Most popular girls’ names in California, 1973
Official counts of babies given each name, ranked by NameTides (names with the same count share a rank).
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jennifer | 5,649 |
| 2 | Michelle | 2,613 |
| 3 | Lisa | 2,082 |
| 4 | Maria | 1,751 |
| 5 | Kimberly | 1,717 |
| 6 | Heather | 1,675 |
| 7 | Amy | 1,613 |
| 8 | Melissa | 1,447 |
| 9 | Christina | 1,424 |
| 10 | Stephanie | 1,360 |
| 11 | Nicole | 1,323 |
| 12 | Elizabeth | 1,302 |
| 13 | Rebecca | 1,245 |
| 14 | Julie | 1,217 |
| 15 | Veronica | 1,104 |
| 16 | Cynthia | 1,100 |
| 17 | Laura | 1,090 |
| 17 | Shannon | 1,090 |
| 19 | Angela | 1,041 |
| 20 | Monica | 1,000 |
| 21 | Christine | 992 |
| 22 | Patricia | 911 |
| 23 | Sandra | 893 |
| 24 | Andrea | 827 |
| 25 | Mary | 795 |
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 26 | Jessica | 783 |
| 27 | Kelly | 725 |
| 28 | Dawn | 699 |
| 29 | Karen | 684 |
| 30 | Wendy | 679 |
| 31 | Sarah | 663 |
| 32 | Denise | 661 |
| 33 | Rachel | 657 |
| 34 | April | 645 |
| 35 | Tina | 634 |
| 36 | Tracy | 602 |
| 37 | Gina | 579 |
| 38 | Stacy | 571 |
| 39 | Michele | 570 |
| 40 | Danielle | 565 |
| 41 | Tammy | 544 |
| 41 | Tiffany | 544 |
| 43 | Lori | 541 |
| 44 | Teresa | 532 |
| 45 | Susan | 530 |
| 46 | Carrie | 515 |
| 47 | Diana | 510 |
| 48 | Alicia | 494 |
| 49 | Erin | 493 |
| 50 | Tanya | 484 |
| 51 | Claudia | 477 |
| 52 | Anna | 470 |
| 53 | Brandy | 465 |
| 54 | Nancy | 464 |
| 55 | Brenda | 455 |
| 56 | Tamara | 439 |
| 57 | Melanie | 431 |
| 58 | Katherine | 427 |
| 59 | Heidi | 426 |
| 60 | Deborah | 416 |
| 61 | Victoria | 403 |
| 62 | Kristen | 400 |
| 63 | Linda | 394 |
| 64 | Amanda | 393 |
| 65 | Stacey | 391 |
| 66 | Crystal | 387 |
| 66 | Kathleen | 387 |
| 68 | Kristina | 382 |
| 68 | Leticia | 382 |
| 70 | Amber | 379 |
| 71 | Catherine | 376 |
| 72 | Renee | 370 |
| 72 | Sonia | 370 |
| 74 | Brandi | 369 |
| 74 | Theresa | 369 |
| 76 | Tara | 364 |
| 77 | Robin | 361 |
| 78 | Kristin | 359 |
| 79 | Melinda | 348 |
| 80 | Ana | 343 |
| 81 | Sara | 341 |
| 82 | Dana | 340 |
| 83 | Yolanda | 338 |
| 84 | Holly | 336 |
| 85 | Erica | 335 |
| 85 | Rosa | 335 |
| 87 | Monique | 318 |
| 88 | Erika | 316 |
| 89 | Valerie | 312 |
| 90 | Barbara | 309 |
| 91 | Suzanne | 304 |
| 92 | Pamela | 301 |
| 93 | Sylvia | 300 |
| 94 | Martha | 299 |
| 94 | Yvonne | 299 |
| 96 | Jill | 297 |
| 97 | Cheryl | 293 |
| 97 | Gloria | 293 |
| 99 | Leslie | 292 |
| 100 | Cindy | 289 |
| 100 | Deanna | 289 |