Most popular girls’ names in South Carolina, 1974

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Jennifer	727
2	Angela	436
3	Kimberly	408
4	Melissa	348
5	Amy	315
6	Stephanie	300
7	Tonya	287
8	Tammy	257
9	Mary	245
10	Heather	234
11	Michelle	231
12	Lisa	226
13	April	213
14	Crystal	192
14	Elizabeth	192
14	Shannon	192
17	Rebecca	159
18	Tina	154
19	Susan	150
20	Wendy	147
21	Amanda	145
22	Pamela	144
23	Julie	137
24	Karen	136
25	Tracy	134

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Cynthia	132
27	Teresa	131
28	Sharon	128
29	Tiffany	122
30	Kelly	121
31	Patricia	114
32	Leslie	109
33	Tara	108
34	Dana	106
35	Donna	105
36	Monica	103
37	Christina	102
37	Laura	102
39	Lori	101
40	Rhonda	96
41	Christy	93
42	Robin	90
43	Stacey	89
44	Andrea	87
44	Melanie	87
46	Tanya	86
47	Nicole	83
47	Sonya	83
49	Tamara	82
50	Sherry	81
51	Sandra	77
51	Yolanda	77
53	Sarah	76
54	Christie	74
54	Dawn	74
56	Katherine	71
56	Misty	71
56	Stacy	71
59	Denise	70
60	Ashley	69
61	Barbara	68
62	Linda	66
63	Allison	64
63	Rachel	64
65	Erica	63
66	Felicia	62
67	Brandy	61
67	Catherine	61
67	Kristen	61
70	Christine	59
70	Margaret	59
72	Jacqueline	58
73	Jessica	57
73	Nancy	57
73	Wanda	57
76	Melinda	56
77	Latonya	55
77	Regina	55
79	Joy	54
79	Sabrina	54
81	Brenda	53
82	Deborah	52
82	Paula	52
84	Anna	51
85	Alicia	49
85	Sheila	49
85	Tracey	49
88	Carolyn	47
88	Emily	47
88	Veronica	47
91	Latoya	46
92	Natasha	45
93	Holly	44
93	Michele	44
95	Cheryl	43
95	Laurie	43
95	Theresa	43
98	Debra	42
98	Katrina	42
100	Beverly	40
100	Janice	40
100	Valerie	40