Most popular girls’ names in Kentucky, 1976

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Jennifer	1,051
2	Amy	746
3	Angela	625
4	Melissa	607
5	Heather	499
6	Kimberly	423
7	Stephanie	421
8	Amanda	415
9	Rebecca	382
10	Shannon	352
11	Lisa	315
12	Mary	309
13	Michelle	287
14	Crystal	272
15	Jessica	270
16	Jamie	269
17	Misty	267
18	April	246
19	Christina	241
20	Elizabeth	240
21	Tonya	222
22	Christy	217
23	Tammy	212
24	Julie	206
24	Sarah	206

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Kelly	193
27	Laura	188
28	Tina	186
29	Carrie	173
29	Tracy	173
31	Stacy	170
32	Rachel	149
33	Tiffany	145
34	Karen	144
35	Emily	136
36	Leslie	135
36	Susan	135
38	Brandy	132
39	Lori	131
40	Jaime	129
41	Andrea	126
42	Patricia	121
43	Melanie	119
44	Tara	118
45	Nicole	115
46	Dana	114
46	Holly	114
48	Wendy	112
49	Stacey	110
50	Donna	109
51	Rhonda	102
52	Sherry	99
53	Dawn	98
54	Sara	97
55	Erin	94
56	Teresa	93
57	Robin	91
58	Cynthia	87
59	Pamela	86
60	Allison	85
61	Melinda	84
62	Tanya	81
63	Ashley	78
64	Alicia	77
64	Paula	77
66	Samantha	76
67	Sandra	75
68	Kristie	73
69	Amber	72
70	Erica	71
71	Barbara	69
72	Sharon	68
73	Anna	67
74	Brandi	66
75	Katherine	65
76	Kristy	63
77	Carla	62
77	Monica	62
79	Linda	61
80	Kathy	60
80	Katrina	60
82	Chasity	59
82	Christie	59
82	Margaret	59
85	Danielle	57
85	Deborah	57
85	Joy	57
88	Denise	54
88	Regina	54
90	Brenda	53
90	Christine	53
90	Jill	53
90	Kristi	53
94	Mandy	52
94	Natalie	52
96	Jacqueline	51
96	Penny	51
98	Debra	50
98	Jenny	50
100	Billie	49
100	Courtney	49