Most popular girls’ names in Florida, 1979

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Jennifer	2,099
2	Melissa	1,163
3	Amanda	980
4	Jessica	976
5	Christina	752
6	Heather	745
7	Michelle	728
8	Kimberly	697
9	Angela	649
10	Nicole	604
11	Stephanie	593
12	Amy	586
13	Lisa	568
14	Elizabeth	541
15	Kelly	495
16	Sarah	447
17	Tiffany	443
18	Rebecca	424
19	April	418
20	Crystal	392
21	Shannon	366
22	Laura	344
23	Mary	342
24	Jamie	324
25	Erica	299

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Erin	291
27	Andrea	290
27	Rachel	290
29	Amber	276
30	Julie	266
31	Danielle	265
32	Christine	245
33	Patricia	240
34	Brandy	233
34	Tracy	233
36	Katherine	221
37	Maria	212
38	Monica	208
39	Samantha	204
40	Sara	198
41	Alicia	197
42	Tara	195
43	Ashley	189
44	Dana	188
45	Holly	185
46	Dawn	180
47	Carrie	175
48	Susan	174
49	Emily	172
49	Lauren	172
51	Vanessa	170
52	Misty	168
53	Cynthia	166
54	Tina	160
55	Jacqueline	159
55	Tammy	159
57	Melanie	158
58	Karen	157
59	Stacey	156
60	Kristina	153
60	Stacy	153
62	Megan	151
63	Natalie	150
63	Wendy	150
65	Leslie	148
66	Allison	146
66	Brandi	146
68	Christy	144
68	Natasha	144
70	Sabrina	143
70	Sandra	143
72	Pamela	142
73	Kathryn	140
74	Kristy	138
74	Tamara	138
76	Barbara	135
77	Tonya	134
78	Catherine	130
79	Courtney	128
80	Cheryl	127
81	Erika	126
81	Latoya	126
83	Theresa	124
84	Katrina	122
85	Anna	121
85	Lori	121
87	Kristen	118
88	Denise	116
88	Teresa	116
90	Kristin	110
91	Tanya	108
92	Melinda	106
93	Leah	104
93	Sharon	104
95	Robin	102
96	Brooke	98
96	Felicia	98
96	Michele	98
96	Yolanda	98
100	Veronica	97