Most popular girls’ names in Montana, 1978

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Jennifer	215
2	Jessica	123
3	Heather	114
4	Sarah	109
5	Melissa	99
6	Amanda	91
7	Amy	88
8	Angela	80
9	Kelly	77
10	Jamie	67
11	Lisa	64
12	Rebecca	61
13	Michelle	59
14	Erin	56
15	Amber	55
16	Kimberly	54
16	Nicole	54
18	Rachel	51
18	Sara	51
20	Christina	49
21	Elizabeth	48
21	Julie	48
23	Crystal	47
23	Stephanie	47
25	Misty	45

Rank	Name	Babies
25	Shannon	45
27	Andrea	41
27	Heidi	41
29	Tara	37
30	Laura	33
30	Mary	33
32	Brandy	30
33	Danielle	29
33	Holly	29
33	Katie	29
36	Christine	28
36	Katherine	28
36	Stacy	28
36	Wendy	28
40	Brandi	27
40	Emily	27
40	Mandy	27
43	April	26
43	Carrie	26
43	Dawn	26
46	Megan	24
46	Tiffany	24
48	Kari	23
48	Patricia	23
50	Jenny	22
50	Kristin	22
50	Tracy	22
53	Anna	21
53	Jill	21
53	Leslie	21
53	Vanessa	21
57	Kristen	20
57	Lori	20
57	Samantha	20
57	Stacey	20
57	Tina	20
62	Kristina	19
63	Christy	18
63	Erica	18
63	Jodi	18
63	Leah	18
63	Shawna	18
68	Alicia	17
68	Krista	17
68	Melinda	17
68	Teresa	17
72	Kara	16
72	Karen	16
72	Nichole	16
72	Summer	16
76	Cynthia	15
76	Desiree	15
76	Hannah	15
76	Kathryn	15
76	Lacey	15
76	Melanie	15
76	Renee	15
76	Susan	15
84	Anne	14
84	Courtney	14
84	Jolene	14
84	Katrina	14
84	Kristy	14
84	Maria	14
84	Sabrina	14
91	Autumn	13
91	Jody	13
91	Keri	13
91	Lindsay	13
91	Molly	13
96	Gina	12
96	Jaclyn	12
96	Jana	12
96	Janet	12
96	Kelli	12
96	Lynn	12
96	Monica	12
96	Robin	12
96	Trisha	12