Most popular girls’ names in Delaware, 1979

Official counts of babies given each name, ranked by NameTides (names with the same count share a rank).

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Jennifer	167
2	Melissa	85
3	Heather	61
4	Nicole	56
5	Amanda	54
6	Angela	53
7	Jessica	52
8	Amy	51
9	Michelle	49
10	Kelly	48
11	Christina	47
11	Lisa	47
13	Kimberly	45
14	Elizabeth	42
14	Erin	42
16	Shannon	40
17	Andrea	39
18	Christine	38
19	Crystal	37
19	Lauren	37
21	Jamie	36
22	Katherine	35
23	Laura	34
23	Stephanie	34
25	Sarah	29

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Dana	28
26	Dawn	28
26	Rebecca	28
29	Megan	27
30	Karen	26
31	April	24
31	Mary	24
31	Tiffany	24
34	Holly	23
34	Stacey	23
36	Amber	20
36	Ann	20
36	Danielle	20
36	Erica	20
36	Michele	20
36	Sara	20
42	Allison	19
42	Carrie	19
42	Katie	19
42	Susan	19
46	Alison	17
46	Julie	17
46	Melanie	17
46	Tracy	17
50	Emily	16
50	Kathryn	16
50	Kristen	16
50	Margaret	16
50	Stacy	16
55	Alicia	15
55	Catherine	15
55	Kathleen	15
55	Kristin	15
55	Rachel	15
60	Adrienne	13
60	Jacqueline	13
60	Mindy	13
60	Patricia	13
60	Tara	13
60	Tina	13
60	Wendy	13
67	Anna	12
67	Leslie	12
67	Monica	12
67	Samantha	12
67	Theresa	12
72	Christy	11
72	Courtney	11
72	Denise	11
72	Jill	11
72	Valerie	11
77	Carolyn	10
77	Cynthia	10
77	Ebony	10
77	Julia	10
77	Linda	10
77	Lori	10
77	Meghan	10
77	Nancy	10
77	Pamela	10
86	Ashley	9
86	Brenda	9
86	Cheryl	9
86	Gina	9
86	Katrina	9
86	Lindsay	9
86	Natasha	9
86	Nichole	9
86	Renee	9
95	Alexis	8
95	Deborah	8
95	Debra	8
95	Donna	8
95	Hope	8
95	Jaime	8
95	Janet	8
95	Kristy	8
95	Melinda	8
95	Misty	8
95	Paula	8
95	Ruth	8
95	Ryan	8
95	Sabrina	8
95	Sandra	8
95	Suzanne	8
95	Tasha	8