Most popular girls’ names in Illinois, 1978

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Jennifer	2,814
2	Melissa	1,364
3	Amy	1,173
4	Nicole	1,152
5	Heather	1,114
6	Sarah	1,107
7	Jessica	1,078
8	Michelle	1,058
9	Elizabeth	1,018
10	Kelly	1,013
11	Amanda	1,008
12	Angela	1,005
13	Lisa	927
14	Kimberly	853
15	Stephanie	769
16	Christina	757
17	Rebecca	675
18	Laura	654
19	Julie	619
20	Jamie	600
21	Erin	574
22	Andrea	535
23	Sara	517
24	Mary	490
25	Christine	486

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Maria	463
27	Rachel	457
28	Shannon	447
29	Tiffany	443
30	Katherine	434
31	Crystal	418
32	Carrie	415
33	Jill	406
34	Erica	397
35	Megan	387
36	Danielle	378
37	April	375
38	Tracy	367
39	Karen	358
40	Dawn	355
41	Emily	343
42	Amber	320
43	Kathleen	309
44	Patricia	299
45	Stacy	297
45	Tina	297
47	Monica	287
48	Susan	282
49	Tara	278
50	Cynthia	277
51	Stacey	276
52	Kathryn	274
53	Brandy	262
53	Veronica	262
55	Jacqueline	259
56	Kristin	256
57	Sandra	254
58	Kristen	247
59	Catherine	246
60	Kristy	245
61	Kristina	239
62	Gina	235
63	Dana	234
64	Jaime	227
65	Courtney	224
66	Alicia	209
67	Samantha	206
68	Natalie	200
69	Theresa	195
70	Anna	192
70	Nancy	192
72	Holly	191
73	Denise	188
74	Lori	187
75	Vanessa	185
76	Brandi	184
77	Michele	181
78	Margaret	179
79	Valerie	178
80	Beth	176
80	Tammy	176
82	Colleen	173
83	Katie	172
83	Victoria	172
85	Lauren	169
86	Melanie	168
86	Teresa	168
88	Renee	167
89	Cheryl	166
90	Melinda	164
90	Robin	164
92	Misty	163
93	Tanya	160
94	Diana	159
95	Anne	158
95	Christy	158
97	Lindsay	156
98	Leslie	155
98	Linda	155
100	Allison	154