Most popular girls’ names in Missouri, 1981

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Jennifer	1,386
2	Amanda	1,046
3	Jessica	921
4	Sarah	887
5	Melissa	622
6	Amy	611
7	Elizabeth	541
8	Angela	511
9	Stephanie	486
10	Rebecca	461
11	Heather	440
12	Michelle	406
13	Crystal	394
14	Tiffany	384
15	Kimberly	377
16	Erin	375
17	Nicole	357
18	Laura	356
19	Christina	346
20	Jamie	344
21	Rachel	339
22	Andrea	327
23	Emily	320
24	Sara	310
25	Amber	307

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Lisa	297
27	Kelly	289
28	Mary	269
29	Julie	262
30	Katherine	254
31	April	232
32	Megan	225
33	Kristin	224
34	Ashley	221
35	Shannon	202
36	Brandy	200
37	Lauren	195
38	Danielle	190
39	Kristen	187
40	Erica	179
40	Tara	179
42	Brandi	163
43	Katie	156
44	Carrie	155
45	Courtney	154
46	Anna	146
47	Lindsay	142
48	Kathryn	140
49	Lindsey	137
50	Alicia	132
50	Christine	132
52	Misty	131
52	Susan	131
54	Leslie	123
55	Stacy	120
56	Brooke	119
57	Samantha	117
58	Stacey	116
59	Dana	115
60	Holly	113
61	Jill	109
62	Kathleen	106
63	Julia	100
63	Natalie	100
65	Melanie	98
66	Catherine	97
67	Kristina	96
68	Monica	94
68	Tracy	94
70	Leah	92
70	Melinda	92
72	Anne	91
72	Patricia	91
74	Lori	90
75	Dawn	88
75	Tina	88
75	Valerie	88
78	Cynthia	87
79	Natasha	84
80	Kara	80
80	Karen	80
82	Cassandra	79
83	Pamela	78
84	Casey	77
85	Bethany	74
85	Candice	74
87	Katrina	70
87	Wendy	70
89	Jacqueline	68
89	Robin	68
89	Teresa	68
89	Theresa	68
93	Latoya	67
94	Jaime	66
95	Allison	65
96	Christy	64
96	Margaret	64
96	Tammy	64
96	Trisha	64
100	Mindy	63
100	Tonya	63