Most popular girls’ names in Iowa, 1978

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Jennifer	937
2	Amy	517
3	Sarah	490
4	Jessica	471
5	Melissa	444
6	Angela	441
7	Heather	423
8	Amanda	351
9	Nicole	305
10	Michelle	297
11	Sara	289
12	Kelly	283
13	Stephanie	277
14	Lisa	250
15	Elizabeth	224
15	Jill	224
17	Rebecca	217
18	Andrea	215
19	Erin	200
20	Amber	195
21	Emily	193
22	Laura	189
23	Jamie	188
24	Kimberly	185
25	Rachel	169

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Julie	168
27	Carrie	165
28	Christina	160
29	Megan	157
30	Shannon	136
31	Mary	133
32	Tara	128
33	Katie	122
34	Crystal	116
35	Stacy	114
36	Holly	113
37	April	110
38	Kathryn	102
39	Dawn	100
40	Heidi	99
41	Danielle	95
41	Wendy	95
43	Katherine	93
44	Tracy	87
45	Molly	85
45	Tina	85
47	Christine	82
47	Kristin	82
49	Misty	81
50	Susan	79
51	Erica	78
51	Nichole	78
53	Melanie	76
54	Melinda	75
54	Stacey	75
56	Brandi	73
56	Kari	73
58	Alicia	72
58	Mindy	72
60	Lori	70
61	Kara	69
62	Kristina	68
63	Brandy	67
64	Tiffany	66
65	Ann	65
65	Brenda	65
67	Kristy	64
68	Anna	63
69	Allison	62
69	Karen	62
69	Tonya	62
72	Brooke	61
72	Jodi	61
72	Tammy	61
75	Beth	60
76	Courtney	59
76	Jenny	59
76	Valerie	59
79	Kelli	58
79	Kristi	58
79	Lindsay	58
82	Jaime	56
82	Mandy	56
84	Anne	55
85	Dana	54
86	Teresa	53
87	Leslie	52
88	Leah	50
88	Monica	50
90	Patricia	49
90	Samantha	49
92	Gina	48
92	Renee	48
94	Cynthia	45
94	Kathleen	45
94	Lindsey	45
97	Catherine	44
98	Christy	43
98	Natalie	43
98	Trisha	43