Most popular girls’ names in Alabama, 1972

Official counts of babies given each name, ranked by NameTides (names with the same count share a rank).

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Jennifer	815
2	Angela	671
3	Kimberly	602
4	Stephanie	440
5	Amy	432
6	Tammy	367
7	Mary	360
8	Melissa	340
9	Lisa	331
10	Tracy	304
11	Tonya	281
12	Cynthia	266
13	Michelle	260
14	Pamela	243
14	Shannon	243
16	Tina	223
17	Sharon	220
18	Wendy	210
19	Julie	208
20	April	204
21	Elizabeth	203
22	Teresa	202
23	Rebecca	197
24	Christy	196
25	Karen	188

Rank	Name	Babies
25	Susan	188
27	Laura	185
28	Donna	173
29	Tara	168
30	Patricia	166
31	Stacy	165
32	Heather	164
33	Sandra	161
34	Amanda	158
35	Monica	155
36	Dana	154
37	Rhonda	152
38	Andrea	148
39	Melanie	144
39	Sherry	144
41	Linda	128
42	Kelly	123
43	Lori	122
44	Sonya	117
45	Stacey	115
46	Katina	113
47	Tanya	111
48	Erica	108
48	Felicia	108
50	Leslie	106
50	Regina	106
50	Yolanda	106
53	Barbara	104
53	Paula	104
55	Kristi	98
56	Katrina	97
57	Nicole	96
58	Rachel	95
59	Brenda	94
60	Cassandra	90
60	Christina	90
60	Dawn	90
63	Ashley	87
63	Katherine	87
65	Latonya	86
66	Robin	85
66	Wanda	85
68	Alicia	84
69	Carla	83
69	Terri	83
71	Deborah	82
71	Misty	82
73	Debra	80
73	Tiffany	80
75	Crystal	78
76	Tracey	77
77	Melinda	76
77	Sabrina	76
79	Beverly	74
79	Leigh	74
81	Carolyn	73
81	Catherine	73
83	Christie	72
84	Cheryl	71
84	Cindy	71
84	Denise	71
87	Kathy	70
88	Charlotte	68
88	Nancy	68
90	Connie	67
90	Ginger	67
90	Jacqueline	67
93	Janice	66
93	Kristie	66
93	Shelia	66
96	Carol	65
96	Valerie	65
98	Sheila	64
99	Christine	63
100	Allison	61