Most popular girls’ names in North Carolina, 1973

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Jennifer	1,294
2	Angela	1,011
3	Kimberly	808
4	Amy	769
5	Melissa	657
6	Stephanie	551
7	Lisa	533
8	Crystal	506
9	Tammy	489
10	Michelle	473
11	Tonya	470
12	Mary	434
13	Wendy	397
14	Heather	391
15	Shannon	370
16	Elizabeth	352
17	April	345
18	Rebecca	335
19	Karen	315
20	Tracy	313
21	Cynthia	307
22	Susan	299
23	Christy	291
24	Kelly	281
25	Julie	280

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Teresa	278
27	Tina	274
28	Pamela	267
29	Sharon	261
30	Donna	257
31	Amanda	232
32	Sherry	231
33	Christina	228
34	Rhonda	216
35	Laura	212
36	Patricia	208
37	Robin	200
38	Monica	198
39	Lori	197
40	Melanie	187
41	Andrea	180
42	Nicole	179
43	Sandra	176
44	Tiffany	175
45	Katina	166
46	Tara	164
47	Dana	157
48	Misty	152
49	Dawn	150
49	Regina	150
49	Tanya	150
52	Leslie	140
53	Linda	136
53	Sarah	136
55	Deborah	132
56	Paula	131
57	Barbara	125
58	Melinda	124
59	Ashley	122
59	Stacy	122
61	Holly	119
62	Sonya	115
63	Katherine	113
64	Carla	111
64	Cindy	111
64	Denise	111
64	Margaret	111
68	Stacey	110
68	Wanda	110
70	Christine	108
71	Catherine	107
71	Rachel	107
71	Sheila	107
71	Tamara	107
75	Carol	105
76	Felicia	99
76	Jacqueline	99
78	Beverly	98
78	Erica	98
78	Jessica	98
81	Janet	95
82	Alicia	94
82	Brenda	94
82	Cheryl	94
85	Kathy	93
86	Allison	91
86	Angel	91
88	Anita	90
88	Anna	90
88	Tracey	90
91	Virginia	89
91	Yolanda	89
93	Penny	88
94	Carolyn	87
95	Emily	85
95	Natasha	85
97	Sabrina	83
97	Veronica	83
99	Catina	82
99	Gina	82
99	Katrina	82