Most popular girls’ names in District of Columbia, 1972

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Jennifer	321
2	Michelle	160
3	Lisa	159
4	Kimberly	155
5	Angela	150
6	Nicole	135
7	Stephanie	115
8	Elizabeth	94
9	Amy	88
10	Melissa	83
11	Christine	79
11	Karen	79
13	Mary	72
14	Crystal	69
15	Andrea	68
16	Rebecca	67
17	Sarah	64
18	Tanya	63
18	Yolanda	63
20	Laura	62
21	Heather	61
22	Kelly	60
23	Julie	57
24	Sharon	56
25	Monica	53

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Cynthia	52
26	Dana	52
26	Dawn	52
26	Katina	52
26	Tonya	52
31	Susan	51
32	Patricia	50
33	Katrina	48
33	Lashawn	48
33	Pamela	48
36	Tracy	47
37	Tara	46
38	Catherine	45
38	Christina	45
38	Jessica	45
41	Erica	44
42	Wendy	43
43	Cheryl	42
43	Katherine	42
43	Shannon	42
46	Michele	39
46	Monique	39
46	Theresa	39
49	Deborah	38
49	Denise	38
49	Kathleen	38
49	Maria	38
53	Rachel	36
53	Tammy	36
55	April	35
55	Teresa	35
55	Tina	35
58	Robin	34
58	Sandra	34
60	Leslie	33
61	Barbara	32
61	Erika	32
61	Erin	32
61	Felicia	32
61	Stacy	32
66	Lori	31
67	Donna	30
67	Kathryn	30
67	Tiffany	30
70	Kristin	29
70	Linda	29
70	Rhonda	29
70	Stacey	29
74	Danielle	28
74	Jacqueline	28
74	Melanie	28
74	Renee	28
78	Vanessa	27
79	Alicia	25
79	Allison	25
79	Kristen	25
79	Sabrina	25
79	Tracey	25
79	Tracie	25
85	Carrie	24
85	Nancy	24
85	Tamara	24
88	Catina	23
88	Diane	23
90	Debra	22
90	Marie	22
90	Patrice	22
90	Victoria	22
94	Margaret	21
94	Paula	21
96	Beverly	20
96	Caroline	20
96	Carolyn	20
96	Diana	20
96	Natasha	20
96	Regina	20
96	Rochelle	20
96	Sheila	20
96	Suzanne	20