Most popular girls’ names in Kentucky, 1979

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Amanda	1,033
2	Jennifer	1,024
3	Melissa	723
4	Amy	569
5	Angela	529
6	Jessica	495
7	Crystal	423
8	Heather	415
9	Rebecca	377
10	Stephanie	369
11	Sarah	344
12	Elizabeth	331
13	Kimberly	330
14	Mary	311
15	April	293
16	Christina	292
17	Kelly	276
18	Lisa	269
19	Misty	258
20	Michelle	250
21	Jamie	246
22	Shannon	223
23	Laura	218
24	Brandy	192
25	Amber	187

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Andrea	173
27	Christy	172
28	Tiffany	169
29	Rachel	161
30	Carrie	156
31	Emily	155
32	Tonya	153
33	Julie	150
33	Stacy	150
35	Nicole	149
36	Erica	142
37	Ashley	138
38	Tracy	137
39	Erin	136
40	Tara	131
41	Kristy	130
42	Leslie	125
43	Sara	124
44	Tammy	113
45	Brandi	112
45	Katherine	112
47	Holly	110
47	Tina	110
49	Lori	109
49	Susan	109
51	Megan	108
52	Dana	103
53	Patricia	100
54	Melanie	94
54	Tabitha	94
56	Melinda	90
56	Pamela	90
58	Robin	87
58	Stacey	87
60	Donna	86
61	Rhonda	84
61	Samantha	84
63	Alicia	83
64	Allison	82
64	Karen	82
66	Cynthia	81
67	Monica	80
68	Danielle	78
68	Natalie	78
70	Anna	76
71	Kristie	74
71	Kristina	74
71	Lauren	74
71	Wendy	74
75	Dawn	73
76	Mindy	72
77	Courtney	68
78	Chasity	66
78	Valerie	66
80	Teresa	65
81	Jill	62
81	Sabrina	62
83	Jacqueline	61
84	Alisha	60
84	Jaime	60
84	Kathryn	60
87	Linda	59
87	Regina	59
89	Kara	58
89	Sherry	58
91	Cheryl	56
91	Sandra	56
93	Kelli	55
93	Margaret	55
95	Julia	54
96	Casey	53
97	Kristin	52
97	Miranda	52
97	Natasha	52
100	Catherine	50
100	Virginia	50