Most popular girls’ names in Florida, 1981

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Jennifer	2,209
2	Jessica	1,619
3	Amanda	1,269
4	Melissa	1,058
5	Tiffany	809
6	Christina	754
7	Stephanie	749
8	Sarah	735
9	Heather	721
10	Michelle	717
11	Kimberly	699
12	Nicole	667
13	Crystal	623
14	Elizabeth	618
15	Amy	601
16	Rebecca	546
17	Angela	524
18	Lisa	461
19	Kelly	447
20	April	442
21	Mary	422
22	Erin	416
23	Danielle	414
24	Ashley	397
25	Amber	390

Rank	Name	Babies
25	Rachel	390
27	Shannon	387
28	Andrea	366
29	Laura	362
30	Lauren	359
31	Kristin	352
32	Jamie	347
33	Kristen	304
34	Sara	300
35	Erica	298
35	Latoya	298
37	Brandy	294
38	Samantha	271
39	Katherine	261
40	Alicia	257
41	Tara	251
42	Emily	248
43	Courtney	247
44	Maria	246
45	Christine	241
46	Patricia	231
47	Julie	228
48	Monica	224
49	Vanessa	221
50	Brandi	212
51	Megan	199
51	Natalie	199
53	Jacqueline	189
54	Katrina	188
55	Kristina	187
56	Cynthia	184
57	Natasha	182
58	Karen	176
59	Carrie	169
60	Leslie	168
60	Stacy	168
62	Brooke	166
62	Catherine	166
64	Lindsay	164
65	Victoria	160
66	Barbara	159
66	Kathryn	159
68	Christy	156
68	Dana	156
70	Diana	155
71	Melanie	151
72	Dawn	150
73	Allison	149
74	Tracy	148
75	Veronica	146
76	Misty	143
76	Sandra	143
78	Pamela	141
79	Teresa	139
80	Candice	137
80	Susan	137
82	Holly	134
83	Tanya	133
84	Lindsey	132
85	Sabrina	131
85	Tina	131
87	Latasha	126
88	Krystal	121
88	Monique	121
90	Leah	120
91	Cassandra	119
91	Erika	119
91	Stacey	119
91	Tonya	119
95	Linda	118
96	Katie	117
96	Nancy	117
98	Anna	116
99	Julia	114
100	Wendy	111