Names that rose through the 1970s

Names whose ranking improved by at least a quarter between the start and the end of the 1970s, within one official list.

Measured inside the decade itself: the earliest and latest ranked years within 1970s in the same published list, requiring data near both ends of the decade so a name present for only two years never stands in for the whole of it.

60 names, selected from the 2,577 names in the catalogue with a recorded popularity standing (common, familiar, uncommon). Based on official statistics from national registrars. Data sources · Methodology

• Stian

  Ranked #156 in 1970 and #5 in 1979 among boys in Norway.

• Rebecca

  Ranked #27 in 1970 and #1 in 1979 among girls in New South Wales, Australia.

• Camilla

  Ranked #80 in 1970 and #3 in 1979 among girls in Norway.

• Silje

  Ranked #191 in 1970 and #11 in 1979 among girls in Norway.

• Daniel

  Ranked #31 in 1970 and #2 in 1979 among boys in New South Wales, Australia.

• Sarah

  Ranked #46 in 1970 and #3 in 1979 among girls in New South Wales, Australia.

• Anders

  Ranked #41 in 1970 and #4 in 1979 among boys in Norway.

• Michelle

  Ranked #18 in 1970 and #2 in 1979 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

• Benjamin

  Ranked #52 in 1970 and #6 in 1979 among boys in New South Wales, Australia.

• Anna

  Ranked #48 in 1970 and #6 in 1979 among girls in New Zealand.

• Nathan

  Ranked #88 in 1970 and #11 in 1979 among boys in New South Wales, Australia.

• Kim

  Ranked #158 in 1970 and #21 in 1979 among boys in Norway.

• Andreas

  Ranked #102 in 1970 and #15 in 1979 among boys in Norway.

• Maria

  Ranked #54 in 1970 and #8 in 1979 among girls in Norway.

• Kelly

  Ranked #38 in 1970 and #6 in 1979 among girls in New South Wales, Australia.

• Natasha

  Ranked #91 in 1971 and #15 in 1979 among girls in New Zealand.

• Melissa

  Ranked #12 in 1970 and #2 in 1979 among girls in New South Wales, Australia.

• Aoife

  Ranked #123 in 1970 and #21 in 1979 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

• Lene

  Ranked #23 in 1970 and #4 in 1979 among girls in Norway.

• Emma

  Ranked #68 in 1970 and #12 in 1979 among girls in New South Wales, Australia.

• Marte

  Ranked #196 in 1970 and #36 in 1979 among girls in Norway.

• Marius

  Ranked #141 in 1970 and #26 in 1979 among boys in Norway.

• Kine

  Ranked #493 in 1970 and #92 in 1979 among girls in Norway.

• Magnus

  Ranked #210 in 1970 and #40 in 1979 among boys in Norway.

• Kristian

  Ranked #94 in 1970 and #18 in 1979 among boys in Norway.

• Linda

  Ranked #10 in 1970 and #2 in 1979 among girls in Norway.

• Luke

  Ranked #69 in 1970 and #14 in 1979 among boys in New South Wales, Australia.

• Sinead

  Ranked #24 in 1970 and #5 in 1979 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

• Melanie

  Ranked #98 in 1970 and #22 in 1979 among girls in New South Wales, Australia.

• Linn

  Ranked #109 in 1970 and #25 in 1979 among girls in Norway.

• Christian

  Ranked #52 in 1970 and #12 in 1979 among boys in Norway.

• Sebastian

  Ranked #436 in 1970 and #108 in 1979 among boys in Norway.

• Kenneth

  Ranked #40 in 1970 and #10 in 1979 among boys in Norway.

• Maren

  Ranked #386 in 1970 and #98 in 1979 among girls in Norway.

• Kristine

  Ranked #86 in 1970 and #22 in 1979 among girls in Norway.

• Renee

  Ranked #66 in 1972 and #17 in 1979 among girls in New South Wales, Australia.

• Ida

  Ranked #158 in 1970 and #41 in 1979 among girls in Norway.

• Fredrik

  Ranked #129 in 1970 and #34 in 1979 among boys in Norway.

• Martin

  Ranked #85 in 1970 and #23 in 1979 among boys in Norway.

• Matthew

  Ranked #11 in 1970 and #3 in 1979 among boys in New South Wales, Australia.

• Joakim

  Ranked #492 in 1970 and #138 in 1979 among boys in Norway.

• Ross

  Ranked #278 in 1970 and #82 in 1979 among boys in Republic of Ireland.

• Aaron

  Ranked #77 in 1970 and #23 in 1979 among boys in New South Wales, Australia.

• Adam

  Ranked #23 in 1970 and #7 in 1979 among boys in New South Wales, Australia.

• Stine

  Ranked #87 in 1970 and #27 in 1979 among girls in Norway.

• Amy

  Ranked #326 in 1970 and #103 in 1979 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

• Therese

  Ranked #88 in 1970 and #28 in 1979 among girls in Norway.

• Marthe

  Ranked #270 in 1970 and #87 in 1979 among girls in Norway.

• Keith

  Ranked #61 in 1970 and #20 in 1979 among boys in Republic of Ireland.

• Amanda

  Ranked #15 in 1970 and #5 in 1979 among girls in New South Wales, Australia.

• Claire

  Ranked #99 in 1970 and #33 in 1979 among girls in New Zealand.

• Michael

  Ranked #3 in 1970 and #1 in 1979 among boys in New South Wales, Australia.

• Kylie

  Ranked #56 in 1972 and #19 in 1979 among girls in New Zealand.

• Thea

  Ranked #508 in 1970 and #174 in 1979 among girls in Norway.

• Sondre

  Ranked #510 in 1970 and #178 in 1979 among boys in Norway.

• Danielle

  Ranked #45 in 1970 and #16 in 1979 among girls in New South Wales, Australia.

• Paula

  Ranked #42 in 1970 and #15 in 1979 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

• Tonje

  Ranked #117 in 1970 and #42 in 1979 among girls in Norway.

• Niamh

  Ranked #33 in 1970 and #12 in 1979 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

• Anette

  Ranked #49 in 1970 and #18 in 1979 among girls in Norway.