Most popular girls’ names in District of Columbia, 1974
Official counts of babies given each name, ranked by NameTides (names with the same count share a rank).
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jennifer | 244 |
| 2 | Kimberly | 133 |
| 3 | Lisa | 113 |
| 3 | Michelle | 113 |
| 5 | Nicole | 103 |
| 6 | Elizabeth | 87 |
| 7 | Angela | 84 |
| 8 | Amy | 81 |
| 9 | Heather | 75 |
| 10 | Karen | 74 |
| 10 | Stephanie | 74 |
| 12 | Jessica | 68 |
| 12 | Rebecca | 68 |
| 14 | Melissa | 63 |
| 15 | Christina | 59 |
| 16 | Christine | 56 |
| 17 | Sarah | 53 |
| 18 | Laura | 51 |
| 19 | Mary | 50 |
| 20 | Dawn | 49 |
| 21 | Andrea | 47 |
| 21 | Katherine | 47 |
| 23 | Kelly | 42 |
| 23 | Monica | 42 |
| 25 | Tanya | 41 |
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 26 | Susan | 40 |
| 26 | Tiffany | 40 |
| 26 | Tracy | 40 |
| 29 | Lakisha | 39 |
| 29 | Shannon | 39 |
| 31 | Kathleen | 38 |
| 31 | Lashawn | 38 |
| 33 | Crystal | 37 |
| 34 | Patricia | 36 |
| 34 | Rachel | 36 |
| 36 | Pamela | 35 |
| 37 | Barbara | 34 |
| 37 | Cynthia | 34 |
| 37 | Erin | 34 |
| 37 | Monique | 34 |
| 41 | Catherine | 33 |
| 41 | Erica | 33 |
| 41 | Julie | 33 |
| 41 | Kristen | 33 |
| 45 | Alicia | 32 |
| 45 | Amanda | 32 |
| 45 | Nakia | 32 |
| 45 | Natasha | 32 |
| 49 | Danielle | 31 |
| 49 | Deborah | 31 |
| 49 | Megan | 31 |
| 49 | Tara | 31 |
| 49 | Tonya | 31 |
| 54 | Sandra | 30 |
| 54 | Tina | 30 |
| 54 | Wendy | 30 |
| 57 | Erika | 28 |
| 57 | Kristin | 28 |
| 57 | Tamara | 28 |
| 60 | Carrie | 27 |
| 60 | Dana | 27 |
| 60 | Jacqueline | 27 |
| 60 | Maria | 27 |
| 64 | Michele | 26 |
| 64 | Robin | 26 |
| 64 | Sharon | 26 |
| 64 | Tracey | 26 |
| 68 | Stacey | 24 |
| 69 | Allison | 23 |
| 69 | Emily | 23 |
| 69 | Kathryn | 23 |
| 69 | Katrina | 23 |
| 73 | Anne | 22 |
| 73 | Margaret | 22 |
| 73 | Stacy | 22 |
| 73 | Yolanda | 22 |
| 77 | Carla | 21 |
| 77 | Carolyn | 21 |
| 77 | Cheryl | 21 |
| 77 | Colleen | 21 |
| 77 | Denise | 21 |
| 77 | Jill | 21 |
| 77 | Kara | 21 |
| 77 | Keisha | 21 |
| 77 | Kisha | 21 |
| 77 | Latasha | 21 |
| 77 | Nichole | 21 |
| 77 | Rhonda | 21 |
| 77 | Theresa | 21 |
| 90 | Regina | 20 |
| 90 | Victoria | 20 |
| 92 | Cassandra | 19 |
| 92 | Latonya | 19 |
| 92 | Lori | 19 |
| 92 | Melanie | 19 |
| 92 | Patrice | 19 |
| 92 | Renee | 19 |
| 92 | Sara | 19 |
| 92 | Valerie | 19 |
| 100 | Anna | 18 |
| 100 | April | 18 |
| 100 | Diana | 18 |
| 100 | Donna | 18 |
| 100 | Felicia | 18 |
| 100 | Leslie | 18 |