Most popular girls’ names in New Jersey, 1972

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Jennifer	2,400
2	Lisa	857
3	Michelle	772
4	Kimberly	740
5	Christine	681
6	Nicole	634
7	Amy	550
8	Dawn	525
9	Melissa	500
10	Michele	464
11	Heather	443
12	Karen	442
13	Kelly	427
14	Elizabeth	394
15	Tara	383
16	Patricia	381
17	Denise	370
18	Mary	367
19	Laura	366
20	Susan	363
21	Maria	338
22	Stephanie	331
23	Danielle	318
24	Kathleen	315
25	Tracy	304

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Christina	282
27	Donna	274
28	Sharon	268
29	Angela	264
30	Cynthia	263
31	Sandra	259
32	Deborah	252
33	Tammy	250
34	Lori	246
35	Andrea	234
35	Cheryl	234
37	Nancy	226
38	Linda	225
39	Stacey	224
40	Barbara	216
41	Tina	215
42	Rebecca	214
43	Pamela	210
44	Dana	199
45	Jessica	197
45	Wendy	197
47	Jacqueline	193
48	Stacy	190
49	Rachel	186
50	Jill	184
51	Catherine	183
52	Theresa	180
53	Colleen	178
53	Shannon	178
55	Kristin	177
56	Julie	174
57	Debra	172
57	Gina	172
57	Renee	172
60	Suzanne	171
61	Tracey	164
62	Brenda	163
62	Melanie	163
64	Victoria	155
65	Diane	152
66	Katherine	144
67	Robin	141
68	Kristen	140
68	Laurie	140
70	Monica	138
71	Tanya	136
72	Allison	134
73	Kim	131
74	Yolanda	130
75	Diana	126
76	Lauren	124
77	Margaret	123
78	Beth	120
79	Teresa	119
80	Valerie	118
81	Erica	114
81	Janet	114
83	Carolyn	112
84	April	110
84	Sarah	110
86	Carrie	107
87	Alicia	106
87	Holly	106
89	Ann	104
89	Joanne	104
91	Carmen	103
92	Kristine	101
93	Alison	100
93	Carol	100
93	Tonya	100
96	Sherry	99
97	Cindy	96
98	Tiffany	95
99	Maureen	93
100	Crystal	88
100	Eileen	88
100	Erin	88
100	Monique	88
100	Veronica	88