Top baby names in Virginia, 1971
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jennifer | 1,154 |
| 2 | Kimberly | 880 |
| 3 | Angela | 836 |
| 4 | Lisa | 747 |
| 5 | Michelle | 700 |
| 6 | Amy | 639 |
| 7 | Melissa | 632 |
| 8 | Mary | 543 |
| 9 | Tammy | 520 |
| 10 | Elizabeth | 450 |
| 11 | Karen | 437 |
| 12 | Stephanie | 433 |
| 13 | Susan | 382 |
| 14 | Cynthia | 363 |
| 15 | Rebecca | 357 |
| 16 | Laura | 317 |
| 17 | Wendy | 316 |
| 18 | Pamela | 315 |
| 19 | Tracy | 311 |
| 20 | Teresa | 310 |
| 21 | Shannon | 309 |
| 22 | Tina | 306 |
| 23 | Patricia | 285 |
| 24 | Dawn | 282 |
| 25 | Heather | 276 |
| 26 | Donna | 255 |
| 27 | Deborah | 247 |
| 28 | Tonya | 238 |
| 29 | Sherry | 235 |
| 30 | Lori | 234 |
| 31 | Rhonda | 232 |
| 32 | Sharon | 229 |
| 33 | Christina | 222 |
| 33 | Kelly | 222 |
| 35 | Christine | 215 |
| 36 | Sandra | 208 |
| 37 | Crystal | 207 |
| 38 | Cheryl | 206 |
| 39 | Julie | 205 |
| 40 | Robin | 202 |
| 41 | Stacy | 200 |
| 42 | Dana | 181 |
| 43 | Leslie | 166 |
| 43 | Sarah | 166 |
| 45 | Stacey | 165 |
| 46 | Andrea | 164 |
| 47 | Catherine | 159 |
| 47 | Katherine | 159 |
| 49 | Linda | 158 |
| 50 | Monica | 157 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 1,836 |
| 2 | James | 1,557 |
| 3 | Christopher | 1,430 |
| 4 | John | 1,254 |
| 5 | Robert | 1,237 |
| 6 | David | 1,188 |
| 7 | William | 1,169 |
| 8 | Brian | 788 |
| 9 | Kevin | 650 |
| 10 | Charles | 613 |
| 11 | Richard | 595 |
| 12 | Thomas | 578 |
| 13 | Jeffrey | 568 |
| 14 | Mark | 545 |
| 15 | Joseph | 502 |
| 16 | Eric | 491 |
| 17 | Steven | 490 |
| 18 | Timothy | 486 |
| 19 | Jason | 473 |
| 20 | Scott | 456 |
| 21 | Matthew | 452 |
| 22 | Anthony | 390 |
| 23 | Kenneth | 382 |
| 24 | Stephen | 359 |
| 25 | Daniel | 356 |
| 26 | Paul | 337 |
| 27 | Gregory | 324 |
| 28 | Donald | 288 |
| 29 | Shawn | 272 |
| 30 | Ronald | 265 |
| 31 | Keith | 259 |
| 32 | Edward | 252 |
| 32 | Jonathan | 252 |
| 34 | George | 245 |
| 35 | Gary | 214 |
| 36 | Larry | 210 |
| 37 | Sean | 209 |
| 38 | Andrew | 206 |
| 39 | Patrick | 204 |
| 40 | Douglas | 194 |
| 41 | Jerry | 186 |
| 42 | Todd | 180 |
| 43 | Rodney | 177 |
| 44 | Bryan | 165 |
| 45 | Samuel | 157 |
| 46 | Aaron | 152 |
| 46 | Troy | 152 |
| 48 | Roger | 147 |
| 49 | Chad | 144 |
| 49 | Craig | 144 |