Most popular girls’ names in Tennessee, 1972

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Jennifer	983
2	Angela	880
3	Kimberly	803
4	Amy	617
5	Melissa	603
6	Lisa	538
7	Stephanie	535
8	Tammy	476
9	Mary	413
10	Michelle	387
11	Rebecca	330
12	Tonya	320
13	Tracy	319
14	Tina	305
15	Christy	288
16	Teresa	277
17	Cynthia	275
18	Julie	259
18	Karen	259
20	Shannon	257
21	Susan	236
22	Elizabeth	232
23	Pamela	229
24	Melanie	217
25	April	216

Rank	Name	Babies
25	Donna	216
27	Lori	215
28	Heather	212
29	Laura	204
30	Wendy	201
31	Rhonda	200
32	Patricia	193
33	Stacy	191
34	Sharon	185
35	Crystal	182
36	Sherry	179
37	Andrea	175
38	Dana	171
38	Sandra	171
40	Kelly	168
41	Robin	158
42	Tara	155
43	Stacey	153
44	Kristi	143
45	Tiffany	142
46	Nicole	138
47	Christina	137
47	Leslie	137
47	Linda	137
50	Amanda	135
51	Misty	126
52	Deborah	125
53	Cindy	119
54	Melinda	118
55	Rachel	116
56	Paula	110
57	Brenda	109
58	Monica	108
59	Barbara	106
60	Regina	104
60	Tanya	104
62	Katherine	103
63	Kristy	100
64	Sonya	97
65	Carla	94
65	Holly	94
67	Sarah	93
68	Kathy	92
69	Cheryl	91
69	Felicia	91
69	Nancy	91
72	Carolyn	89
72	Jacqueline	89
74	Dawn	87
75	Connie	86
76	Kristie	84
77	Carol	83
78	Christie	82
78	Sheila	82
80	Yolanda	79
81	Tracey	77
82	Janet	76
83	Catina	75
83	Valerie	75
85	Denise	74
86	Jamie	73
86	Katrina	73
86	Margaret	73
89	Beverly	71
89	Charlotte	71
89	Katina	71
89	Leigh	71
93	Gina	70
93	Ginger	70
95	Emily	68
96	Brandy	66
96	Catherine	66
98	Shelly	65
99	Carrie	64
99	Debra	64
99	Terri	64