Most popular girls’ names in Illinois, 1970

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Jennifer	2,729
2	Kimberly	2,115
3	Lisa	2,075
4	Michelle	1,991
5	Amy	1,443
6	Angela	1,332
7	Julie	1,201
8	Laura	1,160
9	Tracy	1,128
10	Dawn	1,066
11	Mary	1,045
12	Christine	1,040
13	Melissa	1,005
14	Susan	913
15	Karen	905
16	Elizabeth	901
17	Kelly	876
18	Tammy	816
19	Patricia	778
20	Tina	742
21	Heather	733
22	Cynthia	709
23	Lori	701
24	Nicole	651
25	Stephanie	643

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Sandra	634
27	Pamela	606
28	Deborah	560
29	Michele	545
30	Denise	541
31	Kathleen	527
32	Maria	521
33	Rebecca	515
34	Shannon	495
35	Linda	494
36	Christina	491
37	Wendy	483
38	Jill	475
39	Sharon	459
40	Donna	453
41	Andrea	450
42	Debra	447
43	Barbara	437
44	Nancy	430
45	Gina	425
45	Teresa	425
47	Theresa	399
48	Cheryl	395
49	Stacy	373
50	Brenda	369
51	Ann	363
52	Catherine	345
53	Beth	342
54	Katherine	341
54	Stacey	341
56	Tracey	334
57	Rhonda	332
58	Kristin	321
59	Diane	319
60	Carrie	315
60	Tonya	315
62	Jacqueline	312
63	Rachel	311
64	Yolanda	307
65	Dana	306
65	Sheila	306
67	Sarah	305
68	Kathy	293
69	Paula	292
69	Robin	292
71	Margaret	286
72	Monica	277
72	Renee	277
72	Victoria	277
75	Tanya	276
76	Valerie	274
77	Sherry	273
78	Tamara	272
79	Kristine	264
80	Colleen	263
81	Tara	261
82	Diana	258
83	Deanna	256
84	Carol	252
85	Heidi	250
86	Leslie	247
87	Janet	246
88	Carolyn	236
89	Carla	235
90	Suzanne	233
91	Kristen	232
92	Anne	228
93	Jodi	226
94	Cindy	224
95	Tricia	223
96	Holly	222
97	Julia	213
97	Melinda	213
97	Regina	213
100	Tiffany	212