Most popular girls’ names in Maryland, 1981

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Jennifer	893
2	Jessica	706
3	Amanda	426
4	Sarah	383
5	Melissa	370
6	Nicole	357
7	Heather	343
8	Christina	322
9	Rebecca	316
10	Tiffany	306
11	Amy	302
12	Stephanie	289
13	Kimberly	278
14	Elizabeth	273
15	Angela	270
16	Erin	266
17	Crystal	265
18	Lisa	256
19	Kelly	247
20	Michelle	246
21	Laura	242
22	Lauren	217
23	Shannon	210
24	Danielle	196
25	Mary	190

Rank	Name	Babies
26	April	185
27	Rachel	182
28	Jamie	173
29	Kristen	168
30	Erica	158
31	Kristin	154
32	Megan	150
33	Christine	148
34	Katherine	145
35	Emily	136
36	Amber	133
37	Julie	131
38	Sara	126
39	Andrea	114
40	Lindsay	109
41	Katie	108
42	Dawn	106
43	Brandy	104
44	Courtney	97
44	Kathryn	97
46	Karen	96
47	Carrie	93
48	Stacey	92
49	Ashley	90
49	Julia	90
51	Kathleen	89
51	Tara	89
53	Latoya	86
54	Catherine	85
55	Dana	82
56	Melanie	81
57	Alicia	78
57	Patricia	78
59	Theresa	75
60	Candice	74
60	Stacy	74
62	Jaime	72
63	Samantha	71
63	Tina	71
65	Holly	70
66	Allison	68
67	Robin	67
68	Brooke	66
68	Meghan	66
68	Susan	66
71	Tracy	65
72	Jacqueline	64
72	Kristina	64
72	Monique	64
75	Anna	63
76	Brandi	62
77	Cynthia	59
78	Pamela	57
79	Tammy	56
80	Maria	55
81	Victoria	54
82	Natalie	53
83	Diana	52
83	Lindsey	52
85	Leslie	51
85	Valerie	51
87	Ebony	50
87	Katrina	50
89	Denise	49
89	Michele	49
89	Monica	49
89	Wendy	49
93	Jill	48
94	Leah	47
95	Natasha	46
95	Teresa	46
97	Tia	45
98	Erika	44
99	Anne	43
99	Candace	43