Most popular girls’ names in Arizona, 1979

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Jennifer	643
2	Melissa	468
3	Jessica	345
4	Amanda	287
5	Michelle	282
6	Sarah	267
7	Heather	242
8	Amy	234
8	Christina	234
10	Nicole	227
11	Stephanie	223
12	Elizabeth	220
13	Lisa	210
14	Angela	209
15	Kimberly	190
16	Maria	189
17	Andrea	184
18	Amber	183
19	Rebecca	182
20	Crystal	179
21	Monica	157
22	Shannon	152
23	Jamie	149
24	Erin	146
25	Kelly	138

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Laura	133
27	Veronica	131
28	Rachel	127
29	Tiffany	124
30	April	114
30	Sara	114
32	Vanessa	103
33	Erica	98
34	Danielle	96
35	Mary	95
36	Anna	91
37	Christine	90
37	Patricia	90
39	Megan	85
40	Misty	83
41	Cynthia	82
42	Julie	80
43	Emily	79
44	Alicia	76
45	Kristina	75
46	Melanie	71
47	Tara	70
48	Carrie	68
49	Dawn	66
50	Brandy	64
51	Kristen	63
52	Denise	62
52	Holly	62
52	Samantha	62
55	Katherine	61
56	Susan	60
57	Cheryl	59
57	Teresa	59
59	Sandra	58
60	Kristin	57
60	Natalie	57
60	Valerie	57
63	Heidi	56
63	Melinda	56
63	Priscilla	56
63	Stacy	56
67	Stacey	55
68	Renee	54
69	Diana	53
69	Jacqueline	53
69	Tina	53
69	Tracy	53
73	Angelica	52
73	Leah	52
75	Tanya	51
75	Victoria	51
77	Lindsey	50
78	Barbara	49
78	Brandi	49
78	Erika	49
78	Karen	49
78	Summer	49
83	Jaime	48
83	Mindy	48
85	Lindsay	47
85	Yvonne	47
87	Leslie	46
88	Brooke	45
88	Linda	45
88	Tamara	45
91	Ashley	44
91	Kathryn	44
91	Katrina	44
91	Sonia	44
95	Theresa	43
96	Candice	42
96	Deanna	42
96	Jill	42
99	Courtney	41
99	Lauren	41
99	Nichole	41
99	Wendy	41