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The 200 most popular girls’ names of 1975

10,618 different girls’ names were recorded in 1975, covering 1,457,861 births. These are the top 200.

#NameBirths
1Jennifer58,190
2Amy32,254
3Heather24,301
4Melissa24,168
5Angela23,361
6Michelle22,665
7Kimberly20,257
8Lisa18,139
9Stephanie15,775
10Nicole14,275
11Rebecca13,925
12Christina12,980
13Jessica12,926
14Amanda12,657
15Elizabeth12,472
16Kelly11,735
17Sarah11,170
18Julie11,141
19Mary10,973
20Laura10,311
21Shannon9,370
22Christine9,103
23Dawn8,744
24Tracy8,509
25April8,245
26Rachel8,225
27Karen8,168
28Andrea8,042
29Carrie7,854
30Maria7,542
31Tammy7,528
32Susan7,488
33Wendy7,473
34Stacy7,169
35Tina7,065
36Patricia7,053
37Tiffany6,919
38Erin6,894
39Lori6,650
40Cynthia6,539
41Tara6,455
42Danielle6,412
43Crystal6,243
44Stacey5,931
45Tonya5,896
46Jill5,728
47Misty5,552
48Emily5,482
49Monica5,476
50Tanya5,377
51Sandra5,374
52Melanie5,369
53Christy5,168
54Sara5,131
55Holly5,047
56Michele5,033
57Brandy4,944
58Katherine4,851
59Amber4,683
60Kristen4,674
61Teresa4,640
62Dana4,619
63Erica4,581
64Denise4,461
65Robin4,328
66Heidi4,294
67Brenda4,236
68Jamie4,233
69Megan4,191
70Pamela4,177
71Leslie4,105
72Veronica4,060
73Catherine3,936
74Kristin3,880
75Sharon3,732
76Alicia3,718
77Tamara3,629
78Theresa3,611
79Anna3,578
80Kathleen3,545
81Linda3,522
82Nancy3,510
83Barbara3,454
84Gina3,431
85Donna3,422
86Deborah3,414
87Renee3,405
88Brandi3,369
89Allison3,347
90Jacqueline3,314
91Melinda3,282
92Valerie3,227
93Rhonda3,167
94Jodi3,107
95Sherry3,044
96Christie3,028
97Cheryl2,997
98Margaret2,950
99Kathryn2,947
100Diana2,912
101Samantha2,834
102Courtney2,775
103Kristina2,747
104Ann2,715
105Victoria2,713
106Mandy2,710
107Yolanda2,655
108Paula2,651
109Kristi2,646
110Natalie2,637
111Regina2,569
112Cindy2,505
113Shelly2,484
114Debra2,444
115Vanessa2,440
116Felicia2,402
117Tracey2,378
118Kara2,358
119Carolyn2,346
120Beth2,323
121Suzanne2,319
122Carla2,314
123Joy2,306
124Anne2,287
125Laurie2,284
126Deanna2,276
127Alison2,267
128Erika2,256
129Kari2,221
130Tamika2,159
131Katrina2,130
132Leah2,117
133Colleen2,100
134Sheila2,099
135Jenny2,064
136Aimee2,031
137Julia2,001
138Ashley1,989
139Janet1,950
140Angie1,948
141Kristy1,920
142Diane1,909
143Bridget1,862
144Lauren1,845
145Natasha1,844
146Stacie1,840
147Kristie1,817
148Tricia1,804
149Martha1,792
150Carol1,784
151Carmen1,775
152Kelli1,768
153Nichole1,764
154Sonya1,760
155Traci1,740
156Virginia1,733
157Anita1,722
158Joanna1,699
159Krista1,695
160Kathy1,689
160Shawna1,689
162Jody1,685
163Kerry1,676
164Marie1,632
165Terri1,601
166Angel1,597
166Kerri1,597
168Cassandra1,587
169Kristine1,559
170Molly1,547
170Shelley1,547
172Robyn1,510
173Kendra1,505
174Keri1,502
175Trisha1,501
176Monique1,495
177Sonia1,491
178Kim1,481
179Toni1,454
180Claudia1,444
181Meredith1,428
182Lynn1,423
183Charity1,420
184Connie1,407
185Rachael1,376
186Adrienne1,371
187Annette1,363
188Bonnie1,345
189Yvonne1,330
190Sabrina1,327
191Janice1,310
192Mindy1,308
193Becky1,305
194Katie1,296
195Gloria1,289
196Sherri1,272
197Latasha1,243
198Caroline1,232
199Ruth1,230
200Tracie1,225

Source: US Social Security Administration national baby-name files. A name given to fewer than five girls in 1975 is not published, so it is missing from both the count and the total above.

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