Most popular girls’ names in California, 1977
Official counts of babies given each name, ranked by NameTides (names with the same count share a rank).
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jennifer | 5,543 |
| 2 | Michelle | 2,238 |
| 3 | Jessica | 2,227 |
| 4 | Melissa | 2,191 |
| 5 | Sarah | 1,897 |
| 6 | Maria | 1,867 |
| 7 | Heather | 1,806 |
| 8 | Elizabeth | 1,762 |
| 9 | Christina | 1,756 |
| 10 | Lisa | 1,735 |
| 11 | Amy | 1,621 |
| 12 | Nicole | 1,596 |
| 13 | Angela | 1,378 |
| 14 | Kimberly | 1,376 |
| 15 | Stephanie | 1,335 |
| 16 | Kelly | 1,299 |
| 17 | Monica | 1,196 |
| 18 | Veronica | 1,180 |
| 19 | Rebecca | 1,156 |
| 20 | Shannon | 1,136 |
| 21 | Jamie | 1,134 |
| 22 | Amanda | 1,098 |
| 23 | Laura | 1,084 |
| 24 | Andrea | 1,062 |
| 25 | Amber | 1,005 |
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 26 | Julie | 992 |
| 27 | Erin | 943 |
| 28 | Sara | 942 |
| 29 | Rachel | 878 |
| 30 | Patricia | 858 |
| 31 | Christine | 847 |
| 32 | Sandra | 843 |
| 33 | Cynthia | 811 |
| 34 | Erica | 773 |
| 35 | Danielle | 761 |
| 36 | Mary | 710 |
| 37 | April | 700 |
| 38 | Wendy | 688 |
| 39 | Tiffany | 649 |
| 40 | Crystal | 639 |
| 41 | Alicia | 636 |
| 42 | Vanessa | 598 |
| 43 | Karen | 597 |
| 43 | Nancy | 597 |
| 45 | Carrie | 594 |
| 46 | Katherine | 566 |
| 47 | Jaime | 546 |
| 48 | Diana | 534 |
| 49 | Emily | 533 |
| 50 | Sabrina | 499 |
| 51 | Anna | 496 |
| 52 | Stacy | 486 |
| 53 | Erika | 483 |
| 54 | Gina | 471 |
| 54 | Megan | 471 |
| 56 | Natalie | 451 |
| 57 | Claudia | 445 |
| 58 | Brandy | 443 |
| 59 | Susan | 437 |
| 60 | Denise | 433 |
| 61 | Dawn | 429 |
| 62 | Ana | 424 |
| 63 | Tara | 416 |
| 64 | Leticia | 413 |
| 64 | Teresa | 413 |
| 66 | Melanie | 412 |
| 67 | Angelica | 408 |
| 68 | Tracy | 405 |
| 69 | Brenda | 397 |
| 69 | Misty | 397 |
| 71 | Valerie | 396 |
| 72 | Sonia | 391 |
| 73 | Michele | 390 |
| 74 | Kristina | 389 |
| 75 | Rosa | 375 |
| 76 | Jill | 372 |
| 76 | Leslie | 372 |
| 76 | Tamara | 372 |
| 79 | Stacey | 370 |
| 79 | Tina | 370 |
| 81 | Tanya | 363 |
| 82 | Holly | 356 |
| 82 | Summer | 356 |
| 84 | Heidi | 355 |
| 85 | Kathleen | 354 |
| 86 | Victoria | 353 |
| 87 | Jacqueline | 345 |
| 87 | Renee | 345 |
| 89 | Linda | 342 |
| 90 | Allison | 339 |
| 91 | Adriana | 338 |
| 91 | Catherine | 338 |
| 93 | Kristy | 332 |
| 94 | Kristin | 327 |
| 95 | Kristen | 323 |
| 96 | Monique | 321 |
| 97 | Kathryn | 317 |
| 98 | Shawna | 307 |
| 99 | Cindy | 301 |
| 100 | Jenny | 300 |