Most popular girls’ names in Louisiana, 1968

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Lisa	817
2	Michelle	636
3	Angela	630
4	Melissa	586
5	Tammy	481
6	Mary	442
7	Kimberly	439
8	Karen	376
9	Stephanie	354
10	Jennifer	346
11	Pamela	334
12	Tina	327
13	Cynthia	307
14	Donna	304
15	Patricia	293
16	Laura	283
17	Sharon	255
18	Tracy	249
19	Rhonda	248
20	Elizabeth	244
21	Sandra	243
22	Kelly	234
23	Susan	230
24	Julie	223
25	Rebecca	218

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Paula	216
27	Monica	214
28	Linda	213
29	Amy	202
30	Shannon	201
31	Kim	199
32	Dawn	197
33	Wendy	182
34	Yolanda	178
35	Cheryl	175
36	Stacey	170
37	Christine	169
38	Barbara	168
38	Denise	168
40	Leslie	166
41	Lori	164
42	Dana	163
42	Stacy	163
44	Carolyn	162
44	Debra	162
46	Tonya	158
47	Rachel	156
48	Brenda	155
48	Robin	155
50	Michele	150
51	Melanie	143
52	Andrea	140
53	Sheila	137
54	Carol	136
55	Deborah	135
56	Jacqueline	134
57	Tanya	133
58	Sherry	132
59	Theresa	127
60	Connie	122
61	Sonya	118
61	Wanda	118
63	Catherine	116
64	Tracey	115
65	Carla	114
65	Charlotte	114
67	Monique	108
68	Kathy	105
68	Terri	105
70	Amanda	104
71	Gina	103
71	Nancy	103
71	Regina	103
74	Melinda	98
75	Teresa	96
76	Renee	95
76	Toni	95
78	Janice	93
79	Annette	91
79	Cassandra	91
81	Cindy	89
82	Katherine	88
82	Penny	88
82	Veronica	88
85	Valerie	86
86	Christina	85
87	Vanessa	84
88	Janet	83
88	Jill	83
88	Shelia	83
88	Yvette	83
92	Ann	82
93	Margaret	80
93	Sarah	80
95	Darlene	78
96	Samantha	77
97	Felicia	75
98	Bridget	72
98	Charlene	72
98	Laurie	72
98	Sherri	72