Most popular girls’ names in Virginia, 1973

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Jennifer	1,339
2	Kimberly	659
3	Melissa	633
4	Angela	627
5	Amy	580
6	Michelle	557
7	Stephanie	487
8	Lisa	455
9	Mary	396
10	Heather	392
11	Tammy	370
12	Rebecca	355
13	Elizabeth	348
14	Crystal	283
15	Karen	276
16	Susan	273
17	Christina	264
18	Shannon	248
19	Laura	242
20	Tina	240
21	Wendy	238
22	Tracy	231
23	Tonya	230
24	Kelly	227
25	Cynthia	214

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Patricia	206
27	Julie	204
28	April	201
29	Nicole	192
30	Dawn	191
30	Pamela	191
32	Donna	189
33	Katina	176
34	Christine	171
35	Sharon	165
35	Teresa	165
37	Katherine	164
38	Sarah	163
39	Robin	161
40	Melanie	158
41	Lori	153
42	Stacey	147
43	Andrea	146
44	Sandra	137
45	Rhonda	135
46	Catherine	134
46	Deborah	134
48	Christy	131
48	Tara	131
50	Denise	129
51	Stacy	126
52	Dana	125
53	Michele	123
54	Tanya	122
55	Holly	121
56	Jessica	120
57	Tiffany	118
58	Monica	115
59	Cheryl	114
60	Sherry	112
61	Tracey	109
62	Carrie	108
62	Linda	108
64	Leslie	107
65	Amanda	102
65	Margaret	102
67	Barbara	101
68	Melinda	97
69	Brenda	95
69	Emily	95
71	Theresa	94
71	Virginia	94
73	Tamara	93
74	Katrina	90
74	Rachel	90
76	Danielle	84
77	Ann	83
77	Anne	83
79	Cindy	80
80	Erin	79
80	Kathryn	79
82	Kristen	77
83	Erica	76
84	Nancy	75
85	Felicia	74
85	Regina	74
87	Alicia	72
87	Suzanne	72
89	Allison	71
90	Sheila	70
91	Jacqueline	69
92	Brandy	68
92	Debra	68
92	Kathy	68
92	Victoria	68
96	Sherri	67
97	Carla	66
97	Carolyn	66
99	Laurie	65
99	Misty	65
99	Paula	65
99	Valerie	65