Name Yearbook

Top baby names in Rhode Island, 1974

Recorded as girls

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Jennifer	309
2	Melissa	149
3	Amy	136
4	Michelle	124
5	Lisa	110
6	Heather	105
7	Jessica	101
8	Kimberly	99
9	Christine	88
10	Rebecca	87
11	Nicole	83
12	Elizabeth	78
13	Kristen	76
14	Dawn	73
15	Stephanie	61
16	Kerri	56
17	Erin	53
17	Tracy	53
19	Kelly	49
20	Melanie	47
21	Susan	46
22	Karen	45
22	Tara	45
24	Julie	44
24	Lori	44
24	Tammy	44
27	Sarah	41
28	Tina	40
29	Christina	38
30	Erica	35
31	Stacey	34
32	Gina	33
33	Andrea	32
33	Pamela	32
33	Wendy	32
36	Danielle	30
37	Patricia	29
38	Lynn	28
38	Mary	28
38	Rachel	28
38	Shannon	28
38	Stacy	28
43	Maria	27
44	Deborah	26
44	Michele	26
44	Sandra	26
47	Kristin	25
47	Laura	25
49	Colleen	24
49	Heidi	24

Recorded as boys

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Michael	333
2	Jason	295
3	David	210
4	Christopher	193
5	Robert	180
6	John	170
7	Brian	164
8	James	144
9	Joseph	133
10	Daniel	108
10	Matthew	108
12	Scott	105
13	William	104
14	Kevin	103
15	Eric	96
16	Steven	93
17	Richard	88
18	Mark	83
19	Thomas	78
20	Jeffrey	76
21	Stephen	72
22	Timothy	71
23	Paul	65
24	Peter	62
25	Anthony	55
26	Keith	54
27	Andrew	52
27	Sean	52
29	Joshua	49
30	Gregory	43
31	Jonathan	42
31	Raymond	42
33	Adam	39
33	Ryan	39
35	Jeremy	38
36	Patrick	37
36	Shawn	37
38	Charles	36
38	Kenneth	36
38	Todd	36
41	Dennis	35
41	Justin	35
43	Ronald	34
44	Edward	32
45	Aaron	31
45	Jamie	31
47	Donald	29
48	Derek	25
48	Marc	25
50	Craig	24