Most popular girls’ names in Tennessee, 1976

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Jennifer	1,161
2	Amy	740
3	Angela	675
4	Amanda	573
5	Kimberly	556
6	Heather	505
7	Melissa	498
8	Stephanie	405
9	Mary	337
10	Misty	334
10	Rebecca	334
12	April	304
13	Shannon	285
14	Jamie	284
15	Lisa	279
16	Crystal	278
17	Christy	275
18	Christina	252
19	Elizabeth	251
19	Tonya	251
21	Michelle	231
22	Tiffany	228
23	Laura	226
24	Rachel	225
25	Brandy	216

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Julie	214
27	Tammy	207
28	Kelly	204
29	Wendy	199
30	Sarah	193
31	Jessica	187
32	Carrie	180
33	Andrea	179
34	Tracy	175
35	Stacy	169
36	Karen	168
37	Emily	160
38	Lori	158
39	Tina	151
40	Cynthia	149
41	Leslie	146
42	Susan	141
43	Holly	139
44	Melanie	136
45	Ashley	130
46	Teresa	128
47	Dana	125
48	Patricia	122
49	Nicole	121
50	Stacey	119
51	Kristy	115
52	Amber	109
53	Christie	107
53	Courtney	107
53	Tara	107
56	Allison	106
56	Rhonda	106
56	Tanya	106
59	Donna	101
60	Brandi	98
60	Monica	98
62	Sharon	95
63	Sherry	92
64	Katherine	89
65	Tamika	88
66	Samantha	87
67	Pamela	86
68	Robin	85
69	Jaime	83
69	Tamara	83
71	Erica	82
72	Melinda	81
73	Alicia	76
74	Anna	74
74	Dawn	74
76	Sara	73
77	Jacqueline	71
77	Kristi	71
77	Latoya	71
80	Chasity	70
81	Erin	66
82	Carla	65
82	Linda	65
82	Valerie	65
85	Kristie	64
85	Natalie	64
85	Regina	64
88	Deborah	63
88	Nancy	63
88	Yolanda	63
91	Catherine	61
92	Barbara	59
92	Sandra	59
94	Ginger	58
95	Felicia	57
95	Natasha	57
95	Sonya	57
98	Jill	56
98	Martha	56
98	Paula	56