Most popular girls’ names in New York, 1973
Official counts of babies given each name, ranked by NameTides (names with the same count share a rank).
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jennifer | 4,956 |
| 2 | Lisa | 1,966 |
| 3 | Michelle | 1,945 |
| 4 | Nicole | 1,526 |
| 5 | Amy | 1,517 |
| 6 | Melissa | 1,506 |
| 7 | Christine | 1,338 |
| 8 | Kimberly | 1,326 |
| 9 | Elizabeth | 1,160 |
| 10 | Heather | 1,108 |
| 11 | Maria | 935 |
| 12 | Karen | 922 |
| 13 | Stephanie | 867 |
| 14 | Michele | 864 |
| 15 | Dawn | 852 |
| 16 | Danielle | 838 |
| 17 | Tara | 833 |
| 18 | Mary | 821 |
| 18 | Patricia | 821 |
| 20 | Kelly | 800 |
| 21 | Rebecca | 775 |
| 22 | Susan | 768 |
| 23 | Denise | 756 |
| 24 | Jessica | 743 |
| 25 | Laura | 736 |
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 26 | Julie | 712 |
| 27 | Christina | 656 |
| 28 | Angela | 624 |
| 29 | Tracy | 620 |
| 30 | Kathleen | 604 |
| 31 | Tammy | 598 |
| 32 | Andrea | 571 |
| 33 | Cynthia | 565 |
| 34 | Sandra | 561 |
| 35 | Lori | 549 |
| 36 | Deborah | 547 |
| 37 | Tina | 540 |
| 38 | Stacey | 510 |
| 39 | Rachel | 488 |
| 40 | Kristen | 470 |
| 41 | Sarah | 466 |
| 42 | Wendy | 462 |
| 43 | Tanya | 457 |
| 44 | Nancy | 454 |
| 45 | Catherine | 445 |
| 46 | Barbara | 441 |
| 47 | Jacqueline | 429 |
| 48 | Donna | 418 |
| 49 | Sharon | 412 |
| 50 | Stacy | 409 |
| 51 | Theresa | 405 |
| 52 | Katherine | 403 |
| 53 | Linda | 400 |
| 54 | Colleen | 377 |
| 55 | Pamela | 372 |
| 56 | Renee | 371 |
| 57 | Jill | 364 |
| 58 | Diana | 360 |
| 58 | Kim | 360 |
| 60 | Gina | 359 |
| 61 | Shannon | 352 |
| 62 | Suzanne | 351 |
| 63 | Brenda | 346 |
| 64 | Cheryl | 340 |
| 64 | Melanie | 340 |
| 66 | Dana | 338 |
| 67 | Kristin | 334 |
| 68 | Carrie | 330 |
| 69 | Margaret | 328 |
| 70 | Debra | 325 |
| 71 | Monica | 318 |
| 72 | Diane | 312 |
| 73 | Erin | 311 |
| 74 | Erica | 309 |
| 75 | Allison | 305 |
| 76 | Ann | 292 |
| 76 | Joanne | 292 |
| 78 | Robin | 285 |
| 79 | April | 282 |
| 79 | Victoria | 282 |
| 81 | Monique | 280 |
| 82 | Carmen | 272 |
| 83 | Laurie | 270 |
| 84 | Anna | 265 |
| 85 | Tracey | 263 |
| 86 | Heidi | 257 |
| 87 | Valerie | 256 |
| 88 | Amanda | 254 |
| 88 | Holly | 254 |
| 90 | Teresa | 253 |
| 91 | Kerry | 249 |
| 91 | Vanessa | 249 |
| 93 | Melinda | 247 |
| 94 | Tiffany | 245 |
| 95 | Lynn | 244 |
| 96 | Leslie | 242 |
| 97 | Eileen | 240 |
| 98 | Crystal | 238 |
| 98 | Jodi | 238 |
| 100 | Cindy | 236 |