Most popular girls’ names in West Virginia, 1968

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Lisa	543
2	Melissa	407
3	Kimberly	399
4	Tammy	374
5	Angela	288
6	Mary	248
7	Michelle	224
8	Tina	220
9	Teresa	189
10	Rebecca	178
11	Kelly	167
12	Patricia	159
13	Amy	155
14	Pamela	146
15	Donna	144
16	Karen	141
17	Jennifer	139
18	Susan	137
19	Cynthia	136
20	Rhonda	125
21	Lori	124
22	Robin	120
23	Brenda	114
23	Sandra	114
25	Elizabeth	113

Rank	Name	Babies
25	Sherry	113
27	Stephanie	112
28	Linda	106
29	Barbara	103
30	Deborah	101
30	Paula	101
32	Julie	93
33	Laura	92
34	Sharon	91
35	Christina	83
35	Debra	83
37	Michele	81
38	Cheryl	78
38	Tracy	78
40	Tonya	76
41	Terri	75
42	Connie	73
43	Kathy	71
44	Cindy	70
45	Beth	67
46	Melinda	64
47	Carla	63
48	Jill	59
49	Crystal	57
50	Sarah	56
51	Christine	55
52	Beverly	53
52	Dawn	53
52	Sherri	53
55	Nancy	52
56	Wendy	49
57	Denise	47
58	Carol	46
58	Theresa	46
60	Cathy	44
60	Lora	44
60	Tamara	44
63	Betty	43
63	Diana	43
63	Regina	43
63	Sheila	43
67	Anna	42
67	Carolyn	42
67	Kelli	42
67	Loretta	42
71	Melanie	41
72	Andrea	40
72	Janet	40
72	Valerie	40
75	Peggy	38
76	Deanna	37
76	Victoria	37
78	Anita	36
79	Jacqueline	35
79	Leslie	35
79	Penny	35
82	Belinda	34
82	Catherine	34
84	Christy	33
85	Ann	32
85	April	32
85	Gina	32
85	Margaret	32
89	Jodi	31
89	Sheri	31
91	Carrie	30
91	Debbie	30
91	Heather	30
91	Joyce	30
91	Julia	30
91	Vickie	30
91	Virginia	30
98	Jamie	29
98	Kathryn	29
100	Bonnie	28
100	Diane	28
100	Tracey	28