Most popular girls’ names in California, 1971

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Jennifer	5,456
2	Michelle	3,318
3	Lisa	2,938
4	Kimberly	2,246
5	Maria	1,644
6	Julie	1,538
7	Heather	1,521
8	Shannon	1,434
9	Christina	1,407
10	Amy	1,403
10	Elizabeth	1,403
12	Angela	1,376
13	Laura	1,358
14	Christine	1,353
15	Stephanie	1,352
16	Cynthia	1,342
17	Melissa	1,297
18	Patricia	1,189
19	Sandra	1,100
20	Tina	1,091
21	Nicole	1,076
22	Mary	1,057
23	Rebecca	1,021
24	Karen	1,013
25	Tracy	996

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Dawn	978
27	Monica	936
28	Denise	892
29	Andrea	890
30	Kelly	866
31	Susan	861
32	Tammy	859
33	Wendy	844
34	Gina	768
35	Teresa	764
36	Stacy	747
37	Deborah	744
38	Lori	736
39	Michele	700
40	Rachel	658
41	Carrie	649
42	Diana	642
43	Tiffany	619
44	Jessica	591
45	April	584
46	Dana	579
47	Veronica	577
48	Linda	576
49	Nancy	574
50	Kathleen	559
51	Tamara	555
52	Heidi	550
53	Erin	545
54	Anna	539
55	Renee	533
56	Stacey	529
57	Pamela	525
58	Danielle	521
59	Catherine	519
60	Brenda	516
61	Tanya	514
62	Alicia	511
63	Katherine	497
64	Kristin	485
65	Deanna	478
66	Donna	476
67	Sarah	474
68	Debra	463
69	Cindy	462
70	Tara	457
70	Theresa	457
72	Kristina	456
73	Robin	442
73	Victoria	442
75	Cheryl	428
76	Sharon	427
77	Melanie	424
78	Leslie	418
79	Barbara	415
80	Yolanda	403
81	Diane	401
82	Suzanne	398
83	Jill	394
84	Yvonne	390
85	Regina	380
86	Rhonda	377
87	Valerie	373
88	Paula	364
89	Crystal	362
89	Jacqueline	362
91	Sonia	359
92	Shelly	357
93	Kristen	356
94	Claudia	354
94	Martha	354
96	Monique	344
97	Erica	339
98	Kristine	337
99	Leticia	336
100	Jamie	332