Most popular girls’ names in New Mexico, 1976

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Jennifer	283
2	Michelle	178
3	Melissa	149
4	Jessica	148
5	Angela	127
6	Amy	115
7	Amanda	110
8	Monica	105
8	Stephanie	105
10	Heather	101
11	Lisa	96
12	Kimberly	90
13	Maria	89
14	Elizabeth	88
15	Christina	87
16	Rebecca	85
17	Andrea	78
18	Sarah	77
19	Shannon	76
20	Valerie	72
21	Tanya	67
22	Julie	62
22	Laura	62
22	Patricia	62
25	Mary	60

Rank	Name	Babies
25	Veronica	60
27	Kelly	56
27	Nicole	56
29	Rachel	55
30	Victoria	54
31	Jamie	50
32	Christine	49
33	April	48
34	Denise	47
35	Melanie	46
36	Renee	44
37	Tammy	41
38	Crystal	40
38	Erica	40
40	Amber	39
40	Cynthia	39
40	Leslie	39
43	Anna	36
43	Brandy	36
43	Teresa	36
46	Lori	35
46	Sandra	35
48	Sonya	34
48	Tracy	34
48	Vanessa	34
51	Alicia	33
51	Annette	33
51	Dawn	33
51	Diana	33
51	Pamela	33
56	Karen	32
56	Sara	32
58	Katherine	31
58	Linda	31
58	Nancy	31
61	Erin	30
61	Misty	30
61	Natalie	30
61	Tiffany	30
65	Angelica	29
65	Brenda	29
65	Jaime	29
65	Tina	29
65	Yvonne	29
70	Olivia	27
70	Stacy	27
70	Susan	27
70	Theresa	27
70	Yvette	27
75	Barbara	26
75	Cheryl	26
75	Sonia	26
75	Wendy	26
79	Roberta	25
79	Sharon	25
79	Yolanda	25
82	Bernadette	24
82	Carrie	24
82	Christy	24
82	Regina	24
82	Samantha	24
82	Tara	24
88	Catherine	23
88	Darlene	23
88	Gina	23
88	Melinda	23
92	Danielle	22
92	Felicia	22
92	Michele	22
92	Stacey	22
96	Carla	21
96	Jeanette	21
96	Naomi	21
99	Lynette	20
99	Marlene	20