Most popular girls’ names in Missouri, 1978

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Jennifer	1,395
2	Amy	745
3	Angela	716
4	Melissa	671
5	Sarah	631
6	Amanda	625
7	Heather	550
8	Jessica	524
9	Christina	489
10	Kelly	430
11	Stephanie	427
12	Elizabeth	421
13	Kimberly	414
14	Michelle	410
15	Rebecca	389
16	Lisa	370
17	Crystal	369
18	Jamie	355
19	Julie	316
19	Nicole	316
21	Laura	300
22	Andrea	280
23	Rachel	275
24	Erin	268
25	Sara	263

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Mary	243
27	Carrie	230
28	Shannon	224
29	Amber	214
30	Emily	213
31	Brandy	206
32	April	205
33	Misty	195
34	Jill	186
35	Tiffany	184
36	Stacy	183
37	Katherine	168
37	Tracy	168
39	Erica	164
40	Christine	148
41	Susan	145
42	Karen	143
43	Kathryn	139
43	Tara	139
45	Dawn	136
46	Stacey	135
47	Danielle	131
48	Christy	130
49	Holly	127
49	Megan	127
49	Melanie	127
52	Melinda	123
52	Tina	123
54	Lori	119
55	Dana	118
56	Cynthia	115
57	Tonya	114
58	Leslie	112
59	Brandi	111
60	Courtney	109
61	Kristy	108
62	Alicia	106
62	Jaime	106
64	Patricia	104
64	Robin	104
66	Kristina	101
67	Catherine	97
67	Natalie	97
69	Katie	95
70	Anna	93
70	Wendy	93
72	Kathleen	91
72	Monica	91
74	Ashley	88
75	Kristen	87
75	Tammy	87
77	Tabitha	84
78	Anne	83
79	Margaret	82
79	Teresa	82
81	Mandy	81
82	Julia	76
83	Jacqueline	75
84	Samantha	74
84	Theresa	74
86	Regina	73
87	Tamara	72
88	Brooke	70
88	Denise	70
88	Michele	70
88	Shawna	70
92	Lindsay	69
93	Beth	67
93	Kara	67
95	Allison	66
96	Lauren	65
97	Trisha	64
98	Cheryl	63
98	Deanna	63
98	Tanya	63