Most popular girls’ names in Louisiana, 1970

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Angela	601
2	Michelle	578
3	Lisa	541
4	Melissa	516
5	Kimberly	511
6	Jennifer	506
7	Tammy	479
8	Mary	448
9	Shannon	426
10	Stephanie	369
11	Nicole	357
12	Amy	330
13	Karen	321
14	Tracy	311
15	Pamela	274
16	Tina	268
17	Dawn	260
18	Elizabeth	257
19	Sharon	248
20	Rhonda	247
21	Dana	236
22	Donna	227
23	Julie	223
24	Patricia	214
25	Laura	213

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Susan	212
27	Cynthia	208
28	Stacy	206
29	Monica	204
30	Lori	197
31	Leslie	192
31	Rebecca	192
33	Wendy	191
34	Stacey	186
35	Sandra	182
36	Christine	177
37	Tonya	176
38	Rachel	173
39	Kelly	168
40	Paula	167
41	Tanya	158
42	Kim	156
43	Cheryl	152
44	Tiffany	149
45	Denise	144
46	Yolanda	142
47	Melanie	139
48	Linda	137
49	Robin	135
50	Carla	129
50	Tara	129
52	Sabrina	127
53	Theresa	126
54	Brenda	125
55	Monique	124
56	Debra	123
57	Barbara	122
58	Charlotte	121
58	Regina	121
60	Heather	120
61	Deborah	119
62	Carolyn	115
63	Andrea	114
64	Connie	113
64	Sherry	113
66	Christy	112
66	Laurie	112
68	Amanda	111
69	Vanessa	110
70	Catherine	109
71	Jacqueline	107
72	Wanda	104
73	Tracey	103
74	Sheila	100
74	Sonya	100
76	Michele	97
76	Veronica	97
78	Gina	96
78	Melinda	96
80	Jill	95
81	Nancy	93
82	Ashley	92
82	Margaret	92
84	Erica	91
85	Felicia	90
85	Renee	90
87	Cassandra	87
87	Crystal	87
89	Christina	86
89	Kathy	86
91	Katherine	85
91	Sarah	85
93	Holly	83
94	Shawn	81
95	Allison	77
95	April	77
95	Suzanne	77
98	Alicia	76
98	Teresa	76
100	Bridget	75
100	Jessica	75