Most popular girls’ names in Virginia, 1972

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Jennifer	1,319
2	Kimberly	748
3	Angela	742
4	Michelle	649
5	Melissa	618
6	Amy	610
7	Lisa	576
8	Tammy	439
9	Stephanie	432
10	Mary	395
11	Elizabeth	343
12	Rebecca	336
13	Karen	330
14	Heather	324
15	Susan	293
16	Tracy	284
17	Tina	282
18	Shannon	276
19	Cynthia	266
20	Tonya	261
21	Nicole	259
22	Teresa	254
23	Laura	248
24	Pamela	237
24	Patricia	237

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Crystal	234
27	Christina	230
28	Dawn	224
28	Wendy	224
30	Julie	222
31	Sharon	221
32	Donna	212
33	Christine	206
34	Kelly	195
35	Lori	189
36	Katina	179
37	Robin	178
38	Sarah	171
38	Sherry	171
40	Dana	170
40	Sandra	170
42	Melanie	166
43	Rhonda	163
44	April	162
44	Deborah	162
46	Andrea	156
47	Katherine	151
47	Tanya	151
49	Catherine	143
49	Stacey	143
51	Stacy	137
52	Michele	136
53	Cheryl	134
54	Tracey	130
55	Denise	126
56	Monica	124
56	Tara	124
58	Barbara	123
59	Christy	115
60	Leslie	114
61	Linda	109
61	Theresa	109
63	Jessica	104
64	Kathy	103
65	Amanda	102
65	Katrina	102
65	Rachel	102
68	Virginia	101
69	Tiffany	100
70	Carrie	99
71	Margaret	96
72	Brenda	95
72	Cindy	95
74	Nancy	93
75	Carolyn	90
76	Paula	89
77	Valerie	87
78	Regina	85
79	Melinda	84
80	Anne	83
80	Catina	83
82	Ann	78
82	Holly	78
82	Kathryn	78
85	Debra	77
85	Tamara	77
87	Carol	76
87	Sherri	76
89	Kathleen	74
89	Renee	74
89	Sonya	74
92	Anita	72
92	Diane	72
92	Erica	72
92	Wanda	72
96	Felicia	71
97	Jacqueline	70
98	Anna	69
98	Janet	69
98	Victoria	69