Most popular girls’ names in Missouri, 1970

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Kimberly	961
2	Michelle	930
3	Jennifer	911
4	Lisa	883
5	Angela	839
6	Amy	641
7	Melissa	617
8	Julie	550
9	Tammy	494
10	Tracy	489
11	Mary	468
12	Laura	443
13	Stephanie	420
14	Tina	410
15	Susan	395
16	Kelly	385
17	Karen	383
18	Lori	369
19	Dawn	364
20	Christine	362
21	Christina	347
22	Heather	332
23	Cynthia	325
24	Shannon	322
25	Elizabeth	310

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Pamela	297
27	Rebecca	287
28	Patricia	286
29	Teresa	265
30	Dana	252
31	Stacy	250
32	Deborah	228
33	Donna	218
34	Stacey	216
35	Nicole	215
36	Rhonda	211
37	Sandra	198
38	Tonya	195
39	Cheryl	190
40	Jill	189
41	Robin	186
42	Linda	184
43	Paula	176
44	Michele	175
45	Kathleen	173
46	Wendy	172
47	Sherry	170
48	Denise	169
49	Sheila	167
50	Sharon	166
51	Sarah	165
52	Brenda	157
53	Andrea	150
54	Catherine	148
54	Gina	148
56	Leslie	145
57	Shelly	143
58	Barbara	142
59	Debra	139
60	Carla	132
60	Carrie	132
60	Nancy	132
63	Rachel	131
64	Christy	130
64	Kathy	130
66	Ann	129
67	Cindy	126
68	Theresa	124
68	Tracey	124
70	Beth	123
71	Melinda	119
72	Carol	118
73	Monica	117
74	Holly	116
75	Katherine	112
76	Jacqueline	110
77	Kristin	107
77	Victoria	107
79	Carolyn	106
80	Margaret	105
80	Regina	105
80	Tamara	105
83	Deanna	98
83	Diane	98
83	Kathryn	98
86	Renee	97
86	Terri	97
88	Melanie	96
89	Connie	94
89	Kim	94
91	Janet	93
91	Sherri	93
93	Traci	92
94	Diana	91
94	Tanya	91
96	Valerie	90
97	Julia	88
97	Kristi	88
97	Suzanne	88
97	Tricia	88