Most popular girls’ names in Maryland, 1980

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Jennifer	903
2	Jessica	539
3	Melissa	433
4	Amanda	379
5	Christina	368
6	Heather	336
6	Sarah	336
8	Nicole	334
9	Kimberly	317
10	Kelly	301
11	Tiffany	292
12	Amy	291
13	Angela	279
14	Stephanie	278
15	Michelle	270
16	Crystal	269
17	Erin	259
18	Elizabeth	257
19	Lisa	255
20	Laura	230
21	Rebecca	229
22	Shannon	213
23	Mary	194
24	Lauren	190
25	Megan	180

Rank	Name	Babies
26	April	178
27	Rachel	173
28	Danielle	164
29	Jamie	160
30	Katherine	143
30	Kristen	143
32	Sara	142
33	Erica	138
34	Julie	134
35	Christine	131
36	Andrea	130
36	Dawn	130
38	Kristin	125
39	Emily	116
40	Amber	111
41	Carrie	109
42	Kathryn	101
43	Stacey	99
44	Dana	94
45	Tara	92
46	Karen	89
47	Kathleen	88
47	Stacy	88
49	Katie	87
50	Brandy	85
51	Monica	75
52	Courtney	73
53	Melanie	72
53	Monique	72
53	Patricia	72
53	Tina	72
57	Kristina	71
58	Holly	70
58	Maria	70
60	Susan	66
61	Allison	64
61	Catherine	64
63	Brooke	63
63	Pamela	63
65	Ashley	62
65	Tammy	62
67	Natasha	61
68	Michele	60
68	Theresa	60
70	Robin	59
70	Samantha	59
72	Jaime	58
72	Lindsay	58
74	Anna	57
75	Jacqueline	56
76	Alicia	55
77	Kristy	54
78	Leslie	53
78	Tracy	53
80	Brandi	52
81	Erika	51
81	Kara	51
81	Katrina	51
81	Meghan	51
81	Victoria	51
86	Julia	50
86	Nichole	50
86	Teresa	50
89	Krista	48
90	Anne	47
90	Cheryl	47
90	Margaret	47
90	Meredith	47
94	Colleen	46
94	Jill	46
96	Lori	45
96	Wendy	45
98	Carla	44
98	Melinda	44
98	Tanya	44