Most popular girls’ names in Tennessee, 1970
Official counts of babies given each name, ranked by NameTides (names with the same count share a rank).
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Angela | 995 |
| 2 | Kimberly | 882 |
| 3 | Lisa | 771 |
| 4 | Melissa | 722 |
| 5 | Tammy | 701 |
| 6 | Jennifer | 693 |
| 7 | Amy | 576 |
| 8 | Mary | 520 |
| 9 | Tracy | 444 |
| 10 | Michelle | 411 |
| 11 | Tina | 403 |
| 12 | Karen | 384 |
| 13 | Pamela | 380 |
| 14 | Stephanie | 379 |
| 15 | Teresa | 344 |
| 16 | Cynthia | 336 |
| 17 | Shannon | 324 |
| 18 | Rhonda | 307 |
| 19 | Tonya | 303 |
| 20 | Susan | 301 |
| 21 | Donna | 296 |
| 22 | Sharon | 292 |
| 23 | Elizabeth | 278 |
| 23 | Rebecca | 278 |
| 25 | Lori | 269 |
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 26 | Laura | 263 |
| 27 | Christy | 256 |
| 28 | Patricia | 244 |
| 29 | Sandra | 236 |
| 30 | Sherry | 234 |
| 31 | Julie | 224 |
| 31 | Wendy | 224 |
| 33 | Regina | 207 |
| 34 | Dana | 205 |
| 35 | Robin | 191 |
| 36 | Kelly | 189 |
| 37 | Linda | 188 |
| 38 | Deborah | 185 |
| 39 | Tracey | 168 |
| 40 | Kristi | 166 |
| 41 | Stacy | 159 |
| 42 | Paula | 157 |
| 43 | Melanie | 153 |
| 43 | Sonya | 153 |
| 45 | Leslie | 152 |
| 46 | Kathy | 149 |
| 47 | Andrea | 148 |
| 48 | Barbara | 147 |
| 49 | Melinda | 145 |
| 50 | Heather | 142 |
| 51 | Brenda | 139 |
| 52 | April | 138 |
| 53 | Carla | 136 |
| 54 | Carol | 135 |
| 55 | Jacqueline | 133 |
| 56 | Carolyn | 130 |
| 57 | Stacey | 128 |
| 58 | Amanda | 126 |
| 58 | Dawn | 126 |
| 58 | Sheila | 126 |
| 61 | Tara | 125 |
| 62 | Janet | 120 |
| 63 | Connie | 119 |
| 64 | Cindy | 118 |
| 65 | Monica | 115 |
| 66 | Nancy | 112 |
| 67 | Cheryl | 111 |
| 68 | Tiffany | 110 |
| 69 | Crystal | 107 |
| 70 | Rachel | 106 |
| 71 | Sarah | 105 |
| 71 | Yolanda | 105 |
| 73 | Margaret | 104 |
| 73 | Penny | 104 |
| 75 | Gina | 101 |
| 76 | Christina | 98 |
| 77 | Kristy | 97 |
| 78 | Kristie | 96 |
| 79 | Vickie | 95 |
| 80 | Katherine | 94 |
| 81 | Sabrina | 92 |
| 82 | Debra | 90 |
| 83 | Valerie | 89 |
| 83 | Wanda | 89 |
| 85 | Beverly | 88 |
| 85 | Nicole | 88 |
| 87 | Holly | 85 |
| 88 | Terri | 84 |
| 89 | Jamie | 82 |
| 89 | Tracie | 82 |
| 91 | Denise | 80 |
| 91 | Julia | 80 |
| 93 | Shelia | 78 |
| 94 | Betty | 77 |
| 94 | Tanya | 77 |
| 96 | Traci | 75 |
| 97 | Kim | 74 |
| 98 | Catherine | 73 |
| 99 | Anita | 72 |
| 99 | Charlotte | 72 |
| 99 | Deanna | 72 |
| 99 | Jill | 72 |