Most popular girls’ names in Mississippi, 1978

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Jennifer	572
2	Amanda	356
3	Angela	318
4	Kimberly	315
5	Amy	254
6	Melissa	219
7	Stephanie	217
8	Heather	205
9	Jessica	201
10	April	192
11	Mary	191
12	Lisa	149
13	Brandy	147
14	Crystal	145
15	Kelly	135
16	Elizabeth	134
17	Christina	133
18	Tina	127
19	Tiffany	125
20	Christy	122
21	Rebecca	119
22	Jamie	110
23	Sarah	109
24	Brandi	107
25	Laura	104

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Misty	97
27	Michelle	95
28	Erica	89
28	Rachel	89
30	Cynthia	88
31	Kristy	86
32	Leslie	84
33	Emily	83
34	Tonya	82
35	Pamela	81
35	Shannon	81
37	Andrea	80
37	Monica	80
39	Latasha	79
40	Felicia	78
40	Latoya	78
42	Ashley	77
43	Karen	73
44	Wendy	71
45	Natasha	70
45	Yolanda	70
47	Tracy	69
48	Carrie	66
48	Stacy	66
50	Melanie	65
50	Tammy	65
52	Patricia	64
53	Teresa	63
54	Robin	62
54	Sharon	62
56	Amber	61
56	Tameka	61
56	Tara	61
59	Julie	59
59	Linda	59
59	Natalie	59
59	Nicole	59
59	Tabitha	59
64	Katrina	58
65	Katherine	57
65	Lakisha	57
67	Veronica	55
68	Cassandra	54
68	Latonya	54
70	Stacey	53
70	Susan	53
72	Anna	52
72	Lakeisha	52
72	Sherry	52
75	Allison	51
76	Dana	50
76	Regina	50
78	Alicia	49
79	Erin	48
79	Sabrina	48
79	Valerie	48
79	Victoria	48
83	Cheryl	46
83	Jacqueline	46
83	Samantha	46
83	Sonya	46
87	Barbara	45
87	Carla	45
89	Catherine	44
90	Courtney	43
90	Rhonda	43
92	Nancy	42
93	Donna	41
93	Holly	41
93	Margaret	41
96	Lawanda	40
96	Lori	40
96	Tanya	40
99	Alisha	39
99	Danielle	39
99	Tamara	39