Most popular girls’ names in North Dakota, 1972

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Jennifer	196
2	Lisa	125
3	Michelle	122
4	Amy	106
5	Melissa	98
6	Nicole	93
7	Kimberly	73
8	Julie	69
9	Stephanie	64
10	Angela	58
11	Tammy	57
12	Heather	56
12	Tina	56
14	Heidi	54
15	Tracy	53
16	Dawn	44
17	Mary	43
17	Shannon	43
19	Stacy	42
20	Christine	41
20	Stacey	41
22	Rebecca	40
22	Susan	40
24	Jodi	39
24	Kristi	39

Rank	Name	Babies
24	Tanya	39
27	Brenda	38
28	Denise	36
28	Laura	36
28	Melanie	36
31	Kari	35
32	Andrea	31
33	Wendy	29
34	Karen	28
34	Kelly	28
34	Sarah	28
37	Jill	26
37	Kristin	26
37	Lori	26
37	Michele	26
37	Sheila	26
42	Rachel	25
42	Teresa	25
44	Jessica	24
45	Carrie	23
45	Holly	23
47	Pamela	22
47	Sara	22
49	Ann	21
49	Elizabeth	21
49	Paula	21
49	Robin	21
49	Sandra	21
54	Cynthia	20
54	Donna	20
54	Laurie	20
54	Nancy	20
54	Shelly	20
59	Dana	19
59	Jody	19
59	Tamara	19
62	Linda	18
62	Rhonda	18
62	Tonya	18
65	Barbara	17
65	Cindy	17
65	Kristine	17
65	Patricia	17
65	Theresa	17
65	Tiffany	17
65	Tricia	17
72	Janelle	16
72	Kristen	16
72	Leslie	16
72	Nichole	16
72	Tara	16
77	Carmen	15
77	Christina	15
77	Danielle	15
77	Gina	15
77	Leah	15
82	Debra	14
82	Diane	14
82	Kathy	14
82	Renee	14
82	Sherry	14
87	Becky	13
87	Kim	13
87	Renae	13
87	Robyn	13
87	Sharon	13
87	Teri	13
93	Beth	12
93	Carla	12
93	Jacqueline	12
93	Kathryn	12
93	Melinda	12
93	Monica	12
93	Tami	12
93	Tracey	12
93	Traci	12