Most popular girls’ names in Louisiana, 1971

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Jennifer	663
2	Angela	632
3	Michelle	619
4	Melissa	503
5	Kimberly	489
6	Lisa	451
7	Tammy	421
8	Shannon	361
9	Mary	355
10	Stephanie	350
11	Amy	333
12	Nicole	324
13	Karen	298
14	Dawn	291
15	Tiffany	286
16	Stacy	264
17	Pamela	252
18	Tina	248
19	Elizabeth	240
20	Dana	236
21	Monica	221
22	Tracy	216
23	Donna	208
24	Sharon	203
25	Cynthia	201

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Julie	195
27	Rebecca	192
27	Tonya	192
29	Patricia	185
29	Susan	185
31	Wendy	184
32	Rachel	177
33	Stacey	175
34	Christine	174
35	Rhonda	172
36	Laura	171
37	Leslie	169
38	Robin	160
39	Kelly	158
40	Tanya	157
41	Denise	155
42	Lori	153
43	Yolanda	152
44	Tara	146
45	Melanie	136
46	Paula	128
47	Felicia	123
48	Andrea	120
48	Heather	120
48	Sandra	120
51	Amanda	117
52	Kim	116
53	Carla	115
53	Theresa	115
55	Erica	113
56	Christy	112
56	Deborah	112
58	April	108
59	Linda	107
59	Monique	107
61	Debra	106
62	Crystal	105
62	Jessica	105
64	Cheryl	104
64	Christina	104
66	Charlotte	99
66	Katherine	99
66	Sherry	99
69	Carolyn	98
69	Nancy	98
71	Cindy	96
72	Sheila	94
73	Holly	93
74	Jill	91
75	Shelly	90
76	Alicia	89
76	Connie	89
76	Laurie	89
76	Teresa	89
80	Wanda	88
81	Allison	87
81	Barbara	87
83	Stacie	86
84	Kristi	83
84	Michele	83
86	Gina	82
87	Brenda	80
87	Cassandra	80
87	Catherine	80
87	Tricia	80
91	Bridget	79
91	Sarah	79
91	Tracey	79
94	Sonya	78
94	Veronica	78
96	Carol	76
96	Regina	76
96	Shawn	76
99	Jacqueline	75
99	Renee	75