Most popular girls’ names in Georgia, 1979

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Jennifer	1,245
2	Amanda	1,119
3	Melissa	732
4	Kimberly	632
5	Jessica	518
6	Heather	509
7	April	505
8	Amy	499
9	Stephanie	477
10	Crystal	458
11	Angela	438
12	Mary	366
13	Elizabeth	362
14	Christina	341
15	Tiffany	330
16	Rebecca	324
17	Lisa	323
18	Kelly	318
19	Brandy	316
20	Christy	274
21	Laura	267
21	Michelle	267
23	Sarah	237
24	Jamie	236
25	Shannon	234

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Ashley	229
27	Brandi	225
28	Misty	222
29	Erica	210
30	Amber	201
31	Monica	191
32	Julie	187
33	Rachel	181
34	Tonya	179
35	Katherine	171
36	Andrea	168
36	Dana	168
36	Leslie	168
36	Pamela	168
40	Nicole	166
41	Emily	162
41	Erin	162
43	Wendy	154
44	Holly	151
45	Kristy	150
46	Alicia	143
46	Allison	143
46	Melanie	143
49	Karen	138
50	Natalie	137
51	Natasha	134
52	Tara	133
53	Lauren	130
54	Cynthia	129
54	Tammy	129
56	Carrie	126
57	Patricia	123
58	Anna	122
59	Sabrina	118
60	Latasha	116
60	Tina	116
62	Samantha	115
63	Kathryn	114
64	Felicia	112
65	Catherine	110
66	Susan	106
67	Stacy	101
67	Teresa	101
69	Candice	100
69	Courtney	100
69	Sharon	100
72	Katrina	94
73	Tabitha	93
73	Yolanda	93
75	Rhonda	92
76	Latoya	91
77	Donna	90
77	Lori	90
77	Melinda	90
77	Robin	90
81	Sandra	89
81	Sara	89
83	Katie	87
83	Kristi	87
85	Tracy	86
86	Tamika	84
87	Mandy	82
88	Mindy	81
89	Angel	80
89	Carla	80
89	Stacey	80
92	Margaret	78
92	Tamara	78
94	Kelli	77
94	Victoria	77
96	Latonya	76
97	Casey	75
97	Cheryl	75
97	Meredith	75
100	Danielle	74