Most popular girls’ names in Rhode Island, 1974

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Jennifer	309
2	Melissa	149
3	Amy	136
4	Michelle	124
5	Lisa	110
6	Heather	105
7	Jessica	101
8	Kimberly	99
9	Christine	88
10	Rebecca	87
11	Nicole	83
12	Elizabeth	78
13	Kristen	76
14	Dawn	73
15	Stephanie	61
16	Kerri	56
17	Erin	53
17	Tracy	53
19	Kelly	49
20	Melanie	47
21	Susan	46
22	Karen	45
22	Tara	45
24	Julie	44
24	Lori	44

Rank	Name	Babies
24	Tammy	44
27	Sarah	41
28	Tina	40
29	Christina	38
30	Erica	35
31	Stacey	34
32	Gina	33
33	Andrea	32
33	Pamela	32
33	Wendy	32
36	Danielle	30
37	Patricia	29
38	Lynn	28
38	Mary	28
38	Rachel	28
38	Shannon	28
38	Stacy	28
43	Maria	27
44	Deborah	26
44	Michele	26
44	Sandra	26
47	Kristin	25
47	Laura	25
49	Colleen	24
49	Heidi	24
49	Kathleen	24
52	Katherine	23
52	Kerry	23
54	Alicia	22
54	Angela	22
54	Bethany	22
57	Cheryl	21
57	Denise	21
57	Holly	21
57	Laurie	21
61	Tracey	20
62	Allison	19
62	Brenda	19
62	Catherine	19
62	Diane	19
62	Donna	19
62	Kristine	19
62	Nancy	19
69	Anna	18
69	April	18
69	Keri	18
72	Amanda	17
72	Jill	17
72	Sara	17
75	Cynthia	16
75	Sherry	16
75	Suzanne	16
75	Tanya	16
79	Alison	15
79	Barbara	15
79	Beth	15
79	Crystal	15
79	Debra	15
79	Jodi	15
79	Renee	15
79	Rhonda	15
79	Sherri	15
88	Erika	14
88	Michaela	14
88	Robin	14
88	Sharon	14
88	Teresa	14
93	Anne	13
93	Dana	13
93	Emily	13
93	Victoria	13
97	Cindy	12
97	Kathryn	12
97	Valerie	12
100	Ann	11
100	Carrie	11
100	Courtney	11
100	Jodie	11
100	Joy	11
100	Kara	11
100	Lauren	11
100	Nichole	11