Most popular girls’ names in Missouri, 1977

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Jennifer	1,428
2	Amy	811
3	Angela	699
4	Melissa	642
5	Sarah	593
6	Heather	586
7	Amanda	551
8	Kelly	498
9	Michelle	480
10	Kimberly	467
11	Jessica	454
12	Christina	432
13	Rebecca	431
14	Elizabeth	399
15	Jamie	394
16	Lisa	382
17	Stephanie	368
18	Nicole	326
19	Laura	325
20	Julie	317
21	Carrie	314
22	Andrea	292
23	Mary	290
24	Shannon	271
25	Crystal	268

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Rachel	257
27	Sara	255
28	Erin	226
29	Misty	217
30	Emily	202
31	Amber	195
32	Jill	192
33	Dawn	190
34	Tara	189
35	Katherine	178
35	Stacy	178
37	April	168
37	Tiffany	168
39	Karen	164
40	Tracy	160
41	Brandy	158
42	Melanie	153
43	Susan	151
44	Stacey	149
45	Lori	143
46	Christine	141
47	Erica	140
48	Cynthia	139
49	Dana	138
49	Patricia	138
51	Tonya	137
52	Tammy	136
53	Holly	132
54	Danielle	131
55	Megan	126
56	Leslie	125
57	Tina	122
58	Christy	119
59	Brandi	118
60	Jaime	117
61	Wendy	115
62	Alicia	106
63	Monica	102
64	Kristina	101
64	Robin	101
66	Courtney	100
66	Melinda	100
68	Kathleen	96
69	Kathryn	95
70	Denise	93
70	Natalie	93
72	Teresa	91
73	Samantha	84
74	Kristy	83
75	Catherine	81
76	Mandy	79
76	Sabrina	79
78	Anna	77
78	Gina	77
80	Kara	76
80	Kristen	76
80	Michele	76
83	Shelly	73
84	Regina	72
84	Theresa	72
86	Jacqueline	70
86	Kristin	70
86	Tamara	70
89	Sandra	69
90	Anne	68
90	Katie	68
92	Beth	65
92	Lindsay	65
94	Barbara	64
94	Molly	64
94	Rhonda	64
97	Jodi	63
97	Tanya	63
99	Sherry	62
100	Julia	61
100	Maria	61
100	Summer	61
100	Valerie	61