Most popular girls’ names in Missouri, 1983

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Jennifer	1,215
2	Jessica	1,019
3	Amanda	990
4	Ashley	989
5	Sarah	837
6	Heather	546
7	Stephanie	530
8	Melissa	504
9	Amy	497
10	Elizabeth	453
11	Erin	414
12	Rachel	412
13	Amber	402
13	Megan	402
15	Nicole	399
16	Rebecca	391
17	Crystal	372
18	Michelle	370
19	Emily	346
20	Angela	345
21	Tiffany	344
22	Jamie	328
23	Christina	325
23	Laura	325
25	Kimberly	324

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Kelly	300
27	Sara	287
28	Mary	282
29	Lindsey	279
30	Lauren	275
31	Andrea	266
32	Katherine	264
33	Lisa	214
34	Lindsay	209
35	Danielle	204
36	Kristen	202
37	Julie	198
38	Erica	196
38	Shannon	196
40	Alicia	184
41	Samantha	177
42	Tara	168
43	April	167
44	Kristin	163
45	Katie	159
46	Kathryn	156
47	Courtney	154
48	Holly	146
49	Brandi	139
50	Brandy	136
51	Natalie	121
52	Stacy	120
53	Anna	119
54	Leslie	117
55	Carrie	110
55	Christine	110
57	Catherine	108
58	Misty	106
59	Casey	105
60	Stacey	104
61	Kristina	100
62	Bethany	98
63	Kayla	97
64	Kathleen	95
65	Allison	92
65	Dana	92
67	Jacqueline	91
68	Tracy	88
69	Patricia	86
70	Brooke	85
71	Cassandra	82
71	Julia	82
71	Victoria	82
74	Valerie	81
75	Melanie	80
76	Jill	78
77	Candice	77
77	Hannah	77
77	Margaret	77
80	Dawn	75
80	Leah	75
82	Meghan	74
82	Nichole	74
84	Melinda	73
85	Karen	72
86	Molly	71
87	Brittany	70
87	Lacey	70
87	Monica	70
90	Natasha	69
90	Tabitha	69
92	Ebony	68
93	Kara	67
93	Maria	67
93	Teresa	67
96	Rachael	65
97	Pamela	64
98	Susan	63
98	Tina	63
100	Abigail	62
100	Miranda	62