Name Yearbook

Top baby names in Rhode Island, 1971

Recorded as girls

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Jennifer	344
2	Lisa	236
3	Melissa	177
4	Michelle	169
5	Kimberly	151
6	Christine	127
7	Dawn	113
8	Amy	105
9	Susan	101
10	Lori	91
11	Kristen	86
12	Heather	80
13	Julie	79
13	Tammy	79
15	Nicole	76
16	Karen	74
17	Mary	66
18	Kelly	64
19	Donna	61
20	Deborah	60
20	Tina	60
20	Tracy	60
23	Stephanie	59
24	Rebecca	57
25	Elizabeth	54
25	Kerri	54
27	Sandra	50
28	Patricia	49
29	Gina	48
29	Kathleen	48
31	Pamela	47
31	Wendy	47
33	Shannon	45
34	Brenda	44
35	Michele	43
36	Cheryl	42
37	Debra	41
37	Denise	41
37	Lynn	41
40	Jessica	40
40	Kristin	40
42	Erin	39
42	Melanie	39
42	Tracey	39
45	Diane	38
45	Holly	38
47	Sharon	37
48	Linda	36
48	Stacey	36
48	Stacy	36

Recorded as boys

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Michael	410
2	John	323
3	David	302
4	Robert	289
5	Christopher	278
6	James	210
7	Scott	206
8	Jason	191
9	Joseph	177
10	Brian	169
11	Richard	161
12	William	142
13	Steven	130
13	Thomas	130
15	Kevin	128
16	Paul	116
17	Mark	115
18	Matthew	111
19	Daniel	109
20	Stephen	108
21	Jeffrey	105
22	Eric	99
23	Peter	84
24	Anthony	83
25	Edward	79
26	Timothy	77
27	Raymond	76
28	Keith	75
29	Todd	70
30	Donald	69
31	Kenneth	63
32	Ronald	59
33	Sean	58
34	Charles	56
34	Derek	56
34	Gregory	56
34	Patrick	56
38	George	52
39	Shawn	44
40	Andrew	41
40	Jonathan	41
40	Marc	41
43	Gary	40
44	Frank	36
45	Craig	32
46	Wayne	30
47	Albert	28
47	Dennis	28
47	Jeremy	28
50	Douglas	27