Most popular girls’ names in North Carolina, 1969

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Lisa	1,228
2	Angela	1,218
3	Kimberly	1,066
4	Tammy	990
5	Melissa	696
6	Amy	672
7	Mary	635
8	Jennifer	613
9	Michelle	589
10	Teresa	544
11	Pamela	532
12	Karen	510
13	Donna	496
14	Susan	493
15	Cynthia	486
16	Stephanie	456
17	Tracy	454
18	Sharon	449
19	Tonya	407
20	Wendy	397
21	Elizabeth	395
22	Tina	391
23	Sandra	377
24	Laura	365
25	Patricia	362

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Lori	353
27	Kelly	345
28	Rhonda	325
29	Robin	310
30	Shannon	306
31	Julie	305
32	Deborah	301
33	Linda	299
34	Sherry	280
35	Barbara	272
36	Crystal	245
37	Brenda	240
38	Paula	223
38	Rebecca	223
40	Leslie	208
41	Carolyn	201
42	Carol	197
43	Dana	187
44	Kathy	185
45	Sheila	181
46	Amanda	179
47	Andrea	178
48	Cheryl	177
48	Wanda	177
50	Monica	175
51	April	173
52	Regina	171
53	Jacqueline	168
54	Christina	164
54	Nancy	164
56	Beverly	161
57	Dawn	156
58	Margaret	154
59	Anita	151
59	Debra	151
61	Catherine	149
61	Heather	149
61	Tracey	149
64	Christy	147
65	Sarah	145
65	Sonya	145
67	Christine	144
68	Julia	143
69	Cindy	137
70	Melanie	134
71	Gina	133
72	Janet	132
73	Sherri	131
74	Melinda	125
75	Denise	123
76	Katherine	121
77	Connie	118
78	Felicia	116
78	Vickie	116
80	Michele	113
80	Shelia	113
80	Tamara	113
83	Terri	111
83	Veronica	111
85	Betty	108
86	Tanya	107
87	Carla	104
88	Penny	103
89	Ann	101
89	Anna	101
89	Kim	101
92	Theresa	98
93	Valerie	96
93	Yolanda	96
95	Tara	89
96	Cathy	88
96	Debbie	88
96	Janice	88
99	Deanna	85
99	Jill	85
99	Leigh	85