Most popular girls’ names in Missouri, 1968

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Lisa	1,142
2	Kimberly	837
3	Michelle	804
4	Angela	672
5	Melissa	546
6	Jennifer	544
7	Laura	532
8	Kelly	492
8	Mary	492
10	Tammy	483
11	Julie	463
12	Susan	446
13	Tina	444
14	Karen	436
15	Amy	419
16	Christine	392
17	Tracy	369
18	Cynthia	356
18	Pamela	356
20	Stephanie	355
21	Patricia	326
22	Rebecca	301
23	Lori	295
24	Deborah	288
25	Dawn	287

Rank	Name	Babies
25	Elizabeth	287
27	Donna	276
28	Teresa	275
29	Rhonda	260
30	Christina	259
31	Brenda	247
32	Linda	244
33	Sandra	239
34	Paula	231
35	Cheryl	222
36	Michele	213
37	Barbara	203
38	Dana	202
39	Sharon	196
40	Robin	189
41	Debra	188
42	Nancy	186
43	Kathleen	185
44	Jill	177
45	Sherry	175
46	Theresa	167
47	Sheila	164
48	Stacey	162
49	Gina	155
50	Denise	153
51	Cindy	152
51	Wendy	152
53	Stacy	151
54	Carol	148
55	Shannon	147
56	Jacqueline	145
57	Andrea	144
58	Kathy	138
59	Diane	137
60	Shelly	126
61	Carla	124
62	Catherine	123
62	Leslie	123
64	Melinda	121
65	Kim	119
66	Janet	118
66	Tonya	118
68	Katherine	115
68	Sherri	115
68	Tamara	115
71	Carolyn	114
71	Sarah	114
73	Diana	111
74	Terri	108
75	Margaret	105
76	Connie	104
76	Renee	104
78	Beth	103
79	Monica	102
80	Ann	100
81	Regina	98
82	Kathryn	97
83	Victoria	91
84	Valerie	89
85	Shelley	88
85	Vicki	88
87	Deanna	86
88	Heather	84
89	Anne	83
89	Debbie	83
91	Julia	82
92	Carrie	80
93	Peggy	79
93	Suzanne	79
95	Melanie	78
96	Holly	75
96	Lynn	75
96	Maria	75
99	Jane	74
100	Kelley	72
100	Rachel	72