Most popular girls’ names in District of Columbia, 1980

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Jennifer	170
2	Nicole	123
3	Jessica	114
3	Tiffany	114
5	Elizabeth	105
6	Kimberly	95
7	Sarah	94
8	Stephanie	89
9	Melissa	80
10	Michelle	77
11	Crystal	72
12	Erin	70
13	Christina	67
14	Angela	65
14	Lauren	65
16	Rebecca	58
17	Erica	55
18	Katherine	54
19	Laura	53
20	Danielle	52
20	Lisa	52
22	Emily	51
23	Amanda	50
23	April	50
23	Mary	50

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Heather	49
26	Kelly	49
26	Shannon	49
29	Rachel	45
30	Andrea	43
30	Monique	43
32	Kathleen	41
33	Kathryn	40
34	Megan	39
34	Tamika	39
36	Dana	37
36	Margaret	37
38	Kristen	36
38	Monica	36
38	Sara	36
41	Catherine	34
41	Ebony	34
43	Courtney	31
43	Julia	31
43	Latasha	31
46	Carolyn	30
46	Jacqueline	30
46	Julie	30
46	Natasha	30
50	Kristin	29
50	Maria	29
52	Samantha	28
53	Jamie	27
54	Christine	26
54	Katrina	26
54	Latoya	26
54	Leslie	26
58	Alicia	25
58	Dawn	25
58	Karen	25
61	Alexandra	24
61	Erika	24
61	Lakisha	24
61	Natalie	24
61	Patricia	24
66	Amber	23
66	Anne	23
68	Patrice	22
69	Allison	21
69	Cynthia	21
71	Amy	20
71	Latisha	20
71	Tameka	20
74	Angel	19
74	Anna	19
74	Ashley	19
74	Brooke	19
74	Keisha	19
74	Sandra	19
74	Tia	19
74	Vanessa	19
74	Yolanda	19
83	Candice	18
83	Kristina	18
83	Lindsay	18
83	Susan	18
83	Tracy	18
88	Leah	17
88	Melanie	17
88	Mia	17
88	Nina	17
88	Pamela	17
88	Rhonda	17
94	Abigail	16
94	Caroline	16
94	Michele	16
94	Stacey	16
94	Tamara	16
94	Tammy	16
94	Theresa	16