Most popular girls’ names in Iowa, 1973

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Jennifer	1,045
2	Amy	542
3	Michelle	444
4	Angela	436
5	Melissa	386
6	Heather	379
7	Lisa	298
8	Kimberly	275
9	Julie	237
10	Stephanie	231
11	Nicole	221
12	Tammy	189
13	Dawn	177
14	Stacy	175
15	Sarah	172
16	Lori	162
16	Rebecca	162
18	Carrie	148
18	Wendy	148
20	Kelly	147
21	Tina	141
22	Christine	138
22	Susan	138
24	Laura	137
25	Tracy	136

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Brenda	134
27	Sara	124
28	Jill	121
28	Mary	121
30	Heidi	120
31	Andrea	117
32	Elizabeth	116
33	Shannon	113
34	Jodi	105
35	Stacey	101
36	Christina	100
37	Rachel	99
37	Teresa	99
39	Holly	98
39	Jessica	98
41	Tara	97
42	Denise	87
43	Tonya	86
44	Robin	78
45	Debra	73
45	Melinda	73
47	Amanda	72
48	Dana	71
48	Tanya	71
50	Beth	70
51	Ann	68
51	Erin	68
51	Karen	68
51	Melanie	68
55	April	65
55	Jody	65
57	Michele	64
58	Brandy	63
58	Kristin	63
58	Shelly	63
58	Tricia	63
62	Renee	61
63	Pamela	59
64	Kathleen	58
65	Kristen	56
65	Theresa	56
65	Tiffany	56
68	Anne	55
69	Cynthia	54
69	Danielle	54
69	Monica	54
72	Patricia	53
73	Kathy	52
73	Stacie	52
73	Tamara	52
76	Kari	50
76	Kristina	50
78	Deborah	49
78	Molly	49
80	Kristi	48
80	Sheila	48
82	Laurie	47
83	Linda	45
83	Rhonda	45
83	Sandra	45
83	Valerie	45
87	Brandi	44
87	Crystal	44
87	Deanna	44
87	Kristine	44
87	Megan	44
87	Staci	44
87	Suzanne	44
94	Barbara	43
94	Cindy	43
94	Katherine	43
97	Krista	42
97	Mindy	42
99	Leslie	41
99	Traci	41