Most popular girls’ names in South Carolina, 1971

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Angela	594
2	Kimberly	514
3	Jennifer	499
4	Melissa	463
5	Tammy	379
6	Lisa	374
7	Mary	338
8	Michelle	325
9	Pamela	271
10	Amy	270
11	Tracy	247
12	Stephanie	245
13	Teresa	223
14	Cynthia	220
15	Susan	216
16	Sharon	213
17	Tonya	211
18	Karen	210
19	Shannon	205
20	Elizabeth	202
21	Donna	196
22	Wendy	193
23	Rhonda	191
24	Tina	190
25	Patricia	172

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Julie	159
27	Sandra	145
28	Rebecca	142
29	Crystal	140
30	Linda	136
30	Robin	136
32	Laura	135
33	April	134
34	Stacy	133
35	Sherry	131
36	Dana	127
36	Heather	127
38	Kelly	119
39	Tara	118
40	Barbara	116
41	Sheila	111
41	Stacey	111
43	Wanda	109
44	Monica	108
45	Amanda	105
45	Deborah	105
47	Paula	103
48	Sonya	101
49	Lori	100
50	Andrea	96
51	Yolanda	95
52	Tiffany	92
53	Christina	91
53	Leslie	91
55	Debra	90
55	Katherine	90
57	Brenda	89
57	Christine	89
57	Cindy	89
60	Jacqueline	88
61	Nancy	85
62	Catherine	84
62	Melanie	84
64	Carolyn	83
64	Dawn	83
66	Cheryl	82
66	Christy	82
68	Tracey	81
69	Allison	80
70	Regina	75
71	Felicia	74
72	Kathy	73
73	Betty	71
74	Margaret	69
75	Rachel	67
76	Nicole	66
76	Sarah	66
76	Tanya	66
76	Theresa	66
80	Janice	64
81	Denise	63
81	Janet	63
83	Erica	62
84	Carla	60
84	Cassandra	60
86	Sabrina	58
86	Veronica	58
88	Ann	57
88	Carol	57
88	Vanessa	57
91	Beverly	56
92	Ashley	55
92	Kim	55
94	Frances	54
95	Angelia	51
95	Charlene	51
95	Tammie	51
98	Melinda	49
98	Renee	49
100	Anita	48
100	Joyce	48
100	Kathryn	48
100	Sherri	48