Most popular girls’ names in Virginia, 1970

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Kimberly	953
2	Jennifer	943
3	Lisa	898
4	Angela	769
5	Michelle	696
6	Melissa	652
7	Tammy	634
8	Amy	583
9	Mary	537
10	Karen	488
11	Elizabeth	446
12	Stephanie	424
13	Susan	418
14	Tracy	409
15	Pamela	397
16	Laura	363
17	Teresa	352
18	Shannon	328
18	Sharon	328
20	Wendy	327
21	Heather	324
22	Dawn	320
22	Patricia	320
24	Cynthia	319
25	Tina	303

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Donna	290
27	Rebecca	282
28	Julie	273
29	Sandra	270
30	Kelly	267
31	Deborah	244
32	Christine	232
33	Robin	231
34	Tonya	230
35	Lori	228
36	Rhonda	223
37	Catherine	212
38	Sherry	203
39	Linda	199
40	Katherine	195
41	Barbara	192
42	Tracey	189
43	Cheryl	181
44	Nicole	171
45	Brenda	166
45	Christina	166
47	Leslie	165
48	Denise	159
49	Michele	155
50	Dana	152
51	Monica	151
52	Tara	148
53	Crystal	145
54	Debra	144
55	Andrea	141
55	Stacey	141
57	Sarah	140
58	April	136
59	Kathy	134
60	Anne	133
60	Sabrina	133
62	Victoria	132
63	Stacy	130
64	Theresa	129
65	Nancy	128
66	Ann	125
67	Virginia	123
68	Carolyn	122
68	Margaret	122
68	Sheila	122
71	Carol	121
71	Kathryn	121
73	Jacqueline	120
73	Paula	120
75	Melinda	117
75	Wanda	117
77	Regina	114
78	Melanie	108
79	Kathleen	107
80	Janet	103
81	Cindy	101
82	Carla	100
83	Tanya	99
84	Terri	98
85	Rachel	97
86	Amanda	96
87	Diane	94
88	Valerie	93
89	Tamara	91
90	Beverly	89
90	Carrie	89
90	Julia	89
93	Christy	88
93	Jill	88
95	Laurie	87
96	Sherri	86
97	Anita	81
98	Holly	79
99	Kimberley	78
100	Beth	77
100	Sonya	77