Most popular girls’ names in California, 1979
Official counts of babies given each name, ranked by NameTides (names with the same count share a rank).
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jennifer | 5,461 |
| 2 | Melissa | 3,006 |
| 3 | Jessica | 2,543 |
| 4 | Michelle | 2,428 |
| 5 | Nicole | 2,212 |
| 6 | Sarah | 2,118 |
| 7 | Maria | 2,030 |
| 8 | Christina | 2,008 |
| 9 | Elizabeth | 1,927 |
| 10 | Lisa | 1,750 |
| 11 | Heather | 1,614 |
| 12 | Amanda | 1,611 |
| 13 | Angela | 1,500 |
| 14 | Stephanie | 1,392 |
| 15 | Kimberly | 1,378 |
| 16 | Amy | 1,373 |
| 17 | Amber | 1,361 |
| 18 | Monica | 1,236 |
| 19 | Rebecca | 1,232 |
| 20 | Laura | 1,218 |
| 21 | Veronica | 1,210 |
| 22 | Kelly | 1,148 |
| 23 | Andrea | 1,139 |
| 24 | Jamie | 1,076 |
| 25 | Erin | 1,028 |
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 26 | Crystal | 996 |
| 27 | Shannon | 991 |
| 28 | Sara | 950 |
| 29 | Rachel | 933 |
| 30 | Erica | 919 |
| 31 | Christine | 913 |
| 32 | Julie | 889 |
| 33 | Patricia | 888 |
| 34 | Vanessa | 867 |
| 35 | Tiffany | 833 |
| 36 | April | 832 |
| 37 | Danielle | 831 |
| 38 | Sandra | 815 |
| 39 | Mary | 806 |
| 40 | Cynthia | 799 |
| 41 | Alicia | 794 |
| 42 | Megan | 745 |
| 43 | Katherine | 659 |
| 44 | Emily | 657 |
| 45 | Nancy | 641 |
| 46 | Diana | 632 |
| 47 | Erika | 629 |
| 48 | Natalie | 614 |
| 49 | Wendy | 585 |
| 50 | Anna | 525 |
| 51 | Claudia | 509 |
| 52 | Kristina | 502 |
| 53 | Karen | 490 |
| 54 | Valerie | 477 |
| 55 | Desiree | 463 |
| 55 | Monique | 463 |
| 57 | Brandy | 462 |
| 58 | Angelica | 458 |
| 59 | Kathryn | 445 |
| 60 | Gina | 439 |
| 61 | Stacy | 435 |
| 62 | Teresa | 433 |
| 63 | Gabriela | 432 |
| 64 | Tracy | 431 |
| 65 | Carrie | 430 |
| 66 | Sonia | 425 |
| 67 | Brenda | 421 |
| 68 | Jacqueline | 420 |
| 69 | Lauren | 419 |
| 70 | Adriana | 418 |
| 71 | Denise | 414 |
| 72 | Susan | 409 |
| 73 | Leticia | 403 |
| 74 | Leslie | 402 |
| 75 | Tara | 400 |
| 76 | Melanie | 397 |
| 77 | Ana | 388 |
| 78 | Dawn | 386 |
| 78 | Sabrina | 386 |
| 80 | Julia | 384 |
| 80 | Samantha | 384 |
| 82 | Kristen | 383 |
| 82 | Linda | 383 |
| 84 | Kristin | 380 |
| 85 | Rosa | 374 |
| 85 | Victoria | 374 |
| 87 | Misty | 368 |
| 88 | Jaime | 366 |
| 89 | Tina | 364 |
| 90 | Stacey | 363 |
| 91 | Cindy | 362 |
| 92 | Allison | 359 |
| 93 | Courtney | 357 |
| 94 | Holly | 350 |
| 94 | Renee | 350 |
| 96 | Katie | 344 |
| 97 | Catherine | 342 |
| 98 | Tanya | 335 |
| 99 | Heidi | 333 |
| 100 | Lorena | 332 |