Most popular girls’ names in Missouri, 1980

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Jennifer	1,419
2	Amanda	1,151
3	Sarah	853
4	Jessica	733
5	Melissa	720
6	Amy	635
7	Angela	622
8	Heather	507
9	Kimberly	464
10	Michelle	463
11	Stephanie	458
12	Elizabeth	450
13	Rebecca	443
14	Christina	411
15	Tiffany	409
16	Crystal	406
17	Jamie	386
18	Nicole	379
19	Rachel	365
20	Sara	353
21	Laura	348
22	Lisa	345
23	Erin	331
23	Kelly	331
25	Amber	303

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Andrea	284
27	Mary	278
28	April	271
28	Julie	271
30	Emily	261
31	Katherine	245
32	Megan	232
33	Shannon	228
34	Misty	217
35	Ashley	211
36	Erica	190
37	Brandy	182
38	Kristen	177
39	Carrie	174
40	Tara	173
41	Kristin	171
42	Jill	163
43	Christine	162
44	Lauren	158
45	Brandi	152
45	Kathryn	152
47	Holly	149
48	Danielle	142
49	Katie	140
50	Lori	138
51	Tracy	137
52	Courtney	134
53	Brooke	130
53	Susan	130
55	Stacy	128
56	Dawn	126
57	Leslie	121
58	Alicia	120
59	Melanie	119
60	Anna	117
61	Patricia	113
62	Natalie	111
63	Catherine	110
64	Wendy	107
65	Lindsay	106
66	Cynthia	105
66	Kristina	105
68	Dana	104
68	Samantha	104
70	Kristy	101
71	Tina	99
72	Anne	97
73	Pamela	96
74	Christy	95
74	Karen	95
74	Melinda	95
77	Allison	91
77	Stacey	91
79	Kathleen	90
80	Monica	86
81	Leah	85
81	Tonya	85
83	Nichole	84
84	Margaret	83
84	Natasha	83
86	Julia	81
86	Lindsey	81
86	Valerie	81
89	Mindy	80
90	Katrina	79
91	Kara	78
92	Alison	74
93	Denise	73
94	Jaime	72
95	Gina	70
96	Bethany	68
96	Theresa	68
98	Robin	67
98	Tabitha	67
98	Tamara	67