Most popular girls’ names in Maryland, 1982

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Jennifer	972
2	Jessica	677
3	Amanda	464
4	Sarah	395
5	Nicole	385
6	Stephanie	378
7	Heather	367
8	Melissa	359
9	Christina	329
10	Crystal	326
11	Lauren	322
12	Kimberly	304
13	Kelly	300
14	Elizabeth	292
15	Tiffany	283
16	Erin	277
17	Amy	276
18	Angela	275
19	Michelle	270
20	Laura	259
21	Rebecca	248
22	Shannon	236
23	Rachel	221
24	Lisa	214
25	Danielle	210

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Mary	199
27	Kristen	194
28	Kristin	185
29	April	182
30	Megan	181
31	Emily	169
32	Katherine	168
33	Ashley	157
34	Sara	149
35	Christine	148
35	Erica	148
37	Amber	141
38	Jamie	140
39	Lindsay	131
40	Andrea	124
41	Julie	118
42	Courtney	116
43	Kathryn	114
44	Katie	107
45	Karen	105
46	Stacey	104
47	Tara	98
48	Brandy	97
49	Brandi	95
49	Melanie	95
51	Jacqueline	94
51	Latoya	94
53	Samantha	90
54	Patricia	87
55	Dawn	84
56	Kathleen	83
57	Lindsey	77
58	Holly	76
59	Dana	75
60	Candice	73
61	Kristina	72
61	Natalie	72
63	Carrie	71
64	Katrina	70
64	Stacy	70
64	Susan	70
67	Catherine	69
68	Alicia	68
68	Julia	68
68	Maria	68
71	Allison	67
71	Leslie	67
71	Theresa	67
71	Tina	67
75	Krystal	66
76	Victoria	65
77	Pamela	63
78	Margaret	62
79	Alison	60
79	Monica	60
81	Deborah	59
82	Anna	58
82	Michele	58
84	Ebony	57
84	Linda	57
86	Latasha	56
87	Candace	54
87	Monique	54
89	Diana	52
89	Natasha	52
91	Meghan	51
91	Tammy	51
93	Cassandra	50
93	Cynthia	50
93	Tracy	50
96	Alexis	48
96	Angel	48
96	Leah	48
99	Robin	47
100	Brooke	46
100	Kara	46
100	Tia	46