Most popular girls’ names in Ohio, 1972

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Jennifer	3,578
2	Michelle	2,013
3	Amy	1,809
4	Lisa	1,655
5	Melissa	1,586
6	Angela	1,575
7	Kimberly	1,474
8	Heather	1,184
9	Nicole	1,061
10	Julie	1,009
11	Stephanie	860
12	Kelly	811
13	Dawn	802
14	Rebecca	773
15	Tina	770
16	Tammy	766
17	Mary	761
18	Tracy	759
19	Lori	690
20	Christine	689
21	Laura	677
22	Christina	663
23	Susan	608
24	Elizabeth	594
25	Shannon	562

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Karen	549
27	Tonya	478
28	Andrea	465
28	Cynthia	465
30	Wendy	449
31	Patricia	439
32	Michele	416
33	Teresa	397
34	Denise	387
35	Holly	376
36	Tara	375
37	Carrie	372
38	Pamela	369
39	April	368
40	Deborah	359
41	Stacy	358
42	Melanie	342
42	Robin	342
44	Rachel	333
45	Rhonda	320
46	Jill	315
47	Stacey	312
48	Brenda	307
49	Renee	304
50	Sandra	296
51	Tiffany	290
52	Sarah	289
53	Heidi	286
54	Crystal	285
55	Barbara	279
56	Sharon	277
57	Cheryl	275
58	Beth	274
59	Donna	271
60	Jodi	270
61	Theresa	268
62	Melinda	260
63	Linda	258
64	Monica	254
65	Leslie	250
66	Paula	248
67	Jessica	241
68	Danielle	237
69	Kathleen	236
70	Catherine	226
71	Tanya	225
72	Shelly	223
72	Sherry	223
74	Amanda	222
75	Debra	220
76	Kristin	217
77	Tamara	216
78	Tracey	209
79	Carla	206
79	Katherine	206
81	Dana	205
82	Maria	204
83	Kristen	201
84	Jacqueline	200
84	Nancy	200
86	Kathy	195
87	Diana	194
87	Erin	194
87	Gina	194
87	Kristina	194
91	Ann	189
92	Jenny	187
93	Tricia	185
94	Erica	183
95	Traci	181
96	Valerie	179
97	Cindy	177
98	Shelley	174
99	Victoria	168
100	Deanna	167
100	Nichole	167