Most popular girls’ names in California, 1984
Official counts of babies given each name, ranked by NameTides (names with the same count share a rank).
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jennifer | 5,521 |
| 2 | Jessica | 5,009 |
| 3 | Ashley | 2,967 |
| 4 | Nicole | 2,671 |
| 5 | Melissa | 2,557 |
| 6 | Sarah | 2,504 |
| 7 | Stephanie | 2,458 |
| 8 | Amanda | 2,295 |
| 9 | Elizabeth | 2,293 |
| 10 | Michelle | 2,234 |
| 11 | Christina | 2,193 |
| 12 | Heather | 2,014 |
| 13 | Vanessa | 1,929 |
| 14 | Crystal | 1,840 |
| 15 | Maria | 1,639 |
| 16 | Megan | 1,611 |
| 17 | Danielle | 1,587 |
| 18 | Amber | 1,554 |
| 19 | Tiffany | 1,508 |
| 20 | Laura | 1,450 |
| 21 | Rachel | 1,435 |
| 22 | Kimberly | 1,391 |
| 23 | Lauren | 1,382 |
| 24 | Amy | 1,293 |
| 25 | Rebecca | 1,253 |
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 26 | Andrea | 1,239 |
| 27 | Cynthia | 1,193 |
| 28 | Lisa | 1,189 |
| 29 | Erin | 1,143 |
| 30 | Veronica | 1,125 |
| 31 | Angela | 1,115 |
| 32 | Erica | 1,072 |
| 33 | Natalie | 1,050 |
| 34 | Monica | 1,024 |
| 35 | Kelly | 995 |
| 36 | Christine | 977 |
| 37 | Emily | 968 |
| 38 | Sara | 967 |
| 39 | Katherine | 947 |
| 40 | Shannon | 945 |
| 41 | Jacqueline | 927 |
| 42 | Diana | 885 |
| 43 | Jamie | 883 |
| 44 | Alicia | 849 |
| 45 | Erika | 835 |
| 46 | Nancy | 807 |
| 47 | Kristen | 758 |
| 48 | Lindsay | 756 |
| 48 | Mary | 756 |
| 50 | Patricia | 741 |
| 51 | Julie | 701 |
| 52 | Brittany | 698 |
| 53 | Kristin | 692 |
| 54 | Lindsey | 689 |
| 55 | Mayra | 676 |
| 56 | Sandra | 670 |
| 57 | Courtney | 664 |
| 58 | Samantha | 650 |
| 59 | Victoria | 640 |
| 60 | Brenda | 628 |
| 61 | Joanna | 622 |
| 62 | April | 614 |
| 63 | Allison | 606 |
| 64 | Jenna | 596 |
| 65 | Daisy | 591 |
| 66 | Cassandra | 584 |
| 67 | Anna | 578 |
| 68 | Kristina | 577 |
| 69 | Kathryn | 574 |
| 70 | Valerie | 573 |
| 71 | Katie | 537 |
| 72 | Linda | 524 |
| 72 | Monique | 524 |
| 74 | Ana | 518 |
| 75 | Claudia | 508 |
| 76 | Denise | 502 |
| 77 | Tara | 501 |
| 78 | Julia | 487 |
| 79 | Alexandra | 486 |
| 80 | Desiree | 485 |
| 81 | Wendy | 469 |
| 82 | Alexis | 447 |
| 83 | Candice | 446 |
| 84 | Kathleen | 444 |
| 85 | Angelica | 443 |
| 86 | Leslie | 441 |
| 87 | Holly | 439 |
| 88 | Catherine | 436 |
| 89 | Cristina | 425 |
| 90 | Cindy | 419 |
| 90 | Krystal | 419 |
| 92 | Adriana | 415 |
| 92 | Karen | 415 |
| 94 | Teresa | 413 |
| 95 | Melanie | 378 |
| 96 | Chelsea | 375 |
| 97 | Sabrina | 374 |
| 98 | Gabriela | 363 |
| 98 | Stacy | 363 |
| 100 | Gina | 353 |