Most popular girls’ names in South Carolina, 1972

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Angela	590
2	Jennifer	532
3	Kimberly	476
4	Melissa	412
5	Lisa	360
6	Stephanie	322
7	Tammy	293
8	Amy	288
9	Michelle	283
10	Mary	277
11	Tonya	275
12	Shannon	210
13	Pamela	205
14	Sharon	194
15	Teresa	190
16	Tracy	189
17	Elizabeth	184
18	Cynthia	183
19	Karen	167
20	Wendy	162
21	Tina	160
22	Donna	157
23	Susan	151
24	Crystal	149
25	Laura	145

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Tara	143
27	Heather	142
27	Rebecca	142
29	Kelly	141
30	April	136
31	Rhonda	133
32	Patricia	129
33	Sandra	128
34	Julie	127
35	Stacey	120
36	Stacy	116
37	Robin	111
38	Nicole	108
39	Sonya	107
40	Dana	106
40	Linda	106
40	Sherry	106
43	Melanie	105
44	Dawn	104
45	Amanda	101
45	Andrea	101
45	Lori	101
48	Denise	98
48	Monica	98
50	Yolanda	97
51	Christy	96
51	Wanda	96
53	Katina	88
54	Barbara	83
54	Sheila	83
56	Christina	82
57	Katherine	81
57	Margaret	81
59	Catherine	80
59	Leslie	80
61	Cheryl	79
62	Tiffany	77
63	Felicia	75
63	Regina	75
65	Catina	74
66	Tanya	73
67	Jacqueline	71
68	Deborah	70
69	Carla	69
69	Nancy	69
71	Allison	68
71	Ashley	68
71	Christine	68
74	Paula	67
75	Carolyn	66
76	Brenda	65
77	Veronica	64
78	Theresa	63
79	Kim	61
79	Sarah	61
81	Katrina	60
81	Melinda	60
83	Rachel	59
84	Erica	58
85	Cindy	57
85	Janice	57
85	Tracey	57
88	Cassandra	54
88	Janet	54
88	Natasha	54
91	Carol	52
91	Vanessa	52
93	Anita	51
93	Sabrina	51
95	Beverly	50
95	Cathy	50
95	Charlene	50
95	Debra	50
95	Frances	50
95	Kathy	50