Most popular girls’ names in Kentucky, 1973

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Jennifer	1,020
2	Angela	731
3	Melissa	642
4	Kimberly	580
5	Amy	517
6	Stephanie	472
7	Michelle	423
8	Lisa	400
9	Rebecca	358
10	Tammy	355
11	Mary	338
12	Heather	304
13	Tonya	286
14	Shannon	276
15	Tina	246
16	Susan	221
17	Tracy	217
18	Elizabeth	216
19	Julie	213
20	Laura	199
21	April	195
22	Lori	190
23	Crystal	189
24	Patricia	188
25	Kelly	187

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Christina	184
27	Cynthia	179
28	Stacy	177
29	Teresa	159
30	Karen	158
31	Donna	157
32	Christy	149
33	Sherry	142
34	Robin	139
35	Pamela	138
35	Rhonda	138
37	Dana	136
38	Dawn	134
39	Melanie	129
40	Andrea	126
41	Leslie	116
41	Nicole	116
43	Holly	113
44	Melinda	112
45	Jessica	110
46	Wendy	109
47	Stacey	106
48	Tara	104
49	Sandra	103
50	Amanda	101
50	Carrie	101
52	Sarah	99
53	Misty	98
54	Kathy	96
54	Regina	96
56	Linda	92
56	Sharon	92
58	Barbara	91
59	Tiffany	90
60	Rachel	89
61	Monica	87
62	Brenda	86
62	Deborah	86
64	Paula	83
65	Michele	75
66	Cindy	73
66	Denise	73
68	Katherine	71
69	Carla	69
69	Kristi	69
71	Christine	68
71	Tamara	68
73	Sheila	67
73	Tanya	67
75	Connie	66
75	Erica	66
77	Cheryl	65
77	Jamie	65
77	Penny	65
80	Betty	63
80	Bridget	63
82	Deanna	62
82	Valerie	62
84	Catherine	61
84	Emily	61
84	Janet	61
87	Anna	60
88	Theresa	59
88	Virginia	59
90	Katina	58
90	Nancy	58
90	Shelley	58
93	Debra	57
94	Sherri	55
94	Tracey	55
96	Carolyn	54
96	Jacqueline	54
96	Jill	54
99	Shelly	53
100	Kristen	52