Most popular girls’ names in Iowa, 1972

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Jennifer	1,068
2	Amy	564
3	Michelle	492
4	Angela	441
5	Lisa	359
6	Melissa	332
7	Kimberly	328
8	Julie	310
9	Heather	293
10	Nicole	259
11	Stephanie	257
12	Dawn	231
13	Tammy	188
14	Lori	182
15	Brenda	172
16	Tracy	171
17	Jill	166
18	Wendy	157
19	Mary	156
20	Laura	155
20	Sarah	155
20	Stacy	155
23	Rebecca	153
24	Tina	152
25	Christine	150

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Kelly	142
27	Shannon	138
28	Susan	133
29	Sara	126
30	Teresa	124
31	Jodi	123
32	Heidi	121
33	Christina	118
34	Carrie	117
35	Michele	113
36	Andrea	110
37	Denise	106
38	Karen	96
38	Stacey	96
40	Elizabeth	95
41	Kristin	93
42	Tonya	89
43	Robin	87
43	Tara	87
45	Dana	85
45	Rachel	85
47	Ann	84
48	Melanie	81
49	Cynthia	79
50	Jessica	78
51	Deborah	76
51	Patricia	76
53	Barbara	75
53	Renee	75
55	Shelly	74
56	Melinda	72
57	Kristine	71
58	Pamela	68
59	Debra	66
59	Jody	66
59	Sheila	66
62	Beth	65
63	Erin	63
63	Kristi	63
65	Holly	61
65	Rhonda	61
67	Cindy	60
67	Tamara	60
69	Tricia	59
70	Kathleen	58
71	Theresa	57
72	Amanda	56
72	Lynn	56
74	Linda	54
75	Kelli	53
75	Stacie	53
75	Traci	53
78	Becky	52
79	Gina	51
79	Kari	51
79	Sandra	51
79	Tanya	51
83	Jenny	50
83	Kathryn	50
83	Kristina	50
83	Monica	50
83	Nancy	50
88	Danielle	48
88	Kathy	48
90	Deanna	47
91	Diane	46
91	Krista	46
93	Mindy	45
93	Sherry	45
95	Molly	44
95	Nichole	44
97	Leslie	43
97	Shelley	43
97	Tiffany	43
100	Anne	42
100	April	42
100	Paula	42