Most popular girls’ names in Virginia, 1974

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Jennifer	1,363
2	Angela	673
3	Amy	644
4	Kimberly	637
5	Heather	546
6	Melissa	542
7	Michelle	541
8	Stephanie	457
9	Lisa	408
10	Rebecca	376
11	Mary	350
12	Elizabeth	322
13	Karen	285
14	Christina	281
15	Tammy	279
16	Susan	276
17	Crystal	265
18	Tonya	252
19	Shannon	251
20	April	235
21	Tracy	234
22	Kelly	233
23	Sarah	232
24	Tina	231
25	Laura	219

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Wendy	218
27	Cynthia	208
28	Christine	202
29	Tiffany	199
30	Nicole	194
31	Patricia	179
32	Julie	172
33	Amanda	170
33	Dawn	170
35	Teresa	169
36	Tanya	163
37	Jessica	161
38	Pamela	156
39	Christy	155
40	Tara	149
41	Lori	145
42	Melanie	140
42	Sharon	140
44	Catherine	139
45	Tamara	137
46	Donna	135
46	Kristen	135
48	Stacey	131
49	Sandra	130
50	Deborah	129
51	Robin	127
51	Stacy	127
53	Dana	126
54	Erin	124
55	Katherine	122
56	Sherry	121
57	Emily	118
58	Leslie	117
58	Michele	117
60	Danielle	114
61	Carrie	113
62	Monica	112
63	Rachel	111
64	Andrea	110
65	Anne	100
66	Holly	99
67	Melinda	94
68	Tracey	93
69	Misty	90
70	Barbara	89
70	Margaret	89
70	Rhonda	89
73	Kathryn	88
74	Denise	87
75	Cheryl	86
76	Katrina	85
77	Kathleen	82
78	Christie	81
79	Erica	80
80	Allison	75
80	Theresa	75
82	Kristina	74
82	Virginia	74
84	Ann	73
85	Kristin	72
85	Linda	72
85	Sara	72
88	Joy	69
88	Valerie	69
90	Amber	68
90	Brenda	68
90	Carolyn	68
90	Courtney	68
94	Anna	66
94	Regina	66
94	Suzanne	66
97	Yolanda	64
98	Paula	63
99	Diana	62
99	Julia	62