Most popular girls’ names in California, 1976
Official counts of babies given each name, ranked by NameTides (names with the same count share a rank).
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jennifer | 5,569 |
| 2 | Amy | 2,218 |
| 3 | Michelle | 2,119 |
| 4 | Maria | 1,923 |
| 5 | Melissa | 1,901 |
| 6 | Heather | 1,856 |
| 7 | Jessica | 1,794 |
| 8 | Lisa | 1,729 |
| 9 | Christina | 1,684 |
| 10 | Elizabeth | 1,631 |
| 11 | Nicole | 1,484 |
| 12 | Sarah | 1,438 |
| 13 | Angela | 1,404 |
| 14 | Kimberly | 1,293 |
| 15 | Rebecca | 1,253 |
| 16 | Stephanie | 1,242 |
| 17 | Shannon | 1,218 |
| 18 | Veronica | 1,201 |
| 19 | Laura | 1,189 |
| 20 | Monica | 1,129 |
| 21 | Jamie | 1,083 |
| 22 | Julie | 1,003 |
| 23 | Amanda | 950 |
| 24 | Christine | 911 |
| 25 | Kelly | 908 |
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 26 | Erin | 907 |
| 27 | Andrea | 904 |
| 28 | Amber | 892 |
| 29 | Sara | 885 |
| 30 | Sandra | 880 |
| 31 | Patricia | 853 |
| 32 | Rachel | 818 |
| 33 | Cynthia | 769 |
| 34 | Erica | 754 |
| 35 | Jaime | 753 |
| 36 | Danielle | 751 |
| 37 | Mary | 719 |
| 38 | Wendy | 705 |
| 39 | Tiffany | 669 |
| 40 | Carrie | 644 |
| 41 | April | 638 |
| 42 | Karen | 613 |
| 43 | Dawn | 569 |
| 44 | Alicia | 555 |
| 45 | Stacy | 527 |
| 46 | Diana | 514 |
| 47 | Nancy | 513 |
| 48 | Claudia | 503 |
| 49 | Anna | 494 |
| 50 | Teresa | 493 |
| 51 | Emily | 489 |
| 52 | Crystal | 483 |
| 53 | Katherine | 474 |
| 54 | Brandy | 467 |
| 55 | Susan | 456 |
| 56 | Tracy | 455 |
| 57 | Denise | 454 |
| 58 | Melanie | 453 |
| 59 | Angelica | 452 |
| 59 | Sonia | 452 |
| 61 | Tina | 450 |
| 62 | Gina | 446 |
| 63 | Erika | 442 |
| 64 | Michele | 437 |
| 65 | Valerie | 436 |
| 66 | Victoria | 435 |
| 67 | Leticia | 432 |
| 68 | Vanessa | 430 |
| 69 | Brenda | 423 |
| 70 | Ana | 410 |
| 71 | Natalie | 409 |
| 72 | Megan | 407 |
| 73 | Renee | 406 |
| 74 | Heidi | 400 |
| 75 | Linda | 390 |
| 75 | Tanya | 390 |
| 77 | Misty | 386 |
| 78 | Stacey | 368 |
| 79 | Rosa | 365 |
| 80 | Kristin | 363 |
| 81 | Leslie | 362 |
| 82 | Holly | 360 |
| 83 | Jacqueline | 356 |
| 84 | Kristina | 352 |
| 85 | Tamara | 348 |
| 86 | Tara | 345 |
| 87 | Lori | 344 |
| 88 | Norma | 337 |
| 89 | Brandi | 336 |
| 90 | Catherine | 335 |
| 91 | Allison | 329 |
| 92 | Tammy | 328 |
| 93 | Christy | 325 |
| 94 | Kristen | 318 |
| 95 | Yolanda | 317 |
| 96 | Guadalupe | 312 |
| 97 | Dana | 310 |
| 98 | Kathleen | 305 |
| 98 | Theresa | 305 |
| 100 | Martha | 304 |