Most popular girls’ names in Indiana, 1980

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Jennifer	1,516
2	Amanda	1,392
3	Jessica	894
4	Melissa	866
5	Sarah	851
6	Heather	702
7	Amy	692
8	Angela	622
9	Amber	605
10	Stephanie	533
11	Nicole	499
12	Michelle	484
13	Elizabeth	483
14	Kimberly	438
15	Rachel	417
16	Tiffany	416
17	Christina	415
18	Erin	402
19	Kelly	400
20	Crystal	399
21	Jamie	396
22	Lisa	367
23	Laura	364
24	April	348
25	Rebecca	337

Rank	Name	Babies
25	Sara	337
27	Andrea	332
28	Megan	312
29	Emily	311
30	Mary	288
31	Shannon	259
32	Julie	237
33	Brandy	236
34	Brooke	220
35	Carrie	212
36	Erica	210
36	Kristin	210
38	Misty	203
39	Ashley	194
40	Holly	190
41	Jill	180
42	Tara	178
43	Danielle	170
44	Courtney	169
45	Kristen	167
46	Brandi	165
46	Katherine	165
48	Dawn	158
49	Stacy	157
50	Leslie	151
51	Kristina	150
52	Natalie	148
53	Alicia	145
54	Allison	143
54	Lindsay	143
56	Samantha	142
57	Kathryn	139
58	Lori	137
59	Susan	131
60	Katie	126
61	Anna	122
62	Stacey	118
63	Melinda	117
64	Tracy	116
65	Heidi	114
65	Lindsey	114
67	Wendy	113
68	Kara	109
69	Lauren	108
70	Monica	106
71	Beth	104
71	Kristy	104
71	Tina	104
74	Christine	103
74	Melanie	103
76	Patricia	100
77	Nichole	99
78	Christy	96
79	Kelli	95
79	Tonya	95
81	Leah	94
82	Dana	88
82	Karen	88
82	Kristi	88
85	Abigail	87
86	Krista	85
87	Miranda	83
87	Molly	83
89	Alison	82
89	Julia	82
91	Kathleen	78
92	Cynthia	77
92	Erika	77
92	Mandy	77
95	Anne	76
96	Cassandra	75
97	Margaret	74
98	Maria	73
99	Bethany	72
99	Mindy	72
99	Natasha	72