Most popular girls’ names in Mississippi, 1971

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Angela	523
2	Jennifer	450
3	Kimberly	411
4	Mary	353
5	Melissa	305
6	Stephanie	288
7	Lisa	278
8	Tammy	273
9	Pamela	267
10	Amy	247
11	Sharon	234
12	Patricia	216
13	Tracy	210
14	Teresa	193
15	Cynthia	191
15	Sandra	191
17	Linda	177
18	Tina	154
19	Elizabeth	153
20	Karen	151
20	Michelle	151
22	Shannon	150
23	Stacy	149
24	Donna	145
25	Rhonda	138

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Susan	137
27	Brenda	127
27	Tonya	127
29	Barbara	126
30	Rebecca	125
31	Laura	123
32	Jacqueline	120
33	Regina	108
34	Dana	105
34	Wendy	105
36	Debra	102
36	Sherry	102
38	Carolyn	101
39	Tiffany	100
39	Yolanda	100
41	Amanda	99
42	Christy	97
43	Wanda	94
44	Felicia	93
44	Julie	93
44	Sheila	93
47	Sonya	90
48	Cassandra	89
48	Monica	89
48	Shelia	89
48	Stacey	89
52	Deborah	81
53	Tracey	80
54	Melanie	79
55	Leslie	77
56	Tanya	74
57	Andrea	72
57	Heather	72
57	Lori	72
57	Valerie	72
61	Kelly	71
62	Robin	70
62	Shirley	70
62	Theresa	70
65	Carol	69
65	Paula	69
67	Janice	68
67	Margaret	68
67	Veronica	68
70	Nancy	67
71	Cheryl	65
72	Anita	64
72	Melinda	64
72	Tara	64
72	Vanessa	64
76	Connie	63
77	Dawn	62
77	Dorothy	62
77	Katrina	62
80	Betty	61
80	Carla	61
82	Beverly	60
83	April	59
83	Katherine	59
85	Gloria	58
86	Kathy	57
86	Marilyn	57
86	Victoria	57
89	Leigh	56
89	Rachel	56
91	Alicia	55
91	Charlotte	55
93	Catherine	53
93	Christine	53
95	Martha	52
95	Terri	52
97	Angelia	51
98	Cindy	50
98	Nicole	50
100	Janet	49
100	Sabrina	49
100	Tammie	49
100	Vicki	49
100	Vickie	49