Most popular girls’ names in Mississippi, 1973

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Jennifer	592
2	Angela	480
3	Kimberly	382
4	Stephanie	328
5	Melissa	285
6	Mary	284
7	Amy	250
8	Lisa	219
9	Tammy	184
10	Sharon	166
11	Pamela	164
12	Cynthia	161
12	Tonya	161
12	Tracy	161
15	Tina	159
16	Michelle	145
17	Patricia	138
17	Teresa	138
19	Amanda	132
20	Monica	131
21	Elizabeth	123
22	Rebecca	122
22	Susan	122
24	Heather	119
25	Linda	118

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Christy	114
27	Stacy	111
28	Rhonda	110
29	Donna	103
30	Andrea	102
30	Sandra	102
32	Felicia	101
33	Sonya	100
33	Wendy	100
35	Jacqueline	99
35	Tanya	99
37	Karen	98
38	Crystal	97
39	April	96
39	Yolanda	96
41	Brenda	95
42	Katina	94
43	Shannon	90
44	Barbara	89
45	Denise	84
45	Tiffany	84
47	Stacey	80
48	Cassandra	79
49	Sherry	77
50	Catina	75
50	Melanie	75
50	Shelia	75
53	Julie	74
53	Nicole	74
55	Christina	73
56	Laura	72
57	Regina	70
58	Dana	69
58	Tara	69
60	Lori	68
60	Paula	68
62	Debra	67
63	Carolyn	66
64	Sheila	65
65	Veronica	63
66	Alicia	60
66	Jessica	60
66	Robin	60
66	Wanda	60
70	Janice	59
70	Katrina	59
72	Kelly	58
72	Misty	58
74	Brandy	56
74	Carla	56
76	Deborah	55
76	Natasha	55
78	Betty	54
78	Beverly	54
78	Theresa	54
81	Anita	53
81	Melinda	53
83	Leslie	52
84	Belinda	51
85	Margaret	50
86	Charlotte	49
87	Holly	48
87	Rachel	48
89	Bridget	47
89	Dorothy	47
89	Emily	47
89	Erica	47
89	Kristi	47
94	Tracey	46
95	Valerie	45
96	Katherine	44
96	Sarah	44
96	Tamara	44
99	Allison	43
99	Shirley	43
99	Terri	43