Most popular girls’ names in Missouri, 1984

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Ashley	1,116
2	Jennifer	1,104
3	Jessica	972
4	Amanda	923
5	Sarah	727
6	Heather	543
7	Melissa	492
8	Megan	481
9	Stephanie	480
10	Rachel	479
11	Amy	470
12	Nicole	427
13	Elizabeth	424
14	Amber	372
15	Lauren	362
16	Danielle	357
17	Laura	355
17	Tiffany	355
19	Emily	353
20	Erin	332
21	Crystal	327
22	Michelle	324
23	Kimberly	318
24	Jamie	316
25	Angela	315

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Rebecca	311
27	Katherine	299
28	Christina	294
29	Lindsey	271
30	Kelly	270
31	Andrea	252
32	Mary	238
33	Sara	230
34	Lindsay	219
35	Erica	216
36	Shannon	192
37	Julie	188
37	Kathryn	188
39	Kristin	177
40	Katie	174
41	Kristen	172
41	Lisa	172
43	Samantha	169
44	Alicia	165
45	Tara	157
46	Courtney	154
47	April	152
48	Anna	136
48	Brandy	136
50	Natalie	121
51	Stacy	119
52	Carrie	115
53	Holly	114
54	Brittany	113
55	Brandi	112
56	Leslie	111
57	Allison	109
57	Christine	109
59	Cassandra	107
59	Meghan	107
61	Jenna	106
62	Latoya	103
63	Kristina	96
64	Hannah	94
64	Kathleen	94
64	Misty	94
67	Victoria	93
68	Margaret	89
69	Jacqueline	87
70	Rachael	86
71	Dana	85
71	Melanie	85
73	Stacey	82
74	Leah	81
75	Casey	80
76	Krystal	79
77	Patricia	77
78	Julia	76
79	Natasha	75
80	Brooke	74
80	Cynthia	74
80	Lacey	74
83	Kayla	73
84	Candice	72
84	Jill	72
86	Catherine	70
87	Alisha	69
87	Tracy	69
89	Kara	68
89	Melinda	68
89	Nichole	68
92	Valerie	67
93	Monica	65
94	Karen	63
94	Sheena	63
96	Kelli	61
96	Molly	61
96	Susan	61
99	Abigail	60
99	Bethany	60
99	Candace	60