Most popular girls’ names in Indiana, 1978

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Jennifer	1,511
2	Amanda	880
3	Amy	797
4	Heather	789
5	Angela	774
6	Melissa	761
7	Sarah	663
8	Jessica	608
9	Christina	519
10	Kelly	495
11	Stephanie	491
12	Michelle	481
13	Kimberly	466
14	Lisa	455
15	Elizabeth	439
16	Nicole	411
17	Crystal	390
18	Jamie	384
19	Amber	359
20	Rachel	352
21	Laura	348
22	Erin	335
23	Sara	327
24	Rebecca	324
25	April	322

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Carrie	310
27	Andrea	301
27	Mary	301
29	Shannon	296
30	Julie	288
31	Brandy	239
32	Emily	223
33	Jill	211
34	Misty	210
34	Tiffany	210
36	Megan	206
37	Dawn	191
38	Stacy	190
39	Holly	189
40	Erica	173
41	Tara	171
42	Brandi	168
42	Lori	168
44	Christine	164
45	Natalie	163
46	Tracy	160
47	Kristy	151
48	Christy	150
49	Courtney	148
50	Susan	147
51	Danielle	146
52	Kristina	145
53	Katherine	144
54	Stacey	137
55	Kathryn	136
56	Tina	133
57	Leslie	130
58	Karen	129
59	Melinda	120
60	Monica	118
61	Patricia	116
62	Samantha	114
62	Tonya	114
64	Alicia	110
64	Cynthia	110
66	Brooke	104
67	Beth	103
68	Kristen	102
69	Kristin	101
70	Mandy	100
70	Melanie	100
72	Lindsay	99
73	Allison	96
73	Robin	96
75	Kelli	95
75	Nichole	95
77	Wendy	93
78	Heidi	91
79	Tammy	88
80	Jaime	86
81	Angel	85
81	Kara	85
81	Katie	85
84	Anne	84
85	Tabitha	83
85	Tamara	83
87	Anna	81
88	Teresa	80
89	Dana	79
89	Maria	79
91	Julia	78
92	Catherine	77
93	Sandra	76
94	Leah	75
94	Renee	75
96	Jacqueline	74
96	Valerie	74
98	Cheryl	72
99	Ashley	71
99	Sabrina	71