Most popular girls’ names in Louisiana, 1972

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Jennifer	752
2	Angela	583
3	Michelle	487
4	Nicole	458
5	Melissa	443
6	Kimberly	419
7	Amy	378
8	Stephanie	361
9	Lisa	350
10	Shannon	321
11	Tammy	303
12	Mary	282
13	Tina	250
14	Karen	218
15	Tiffany	216
16	Dawn	210
17	Dana	204
18	Stacy	202
19	Katina	199
20	Tracy	198
21	Julie	195
22	Rebecca	194
23	Pamela	187
24	Elizabeth	183
25	Tonya	180

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Catina	179
27	Rachel	178
28	Monica	167
28	Sharon	167
30	Melanie	165
31	Stacey	162
32	Denise	158
33	Kelly	157
34	Tanya	156
35	Donna	154
36	Heather	153
37	Wendy	152
38	Lori	151
39	Laura	150
40	Cynthia	147
40	Rhonda	147
42	Patricia	145
43	Christine	144
44	Tara	141
45	Susan	140
46	Yolanda	138
47	Crystal	124
48	Paula	122
49	Christy	121
50	Andrea	120
50	Christina	120
52	Sandra	119
53	Theresa	118
54	Amanda	116
55	Monique	114
56	Jessica	113
57	Leslie	112
58	Robin	111
59	Felicia	104
60	Ashley	100
61	Kim	97
62	Erica	96
62	Sherry	96
64	Bridget	95
65	April	93
66	Angel	92
66	Carla	92
68	Alicia	89
68	Allison	89
68	Catherine	89
68	Debra	89
72	Cheryl	88
73	Linda	87
74	Kristi	86
75	Vanessa	84
76	Shelly	83
77	Brandy	79
77	Danielle	79
79	Charlotte	78
80	Natasha	77
81	Gina	75
81	Katherine	75
83	Cassandra	74
83	Deborah	74
83	Renee	74
86	Jill	73
86	Veronica	73
88	Melinda	72
89	Brenda	70
89	Michele	70
89	Teresa	70
92	Regina	69
93	Sonya	68
94	Carolyn	67
94	Katrina	67
94	Shawn	67
97	Barbara	66
97	Connie	66
97	Jacqueline	66
97	Tracey	66