Most popular girls’ names in Rhode Island, 1972

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Jennifer	339
2	Michelle	190
3	Melissa	163
4	Kimberly	145
5	Lisa	135
6	Christine	122
7	Amy	109
8	Nicole	92
9	Dawn	88
10	Julie	83
11	Heather	82
12	Stephanie	71
13	Karen	70
13	Lori	70
15	Susan	67
15	Tammy	67
17	Kristen	66
18	Rebecca	65
19	Elizabeth	60
20	Donna	55
21	Kelly	49
21	Patricia	49
21	Tracy	49
24	Kathleen	44
25	Sandra	43

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Kristin	42
26	Wendy	42
28	Melanie	41
29	Michele	40
30	Cheryl	39
30	Christina	39
30	Kerri	39
33	Jessica	37
33	Mary	37
35	Cynthia	36
35	Pamela	36
37	Erin	35
37	Robin	35
37	Tara	35
40	Gina	34
40	Stacey	34
40	Tina	34
43	Tracey	33
44	Andrea	32
45	Deborah	31
46	Diane	30
46	Lynn	30
48	Rachel	29
48	Shannon	29
48	Sharon	29
48	Suzanne	29
52	Holly	28
52	Kerry	28
52	Laura	28
52	Paula	28
56	Angela	27
56	Catherine	27
56	Heidi	27
56	Maria	27
56	Sarah	27
61	Bethany	26
61	Denise	26
61	Jill	26
61	Sherry	26
65	Brenda	24
66	April	23
66	Renee	23
68	Danielle	22
68	Nancy	22
70	Debra	21
70	Jodi	21
70	Kim	21
70	Stacy	21
74	Katherine	20
74	Laurie	20
74	Theresa	20
77	Cindy	19
78	Keri	18
78	Linda	18
78	Sara	18
81	Alicia	17
81	Monique	17
81	Sherri	17
84	Aimee	16
84	Alison	16
84	Dana	16
84	Margaret	16
84	Tricia	16
89	Ann	15
89	Colleen	15
89	Kristine	15
89	Rhonda	15
93	Barbara	14
93	Crystal	14
93	Kara	14
93	Teresa	14
97	Beth	13
97	Jacqueline	13
97	Joanne	13
97	Sheri	13
97	Tanya	13
97	Valerie	13