Most popular girls’ names in California, 1980
Official counts of babies given each name, ranked by NameTides (names with the same count share a rank).
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jennifer | 5,612 |
| 2 | Melissa | 2,985 |
| 3 | Jessica | 2,928 |
| 4 | Sarah | 2,578 |
| 5 | Michelle | 2,431 |
| 6 | Maria | 2,246 |
| 7 | Nicole | 2,239 |
| 8 | Elizabeth | 2,213 |
| 9 | Christina | 2,090 |
| 10 | Amanda | 1,878 |
| 11 | Stephanie | 1,616 |
| 12 | Lisa | 1,614 |
| 13 | Heather | 1,583 |
| 14 | Amber | 1,492 |
| 15 | Kimberly | 1,464 |
| 16 | Tiffany | 1,402 |
| 17 | Veronica | 1,397 |
| 18 | Rebecca | 1,368 |
| 19 | Laura | 1,348 |
| 20 | Angela | 1,338 |
| 21 | Amy | 1,297 |
| 22 | Erin | 1,289 |
| 23 | Sara | 1,222 |
| 24 | Monica | 1,158 |
| 25 | Crystal | 1,094 |
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 26 | Andrea | 1,092 |
| 27 | Kelly | 1,062 |
| 28 | Jamie | 1,051 |
| 29 | Vanessa | 1,009 |
| 30 | Erica | 1,003 |
| 31 | Rachel | 997 |
| 32 | Danielle | 959 |
| 33 | Shannon | 923 |
| 34 | Sandra | 902 |
| 35 | Megan | 866 |
| 36 | Patricia | 853 |
| 37 | Christine | 850 |
| 38 | April | 846 |
| 39 | Mary | 833 |
| 40 | Julie | 827 |
| 41 | Cynthia | 787 |
| 42 | Alicia | 770 |
| 43 | Katherine | 742 |
| 44 | Emily | 719 |
| 45 | Nancy | 677 |
| 46 | Lauren | 649 |
| 47 | Kristin | 625 |
| 48 | Natalie | 618 |
| 49 | Erika | 611 |
| 50 | Monique | 594 |
| 51 | Anna | 569 |
| 52 | Angelica | 565 |
| 53 | Kristen | 556 |
| 53 | Wendy | 556 |
| 55 | Diana | 539 |
| 56 | Claudia | 524 |
| 57 | Mayra | 512 |
| 58 | Valerie | 511 |
| 59 | Ana | 508 |
| 60 | Jacqueline | 506 |
| 61 | Kristina | 482 |
| 62 | Katie | 474 |
| 62 | Leslie | 474 |
| 64 | Karen | 472 |
| 65 | Brenda | 471 |
| 66 | Adriana | 468 |
| 67 | Teresa | 466 |
| 68 | Linda | 456 |
| 69 | Brooke | 455 |
| 70 | Denise | 442 |
| 71 | Desiree | 441 |
| 72 | Kathryn | 440 |
| 73 | Leticia | 439 |
| 74 | Julia | 438 |
| 75 | Rosa | 433 |
| 75 | Sonia | 433 |
| 75 | Stacy | 433 |
| 78 | Courtney | 431 |
| 79 | Allison | 426 |
| 80 | Brandy | 424 |
| 81 | Samantha | 423 |
| 82 | Susan | 420 |
| 83 | Ashley | 419 |
| 84 | Tracy | 414 |
| 85 | Victoria | 413 |
| 86 | Melanie | 412 |
| 87 | Lindsay | 407 |
| 88 | Carrie | 402 |
| 89 | Gina | 401 |
| 90 | Catherine | 394 |
| 90 | Lorena | 394 |
| 92 | Tara | 388 |
| 93 | Heidi | 384 |
| 94 | Renee | 375 |
| 95 | Jenny | 373 |
| 96 | Maribel | 372 |
| 97 | Tanya | 368 |
| 98 | Candice | 362 |
| 98 | Sabrina | 362 |
| 100 | Brandi | 358 |