Most popular girls’ names in California, 1982
Official counts of babies given each name, ranked by NameTides (names with the same count share a rank).
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jennifer | 5,813 |
| 2 | Jessica | 4,252 |
| 3 | Sarah | 2,792 |
| 4 | Melissa | 2,732 |
| 5 | Michelle | 2,464 |
| 6 | Nicole | 2,406 |
| 7 | Elizabeth | 2,312 |
| 8 | Amanda | 2,236 |
| 9 | Christina | 2,146 |
| 10 | Maria | 2,095 |
| 11 | Stephanie | 1,982 |
| 12 | Crystal | 1,862 |
| 13 | Vanessa | 1,755 |
| 14 | Amber | 1,612 |
| 15 | Tiffany | 1,553 |
| 16 | Heather | 1,531 |
| 17 | Amy | 1,412 |
| 18 | Kimberly | 1,388 |
| 19 | Rebecca | 1,374 |
| 20 | Lisa | 1,337 |
| 21 | Laura | 1,334 |
| 22 | Erin | 1,304 |
| 23 | Veronica | 1,282 |
| 24 | Andrea | 1,241 |
| 25 | Angela | 1,231 |
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 26 | Monica | 1,227 |
| 27 | Rachel | 1,188 |
| 28 | Danielle | 1,171 |
| 29 | Sara | 1,119 |
| 30 | Kelly | 1,101 |
| 31 | Erica | 1,066 |
| 32 | Lauren | 1,033 |
| 33 | Megan | 982 |
| 34 | Shannon | 969 |
| 35 | Emily | 962 |
| 36 | Jamie | 960 |
| 37 | Christine | 890 |
| 38 | Katherine | 868 |
| 39 | Natalie | 865 |
| 40 | Kristen | 861 |
| 41 | Patricia | 850 |
| 42 | Diana | 841 |
| 43 | Mary | 837 |
| 44 | Sandra | 836 |
| 45 | Nancy | 833 |
| 46 | Ashley | 820 |
| 47 | April | 816 |
| 48 | Kristin | 794 |
| 49 | Cynthia | 785 |
| 50 | Jacqueline | 771 |
| 51 | Julie | 769 |
| 52 | Erika | 734 |
| 53 | Alicia | 720 |
| 54 | Lindsay | 664 |
| 55 | Monique | 654 |
| 56 | Victoria | 620 |
| 57 | Valerie | 618 |
| 58 | Anna | 594 |
| 59 | Courtney | 583 |
| 60 | Claudia | 568 |
| 61 | Lindsey | 565 |
| 62 | Samantha | 563 |
| 63 | Kathryn | 538 |
| 64 | Katie | 536 |
| 65 | Linda | 535 |
| 66 | Adriana | 532 |
| 67 | Julia | 521 |
| 67 | Kristina | 521 |
| 69 | Angelica | 512 |
| 70 | Evelyn | 502 |
| 71 | Cassandra | 498 |
| 72 | Wendy | 497 |
| 73 | Ana | 494 |
| 74 | Brenda | 491 |
| 75 | Denise | 489 |
| 76 | Desiree | 480 |
| 77 | Tara | 469 |
| 78 | Teresa | 462 |
| 79 | Leslie | 457 |
| 80 | Alexis | 446 |
| 81 | Allison | 445 |
| 82 | Candice | 433 |
| 83 | Catherine | 421 |
| 84 | Kathleen | 410 |
| 85 | Cristina | 398 |
| 86 | Melanie | 392 |
| 87 | Susan | 391 |
| 88 | Karen | 389 |
| 89 | Rosa | 388 |
| 90 | Renee | 383 |
| 91 | Leticia | 380 |
| 92 | Cindy | 379 |
| 93 | Brandy | 374 |
| 94 | Brandi | 371 |
| 95 | Jenny | 361 |
| 96 | Gina | 352 |
| 97 | Nichole | 351 |
| 98 | Natasha | 349 |
| 99 | Carrie | 345 |
| 100 | Leah | 340 |
| 100 | Stacy | 340 |