Most popular girls’ names in Missouri, 1971

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Jennifer	1,148
2	Angela	956
3	Michelle	849
4	Lisa	834
5	Kimberly	812
6	Amy	658
7	Melissa	562
8	Julie	498
9	Tammy	480
10	Stephanie	469
11	Mary	440
12	Tracy	403
13	Rebecca	402
14	Tina	384
15	Dawn	380
16	Laura	369
17	Lori	360
18	Kelly	349
19	Christina	343
19	Susan	343
21	Stacy	318
22	Heather	317
23	Karen	311
24	Christine	305
25	Elizabeth	288

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Cynthia	282
27	Shannon	267
28	Pamela	247
29	Patricia	235
30	Dana	230
31	Nicole	227
32	Deborah	214
32	Stacey	214
34	Teresa	213
35	Rhonda	212
36	Jill	200
37	Sarah	194
38	Sandra	192
39	Denise	189
40	Carrie	188
41	Tonya	187
42	Paula	171
43	Linda	165
43	Rachel	165
45	Andrea	163
45	Donna	163
45	Robin	163
48	Wendy	159
49	Sherry	152
50	Cheryl	151
51	Leslie	149
52	Kathleen	146
53	Theresa	145
54	Nancy	140
55	Tiffany	136
56	Debra	135
57	Catherine	133
58	Shelly	132
59	Melinda	131
60	Brenda	130
61	Michele	128
62	Barbara	126
63	Tamara	125
64	Carla	124
65	Gina	122
65	Sheila	122
67	Christy	121
68	Monica	120
69	Kathy	118
69	Melanie	118
71	Deanna	113
72	Cindy	112
73	April	111
74	Diana	107
75	Katherine	106
76	Sharon	105
77	Sara	102
78	Erin	100
79	Tracey	99
80	Holly	98
81	Renee	93
82	Tara	92
83	Regina	90
83	Sherri	90
85	Tricia	89
86	Jacqueline	87
86	Janet	87
88	Terri	85
89	Amanda	84
89	Carol	84
89	Kristin	84
92	Crystal	82
92	Kristi	82
94	Carolyn	81
95	Ann	79
95	Kristen	79
97	Kathryn	78
98	Anna	77
98	Becky	77
98	Diane	77
98	Suzanne	77