Most popular girls’ names in South Dakota, 1973

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Jennifer	248
2	Amy	120
3	Michelle	114
4	Angela	89
5	Heather	82
6	Melissa	74
7	Lisa	69
8	Nicole	65
9	Stephanie	61
10	Rebecca	59
11	Julie	54
11	Kimberly	54
13	Dawn	52
14	Tanya	46
15	Susan	40
16	Lori	39
17	Tammy	38
17	Tracy	38
19	Stacy	37
20	Tara	35
20	Tina	35
22	Melanie	34
22	Sarah	34
24	Laura	32
25	Jodi	31

Rank	Name	Babies
25	Kristi	31
27	Sara	30
27	Shannon	30
29	Stacey	29
30	Brenda	28
30	Holly	28
32	Heidi	26
32	Michele	26
34	Carrie	25
34	Christina	25
34	Christine	25
34	Jill	25
34	Mary	25
34	Tamara	25
34	Teresa	25
34	Tonya	25
42	Kari	24
42	Kelly	24
44	Crystal	23
44	Jessica	23
44	Misty	23
47	Kristin	22
48	Barbara	21
48	Elizabeth	21
48	Jody	21
48	Wendy	21
52	Ann	20
52	Shelly	20
54	Karen	19
54	Pamela	19
54	Paula	19
54	Sandra	19
58	Denise	18
58	Kristen	18
60	Danielle	17
61	April	16
61	Becky	16
61	Karla	16
61	Kathy	16
61	Kristine	16
61	Nichole	16
61	Robin	16
61	Tiffany	16
69	Andrea	15
69	Lynn	15
71	Anna	14
71	Debra	14
71	Kristina	14
71	Nancy	14
71	Rhonda	14
71	Sheila	14
71	Tricia	14
71	Valerie	14
79	Amber	13
79	Beth	13
79	Cynthia	13
79	Donna	13
79	Katherine	13
79	Renee	13
85	Carmen	12
85	Christy	12
85	Dana	12
85	Erica	12
85	Jacqueline	12
85	Jenny	12
85	Leslie	12
85	Melinda	12
85	Rachelle	12
85	Sharon	12
85	Traci	12
85	Vicki	12
97	Amanda	11
97	Cheryl	11
97	Cindy	11
97	Gina	11
97	Jamie	11
97	Kim	11
97	Monica	11
97	Teri	11