Most popular girls’ names in Missouri, 1972

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Jennifer	1,438
2	Michelle	829
3	Angela	822
4	Amy	711
5	Kimberly	677
6	Lisa	670
7	Melissa	541
8	Stephanie	446
9	Julie	420
10	Rebecca	404
11	Tammy	388
12	Heather	376
13	Christina	358
14	Mary	357
15	Tina	344
16	Nicole	317
17	Kelly	315
18	Dawn	307
19	Tracy	302
20	Laura	293
21	Christine	287
22	Elizabeth	275
23	Cynthia	263
24	Shannon	262
25	Susan	261

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Stacy	247
27	Lori	246
28	Karen	238
29	Patricia	204
30	Sarah	192
31	Andrea	184
32	Dana	182
33	Stacey	181
34	Teresa	175
35	Sandra	172
36	Rachel	163
36	Tonya	163
38	Carrie	159
39	Deborah	156
40	Pamela	155
41	Jill	153
42	Robin	152
43	Denise	142
44	Tiffany	140
45	Melanie	139
46	Linda	137
47	Donna	132
48	Tara	130
48	Wendy	130
50	Cheryl	129
50	Rhonda	129
52	Michele	128
53	Christy	127
54	April	124
54	Leslie	124
54	Shelly	124
57	Barbara	123
58	Sharon	120
59	Nancy	119
59	Sherry	119
61	Katherine	116
61	Melinda	116
63	Crystal	115
64	Monica	110
64	Paula	110
64	Theresa	110
67	Brenda	105
67	Jacqueline	105
69	Carla	104
70	Jessica	101
71	Gina	98
71	Sara	98
73	Holly	97
73	Sheila	97
75	Debra	96
76	Catherine	93
76	Regina	93
78	Kathleen	89
79	Kristin	88
79	Tamara	88
81	Kathy	87
82	Ann	86
83	Terri	84
84	Kathryn	83
85	Deanna	82
85	Sherri	82
87	Misty	81
87	Renee	81
89	Cindy	80
89	Shelley	80
91	Tanya	79
92	Erica	77
92	Margaret	77
94	Amanda	76
95	Carol	75
95	Jamie	75
95	Kristina	75
95	Tricia	75
99	Anna	72
100	Anita	71