Most popular girls’ names in Mississippi, 1976

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Jennifer	611
2	Angela	370
3	Kimberly	363
4	Amanda	312
5	Amy	289
6	Melissa	242
7	Heather	229
8	Stephanie	221
9	Mary	213
10	Rebecca	140
11	Tiffany	139
12	Shannon	137
13	April	130
14	Lisa	127
15	Jessica	123
16	Christy	121
17	Tonya	116
18	Pamela	113
19	Tracy	109
20	Sharon	108
21	Cynthia	107
22	Brandy	105
22	Christina	105
22	Tammy	105
25	Felicia	104

Rank	Name	Babies
25	Laura	104
27	Jamie	98
27	Karen	98
29	Elizabeth	97
30	Stacy	94
31	Kelly	93
31	Misty	93
33	Michelle	91
34	Teresa	90
35	Emily	89
36	Brandi	87
37	Wendy	84
38	Latoya	82
39	Julie	80
39	Susan	80
41	Patricia	77
42	Latonya	76
43	Monica	75
43	Rachel	75
43	Tanya	75
46	Andrea	74
46	Katrina	74
48	Crystal	72
48	Leslie	72
48	Melanie	72
48	Tina	72
48	Yolanda	72
53	Jacqueline	67
54	Natasha	65
54	Veronica	65
56	Ashley	64
57	Sandra	63
58	Holly	62
59	Latasha	60
59	Sherry	60
59	Stacey	60
62	Robin	59
62	Sarah	59
64	Lori	58
65	Carrie	57
65	Dana	57
67	Alicia	56
67	Donna	56
67	Tara	56
67	Valerie	56
71	Sonya	55
72	Brenda	54
72	Cassandra	54
74	Nicole	53
75	Barbara	52
76	Rhonda	51
77	Victoria	50
78	Erica	49
78	Lawanda	49
80	Amber	48
80	Chasity	48
82	Allison	47
83	Linda	45
84	Paula	44
84	Regina	44
86	Bridget	43
86	Melinda	43
86	Samantha	43
89	Courtney	41
89	Katherine	41
89	Sabrina	41
89	Theresa	41
89	Vanessa	41
94	Kristi	40
95	Debra	39
95	Nancy	39
95	Tamika	39
98	Christie	38
98	Denise	38
98	Jaime	38
98	Margaret	38