Most popular girls’ names in District of Columbia, 1971

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Jennifer	323
2	Michelle	225
3	Lisa	198
4	Angela	196
5	Kimberly	185
6	Nicole	129
7	Karen	123
7	Stephanie	123
9	Amy	116
10	Elizabeth	106
11	Mary	103
12	Christine	82
12	Heather	82
12	Melissa	82
12	Tracy	82
16	Laura	81
16	Monica	81
18	Susan	79
19	Christina	77
19	Cynthia	77
21	Crystal	72
22	Denise	70
23	Dawn	69
23	Pamela	69
25	Sarah	68

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Sharon	67
27	Andrea	66
28	Patricia	64
29	Robin	61
29	Tonya	61
31	Julie	59
32	Deborah	55
33	Dana	53
33	Kelly	53
35	Lashawn	52
36	Catherine	51
36	Theresa	51
36	Yolanda	51
39	Erica	50
39	Rebecca	50
41	Tina	49
42	Donna	48
42	Renee	48
42	Stacey	48
42	Wendy	48
46	Maria	47
46	Tara	47
48	Jacqueline	46
48	Kathleen	46
48	Tammy	46
48	Tiffany	46
52	Kathryn	43
52	Regina	43
52	Sabrina	43
55	Anne	42
55	Barbara	42
57	Katherine	41
57	Stacy	41
57	Tanya	41
57	Teresa	41
61	Shannon	40
62	Cheryl	39
62	Rhonda	39
64	Dionne	38
64	Felicia	38
64	Leslie	38
64	Linda	38
68	April	37
69	Erin	36
69	Jessica	36
69	Nancy	36
72	Allison	34
72	Erika	34
72	Katrina	34
72	Margaret	34
72	Monique	34
72	Rachel	34
72	Sandra	34
79	Michele	33
80	Tracey	32
81	Diane	31
81	Kristin	31
81	Victoria	31
84	Veronica	30
85	Adrienne	29
85	Carolyn	29
85	Danielle	29
85	Latonya	29
85	Lori	29
85	Terri	29
91	Charlene	28
91	Yvette	28
93	Ann	27
93	Anna	27
93	Brenda	27
93	Carla	27
97	Cassandra	26
97	Debra	26
97	Jill	26
97	Melanie	26