Most popular girls’ names in North Carolina, 1972

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Jennifer	1,233
2	Angela	1,172
3	Kimberly	837
4	Lisa	770
5	Amy	702
6	Tammy	667
7	Melissa	655
8	Stephanie	582
9	Michelle	535
10	Tonya	521
11	Mary	470
12	Crystal	422
13	Wendy	417
14	Shannon	402
15	Tina	387
16	Teresa	372
17	Karen	363
18	Tracy	360
19	Pamela	353
20	Elizabeth	352
20	Susan	352
22	Cynthia	319
23	Sharon	315
24	Donna	304
25	Heather	302

Rank	Name	Babies
25	Rebecca	302
27	Julie	299
28	April	295
29	Kelly	289
30	Patricia	256
31	Laura	246
32	Christy	245
33	Sherry	244
34	Tara	243
35	Lori	229
36	Rhonda	222
37	Sandra	219
38	Nicole	211
39	Katina	209
40	Dana	206
41	Amanda	197
42	Robin	193
43	Melanie	191
44	Christina	182
45	Dawn	180
46	Andrea	174
47	Leslie	161
48	Monica	159
49	Sonya	157
50	Linda	152
51	Paula	148
52	Catherine	144
52	Tiffany	144
54	Stacy	143
55	Barbara	139
56	Deborah	137
57	Christine	135
57	Cindy	135
59	Regina	133
60	Felicia	132
61	Ashley	129
62	Sarah	128
63	Kathy	126
64	Erica	121
65	Denise	117
66	Nancy	115
66	Tanya	115
66	Yolanda	115
69	Connie	114
70	Tracey	113
71	Carla	112
72	Wanda	111
73	Katherine	109
74	Allison	108
75	Anita	106
76	Cheryl	105
77	Janet	104
78	Beverly	103
79	Brenda	102
80	Carol	101
80	Emily	101
80	Margaret	101
83	Anna	100
83	Sheila	100
85	Debra	96
85	Katrina	96
87	Misty	94
88	Sherri	93
89	Angel	92
89	Gina	92
89	Holly	92
92	Carolyn	91
92	Kathryn	91
92	Michele	91
92	Stacey	91
96	Melinda	89
97	Jacqueline	88
98	Kristi	87
98	Rachel	87
100	Penny	86
100	Terri	86