Name Yearbook

Top baby names in Rhode Island, 1973

Recorded as girls

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Jennifer	326
2	Melissa	150
3	Michelle	148
4	Lisa	127
5	Kimberly	109
6	Amy	97
7	Christine	96
8	Heather	90
9	Rebecca	81
10	Dawn	79
10	Kristen	79
12	Elizabeth	69
13	Nicole	68
14	Stephanie	65
15	Jessica	63
16	Susan	59
17	Julie	57
18	Lori	54
19	Melanie	52
20	Karen	51
21	Kelly	50
21	Tammy	50
23	Tracy	48
24	Kerri	47
25	Brenda	41
25	Christina	41
27	Tina	40
28	Erin	39
29	Patricia	37
30	Maria	34
30	Mary	34
30	Tara	34
33	Shannon	33
34	Michele	32
34	Rachel	32
34	Sarah	32
34	Stacey	32
38	Danielle	31
38	Sandra	31
40	Andrea	30
40	Kathleen	30
40	Paula	30
40	Wendy	30
44	Holly	28
44	Stacy	28
44	Tracey	28
47	Jill	27
47	Laura	27
47	Renee	27
50	Erica	26

Recorded as boys

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Michael	357
2	Christopher	267
3	Jason	256
4	David	236
5	Robert	215
6	John	204
7	Brian	185
8	James	162
9	Joseph	140
10	William	124
11	Kevin	123
12	Scott	114
13	Matthew	106
14	Richard	104
15	Steven	103
16	Daniel	101
17	Eric	96
18	Paul	94
19	Thomas	93
20	Jeffrey	92
21	Mark	90
22	Timothy	70
23	Anthony	67
24	Keith	64
25	Gregory	60
26	Peter	56
26	Ronald	56
28	Edward	55
29	Stephen	54
30	Jonathan	52
31	Sean	49
32	Todd	48
33	Derek	46
34	Charles	44
34	Donald	44
34	Kenneth	44
37	Patrick	43
38	Raymond	42
39	Andrew	38
39	Joshua	38
41	Frank	37
42	Adam	36
42	Ryan	36
44	Shawn	35
45	Dennis	34
46	Gary	31
46	Justin	31
48	George	29
49	Jamie	28
50	Jeremy	27