Most popular girls’ names in New Jersey, 1973

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Jennifer	2,110
2	Lisa	712
3	Michelle	708
4	Kimberly	694
5	Nicole	620
6	Christine	605
7	Amy	596
8	Melissa	593
9	Heather	525
10	Dawn	436
11	Tara	419
12	Michele	396
13	Danielle	392
14	Karen	386
15	Stephanie	380
16	Elizabeth	356
17	Kelly	353
18	Susan	352
19	Maria	339
20	Laura	319
21	Christina	310
22	Patricia	309
23	Mary	301
24	Denise	297
25	Kathleen	288

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Sandra	270
27	Tracy	266
28	Rebecca	258
29	Jessica	257
30	Lori	232
31	Cynthia	229
32	Sharon	225
33	Kristen	222
34	Nancy	217
35	Andrea	214
36	Tina	213
37	Donna	206
38	Deborah	204
39	Angela	203
40	Dana	196
41	Colleen	192
42	Tammy	190
43	Jill	189
44	Barbara	181
45	Pamela	175
45	Shannon	175
47	Stacy	174
48	Linda	172
49	Jacqueline	171
50	Cheryl	170
51	Stacey	167
52	Gina	158
52	Julie	158
52	Rachel	158
55	Catherine	156
55	Melanie	156
57	Wendy	152
58	Renee	151
59	Suzanne	150
60	Theresa	149
61	Allison	146
62	Debra	139
62	Kristin	139
64	Katherine	137
65	Diane	133
65	Monica	133
67	Diana	132
67	Margaret	132
67	Tanya	132
70	Erica	126
70	Tracey	126
72	Tiffany	124
72	Victoria	124
74	Carolyn	122
75	April	121
75	Brenda	121
77	Erin	120
78	Robin	115
79	Kim	114
80	Anna	109
80	Carrie	109
82	Yolanda	108
83	Laurie	106
84	Holly	105
85	Lauren	104
86	Janet	102
86	Joanne	102
88	Megan	101
89	Alicia	99
90	Alison	96
90	Sarah	96
92	Kristine	95
93	Kerry	94
94	Ann	93
95	Cindy	92
96	Keisha	90
96	Kristina	90
96	Tonya	90
99	Meredith	89
100	Beth	87
100	Carol	87