Most popular girls’ names in District of Columbia, 1970

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Jennifer	302
2	Kimberly	286
3	Michelle	240
4	Lisa	235
5	Angela	194
6	Karen	152
7	Elizabeth	138
8	Nicole	137
9	Stephanie	124
10	Amy	116
10	Tracy	116
12	Mary	112
13	Laura	107
14	Pamela	101
15	Christine	94
16	Christina	87
16	Melissa	87
18	Cynthia	85
18	Monica	85
20	Crystal	84
21	Susan	83
22	Heather	81
23	Tonya	80
24	Dawn	79
24	Kelly	79

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Patricia	78
27	Deborah	75
27	Donna	75
29	Michele	73
29	Yolanda	73
31	Shannon	72
31	Sharon	72
33	Andrea	71
33	Julie	71
33	Sabrina	71
36	Wendy	68
37	Tammy	67
38	Catherine	65
38	Denise	65
40	Stacey	64
41	Rebecca	63
42	Lashawn	62
43	Renee	61
44	Katherine	60
45	Robin	58
46	Tracey	57
47	Maria	56
48	Sarah	54
49	Cheryl	51
49	Linda	51
49	Sandra	51
52	Barbara	50
52	Dana	50
52	Margaret	50
52	Tara	50
56	Kathleen	49
56	Leslie	49
56	Tanya	49
59	Teresa	48
59	Tina	48
61	Theresa	47
62	Kim	46
63	Erin	45
63	Rhonda	45
65	Jacqueline	43
65	Monique	43
67	Danielle	39
67	Felicia	39
67	Stacy	39
67	Victoria	39
71	Carla	38
71	Lori	38
71	Regina	38
74	Dionne	37
74	Valerie	37
74	Wanda	37
77	Alicia	36
77	Veronica	36
79	Katrina	35
79	Kristin	35
79	Rachel	35
82	Anita	34
82	Carolyn	34
82	Carrie	34
85	Amanda	33
85	Diana	33
87	Anne	32
87	Kathryn	32
87	Tiffany	32
90	Ann	31
90	Antoinette	31
90	Jessica	31
90	Nancy	31
90	Sherry	31
95	April	30
95	Carol	30
95	Lauren	30
98	Jill	29
98	Paula	29
98	Suzanne	29