Most popular girls’ names in Tennessee, 1974

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Jennifer	1,130
2	Angela	795
3	Amy	718
4	Kimberly	679
5	Stephanie	539
6	Melissa	501
7	Rebecca	403
8	Heather	395
9	Christy	361
9	Lisa	361
11	Mary	349
12	Tonya	348
13	April	342
14	Michelle	338
15	Tammy	315
16	Tina	286
17	Amanda	252
17	Julie	252
19	Tracy	251
20	Shannon	239
21	Misty	234
22	Elizabeth	218
22	Lori	218
24	Crystal	212
25	Cynthia	208

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Laura	206
26	Wendy	206
28	Karen	194
28	Kelly	194
30	Patricia	191
30	Teresa	191
32	Christina	179
32	Rachel	179
34	Melanie	178
35	Susan	176
36	Tiffany	174
37	Dana	163
38	Stacy	157
39	Andrea	155
40	Pamela	154
40	Rhonda	154
42	Sharon	145
43	Donna	143
44	Leslie	138
45	Sherry	134
46	Christie	130
46	Sandra	130
48	Monica	124
49	Jessica	123
49	Kristi	123
49	Robin	123
52	Brandy	122
52	Stacey	122
54	Sarah	120
54	Tara	120
56	Emily	119
57	Holly	117
58	Tamara	114
59	Tanya	112
60	Melinda	109
61	Regina	106
62	Kristie	104
63	Kristy	103
64	Sonya	100
65	Katherine	99
66	Nicole	94
67	Deborah	92
67	Paula	92
69	Carla	89
69	Cindy	89
69	Dawn	89
72	Carrie	88
73	Brenda	84
73	Jamie	84
75	Linda	82
76	Cheryl	80
77	Margaret	77
78	Ashley	76
78	Barbara	76
78	Brandi	76
78	Tracey	76
82	Valerie	75
83	Alicia	71
84	Latonya	69
85	Erica	68
85	Katrina	68
87	Allison	67
87	Christine	67
89	Joy	66
90	Anna	65
90	Gina	65
90	Kristen	65
90	Yolanda	65
94	Ginger	64
94	Virginia	64
96	Kathy	63
96	Shelley	63
98	Felicia	62
98	Jill	62
100	Carol	61