Most popular girls’ names in North Carolina, 1970

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Angela	1,339
2	Kimberly	1,118
3	Lisa	1,098
4	Tammy	931
5	Jennifer	827
6	Amy	690
7	Melissa	681
8	Mary	647
9	Michelle	618
10	Tracy	572
11	Pamela	571
12	Karen	526
13	Stephanie	503
14	Susan	487
15	Wendy	477
16	Sharon	474
17	Tonya	469
18	Donna	463
19	Cynthia	462
20	Elizabeth	441
21	Teresa	429
22	Shannon	423
23	Tina	396
24	Laura	378
25	Patricia	345

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Sandra	343
27	Lori	325
28	Kelly	317
28	Rhonda	317
30	Julie	292
31	Crystal	285
32	Sherry	278
33	Robin	264
34	Deborah	252
35	Heather	250
36	Linda	240
37	Rebecca	231
38	Dana	229
39	Dawn	220
40	Barbara	216
41	April	215
42	Tracey	214
43	Paula	205
44	Leslie	203
45	Christy	199
46	Amanda	197
46	Brenda	197
48	Wanda	194
49	Andrea	189
50	Regina	180
51	Sheila	177
52	Katherine	174
53	Margaret	173
53	Monica	173
55	Jacqueline	164
56	Nancy	163
57	Kathy	162
58	Carol	161
59	Sarah	157
60	Christine	155
61	Carolyn	153
61	Tara	153
63	Cheryl	152
63	Debra	152
65	Catherine	151
66	Christina	150
67	Carla	149
68	Felicia	148
68	Sabrina	148
70	Anita	147
70	Cindy	147
72	Gina	146
73	Nicole	145
74	Sonya	138
75	Tiffany	136
76	Beverly	131
77	Janet	128
77	Melanie	128
79	Connie	123
80	Sherri	120
81	Michele	115
82	Denise	112
83	Anna	111
84	Melinda	109
85	Tanya	108
86	Ashley	105
86	Cathy	105
86	Tamara	105
89	Leigh	104
90	Julia	102
91	Betty	101
92	Terri	100
93	Ann	99
94	Cassandra	98
95	Deanna	96
95	Kim	96
95	Penny	96
98	Martha	94
98	Rachel	94
98	Traci	94
98	Veronica	94
98	Vickie	94