Most popular girls’ names in Florida, 1978

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Jennifer	1,859
2	Melissa	1,000
3	Jessica	865
4	Heather	846
5	Kimberly	709
6	Michelle	705
7	Christina	701
8	Angela	665
9	Amanda	619
10	Amy	606
11	Kelly	562
12	Stephanie	522
13	Lisa	487
14	Nicole	483
15	Elizabeth	451
16	Crystal	405
17	Sarah	399
18	Shannon	390
19	Rebecca	374
20	Tiffany	371
21	Mary	362
22	April	361
23	Laura	331
24	Andrea	297
25	Jamie	285

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Erin	277
27	Rachel	273
28	Erica	270
29	Julie	253
30	Brandy	239
31	Danielle	235
32	Christine	226
33	Carrie	214
34	Tara	213
35	Monica	208
36	Patricia	205
37	Karen	202
38	Cynthia	199
39	Tina	196
40	Amber	189
40	Sara	189
42	Maria	187
43	Vanessa	185
44	Tracy	184
45	Ashley	177
46	Dawn	173
47	Holly	172
48	Katherine	171
49	Alicia	166
50	Emily	162
50	Natalie	162
52	Stacy	161
53	Samantha	158
54	Wendy	154
55	Melanie	153
56	Stacey	152
57	Christy	150
57	Kristina	150
59	Misty	144
60	Tammy	142
61	Leslie	140
61	Susan	140
63	Sabrina	139
64	Jacqueline	138
65	Brandi	136
65	Lauren	136
67	Tonya	135
68	Kristy	134
69	Allison	133
69	Teresa	133
71	Dana	132
71	Tanya	132
73	Catherine	129
73	Kathryn	129
73	Latoya	129
76	Kristen	128
77	Robin	127
78	Natasha	124
79	Sandra	120
80	Barbara	117
81	Deborah	116
81	Tamara	116
83	Victoria	113
84	Katrina	110
84	Michele	110
86	Jill	108
86	Melinda	108
88	Cheryl	107
89	Felicia	105
89	Lori	105
91	Anna	103
91	Denise	103
91	Erika	103
91	Theresa	103
95	Courtney	102
95	Sharon	102
97	Yolanda	101
98	Kristin	99
99	Summer	98
100	Linda	97