Most popular girls’ names in South Carolina, 1973

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Jennifer	654
2	Angela	477
3	Kimberly	410
4	Melissa	387
5	Stephanie	351
6	Tonya	286
7	Amy	282
8	Michelle	277
9	Mary	273
10	Lisa	264
11	Tammy	259
12	Elizabeth	186
13	April	181
14	Heather	178
15	Rebecca	173
16	Crystal	168
17	Tracy	167
18	Shannon	166
19	Cynthia	165
19	Sharon	165
21	Susan	161
22	Karen	160
22	Teresa	160
24	Wendy	149
25	Pamela	148

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Amanda	147
27	Julie	145
28	Kelly	136
29	Tara	134
30	Tina	125
31	Laura	124
32	Donna	123
33	Stacey	118
34	Robin	110
34	Stacy	110
36	Tiffany	108
37	Christina	107
37	Rhonda	107
39	Monica	106
40	Christy	105
40	Patricia	105
42	Sonya	102
43	Dawn	101
44	Sherry	99
45	Melanie	96
46	Linda	91
47	Andrea	90
48	Dana	89
49	Erica	88
49	Tanya	88
51	Lori	85
51	Nicole	85
53	Sandra	83
54	Denise	81
55	Brenda	77
56	Barbara	76
56	Christine	76
58	Ashley	75
59	Felicia	74
59	Katina	74
59	Yolanda	74
62	Leslie	73
62	Wanda	73
64	Allison	70
64	Catherine	70
66	Jacqueline	69
67	Sarah	68
67	Sheila	68
67	Tamara	68
70	Regina	67
71	Margaret	64
72	Catina	62
72	Nancy	62
74	Deborah	61
75	Melinda	60
76	Cheryl	58
76	Janet	58
78	Carolyn	57
79	Alicia	56
79	Cassandra	56
81	Cindy	53
81	Natasha	53
81	Sabrina	53
81	Vanessa	53
85	Katherine	52
85	Paula	52
87	Carla	50
87	Holly	50
87	Katrina	50
90	Latonya	48
90	Rachel	48
92	Brandy	47
93	Debra	45
93	Misty	45
95	Jessica	44
96	Anna	43
96	Tracey	43
96	Veronica	43
99	Beverly	42
100	Carol	41
100	Kristen	41
100	Samantha	41