Most popular girls’ names in North Carolina, 1976

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Jennifer	1,418
2	Amy	813
3	Angela	714
4	Kimberly	697
5	Heather	669
6	Melissa	615
7	Crystal	505
8	Amanda	494
9	Shannon	434
10	Stephanie	416
11	Christina	390
12	Lisa	385
13	Mary	368
14	Jamie	353
15	Tonya	352
16	April	346
17	Elizabeth	336
18	Kelly	312
19	Christy	306
20	Rebecca	293
21	Michelle	290
22	Wendy	275
23	Julie	262
24	Laura	258
25	Misty	252

Rank	Name	Babies
25	Tammy	252
27	Jessica	241
28	Karen	235
28	Tracy	235
30	Sarah	222
31	Susan	218
32	Tiffany	204
33	Tina	197
34	Leslie	192
35	Brandy	176
36	Carrie	175
36	Cynthia	175
38	Pamela	171
39	Dana	169
39	Emily	169
41	Sharon	165
42	Jaime	162
43	Ashley	161
44	Andrea	153
45	Tara	148
46	Lori	144
46	Melanie	144
48	Teresa	143
49	Donna	141
50	Holly	140
51	Allison	136
52	Nicole	134
52	Patricia	134
54	Monica	127
55	Katherine	125
56	Tanya	124
57	Erin	119
58	Rachel	112
59	Stacy	111
60	Latoya	110
61	Erica	109
62	Sherry	108
63	Anna	105
63	Catherine	105
63	Christie	105
63	Felicia	105
63	Rhonda	105
68	Amber	104
69	Robin	103
70	Natasha	98
71	Sandra	95
72	Stacey	93
73	Regina	92
74	Alicia	91
75	Melinda	90
75	Natalie	90
77	Dawn	89
78	Tamika	88
79	Samantha	87
80	Courtney	85
81	Deborah	83
82	Tamara	81
83	Brandi	80
84	Latasha	79
85	Kathryn	78
86	Angel	77
86	Joy	77
86	Meredith	77
86	Paula	77
86	Sara	77
91	Angie	75
92	Danielle	74
93	Latonya	72
93	Margaret	72
95	Sabrina	71
96	Anita	70
96	Beverly	70
96	Kristie	70
96	Valerie	70
96	Yolanda	70