Most popular girls’ names in Alaska, 1978

Official counts of babies given each name, ranked by NameTides (names with the same count share a rank).

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Jennifer	129
2	Heather	75
3	Jessica	72
4	Sarah	71
5	Melissa	52
6	Michelle	46
7	Amanda	43
7	Amber	43
9	Angela	42
10	Christina	41
11	Amy	40
11	Elizabeth	40
13	Crystal	36
13	Lisa	36
15	Shannon	34
16	Jamie	33
16	Rebecca	33
18	Stephanie	32
19	Kimberly	29
19	Mary	29
21	Katherine	27
21	Rachel	27
21	Tiffany	27
24	Kelly	26
25	Megan	24

Rank	Name	Babies
25	Nicole	24
25	Sara	24
28	Christine	23
28	Kristina	23
28	Laura	23
31	April	22
31	Carrie	22
31	Julie	22
34	Misty	21
35	Erin	20
36	Andrea	18
36	Cheryl	18
38	Dawn	17
38	Emily	17
40	Holly	16
40	Sabrina	16
42	Erica	15
42	Melanie	15
44	Denise	14
44	Margaret	14
44	Monica	14
44	Wendy	14
48	Brooke	13
48	Danielle	13
50	Ann	12
50	Brandy	12
50	Desiree	12
50	Karen	12
50	Kristi	12
50	Tanya	12
56	Brenda	11
56	Cynthia	11
56	Katrina	11
56	Patricia	11
56	Stacy	11
56	Tara	11
56	Tina	11
63	Carolyn	10
63	Deanna	10
63	Donna	10
63	Heidi	10
63	Lori	10
63	Meghan	10
63	Samantha	10
63	Tammy	10
63	Theresa	10
63	Vanessa	10
73	Alicia	9
73	Allison	9
73	Anna	9
73	Catherine	9
73	Kara	9
73	Kathleen	9
73	Kathryn	9
73	Lindsey	9
73	Maria	9
73	Melinda	9
73	Naomi	9
73	Rebekah	9
73	Sharon	9
73	Stacey	9
87	Amelia	8
87	Ashley	8
87	Autumn	8
87	Bobbi	8
87	Jaime	8
87	Jill	8
87	Katie	8
87	Kristin	8
87	Kristine	8
87	Kristy	8
87	Leah	8
87	Leslie	8
87	Mandy	8
87	Marie	8
87	Molly	8
87	Pamela	8
87	Teresa	8
87	Virginia	8