Popular Names From the 1970s

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Feminine Names:

Kathleen- "pure" in Greek

Wendy- "blessed" in Welsh

Maria- "beloved" in Egyptian

Jacqueline- "may God protect" in Hebrew

Jill- "downy-bearded" in Greek

Suzanne- "lily" in Hebrew

Andrea- feminine form of Andrew

Beth- short form of Elizabeth or Bethany

Valerie- "to be strong" in Latin

Renee- "born again" in Late Latin

Leslie- "garden of holly" in Scottish

Gina- diminutive of Virginia

Annette- "favor, grace" in Hebrew

Carla- feminine form of Charles, Carlos, Carl or Carlo

Anita- "not guided" in Sanskrit


Masculine Names:

Joshua- "Yahweh is salvation" in Hebrew

Ryan- "little king" in Irish

Jeremy- "Yahweh will exalt" in Hebrew

Chad- "battle" in Welsh

Aaron- "high mountain" in Hebrew

Justin- "just" in Latin

Jose- Spanish and Portuguese form if Joseph

Brandon- "hill covered with broom" in Old English

Nicholas- "victory of the people" in Greek

Travis- "to cross" in Late Latin

Shane- Anglicized form of Sean, which is the Irish form of John

Jesse- "gift" in Hebrew

Corey- "from the hallow" in Irish

Marcus- "male" in Latin

Jared- "descent" in Hebrew

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