Most popular girls’ names in New York, 1975

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

RankNameBabies
1Jennifer4,156
2Michelle1,836
3Melissa1,698
4Lisa1,636
5Amy1,526
5Nicole1,526
7Jessica1,379
8Heather1,309
9Kimberly1,290
10Christine1,249
11Elizabeth1,136
12Kelly988
13Danielle955
14Maria879
15Stephanie862
16Karen860
17Christina836
18Dawn775
19Rebecca749
20Laura741
21Tara718
22Sarah716
23Mary689
24Michele658
25Susan638
RankNameBabies
26Angela634
27Julie625
28Patricia611
29Tracy602
30Rachel600
31Denise548
32Andrea539
33Tanya533
34Erin497
35Kristen494
36Jill486
37Stacey484
38Kathleen478
39Amanda468
40Sandra458
41Carrie457
42Lori437
43Cynthia430
44Wendy421
45Jacqueline415
46Tina408
47Tammy406
48Nancy402
49Catherine400
49Katherine400
51Lauren396
52Shannon395
53Theresa391
54Deborah384
55Allison380
56Erica374
57Renee370
58Gina354
58Sara354
60Diana351
61Stacy350
62Sharon339
63Kristin338
64Barbara333
65Vanessa330
66Tiffany328
67Melanie325
68Linda324
69Dana308
70Megan303
71Donna299
72Emily295
73Alison290
74Colleen283
75April280
76Brenda274
77Margaret272
78Victoria266
79Kim265
80Monique262
80Pamela262
82Suzanne260
83Samantha259
83Valerie259
85Robin257
86Cheryl254
87Ann246
87Anna246
89Joanne240
90Jodi237
91Monica232
92Carolyn231
92Crystal231
92Diane231
92Tamara231
92Veronica231
97Holly227
98Alicia224
99Cindy220
100Carmen219