Most popular girls’ names in Indiana, 1972

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Jennifer	1,992
2	Angela	1,101
3	Amy	971
4	Michelle	903
5	Kimberly	800
6	Melissa	762
7	Lisa	715
8	Heather	571
9	Julie	492
10	Stephanie	469
11	Dawn	419
12	Nicole	413
13	Tina	408
14	Christina	400
15	Tammy	391
16	Rebecca	384
17	Kelly	378
18	Lori	364
19	Mary	357
20	Tracy	348
21	Shannon	341
22	Laura	319
23	Elizabeth	284
23	Susan	284
25	Tonya	268

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Christine	266
27	Stacy	247
28	Carrie	241
29	Karen	234
30	Cynthia	224
31	Wendy	223
32	April	219
33	Michele	218
34	Andrea	215
35	Rachel	210
36	Stacey	204
37	Patricia	203
38	Sarah	201
39	Teresa	192
40	Pamela	191
41	Jill	185
42	Robin	184
43	Amanda	180
44	Deborah	169
45	Tamara	168
46	Denise	167
47	Melanie	166
47	Tara	166
49	Rhonda	162
50	Sandra	159
51	Holly	157
52	Crystal	156
53	Dana	152
54	Paula	147
55	Monica	138
56	Beth	133
57	Jessica	131
57	Melinda	131
59	Leslie	128
60	Debra	126
61	Brenda	125
61	Misty	125
63	Tiffany	124
64	Sherry	122
65	Donna	120
66	Barbara	119
66	Cheryl	119
68	Christy	118
69	Sharon	117
70	Linda	116
71	Heidi	114
72	Catherine	111
73	Julia	110
74	Ann	108
75	Theresa	107
76	Kristina	106
77	Jamie	105
78	Carla	104
78	Kristin	104
80	Shelly	103
81	Gina	100
82	Angel	99
82	Erin	99
82	Jodi	99
85	Amber	98
86	Deanna	96
86	Kristi	96
88	Katherine	95
88	Kathleen	95
88	Tanya	95
88	Tricia	95
92	Kathy	94
92	Shelley	94
94	Cindy	91
95	Jenny	89
95	Sherri	89
97	Sara	88
97	Valerie	88
99	Diana	87
99	Traci	87