Most popular girls’ names in Rhode Island, 1976

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Jennifer	298
2	Melissa	171
3	Jessica	148
4	Heather	121
5	Amy	115
6	Michelle	98
7	Nicole	87
8	Lisa	81
9	Stephanie	65
10	Christine	62
10	Rebecca	62
12	Sarah	61
13	Elizabeth	58
14	Dawn	57
14	Erin	57
16	Kimberly	56
17	Kelly	51
18	Danielle	48
18	Julie	48
20	Melanie	47
21	Kristen	46
22	Lori	45
23	Kerri	43
23	Shannon	43
25	Christina	42

Rank	Name	Babies
25	Karen	42
27	Susan	41
28	Tracy	38
29	Angela	37
29	Jaime	37
31	Amanda	36
32	Laura	35
33	Jamie	34
34	Mary	29
34	Patricia	29
36	Bethany	28
37	Kathleen	27
37	Rachel	27
37	Tammy	27
40	Jill	26
41	Andrea	25
41	Sara	25
43	Erica	24
43	Gina	24
43	Stacey	24
43	Tanya	24
43	Tara	24
48	April	23
48	Katherine	23
48	Maria	23
48	Renee	23
52	Crystal	22
52	Tina	22
52	Wendy	22
55	Aimee	21
55	Alicia	21
55	Keri	21
58	Beth	18
58	Heidi	18
58	Lauren	18
58	Michele	18
58	Stacy	18
63	Allison	17
63	Donna	17
63	Emily	17
63	Holly	17
63	Kristin	17
63	Megan	17
69	Courtney	16
69	Linda	16
69	Pamela	16
69	Sandra	16
73	Tracey	15
74	Brenda	14
74	Catherine	14
74	Deborah	14
74	Kathryn	14
74	Robin	14
74	Sherry	14
80	Alison	13
80	Anna	13
80	Kerry	13
80	Kim	13
80	Lynn	13
80	Meredith	13
80	Sharon	13
80	Vanessa	13
88	Ann	12
88	Carrie	12
88	Cynthia	12
88	Kara	12
88	Laurie	12
88	Sherri	12
94	Cheryl	11
94	Christy	11
94	Colleen	11
94	Jane	11
98	Annmarie	10
98	Diane	10
98	Nancy	10
98	Sonya	10
98	Valerie	10