Most popular girls’ names in Virginia, 1968

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Lisa	1,157
2	Kimberly	886
3	Angela	651
4	Michelle	641
5	Melissa	635
6	Tammy	633
7	Karen	587
8	Jennifer	563
9	Mary	552
10	Pamela	481
11	Susan	460
12	Amy	437
13	Elizabeth	426
14	Teresa	413
15	Patricia	397
16	Donna	384
17	Cynthia	373
18	Laura	368
19	Sharon	351
20	Stephanie	331
21	Deborah	330
22	Tina	329
23	Kelly	324
24	Robin	304
24	Tracy	304

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Rebecca	300
27	Sandra	299
28	Cheryl	251
29	Dawn	248
30	Wendy	247
31	Christine	243
31	Rhonda	243
33	Linda	238
34	Sherry	218
35	Brenda	210
36	Barbara	204
37	Carol	203
38	Michele	200
39	Lori	193
40	Julie	190
41	Nancy	178
42	Paula	173
43	Catherine	169
44	Carolyn	168
45	Denise	166
45	Tonya	166
45	Tracey	166
48	Theresa	162
49	Christina	159
50	Debra	151
50	Jacqueline	151
52	Katherine	143
53	Andrea	142
53	Margaret	142
55	Wanda	141
56	Ann	136
57	Sheila	135
58	Kathy	132
58	Kim	132
58	Shannon	132
61	Dana	131
62	Anne	129
62	Regina	129
64	Monica	126
64	Sarah	126
66	Valerie	125
67	Melinda	121
68	Janet	118
68	Virginia	118
70	Leslie	117
70	Stacey	117
72	Heather	111
72	Sherri	111
74	Kathryn	108
75	Crystal	107
76	Terri	105
77	April	103
78	Melanie	102
79	Kathleen	99
80	Connie	98
80	Diane	98
82	Anita	96
82	Bonnie	96
84	Cindy	93
85	Carla	89
85	Joyce	89
85	Sonya	89
85	Suzanne	89
85	Tamara	89
90	Beth	87
90	Cassandra	87
92	Beverly	85
93	Maria	84
93	Martha	84
95	Amanda	81
95	Penny	81
95	Victoria	81
98	Janice	80
99	Julia	78
100	Vicki	77
100	Vickie	77