Most popular girls’ names in Georgia, 1972

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Jennifer	1,185
2	Angela	945
3	Kimberly	884
4	Stephanie	668
5	Lisa	650
6	Amy	624
7	Melissa	589
8	Tammy	541
9	Mary	450
10	Michelle	438
11	Tonya	401
12	Shannon	377
13	Cynthia	358
14	Pamela	341
15	Tina	328
16	Tracy	323
17	Susan	312
18	Elizabeth	305
19	April	297
20	Karen	295
21	Julie	286
22	Sharon	281
23	Teresa	280
24	Heather	268
25	Patricia	263

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Donna	254
27	Laura	253
28	Christy	247
29	Rebecca	246
30	Wendy	244
31	Tara	241
32	Stacy	238
33	Rhonda	231
34	Melanie	222
35	Andrea	217
36	Amanda	210
37	Kelly	207
38	Lori	204
38	Sandra	204
40	Dana	202
41	Nicole	197
42	Linda	191
43	Sherry	188
44	Stacey	183
45	Felicia	177
46	Monica	176
47	Christina	172
47	Yolanda	172
49	Deborah	161
50	Tiffany	158
51	Tanya	154
52	Dawn	153
53	Sonya	149
54	Cheryl	148
54	Leslie	148
56	Regina	147
57	Robin	144
58	Barbara	143
59	Crystal	138
59	Katina	138
61	Sabrina	136
62	Brenda	135
63	Carla	134
64	Wanda	131
65	Erica	126
66	Katrina	125
67	Cindy	124
68	Melinda	122
69	Holly	120
70	Cassandra	119
70	Kathy	119
70	Paula	119
70	Rachel	119
74	Alicia	113
74	Tracey	113
76	Debra	112
77	Carol	111
78	Catherine	110
79	Sheila	109
80	Christine	108
80	Denise	108
82	Katherine	107
82	Valerie	107
84	Connie	105
85	Terri	103
86	Allison	102
87	Jessica	98
88	Kristi	96
89	Natasha	95
89	Sarah	95
91	Carolyn	89
91	Traci	89
91	Vanessa	89
94	Nancy	87
95	Anita	86
95	Margaret	86
95	Michele	86
98	Angelia	85
98	Misty	85
98	Tracie	85