Most popular girls’ names in North Carolina, 1971

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Angela	1,362
2	Jennifer	1,098
3	Kimberly	1,076
4	Lisa	876
5	Tammy	818
6	Amy	742
7	Michelle	651
8	Melissa	635
9	Mary	555
10	Stephanie	463
11	Susan	460
12	Tonya	454
13	Karen	452
13	Pamela	452
15	Wendy	447
16	Cynthia	431
17	Teresa	411
18	Sharon	406
19	Tracy	405
20	Tina	404
21	Donna	400
22	Elizabeth	386
23	Shannon	384
24	Crystal	370
25	Rhonda	332

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Kelly	311
27	April	302
27	Patricia	302
29	Lori	296
30	Laura	295
31	Julie	293
32	Sandra	287
33	Sherry	269
34	Rebecca	265
35	Robin	247
36	Dana	246
37	Christy	241
37	Heather	241
39	Dawn	215
40	Amanda	211
41	Deborah	210
41	Regina	210
43	Leslie	207
43	Linda	207
45	Andrea	206
46	Paula	188
47	Barbara	178
48	Tiffany	176
49	Wanda	173
50	Sonya	167
51	Melanie	165
52	Monica	163
53	Tara	162
54	Sarah	156
54	Tracey	156
56	Katherine	155
57	Stacy	154
58	Sheila	151
59	Catherine	150
60	Cheryl	149
60	Cindy	149
62	Christina	145
63	Jacqueline	142
64	Brenda	140
65	Kathy	137
66	Beverly	134
67	Anita	133
67	Felicia	133
69	Carla	131
70	Tamara	128
71	Margaret	127
72	Carolyn	126
72	Nancy	126
72	Tanya	126
75	Debra	124
76	Carol	122
77	Melinda	116
78	Ginger	115
79	Christine	113
79	Erica	113
79	Stacey	113
82	Denise	110
82	Janet	110
84	Nicole	109
85	Connie	108
85	Sabrina	108
87	Alicia	107
88	Sherri	106
89	Anna	104
90	Valerie	102
91	Allison	99
92	Ashley	98
93	Rachel	95
94	Gina	94
94	Jessica	94
96	Deanna	93
97	Yolanda	92
98	Cathy	91
98	Kristie	91
100	Virginia	90