Most popular girls’ names in Mississippi, 1977

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Jennifer	560
2	Kimberly	336
3	Angela	319
4	Amanda	302
5	Amy	261
6	Melissa	251
7	Stephanie	244
8	Mary	232
9	Heather	214
10	Jessica	193
11	Tiffany	150
12	April	145
13	Kelly	133
14	Elizabeth	132
15	Brandy	128
16	Shannon	123
16	Sharon	123
18	Christina	115
18	Jamie	115
20	Christy	114
21	Cynthia	112
22	Felicia	111
22	Lisa	111
24	Rebecca	109
25	Crystal	107

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Tonya	106
27	Michelle	105
28	Latoya	104
29	Brandi	100
30	Misty	98
31	Yolanda	97
32	Sarah	94
33	Emily	92
33	Tammy	92
35	Monica	91
36	Laura	89
37	Karen	88
38	Wendy	87
39	Rachel	85
40	Andrea	84
41	Tara	83
42	Erica	82
42	Latasha	82
44	Tina	80
45	Pamela	79
46	Sabrina	78
47	Tracy	77
48	Latonya	76
49	Julie	73
50	Carrie	72
51	Stacy	71
52	Leslie	69
53	Melanie	68
54	Nicole	66
55	Patricia	65
56	Ashley	64
56	Cassandra	64
56	Natasha	64
59	Dana	63
59	Susan	63
61	Tanya	62
62	Katherine	61
62	Stacey	61
62	Teresa	61
65	Natalie	60
66	Jacqueline	59
66	Kizzy	59
68	Katrina	58
68	Lawanda	58
68	Robin	58
68	Samantha	58
72	Regina	57
73	Amber	55
74	Kristy	54
74	Lori	54
76	Rhonda	53
77	Anna	52
77	Donna	52
77	Valerie	52
77	Veronica	52
81	Allison	50
81	Lakisha	50
81	Linda	50
84	Sherry	49
85	Holly	48
86	Sonya	47
87	Courtney	46
87	Victoria	46
89	Christie	44
89	Tameka	44
91	Alicia	43
91	Kristi	43
93	Lakesha	42
93	Sandra	42
95	Lakeisha	41
96	Carolyn	40
96	Catherine	40
98	Barbara	39
98	Paula	39
98	Sheila	39
98	Toni	39
98	Vanessa	39