Most popular girls’ names in Missouri, 1982

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Jennifer	1,228
2	Jessica	1,053
3	Amanda	996
4	Sarah	859
5	Melissa	580
6	Amy	571
7	Elizabeth	524
8	Stephanie	480
9	Nicole	459
10	Angela	443
11	Rebecca	430
12	Ashley	417
13	Crystal	415
14	Heather	404
15	Michelle	401
16	Rachel	400
17	Erin	394
18	Christina	381
19	Tiffany	368
20	Kimberly	363
21	Amber	360
22	Emily	358
23	Sara	335
24	Laura	317
25	Jamie	316

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Kelly	304
27	Andrea	284
28	Mary	259
29	Lauren	249
30	Katherine	248
30	Lindsey	248
32	Lisa	237
33	Megan	236
34	Julie	212
35	Lindsay	204
36	Kristen	203
37	Erica	202
38	Danielle	199
39	Tara	185
40	April	183
41	Shannon	176
42	Brandy	170
43	Kathryn	166
44	Brandi	161
45	Kristin	158
46	Samantha	157
47	Courtney	150
48	Katie	145
49	Carrie	144
50	Natalie	141
51	Leslie	131
51	Stacy	131
53	Alicia	123
54	Anna	121
55	Misty	119
56	Jill	118
57	Dana	116
58	Cassandra	115
58	Christine	115
60	Patricia	110
61	Kristina	107
62	Holly	106
63	Susan	101
64	Kathleen	100
64	Natasha	100
66	Jacqueline	96
67	Monica	93
68	Stacey	91
69	Catherine	90
69	Lacey	90
71	Dawn	89
72	Allison	88
73	Melanie	86
74	Margaret	84
75	Maria	83
76	Julia	81
76	Kara	81
78	Lori	79
79	Karen	78
80	Victoria	77
81	Christy	76
81	Tracy	76
83	Anne	75
83	Brooke	75
85	Pamela	74
86	Casey	73
87	Candice	72
87	Melinda	72
87	Nichole	72
87	Valerie	72
91	Leah	70
92	Molly	69
92	Rachael	69
94	Cynthia	68
95	Robin	67
96	Teresa	66
97	Denise	65
97	Tonya	65
99	Tina	64
100	Katrina	63
100	Miranda	63
100	Rebekah	63