Most popular girls’ names in District of Columbia, 1979

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Jennifer	195
2	Nicole	110
3	Sarah	103
4	Melissa	102
5	Elizabeth	101
6	Kimberly	98
7	Jessica	90
8	Stephanie	86
9	Christina	85
10	Michelle	83
11	Lisa	76
12	Tiffany	72
13	Angela	71
14	Heather	64
15	Amanda	63
15	Kelly	63
17	Katherine	60
18	Crystal	58
19	Danielle	54
19	Mary	54
21	Rebecca	53
22	Laura	52
23	Shannon	48
24	Emily	47
25	Amy	44

Rank	Name	Babies
25	Erin	44
27	Ebony	43
27	Lauren	43
29	Erica	42
30	Karen	41
30	Sara	41
30	Tamika	41
33	Rachel	37
34	Kathleen	36
35	Christine	34
36	April	33
36	Megan	33
36	Monica	33
39	Jamie	32
40	Alicia	31
40	Dana	31
40	Monique	31
43	Margaret	30
44	Catherine	29
44	Kathryn	29
44	Natalie	29
44	Natasha	29
48	Andrea	28
49	Dawn	26
49	Leslie	26
51	Julie	25
51	Maria	25
51	Samantha	25
54	Anna	24
54	Latoya	24
54	Patricia	24
54	Teresa	24
54	Yolanda	24
59	Lakisha	23
59	Lindsay	23
59	Melanie	23
59	Renee	23
59	Susan	23
64	Adrienne	22
64	Allison	22
64	Katrina	22
64	Robin	22
64	Tamara	22
64	Veronica	22
70	Pamela	21
70	Tara	21
70	Tracy	21
73	Candice	20
73	Deborah	20
73	Julia	20
73	Kristen	20
73	Stacey	20
73	Tameka	20
79	Anne	19
79	Cynthia	19
79	Sabrina	19
79	Victoria	19
83	Erika	18
83	Kristin	18
83	Latasha	18
83	Latisha	18
83	Meghan	18
88	Brandi	17
88	Brooke	17
88	Caroline	17
88	Lashawn	17
88	Leah	17
93	Ann	16
93	Jacqueline	16
93	Regina	16
93	Stacy	16
97	Aisha	15
97	Alexis	15
97	Amber	15
97	Ashley	15
97	Kendra	15
97	Tia	15