Most popular girls’ names in West Virginia, 1971

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Melissa	454
2	Lisa	388
3	Angela	366
4	Jennifer	365
5	Kimberly	360
6	Tammy	320
7	Michelle	306
8	Amy	265
9	Mary	218
10	Rebecca	188
11	Stephanie	177
12	Tina	166
13	Lori	156
14	Susan	154
15	Heather	148
16	Teresa	144
17	Cynthia	140
18	Christina	136
19	Pamela	124
20	Julie	122
21	Karen	119
22	Tracy	117
23	Kelly	113
24	Elizabeth	111
25	Patricia	107

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Donna	101
27	Laura	96
28	Stacy	93
29	Robin	90
29	Sherry	90
31	Crystal	89
32	Shannon	87
33	Barbara	85
33	Dawn	85
35	Brenda	83
35	Paula	83
35	Rhonda	83
35	Tonya	83
39	Sandra	82
40	Kathy	81
41	April	79
42	Deborah	78
43	Melinda	74
44	Cindy	72
44	Linda	72
46	Michele	70
47	Andrea	69
48	Christine	64
49	Tara	62
50	Debra	61
51	Cheryl	59
52	Beth	58
52	Leslie	58
52	Nancy	58
55	Rachel	56
55	Sharon	56
57	Sarah	55
58	Carrie	53
58	Sherri	53
60	Diana	51
60	Regina	51
60	Sheila	51
63	Stacey	50
63	Terri	50
65	Traci	49
66	Denise	48
67	Monica	47
67	Wendy	47
69	Betty	46
70	Katherine	45
71	Jacqueline	44
71	Loretta	44
73	Cathy	43
73	Christy	43
73	Connie	43
73	Jamie	43
77	Kristi	41
77	Marsha	41
77	Penny	41
80	Janet	40
81	Misty	39
82	Nicole	38
83	Carla	36
83	Carol	36
83	Melanie	36
86	Vanessa	35
87	Beverly	34
87	Shelly	34
87	Valerie	34
90	Anita	33
90	Anna	33
90	Catherine	33
90	Deanna	33
90	Kelli	33
90	Margaret	33
90	Tracey	33
90	Virginia	33
98	Holly	32
98	Tamara	32
98	Tricia	32
98	Victoria	32