Most popular girls’ names in Nebraska, 1972
Official counts of babies given each name, ranked by NameTides (names with the same count share a rank).
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jennifer | 541 |
| 2 | Amy | 322 |
| 3 | Michelle | 296 |
| 4 | Lisa | 224 |
| 5 | Angela | 219 |
| 6 | Kimberly | 187 |
| 7 | Heather | 166 |
| 8 | Julie | 155 |
| 9 | Nicole | 148 |
| 10 | Melissa | 139 |
| 10 | Rebecca | 139 |
| 12 | Stephanie | 124 |
| 13 | Brenda | 116 |
| 14 | Tammy | 111 |
| 15 | Mary | 108 |
| 16 | Dawn | 105 |
| 17 | Christine | 94 |
| 18 | Lori | 91 |
| 19 | Jill | 86 |
| 19 | Shannon | 86 |
| 21 | Susan | 84 |
| 22 | Tracy | 83 |
| 23 | Tina | 80 |
| 24 | Kelly | 78 |
| 25 | Laura | 77 |
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 26 | Stacy | 75 |
| 27 | Andrea | 74 |
| 28 | Heidi | 72 |
| 29 | Elizabeth | 69 |
| 30 | Karen | 67 |
| 31 | Wendy | 65 |
| 32 | Pamela | 63 |
| 33 | Carrie | 61 |
| 33 | Christina | 61 |
| 35 | Teresa | 59 |
| 36 | Jodi | 56 |
| 37 | Cynthia | 54 |
| 38 | Denise | 53 |
| 39 | Kristi | 51 |
| 40 | Traci | 50 |
| 41 | Tiffany | 48 |
| 42 | Michele | 47 |
| 43 | Stacey | 46 |
| 44 | Patricia | 45 |
| 44 | Sarah | 45 |
| 46 | Ann | 44 |
| 47 | Barbara | 43 |
| 47 | Jessica | 43 |
| 49 | Shelly | 42 |
| 50 | Kristin | 41 |
| 50 | Melanie | 41 |
| 50 | Tara | 41 |
| 50 | Theresa | 41 |
| 54 | Holly | 40 |
| 55 | Gina | 39 |
| 55 | Sara | 39 |
| 57 | Kristine | 38 |
| 57 | Sandra | 38 |
| 57 | Tonya | 38 |
| 60 | Deanna | 37 |
| 60 | Debra | 37 |
| 60 | Robin | 37 |
| 63 | Rhonda | 36 |
| 64 | Laurie | 35 |
| 65 | Cheryl | 34 |
| 65 | Dana | 34 |
| 65 | Nancy | 34 |
| 68 | April | 33 |
| 68 | Kristina | 33 |
| 68 | Monica | 33 |
| 71 | Deborah | 32 |
| 71 | Kathleen | 32 |
| 71 | Melinda | 32 |
| 71 | Tricia | 32 |
| 75 | Becky | 31 |
| 75 | Cindy | 31 |
| 75 | Krista | 31 |
| 75 | Renee | 31 |
| 75 | Sheila | 31 |
| 75 | Tanya | 31 |
| 81 | Katherine | 30 |
| 81 | Leslie | 30 |
| 81 | Linda | 30 |
| 84 | Danielle | 29 |
| 84 | Jamie | 29 |
| 84 | Rachel | 29 |
| 87 | Kathryn | 28 |
| 88 | Anne | 27 |
| 88 | Tamara | 27 |
| 90 | Kari | 26 |
| 90 | Kerri | 26 |
| 90 | Stacie | 26 |
| 93 | Connie | 25 |
| 93 | Jenny | 25 |
| 93 | Kathy | 25 |
| 93 | Kristen | 25 |
| 93 | Sheri | 25 |
| 98 | Beth | 24 |
| 98 | Crystal | 24 |
| 98 | Jacqueline | 24 |
| 98 | Nikki | 24 |