Most popular girls’ names in New Mexico, 1972

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Jennifer	274
2	Michelle	204
3	Melissa	152
4	Lisa	140
5	Angela	113
6	Kimberly	108
7	Stephanie	99
8	Amy	97
9	Elizabeth	85
10	Monica	83
11	Heather	82
12	Rebecca	81
12	Tammy	81
14	Mary	77
15	Cynthia	74
16	Maria	71
17	Christina	70
18	Laura	68
19	Sandra	67
20	Jessica	66
21	Patricia	65
22	Christine	64
22	Melanie	64
22	Valerie	64
25	Denise	62

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Julie	60
27	Veronica	57
28	Brenda	54
28	Kelly	54
30	Andrea	53
30	Shannon	53
30	Tina	53
33	Karen	52
33	Lori	52
33	Pamela	52
36	Yvette	51
37	Theresa	50
38	Nicole	49
38	Rachel	49
40	Dawn	47
40	Deborah	47
40	Victoria	47
43	Anna	46
44	Donna	45
44	Renee	45
46	Tanya	44
47	Susan	43
48	Tracy	42
49	Linda	41
50	Annette	40
50	Teresa	40
52	Yvonne	38
53	Roberta	36
53	Sarah	36
53	Sharon	36
56	Michele	34
56	Paula	34
58	Charlene	33
58	Wendy	33
60	Amanda	32
61	Cheryl	31
61	Cindy	31
63	Catherine	30
64	April	29
64	Carla	29
64	Leslie	29
67	Diana	28
67	Rhonda	28
69	Gina	27
69	Kristi	27
69	Nancy	27
72	Yolanda	26
73	Tara	25
73	Tonya	25
75	Antoinette	24
75	Barbara	24
75	Darlene	24
75	Juanita	24
75	Marie	24
75	Robin	24
75	Stacy	24
82	Anita	23
82	Erica	23
82	Katherine	23
82	Loretta	23
86	Carol	22
86	Diane	22
86	Elaine	22
86	Holly	22
86	Josephine	22
91	Alicia	21
91	Carrie	21
91	Gloria	21
91	Kathleen	21
91	Priscilla	21
91	Shawna	21
91	Suzanne	21
91	Sylvia	21
99	Bernadette	20
99	Cassandra	20
99	Crystal	20
99	Jacqueline	20
99	Judy	20
99	Margaret	20
99	Tamara	20