Most popular girls’ names in Michigan, 1979

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Jennifer	2,572
2	Melissa	1,650
3	Amanda	1,342
4	Sarah	1,247
5	Nicole	1,146
6	Angela	1,102
7	Jessica	1,085
8	Heather	1,044
9	Amy	1,024
10	Lisa	929
11	Michelle	878
12	Kelly	830
13	Elizabeth	781
14	Rebecca	780
15	Jamie	664
16	Kimberly	658
17	Christina	616
18	Stephanie	602
19	Andrea	583
20	Erin	553
21	Shannon	551
22	Crystal	550
23	Laura	542
24	Sara	514
25	Julie	511

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Rachel	508
27	Danielle	415
28	April	390
29	Mary	378
30	Megan	370
30	Tiffany	370
32	Emily	365
33	Katherine	364
34	Carrie	363
35	Amber	359
36	Erica	329
37	Christine	311
38	Stacy	308
39	Tara	291
40	Stacey	277
41	Dawn	268
41	Kathryn	268
43	Jill	258
43	Tracy	258
45	Holly	252
46	Karen	246
47	Katie	245
47	Kristy	245
49	Brandy	233
50	Susan	231
51	Heidi	230
52	Dana	226
53	Kristin	223
54	Kristina	218
55	Monica	216
56	Alicia	203
57	Tina	200
58	Melanie	197
59	Nichole	194
60	Patricia	191
61	Renee	188
62	Lindsay	184
63	Kristen	183
63	Samantha	183
65	Courtney	180
66	Lori	172
67	Brandi	171
68	Anna	170
68	Lauren	170
70	Anne	169
70	Tonya	169
72	Theresa	168
73	Mindy	164
74	Beth	163
75	Brooke	159
76	Wendy	157
77	Pamela	151
78	Maria	150
79	Tammy	147
80	Kathleen	145
80	Leslie	145
82	Cynthia	143
83	Allison	141
83	Bethany	141
83	Catherine	141
83	Teresa	141
87	Mandy	140
88	Tamara	136
89	Cheryl	135
90	Kari	134
90	Lindsey	134
92	Leah	129
92	Natalie	129
92	Valerie	129
95	Ann	125
95	Jodi	125
95	Katrina	125
95	Meghan	125
99	Kristi	124
99	Misty	124