Most popular girls’ names in Michigan, 1972

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Jennifer	3,274
2	Michelle	1,643
3	Amy	1,528
4	Lisa	1,465
5	Kimberly	1,300
6	Angela	1,001
7	Heather	975
8	Nicole	927
9	Melissa	886
10	Julie	819
11	Rebecca	720
12	Kelly	710
13	Dawn	683
14	Tammy	658
15	Stephanie	639
16	Tina	634
17	Tracy	579
18	Laura	566
19	Mary	557
20	Shannon	535
21	Christine	528
22	Karen	496
23	Susan	477
24	Wendy	464
25	Elizabeth	440

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Christina	433
27	Lori	418
28	Andrea	398
28	Carrie	398
30	Pamela	346
31	Tonya	345
32	Stacey	342
33	Patricia	328
34	Stacy	322
35	Denise	321
36	Sarah	320
37	Heidi	317
38	Cynthia	314
39	April	308
40	Michele	305
41	Rachel	302
42	Brenda	294
43	Sandra	291
44	Renee	283
45	Jill	273
46	Deborah	271
47	Jessica	270
48	Theresa	261
49	Kristin	258
50	Teresa	252
51	Melanie	249
52	Cheryl	247
52	Jodi	247
54	Holly	244
54	Linda	244
56	Kathleen	242
57	Tanya	240
58	Deanna	233
59	Robin	230
60	Katherine	223
61	Debra	217
61	Rhonda	217
63	Tara	216
64	Barbara	209
64	Danielle	209
64	Sherry	209
67	Kristen	207
68	Tracey	206
69	Catherine	198
69	Dana	198
71	Paula	196
72	Monica	195
72	Nancy	195
74	Tamara	192
75	Shelly	191
76	Donna	185
77	Ann	183
78	Jamie	177
79	Sara	174
80	Leslie	170
81	Maria	168
82	Sharon	166
83	Laurie	164
84	Sheila	162
85	Suzanne	160
85	Tiffany	160
87	Amanda	158
87	Kristina	158
89	Beth	156
90	Tricia	154
91	Yolanda	153
92	Crystal	152
93	Colleen	151
94	Kathryn	150
95	Jacqueline	148
96	Katrina	142
97	Lynn	139
98	Gina	137
98	Melinda	137
100	Diane	136
100	Shawn	136