Most popular girls’ names in Mississippi, 1970

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Angela	521
2	Mary	406
3	Kimberly	386
4	Jennifer	375
5	Lisa	350
6	Pamela	343
7	Tammy	284
8	Melissa	278
9	Stephanie	271
10	Sharon	260
11	Tracy	241
12	Patricia	219
13	Amy	215
14	Sandra	203
15	Cynthia	202
16	Linda	201
17	Teresa	194
18	Tina	179
19	Michelle	177
20	Karen	168
21	Brenda	158
22	Jacqueline	156
23	Donna	155
24	Rhonda	151
25	Barbara	148

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Elizabeth	145
27	Laura	135
28	Shannon	132
29	Carolyn	128
30	Tonya	122
31	Susan	121
32	Debra	120
33	Shelia	117
34	Regina	110
35	Amanda	109
36	Sherry	108
37	Stacy	107
38	Yolanda	103
39	Cassandra	100
40	Rebecca	97
41	Wanda	96
42	Dana	94
43	Julie	91
44	Sheila	89
45	Connie	87
45	Felicia	87
47	Carla	86
48	Deborah	85
48	Kathy	85
48	Lori	85
51	Paula	84
52	Carol	82
52	Robin	82
54	Betty	79
55	Monica	78
55	Tanya	78
57	Beverly	76
57	Christy	76
57	Shirley	76
60	Wendy	74
61	Janice	73
62	Cheryl	72
62	Cindy	72
62	Kelly	72
65	Vanessa	70
66	Sonya	69
67	Charlotte	68
67	Gloria	68
67	Leslie	68
70	Veronica	67
71	Andrea	66
71	Melanie	66
73	Margaret	65
74	Denise	64
74	Tracey	64
76	Sabrina	63
76	Sarah	63
78	Tiffany	62
79	Stacey	60
80	Dorothy	59
80	Janet	59
80	Melinda	59
80	Terri	59
84	Nancy	58
85	Theresa	57
85	Victoria	57
87	Christine	56
87	Dawn	56
89	Heather	55
90	Tara	54
91	Joyce	53
91	Katherine	53
91	Kim	53
91	Nicole	53
91	Tammie	53
96	Rachel	52
97	Valerie	51
97	Virginia	51
99	Anita	50
99	Debbie	50
99	Marsha	50