Most popular girls’ names in Mississippi, 1968

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Angela	471
2	Lisa	444
3	Mary	423
4	Tammy	343
5	Melissa	321
6	Kimberly	296
7	Patricia	268
8	Pamela	253
9	Sharon	242
10	Linda	240
11	Sandra	235
12	Brenda	230
13	Stephanie	221
14	Cynthia	219
15	Jennifer	210
16	Donna	181
17	Carolyn	176
17	Michelle	176
19	Tina	174
20	Teresa	167
21	Barbara	166
22	Susan	159
23	Karen	156
24	Debra	154
24	Jacqueline	154

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Amy	152
26	Tracy	152
28	Shirley	147
29	Elizabeth	133
30	Rhonda	131
31	Deborah	128
32	Laura	123
33	Sherry	117
34	Regina	116
35	Yolanda	111
36	Sheila	109
37	Paula	108
38	Wanda	107
39	Rebecca	103
40	Betty	102
40	Shelia	102
42	Cassandra	101
43	Janice	98
44	Tonya	95
45	Dorothy	90
46	Joyce	89
47	Carol	86
48	Connie	85
49	Nancy	82
49	Wendy	82
51	Gloria	79
51	Robin	79
53	Kelly	78
54	Cheryl	77
54	Lori	77
56	Kathy	76
57	Margaret	75
58	Julie	74
59	Amanda	72
59	Vanessa	72
61	Melanie	71
61	Valerie	71
63	Sonya	69
64	Dawn	67
64	Denise	67
64	Shannon	67
64	Stacey	67
64	Stacy	67
69	Anita	66
70	Janet	65
71	Beverly	64
71	Vickie	64
73	Rita	62
74	Annie	61
74	Melinda	61
74	Tammie	61
77	Dana	60
77	Monica	60
79	Angelia	59
79	Katherine	59
79	Theresa	59
82	Tanya	58
83	Charlotte	57
84	Andrea	56
84	Carla	56
84	Martha	56
87	Ann	54
87	Sarah	54
89	Glenda	53
90	Marilyn	52
90	Tracey	52
92	Catherine	51
92	Felicia	51
94	Christine	50
95	Rachel	48
96	Audrey	47
96	Cindy	47
96	Leslie	47
96	Michele	47
96	Veronica	47