Most popular girls’ names in California, 1974
Official counts of babies given each name, ranked by NameTides (names with the same count share a rank).
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jennifer | 5,673 |
| 2 | Michelle | 2,593 |
| 3 | Maria | 1,922 |
| 4 | Heather | 1,920 |
| 5 | Amy | 1,855 |
| 6 | Lisa | 1,838 |
| 7 | Kimberly | 1,674 |
| 8 | Melissa | 1,520 |
| 9 | Christina | 1,465 |
| 10 | Elizabeth | 1,453 |
| 11 | Stephanie | 1,407 |
| 12 | Angela | 1,276 |
| 13 | Veronica | 1,224 |
| 14 | Nicole | 1,204 |
| 15 | Rebecca | 1,199 |
| 16 | Julie | 1,132 |
| 17 | Jessica | 1,130 |
| 18 | Shannon | 1,127 |
| 19 | Laura | 1,051 |
| 20 | Monica | 1,026 |
| 21 | Patricia | 998 |
| 22 | Cynthia | 997 |
| 23 | Sandra | 988 |
| 24 | Sarah | 984 |
| 25 | Christine | 977 |
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 26 | Andrea | 866 |
| 27 | Kelly | 833 |
| 28 | Rachel | 771 |
| 29 | April | 759 |
| 30 | Mary | 743 |
| 31 | Wendy | 688 |
| 32 | Erin | 681 |
| 33 | Tiffany | 646 |
| 34 | Tina | 642 |
| 35 | Dawn | 626 |
| 36 | Danielle | 615 |
| 37 | Denise | 607 |
| 37 | Karen | 607 |
| 39 | Tracy | 582 |
| 40 | Claudia | 579 |
| 41 | Gina | 560 |
| 42 | Stacy | 558 |
| 43 | Diana | 555 |
| 44 | Susan | 552 |
| 45 | Amber | 542 |
| 46 | Carrie | 539 |
| 47 | Teresa | 538 |
| 48 | Alicia | 537 |
| 49 | Heidi | 502 |
| 49 | Nancy | 502 |
| 49 | Tanya | 502 |
| 52 | Michele | 494 |
| 53 | Anna | 490 |
| 54 | Tamara | 482 |
| 55 | Lori | 480 |
| 56 | Amanda | 479 |
| 57 | Kristen | 472 |
| 58 | Sara | 458 |
| 59 | Katherine | 453 |
| 59 | Melanie | 453 |
| 61 | Brenda | 441 |
| 62 | Deborah | 430 |
| 63 | Linda | 421 |
| 63 | Tammy | 421 |
| 65 | Erica | 414 |
| 66 | Leticia | 413 |
| 67 | Ana | 409 |
| 68 | Sonia | 398 |
| 69 | Brandy | 396 |
| 69 | Renee | 396 |
| 71 | Stacey | 395 |
| 72 | Crystal | 392 |
| 73 | Valerie | 389 |
| 74 | Angelica | 388 |
| 75 | Catherine | 381 |
| 76 | Emily | 379 |
| 77 | Kristin | 376 |
| 78 | Kristina | 375 |
| 79 | Dana | 373 |
| 80 | Victoria | 372 |
| 81 | Vanessa | 368 |
| 82 | Holly | 365 |
| 83 | Kathleen | 362 |
| 84 | Martha | 359 |
| 85 | Tara | 354 |
| 86 | Leslie | 351 |
| 87 | Theresa | 344 |
| 88 | Jacqueline | 343 |
| 89 | Yolanda | 337 |
| 90 | Rosa | 336 |
| 91 | Robin | 332 |
| 92 | Cindy | 331 |
| 93 | Norma | 319 |
| 94 | Melinda | 312 |
| 95 | Jill | 311 |
| 96 | Brandi | 310 |
| 97 | Deanna | 306 |
| 98 | Lorena | 304 |
| 99 | Yvonne | 300 |
| 100 | Jamie | 299 |