Most popular girls’ names in Indiana, 1979

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Jennifer	1,570
2	Amanda	1,299
3	Melissa	926
4	Angela	762
5	Sarah	743
6	Amy	728
6	Heather	728
8	Jessica	688
9	Amber	535
10	Michelle	508
11	Nicole	494
12	Elizabeth	491
13	Stephanie	481
14	Christina	469
15	Crystal	424
16	Lisa	416
17	Kelly	399
18	April	390
18	Jamie	390
20	Kimberly	368
21	Rebecca	357
22	Erin	335
23	Rachel	324
24	Laura	320
25	Andrea	315

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Shannon	304
27	Julie	284
28	Mary	281
29	Megan	275
30	Sara	267
31	Emily	264
32	Carrie	255
33	Brandy	246
34	Tiffany	229
35	Stacy	220
36	Misty	219
37	Erica	215
38	Jill	213
39	Danielle	201
40	Tara	188
41	Brandi	183
42	Holly	180
43	Katherine	175
44	Samantha	161
45	Dawn	158
46	Kristina	155
46	Lori	155
48	Courtney	151
49	Brooke	150
50	Mindy	148
50	Tracy	148
52	Kristy	143
53	Stacey	142
54	Leslie	137
54	Natalie	137
56	Christine	133
57	Kathryn	128
57	Melinda	128
59	Susan	124
60	Kristin	123
61	Karen	122
62	Alicia	119
63	Dana	117
64	Tonya	113
65	Anna	111
66	Tina	110
67	Heidi	109
68	Allison	107
68	Beth	107
70	Monica	103
70	Nichole	103
72	Christy	102
72	Wendy	102
74	Kristi	101
75	Kristen	100
76	Melanie	99
77	Patricia	97
78	Cynthia	96
79	Lindsey	94
80	Krista	92
81	Lindsay	88
82	Maria	87
82	Sandra	87
84	Mandy	85
85	Catherine	83
85	Katie	83
85	Kelli	83
88	Ashley	82
89	Leah	81
90	Jaime	80
91	Tammy	78
92	Kathleen	77
92	Rachael	77
92	Robin	77
95	Bethany	76
96	Jacqueline	75
97	Renee	74
98	Autumn	73
98	Kara	73
100	Teresa	72
100	Valerie	72