Most popular girls’ names in Michigan, 1978

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Jennifer	2,668
2	Melissa	1,308
3	Sarah	1,173
4	Angela	1,139
5	Heather	1,135
6	Amy	1,124
7	Jessica	1,094
8	Nicole	1,047
9	Michelle	922
10	Kelly	915
11	Lisa	883
12	Amanda	856
13	Elizabeth	753
14	Rebecca	708
15	Christina	665
16	Stephanie	664
17	Kimberly	644
18	Jamie	588
18	Shannon	588
20	Andrea	582
21	Julie	531
22	Rachel	528
23	Sara	524
24	Erin	497
25	Laura	480

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Carrie	466
27	Crystal	421
28	Danielle	387
29	Emily	366
30	Mary	345
31	Erica	334
32	Dawn	327
33	Amber	321
34	Jill	314
35	April	313
36	Christine	310
37	Stacey	298
38	Kristy	285
39	Katherine	283
40	Stacy	282
41	Tiffany	277
41	Tracy	277
43	Karen	274
44	Brandy	247
44	Holly	247
46	Kathryn	243
47	Tara	241
48	Kristen	240
49	Tina	238
50	Kristina	233
51	Wendy	219
52	Megan	215
53	Renee	212
54	Kristin	206
55	Susan	205
56	Patricia	200
57	Melanie	195
58	Alicia	194
59	Katie	187
60	Jaime	183
61	Courtney	179
61	Maria	179
63	Nichole	176
64	Heidi	173
65	Lori	172
66	Lindsay	171
67	Tonya	167
68	Kathleen	165
69	Monica	163
70	Samantha	159
71	Misty	157
71	Tammy	157
73	Jodi	155
74	Dana	153
75	Beth	151
75	Theresa	151
77	Anna	147
78	Tanya	146
79	Catherine	144
80	Cynthia	143
80	Michele	143
82	Mandy	142
83	Leslie	141
83	Robin	141
85	Colleen	140
86	Kristi	139
87	Ann	138
87	Brandi	138
89	Sandra	130
90	Cheryl	127
91	Allison	125
91	Bethany	125
93	Erika	124
94	Melinda	122
94	Sabrina	122
94	Tamara	122
97	Anne	121
97	Brooke	121
97	Christy	121
97	Jacqueline	121
97	Natalie	121