Most popular girls’ names in North Carolina, 1968

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Lisa	1,357
2	Angela	1,157
3	Kimberly	1,124
4	Tammy	1,014
5	Melissa	694
6	Mary	650
7	Donna	580
7	Pamela	580
9	Michelle	579
10	Teresa	570
11	Amy	549
12	Jennifer	526
13	Sharon	507
14	Karen	504
15	Cynthia	497
16	Susan	457
17	Elizabeth	444
18	Tina	440
19	Wendy	436
20	Sandra	414
21	Kelly	402
22	Laura	376
23	Stephanie	356
24	Patricia	346
25	Rhonda	336

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Sherry	335
27	Tracy	334
28	Robin	333
29	Tonya	325
30	Deborah	294
31	Linda	279
32	Lori	262
33	Barbara	257
34	Paula	254
35	Julie	236
35	Rebecca	236
37	Brenda	235
38	Wanda	223
39	Sheila	214
40	Crystal	202
41	Carolyn	199
42	Carol	196
43	Shannon	192
44	Beverly	191
45	Cheryl	189
46	Leslie	181
46	Sonya	181
48	Andrea	178
48	Debra	178
48	Nancy	178
51	Dawn	177
52	Amanda	176
53	Margaret	170
53	Regina	170
53	Tracey	170
56	Jacqueline	166
57	Janet	154
58	Anita	152
59	Kathy	148
59	Sarah	148
61	Monica	147
62	Gina	145
63	Dana	142
63	Denise	142
65	April	138
66	Catherine	136
66	Cindy	136
68	Christine	132
69	Connie	131
70	Melanie	130
71	Penny	127
72	Kim	122
73	Melinda	118
74	Katherine	117
74	Michele	117
76	Sherri	115
77	Theresa	113
78	Tamara	111
78	Valerie	111
80	Christina	110
81	Carla	109
81	Terri	109
83	Betty	108
83	Janice	108
85	Ann	105
85	Martha	105
87	Shelia	103
87	Virginia	103
89	Shirley	98
90	Heather	97
91	Annette	96
91	Cassandra	96
93	Jill	95
93	Joyce	95
95	Anna	94
96	Vickie	88
97	Gwendolyn	87
97	Julia	87
99	Debbie	86
100	Renee	83