Most popular girls’ names in New York, 1976
Official counts of babies given each name, ranked by NameTides (names with the same count share a rank).
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jennifer | 4,255 |
| 2 | Melissa | 1,880 |
| 3 | Jessica | 1,739 |
| 4 | Michelle | 1,621 |
| 5 | Nicole | 1,592 |
| 6 | Amy | 1,554 |
| 7 | Lisa | 1,473 |
| 8 | Heather | 1,354 |
| 9 | Elizabeth | 1,193 |
| 10 | Kimberly | 1,171 |
| 11 | Danielle | 1,082 |
| 12 | Christine | 1,061 |
| 13 | Kelly | 870 |
| 14 | Christina | 866 |
| 15 | Sarah | 828 |
| 16 | Rebecca | 820 |
| 17 | Stephanie | 802 |
| 18 | Maria | 794 |
| 19 | Laura | 772 |
| 20 | Karen | 761 |
| 21 | Shannon | 680 |
| 22 | Mary | 671 |
| 23 | Angela | 655 |
| 24 | Tara | 624 |
| 25 | Rachel | 604 |
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 26 | Jaime | 603 |
| 27 | Dawn | 590 |
| 28 | Michele | 588 |
| 29 | Erin | 586 |
| 30 | Julie | 585 |
| 31 | Amanda | 562 |
| 32 | Andrea | 556 |
| 33 | Jamie | 552 |
| 34 | Patricia | 540 |
| 35 | Susan | 519 |
| 36 | Denise | 511 |
| 37 | Sara | 492 |
| 38 | Tracy | 461 |
| 39 | Erica | 457 |
| 40 | Carrie | 443 |
| 41 | Stacey | 441 |
| 42 | Catherine | 439 |
| 43 | Kathleen | 431 |
| 44 | Katherine | 428 |
| 45 | Kristen | 418 |
| 46 | Cynthia | 415 |
| 47 | Jill | 408 |
| 47 | Tanya | 408 |
| 49 | Allison | 395 |
| 50 | Lauren | 388 |
| 51 | Lori | 380 |
| 52 | Sandra | 374 |
| 53 | Wendy | 370 |
| 54 | Tina | 368 |
| 55 | Stacy | 365 |
| 56 | Tiffany | 356 |
| 57 | Jacqueline | 351 |
| 58 | Tammy | 350 |
| 59 | Melanie | 348 |
| 59 | Nancy | 348 |
| 61 | Renee | 339 |
| 62 | Deborah | 329 |
| 62 | Diana | 329 |
| 64 | Kristin | 324 |
| 65 | Theresa | 320 |
| 66 | Megan | 314 |
| 67 | Colleen | 313 |
| 68 | Dana | 311 |
| 69 | Gina | 307 |
| 70 | Barbara | 302 |
| 70 | Emily | 302 |
| 72 | April | 300 |
| 73 | Sharon | 289 |
| 74 | Samantha | 285 |
| 75 | Vanessa | 281 |
| 76 | Monica | 278 |
| 77 | Natasha | 277 |
| 78 | Donna | 267 |
| 79 | Alison | 264 |
| 80 | Victoria | 258 |
| 81 | Brenda | 257 |
| 82 | Kathryn | 253 |
| 83 | Margaret | 252 |
| 84 | Pamela | 248 |
| 85 | Monique | 246 |
| 86 | Linda | 245 |
| 87 | Suzanne | 239 |
| 88 | Alicia | 237 |
| 89 | Laurie | 236 |
| 90 | Valerie | 235 |
| 91 | Anna | 234 |
| 92 | Crystal | 231 |
| 93 | Latoya | 228 |
| 94 | Kim | 225 |
| 95 | Cindy | 224 |
| 96 | Joanna | 223 |
| 97 | Ann | 218 |
| 98 | Erika | 210 |
| 98 | Veronica | 210 |
| 100 | Diane | 206 |
| 100 | Holly | 206 |