough of the 1970sto rank the decade. Each covered a different span, so the lists below are not equally deep, and a position in one registrar's list is never comparable with a position in another's.
Who was publishing
- Republic of Ireland in the 1970s
10 published years in this decade, 1970–1979. This registrar's record runs 1964–2025.
- New South Wales, Australia in the 1970s
10 published years in this decade, 1970–1979. This registrar's record runs 1952–2025.
- Norway in the 1970s
10 published years in this decade, 1970–1979. This registrar's record runs 1945–2025.
- New Zealand in the 1970s
10 published years in this decade, 1970–1979. This registrar's record runs 1954–2023.
Names that reached their highest observed position in the 1970s
Names whose best recorded position — inside the top 200, with at least three recorded years either side of it — falls in the 1970s. Counted across every registrar together.
Names that first reached a top 100 in the 1970s
Names whose earliest top-100 ranking in Namewise's registrar data falls in the 1970s. An early entry partly reflects which registrars were publishing at all.