Most popular girls’ names in North Carolina, 1974

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Jennifer	1,388
2	Angela	952
3	Kimberly	798
4	Amy	765
5	Melissa	561
6	Heather	559
7	Stephanie	502
8	Tonya	462
9	Crystal	455
10	Michelle	454
11	Tammy	448
12	Lisa	414
13	Mary	413
14	Shannon	353
15	Wendy	352
16	April	346
17	Elizabeth	337
18	Christy	331
19	Tracy	330
20	Karen	323
21	Amanda	305
22	Tina	304
23	Rebecca	294
24	Susan	291
25	Kelly	273

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Pamela	237
27	Julie	229
28	Donna	226
29	Laura	225
30	Cynthia	222
30	Leslie	222
32	Lori	215
33	Christina	214
34	Teresa	212
35	Sharon	211
36	Patricia	209
37	Tiffany	207
38	Dana	194
39	Emily	183
40	Sherry	180
41	Rhonda	175
42	Misty	168
43	Sarah	165
44	Robin	161
45	Monica	154
46	Sandra	152
47	Melanie	150
48	Nicole	144
49	Jessica	140
50	Tara	139
51	Andrea	132
52	Dawn	129
53	Christie	128
54	Kristen	124
54	Linda	124
56	Anna	121
56	Sonya	121
58	Holly	119
58	Katherine	119
60	Ashley	117
61	Catherine	114
62	Paula	112
62	Stacy	112
64	Rachel	111
64	Tanya	111
66	Christine	110
67	Erica	109
68	Anita	107
68	Tamara	107
70	Joy	106
71	Jacqueline	105
72	Carla	103
73	Danielle	102
74	Brandy	98
75	Felicia	97
75	Margaret	97
77	Yolanda	96
78	Nancy	95
79	Allison	94
79	Denise	94
81	Barbara	93
81	Stacey	93
83	Deborah	89
84	Carrie	88
84	Erin	88
86	Kristie	87
86	Regina	87
88	Cheryl	86
88	Cindy	86
88	Wanda	86
91	Natasha	85
92	Carolyn	84
92	Melinda	84
94	Janet	83
94	Tracey	83
96	Beverly	81
97	Michele	80
98	Brenda	79
98	Latonya	79
98	Leigh	79