Most popular girls’ names in District of Columbia, 1978

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Jennifer	194
2	Jessica	117
3	Nicole	110
4	Elizabeth	109
5	Michelle	107
6	Sarah	98
7	Christina	91
8	Melissa	82
9	Stephanie	79
10	Angela	71
11	Kimberly	69
12	Katherine	66
13	Erin	64
14	Lisa	61
15	Kelly	59
15	Tiffany	59
17	Heather	58
18	Emily	55
19	Danielle	53
19	Mary	53
21	Laura	50
22	Amanda	48
22	Crystal	48
22	Erica	48
25	April	45

Rank	Name	Babies
25	Christine	45
25	Tamika	45
28	Shannon	44
29	Lauren	43
30	Rachel	41
31	Rebecca	40
32	Karen	39
33	Andrea	38
33	Keisha	38
33	Lakisha	38
36	Sara	37
37	Catherine	33
37	Monica	33
37	Monique	33
40	Amy	31
40	Jamie	31
40	Latoya	31
40	Megan	31
40	Natasha	31
45	Dana	30
45	Kathleen	30
45	Yolanda	30
48	Dawn	28
48	Margaret	28
48	Samantha	28
51	Ebony	27
51	Maria	27
53	Cynthia	26
53	Julie	26
53	Sabrina	26
56	Alicia	25
57	Anne	24
58	Aisha	23
58	Jacqueline	23
58	Katrina	23
58	Tamara	23
62	Brandy	22
62	Melanie	22
62	Robin	22
65	Leslie	21
65	Natalie	21
65	Susan	21
65	Vanessa	21
69	Kathryn	20
69	Latisha	20
69	Meredith	20
69	Patricia	20
69	Tanya	20
74	Alison	19
74	Deborah	19
74	Erika	19
74	Renee	19
74	Stacey	19
74	Veronica	19
80	Adrienne	18
80	Courtney	18
80	Victoria	18
83	Angel	17
83	Anna	17
83	Brandi	17
83	Carla	17
83	Cheryl	17
83	Lakeisha	17
83	Lashawn	17
83	Sandra	17
83	Tameka	17
83	Teresa	17
83	Theresa	17
94	Allison	16
94	Denise	16
94	Felicia	16
94	Kristen	16
94	Kristin	16
94	Latasha	16
94	Michele	16
94	Nichole	16
94	Tina	16
94	Tracy	16