Most popular girls’ names in Alaska, 1972

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Jennifer	129
2	Michelle	65
3	Lisa	48
4	Kimberly	45
5	Heather	44
6	Amy	40
7	Christine	34
8	Angela	33
9	Melissa	32
10	Mary	31
11	Elizabeth	30
11	Karen	30
11	Shannon	30
14	Christina	27
14	Rebecca	27
16	Julie	25
16	Stephanie	25
18	Brenda	23
18	Dawn	23
18	Laura	23
18	Sarah	23
18	Tammy	23
23	Tina	21
24	Crystal	20
24	Tracy	20

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Katherine	19
26	Nicole	19
26	Sharon	19
29	Lori	17
29	Melanie	17
31	April	16
31	Heidi	16
31	Holly	16
31	Pamela	16
31	Tanya	16
31	Teresa	16
37	Cynthia	15
37	Patricia	15
37	Susan	15
40	Carrie	14
40	Deborah	14
40	Erin	14
40	Kelly	14
40	Renee	14
45	Andrea	13
45	Cheryl	13
45	Kathleen	13
45	Nancy	13
45	Sara	13
45	Sheila	13
51	Danielle	12
51	Katrina	12
51	Margaret	12
51	Monica	12
51	Tamara	12
56	Brandy	11
56	Melinda	11
56	Sandra	11
56	Stacy	11
56	Wendy	11
61	Amber	10
61	Barbara	10
61	Donna	10
61	Kim	10
61	Kristine	10
61	Paula	10
61	Tonya	10
68	Alice	9
68	Allison	9
68	Anna	9
68	Diana	9
68	Dorothy	9
68	Jacqueline	9
68	Jessica	9
68	Michele	9
68	Rachel	9
68	Robin	9
68	Shelly	9
68	Stacey	9
68	Theresa	9
68	Valerie	9
82	Anita	8
82	Carla	8
82	Catherine	8
82	Christy	8
82	Kristen	8
82	Kristina	8
82	Suzanne	8
82	Tara	8
82	Terri	8
91	Amanda	7
91	Emily	7
91	Janet	7
91	Jeanne	7
91	Jenny	7
91	Jodi	7
91	Kathryn	7
91	Leah	7
91	Linda	7
91	Lora	7
91	Marie	7
91	Marsha	7
91	Natalie	7
91	Roberta	7
91	Samantha	7
91	Sherry	7
91	Stella	7
91	Tiffany	7
91	Victoria	7