Most popular girls’ names in Iowa, 1977

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Jennifer	938
2	Amy	594
3	Sarah	502
4	Angela	501
5	Heather	492
6	Jessica	450
7	Melissa	431
8	Michelle	311
9	Sara	309
10	Kelly	300
11	Amanda	287
12	Nicole	258
13	Jamie	247
13	Lisa	247
15	Carrie	234
16	Stephanie	231
17	Jill	223
18	Erin	214
19	Kimberly	207
20	Elizabeth	204
21	Rebecca	196
22	Andrea	194
23	Shannon	191
24	Julie	186
25	Laura	171

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Emily	166
27	Rachel	155
28	Amber	145
28	Megan	145
30	Christina	137
31	Dawn	129
32	Holly	120
32	Tara	120
34	Stacy	115
35	Mary	112
36	Jodi	109
37	Kari	104
38	Crystal	100
39	Heidi	99
40	Tracy	97
41	Susan	94
42	Danielle	93
43	Tiffany	91
44	Jaime	90
45	Erica	89
45	Wendy	89
47	Lori	87
48	Katie	84
48	Stacey	84
50	Misty	83
51	Katherine	82
52	Molly	80
53	Tina	78
54	Brandy	76
55	Beth	75
55	Tammy	75
57	Christine	73
57	Melanie	73
59	Allison	71
59	April	71
61	Teresa	69
62	Ann	68
63	Brenda	67
64	Brandi	65
64	Kathryn	65
64	Melinda	65
67	Courtney	64
67	Karen	64
69	Kelli	63
69	Renee	63
71	Mandy	62
72	Anne	60
73	Tonya	59
74	Kristi	58
74	Kristin	58
74	Kristina	58
77	Alicia	57
77	Jenny	57
77	Tanya	57
80	Gina	56
80	Kara	56
80	Patricia	56
83	Jody	54
83	Kristy	54
83	Mindy	54
83	Trisha	54
87	Dana	51
87	Lindsay	51
89	Leah	47
89	Monica	47
89	Nichole	47
92	Shawna	46
93	Anna	45
93	Denise	45
95	Cynthia	44
95	Lindsey	44
97	Brooke	43
98	Kathleen	42
99	Alison	41
99	Erika	41