Most popular girls’ names in Kentucky, 1972

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Jennifer	962
2	Angela	739
3	Melissa	702
4	Kimberly	611
5	Lisa	485
6	Tammy	478
7	Stephanie	458
8	Amy	440
9	Michelle	418
10	Mary	369
11	Rebecca	353
12	Tina	277
13	Shannon	266
14	Tonya	247
15	Tracy	246
16	Heather	231
16	Julie	231
18	Laura	228
19	Susan	212
20	Karen	210
21	Elizabeth	206
22	Lori	199
23	Rhonda	195
24	Teresa	190
25	Stacy	176

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Pamela	173
27	Cynthia	172
27	Sherry	172
29	Kelly	171
30	Dana	170
31	Donna	168
32	Sandra	165
33	Patricia	163
34	Robin	159
35	Crystal	155
36	Christy	151
37	Melinda	139
38	Christina	138
39	Tara	125
40	Paula	123
40	Stacey	123
42	Melanie	119
43	April	117
43	Dawn	117
45	Holly	112
46	Nicole	111
47	Deborah	110
48	Kathy	106
48	Leslie	106
50	Linda	101
51	Andrea	100
51	Sharon	100
53	Sarah	99
54	Barbara	96
55	Rachel	95
56	Brenda	93
57	Carla	91
57	Nancy	91
57	Wendy	91
60	Michele	88
61	Carrie	87
62	Cindy	86
63	Sheila	85
64	Amanda	84
64	Jessica	84
66	Monica	83
67	Katherine	82
67	Regina	82
67	Tiffany	82
70	Denise	80
70	Kristi	80
72	Margaret	78
73	Carol	77
74	Sonya	72
75	Deanna	70
75	Debra	70
75	Diana	70
78	Betty	68
78	Beverly	68
78	Theresa	68
81	Connie	67
81	Penny	67
83	Sherri	65
84	Allison	63
85	Anna	61
86	Billie	60
86	Catherine	60
86	Christine	60
86	Jill	60
90	Cheryl	59
90	Terri	59
92	Jamie	58
93	Gina	57
93	Tracey	57
95	Janet	55
95	Leigh	55
97	Carolyn	54
97	Emily	54
97	Shelly	54
97	Tamara	54
97	Vickie	54