Most popular girls’ names in Virginia, 1971

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Jennifer	1,154
2	Kimberly	880
3	Angela	836
4	Lisa	747
5	Michelle	700
6	Amy	639
7	Melissa	632
8	Mary	543
9	Tammy	520
10	Elizabeth	450
11	Karen	437
12	Stephanie	433
13	Susan	382
14	Cynthia	363
15	Rebecca	357
16	Laura	317
17	Wendy	316
18	Pamela	315
19	Tracy	311
20	Teresa	310
21	Shannon	309
22	Tina	306
23	Patricia	285
24	Dawn	282
25	Heather	276

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Donna	255
27	Deborah	247
28	Tonya	238
29	Sherry	235
30	Lori	234
31	Rhonda	232
32	Sharon	229
33	Christina	222
33	Kelly	222
35	Christine	215
36	Sandra	208
37	Crystal	207
38	Cheryl	206
39	Julie	205
40	Robin	202
41	Stacy	200
42	Dana	181
43	Leslie	166
43	Sarah	166
45	Stacey	165
46	Andrea	164
47	Catherine	159
47	Katherine	159
49	Linda	158
50	Monica	157
51	Nicole	155
52	Tara	152
52	Tracey	152
54	April	148
55	Michele	143
56	Denise	142
57	Barbara	139
58	Tiffany	129
59	Melanie	128
59	Virginia	128
61	Ann	121
61	Brenda	121
61	Tanya	121
64	Kathy	120
65	Theresa	117
66	Wanda	113
67	Margaret	111
68	Christy	110
68	Cindy	110
70	Janet	107
70	Nancy	107
70	Sheila	107
73	Paula	106
74	Amanda	104
75	Carol	103
75	Jacqueline	103
75	Tamara	103
78	Melinda	101
79	Carolyn	100
79	Rachel	100
79	Regina	100
82	Anne	97
83	Kathryn	96
84	Valerie	94
85	Debra	92
86	Carrie	91
86	Holly	91
88	Sonya	90
88	Terri	90
90	Kristin	89
90	Sherri	89
92	Jessica	85
93	Diane	84
94	Carla	83
95	Sabrina	81
95	Victoria	81
97	Allison	79
97	Veronica	79
99	Anita	77
99	Erica	77