Most popular girls’ names in Iowa, 1979

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Jennifer	948
2	Amanda	576
3	Jessica	486
4	Amy	479
5	Melissa	462
6	Sarah	455
7	Angela	421
8	Heather	393
9	Nicole	335
10	Michelle	305
11	Lisa	274
12	Kelly	269
13	Sara	258
14	Amber	244
15	Elizabeth	239
16	Jill	234
17	Erin	229
18	Stephanie	218
19	Emily	216
20	Megan	211
21	Andrea	205
22	Rebecca	196
23	Kimberly	193
24	Jamie	192
25	Christina	188

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Laura	165
27	Rachel	164
28	Carrie	152
29	Katie	149
30	Holly	146
30	Julie	146
32	Shannon	144
33	Tara	138
34	Crystal	137
34	Stacy	137
36	Katherine	136
37	Mindy	134
38	April	124
38	Kathryn	124
40	Heidi	121
41	Tiffany	117
42	Mary	112
43	Lindsay	108
44	Christine	98
45	Brooke	96
46	Alicia	93
47	Stacey	92
48	Dawn	90
49	Kristin	86
50	Brandy	80
51	Allison	79
51	Kelli	79
53	Lori	78
54	Brandi	77
54	Melinda	77
54	Molly	77
57	Danielle	76
58	Kari	73
58	Tracy	73
60	Anna	72
60	Susan	72
62	Erica	71
62	Tina	71
64	Anne	70
65	Jodi	69
66	Leah	68
67	Kara	67
68	Jenny	66
68	Kristina	66
68	Nichole	66
71	Wendy	65
72	Courtney	63
72	Lindsey	63
74	Karen	61
74	Tammy	61
76	Tanya	60
77	Brenda	59
77	Dana	59
79	Beth	57
79	Melanie	57
79	Natalie	57
82	Samantha	56
82	Shawna	56
84	Mandy	55
84	Trisha	55
86	Teresa	53
87	Misty	52
88	Catherine	51
88	Tonya	51
90	Valerie	50
91	Kristen	49
91	Kristy	49
91	Leslie	49
94	Brianne	48
94	Jaime	48
96	Abby	47
97	Kathleen	46
98	Kristi	45
99	Maria	44
100	Ann	43
100	Robin	43