Most popular girls’ names in West Virginia, 1970

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Melissa	432
2	Lisa	417
3	Kimberly	371
4	Angela	346
5	Tammy	329
6	Amy	258
7	Jennifer	257
8	Michelle	251
9	Mary	224
10	Tina	197
11	Rebecca	181
12	Stephanie	173
13	Teresa	172
14	Lori	168
15	Pamela	152
16	Tracy	150
17	Kelly	141
18	Karen	131
19	Patricia	130
20	Susan	129
21	Elizabeth	127
22	Christina	124
23	Cynthia	119
24	Brenda	108
25	Donna	105

Rank	Name	Babies
25	Heather	105
27	Julie	104
28	Laura	101
29	Robin	95
30	Shannon	93
31	Sandra	90
31	Sherry	90
33	Linda	86
34	Barbara	85
35	Kathy	83
36	Cheryl	79
36	Tonya	79
38	Rhonda	78
39	Debra	77
40	Wendy	76
41	Crystal	73
42	Christine	72
42	Michele	72
44	Deborah	71
45	Dawn	70
46	Sharon	67
47	Kelli	66
48	Melinda	65
49	Sherri	62
50	Paula	61
51	Nancy	59
52	Beth	58
53	Connie	56
54	Cindy	55
54	Stacy	55
56	Carol	54
57	Denise	52
57	Regina	52
57	Sarah	52
60	Carla	51
61	Betty	50
62	Janet	49
62	Leslie	49
64	Catherine	47
65	Andrea	46
65	Jill	46
67	April	45
67	Cathy	45
67	Stacey	45
67	Terri	45
71	Carrie	44
71	Nicole	44
71	Sheila	44
74	Jodi	43
74	Melanie	43
76	Christy	42
76	Diana	42
76	Margaret	42
79	Lora	41
80	Jamie	40
80	Kristina	40
80	Traci	40
83	Anna	39
83	Billie	39
83	Penny	39
86	Anita	38
86	Monica	38
86	Rachel	38
86	Tracey	38
86	Virginia	38
91	Bonnie	37
91	Kathryn	37
91	Loretta	37
91	Shelly	37
95	Tara	36
95	Theresa	36
97	Deanna	35
97	Holly	35
99	Ann	34
99	Beverly	34
99	Dana	34
99	Kristi	34
99	Valerie	34