Most popular girls’ names in South Dakota, 1972

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Jennifer	207
2	Amy	126
3	Michelle	119
4	Lisa	107
5	Nicole	80
6	Melissa	75
7	Angela	70
8	Heather	58
9	Dawn	57
9	Stephanie	57
11	Kimberly	56
12	Julie	50
12	Susan	50
14	Rebecca	47
15	Lori	45
16	Tammy	43
17	Stacy	41
18	Heidi	38
19	Kristi	37
19	Mary	37
19	Stacey	37
22	Shannon	35
23	Christine	34
24	Tracy	33
25	Laura	32

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Denise	31
26	Jodi	31
28	Melanie	30
29	Brenda	28
29	Karen	28
31	Ann	26
31	Kristin	26
31	Pamela	26
31	Tanya	26
31	Tara	26
31	Teresa	26
31	Tina	26
38	Jill	24
38	Paula	24
38	Sandra	24
41	Elizabeth	23
41	Michele	23
41	Nancy	23
41	Sarah	23
41	Tamara	23
46	Jessica	22
46	Shelly	22
48	Kristine	21
48	Rhonda	21
48	Tonya	21
48	Wendy	21
52	Cindy	19
52	Holly	19
54	Becky	18
54	Nichole	18
56	Carrie	17
56	Lynn	17
56	Patricia	17
59	Beth	16
59	Christina	16
59	Donna	16
59	Kelly	16
59	Leslie	16
59	Linda	16
59	Renee	16
59	Sara	16
59	Theresa	16
59	Tiffany	16
69	Andrea	15
69	Barbara	15
69	Carla	15
69	Crystal	15
69	Diane	15
69	Tami	15
69	Vicki	15
76	Danielle	14
76	Jody	14
76	Kari	14
76	Kathy	14
76	Misty	14
76	Monica	14
76	Rochelle	14
83	Amber	13
83	Carmen	13
83	Cheryl	13
83	Debra	13
83	Kristen	13
83	Laurie	13
83	Robin	13
90	Cynthia	12
90	Jacqueline	12
90	Jamie	12
90	Jolene	12
90	Karla	12
90	Katherine	12
90	Lynette	12
90	Rachel	12
90	Shawn	12
90	Sherry	12
90	Tricia	12