Most popular girls’ names in Virginia, 1975

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Jennifer	1,293
2	Amy	791
3	Angela	654
4	Melissa	564
5	Kimberly	550
6	Michelle	501
7	Heather	492
8	Stephanie	446
9	Lisa	362
10	Mary	340
11	Christina	335
12	Rebecca	329
13	Crystal	298
14	Elizabeth	293
15	Sarah	274
16	Amanda	271
17	Kelly	259
18	April	243
19	Shannon	237
20	Tammy	226
21	Jessica	224
22	Wendy	223
23	Laura	217
24	Susan	211
24	Tonya	211

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Nicole	208
27	Karen	204
27	Tracy	204
29	Julie	183
30	Tina	180
31	Cynthia	179
31	Dawn	179
33	Tanya	167
34	Christine	166
35	Christy	164
36	Carrie	152
37	Patricia	151
37	Tiffany	151
39	Rachel	149
40	Andrea	146
41	Catherine	145
42	Lori	143
43	Katherine	140
44	Emily	138
45	Erin	137
46	Pamela	134
47	Tara	129
48	Leslie	126
48	Melanie	126
50	Robin	124
50	Teresa	124
52	Dana	123
53	Holly	114
53	Sherry	114
55	Margaret	112
56	Stacy	110
57	Sandra	108
58	Donna	105
59	Sharon	104
60	Misty	103
60	Rhonda	103
62	Monica	100
63	Stacey	99
64	Brandy	98
65	Christie	97
65	Tracey	97
67	Kristen	95
68	Danielle	94
69	Kristin	90
69	Linda	90
71	Erica	89
72	Kathryn	88
73	Ashley	85
74	Courtney	84
74	Melinda	84
76	Allison	83
76	Denise	83
78	Cheryl	82
79	Sara	80
79	Tamara	80
81	Regina	79
82	Barbara	78
82	Katrina	78
82	Michele	78
85	Ann	77
85	Samantha	77
85	Virginia	77
88	Anne	74
89	Felicia	72
90	Jamie	71
90	Kathleen	71
92	Jill	70
93	Anna	69
94	Amber	68
95	Megan	67
95	Nancy	67
97	Theresa	64
98	Carla	61
98	Deborah	61
100	Jacqueline	59