Most popular girls’ names in Missouri, 1979

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Jennifer	1,394
2	Amanda	989
3	Melissa	815
4	Sarah	686
5	Angela	681
6	Amy	644
7	Jessica	610
8	Heather	519
9	Christina	508
10	Stephanie	491
11	Elizabeth	455
12	Kimberly	454
13	Kelly	419
13	Michelle	419
15	Nicole	400
16	Lisa	393
16	Rebecca	393
18	Crystal	366
19	Jamie	356
20	Laura	345
21	Amber	297
22	Rachel	283
23	Tiffany	268
24	Erin	266
25	Julie	262

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Andrea	261
27	Sara	254
28	Mary	246
29	April	233
30	Emily	230
31	Shannon	220
32	Katherine	218
33	Carrie	215
34	Megan	203
35	Brandy	190
36	Misty	180
37	Stacy	176
38	Erica	174
39	Tara	172
40	Alicia	156
41	Jill	153
42	Danielle	149
43	Brandi	147
43	Christine	147
45	Holly	143
46	Kathryn	142
47	Tracy	141
48	Stacey	138
49	Tina	136
50	Dana	131
50	Dawn	131
50	Lori	131
53	Ashley	129
54	Karen	123
55	Kristina	120
55	Melanie	120
55	Susan	120
58	Christy	118
58	Leslie	118
58	Melinda	118
61	Mindy	117
62	Katie	115
63	Anna	113
63	Lauren	113
63	Patricia	113
66	Courtney	109
67	Allison	99
68	Monica	96
69	Kristen	95
70	Cynthia	94
70	Kathleen	94
72	Kristy	90
73	Brooke	89
73	Natalie	89
73	Tonya	89
76	Wendy	88
77	Anne	87
78	Lindsay	85
78	Pamela	85
78	Samantha	85
81	Jaime	83
81	Kara	83
81	Tammy	83
84	Catherine	82
84	Teresa	82
86	Nichole	81
87	Kristin	79
88	Robin	77
89	Tanya	75
90	Theresa	74
91	Krista	73
92	Kristi	71
93	Gina	69
94	Beth	67
94	Tamara	67
96	Jacqueline	66
97	Mandy	64
98	Molly	63
99	Casey	62
99	Julia	62
99	Natasha	62