Most popular girls’ names in Missouri, 1974

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Jennifer	1,553
2	Amy	925
3	Angela	781
4	Michelle	674
5	Kimberly	583
6	Melissa	527
7	Heather	526
8	Stephanie	507
9	Lisa	425
10	Rebecca	421
11	Christina	375
12	Julie	336
13	Sarah	299
14	Kelly	298
15	Mary	290
16	Elizabeth	287
17	Tracy	282
18	Nicole	263
19	Dawn	259
19	Laura	259
21	Tina	239
22	Tammy	237
23	Christine	231
24	Stacy	224
25	Lori	220

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Shannon	213
27	Carrie	208
28	Susan	200
29	Tonya	198
30	Tiffany	186
31	Stacey	179
32	Karen	173
33	Jessica	172
34	Dana	171
35	Amanda	166
36	Andrea	165
37	Rachel	162
38	April	160
39	Cynthia	158
40	Patricia	156
41	Crystal	155
41	Tara	155
43	Wendy	149
44	Christy	147
45	Sara	139
46	Erin	134
47	Tanya	133
48	Misty	131
49	Deborah	130
49	Jill	130
51	Holly	129
51	Leslie	129
53	Denise	128
54	Kristen	126
54	Melinda	126
56	Melanie	125
57	Tamara	124
57	Teresa	124
59	Robin	121
60	Emily	119
61	Pamela	116
62	Sherry	115
63	Donna	112
64	Theresa	111
65	Monica	108
65	Rhonda	108
67	Michele	107
68	Katherine	106
69	Shelly	105
70	Kathleen	103
71	Sandra	102
72	Danielle	97
73	Amber	91
74	Brandy	90
75	Linda	87
76	Jamie	86
77	Barbara	84
77	Brenda	84
77	Erica	84
80	Gina	83
81	Brandi	82
81	Paula	82
81	Sheila	82
84	Cheryl	80
84	Jacqueline	80
86	Catherine	79
86	Nancy	79
88	Kristin	76
88	Margaret	76
90	Kristina	75
91	Kathryn	72
91	Regina	72
93	Renee	71
94	Natalie	69
95	Anne	68
95	Sharon	68
97	Alicia	67
97	Deanna	67
97	Joy	67
97	Kristi	67