Most popular girls’ names in Tennessee, 1971

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	Jennifer	901
3	Kimberly	861
4	Melissa	737
5	Amy	679
6	Lisa	669
7	Tammy	665
8	Mary	469
9	Michelle	403
10	Stephanie	398
11	Tina	390
12	Tracy	363
13	Shannon	340
14	Teresa	322
15	Cynthia	315
16	Pamela	314
17	Karen	307
18	Christy	298
19	Donna	286
20	Susan	283
20	Tonya	283
22	Elizabeth	279
23	Rebecca	274
24	Rhonda	267
25	Lori	252

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Sharon	251
27	Laura	232
28	Julie	231
29	Sherry	221
30	Wendy	219
31	Patricia	211
31	Sandra	211
31	Stacy	211
34	Dana	205
35	Kelly	189
35	Stacey	189
37	Tiffany	188
38	Andrea	183
38	Heather	183
40	Deborah	179
41	Kristi	176
42	April	172
43	Regina	163
44	Melanie	162
45	Linda	153
46	Crystal	152
47	Paula	146
48	Tracey	144
49	Leslie	135
49	Rachel	135
51	Amanda	134
52	Barbara	132
53	Robin	131
54	Cindy	127
55	Monica	126
56	Brenda	122
57	Carla	117
57	Christina	117
59	Dawn	112
60	Carol	111
60	Tara	111
62	Jacqueline	110
63	Melinda	109
63	Sonya	109
65	Holly	107
66	Janet	106
66	Nicole	106
66	Sheila	106
69	Carolyn	105
70	Kathy	103
70	Nancy	103
72	Margaret	102
73	Katherine	101
73	Terri	101
75	Connie	100
76	Cheryl	97
76	Kristy	97
78	Sarah	96
79	Christie	94
79	Gina	94
79	Kristie	94
82	Felicia	93
83	Ginger	90
84	Beverly	88
85	Penny	86
86	Shelia	85
87	Jamie	84
88	Anita	83
88	Julia	83
88	Martha	83
91	Angelia	82
92	Denise	81
92	Leigh	81
94	Christine	79
94	Janice	79
94	Yolanda	79
97	Alicia	77
97	Tanya	77
97	Valerie	77
100	Cathy	75