Most popular girls’ names in Louisiana, 1976

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Jennifer	875
2	Melissa	478
3	Amy	446
4	Kimberly	442
5	Angela	410
6	Michelle	366
7	Nicole	360
8	Heather	342
9	Jessica	320
10	Amanda	319
11	Shannon	299
12	Stephanie	281
13	Christina	269
14	Jamie	254
15	Tiffany	244
16	Mary	236
17	Rebecca	231
18	Lisa	225
19	Elizabeth	217
20	Brandy	212
21	Kelly	202
22	Brandi	195
23	Danielle	187
24	Rachel	177
25	April	175

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Dawn	167
27	Misty	165
28	Julie	163
29	Dana	162
30	Wendy	161
31	Christy	158
32	Tonya	156
33	Laura	155
34	Crystal	153
35	Ashley	148
35	Monica	148
37	Stacy	144
38	Tammy	142
39	Jaime	136
40	Leslie	135
40	Tara	135
42	Melanie	133
43	Sarah	132
44	Karen	131
45	Tanya	130
46	Holly	123
47	Tracy	122
48	Erica	121
49	Erin	119
50	Andrea	118
51	Tina	117
52	Christine	114
52	Latoya	114
54	Robin	113
55	Stacey	110
56	Lori	109
57	Felicia	106
58	Courtney	99
59	Monique	96
60	Alicia	94
61	Patricia	93
62	Natalie	91
63	Rhonda	90
64	Natasha	86
65	Aimee	85
65	Cynthia	85
65	Donna	85
65	Mandy	85
65	Yolanda	85
70	Sharon	83
70	Theresa	83
72	Carrie	82
73	Allison	80
73	Latasha	80
73	Samantha	80
76	Keisha	79
77	Katrina	78
78	Shelly	77
79	Amber	75
79	Bridget	75
79	Kendra	75
79	Susan	75
83	Denise	72
84	Emily	71
84	Kristi	71
84	Pamela	71
87	Catherine	70
87	Jill	70
87	Tamika	70
90	Angel	69
90	Katherine	69
92	Christie	68
93	Kristy	67
94	Jacqueline	62
94	Lauren	62
96	Latonya	60
97	Chasity	59
97	Regina	59
97	Sara	59
100	Sabrina	58