Most popular girls’ names in New Jersey, 1978

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Jennifer	1,676
2	Melissa	879
3	Jessica	800
4	Nicole	728
5	Michelle	558
6	Lisa	542
7	Kelly	519
8	Kimberly	503
9	Heather	496
10	Amy	495
11	Danielle	473
12	Christine	472
13	Christina	461
14	Elizabeth	448
15	Stephanie	375
16	Laura	351
17	Lauren	329
18	Erin	295
19	Tara	294
20	Rebecca	281
21	Sarah	280
22	Amanda	269
23	Shannon	259
24	Jamie	256
25	Andrea	252

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Karen	249
26	Michele	249
28	Dana	230
29	Maria	214
30	Erica	213
31	Mary	210
32	Dawn	208
32	Jill	208
34	Angela	206
35	Kathleen	203
36	Kristen	196
36	Megan	196
36	Susan	196
39	Rachel	193
40	Jaime	192
41	Cynthia	182
42	Patricia	177
43	Jacqueline	174
44	Katherine	165
45	Cheryl	161
46	Kristin	159
47	Gina	158
47	Tracy	158
49	Kristy	155
49	Sara	155
51	Allison	154
52	Denise	150
53	Catherine	147
54	Sandra	143
55	Julie	141
55	Melanie	141
55	Sharon	141
58	Stacey	138
59	April	133
59	Colleen	133
59	Lori	133
59	Tina	133
63	Crystal	130
63	Kathryn	130
65	Stacy	128
66	Diana	127
66	Tiffany	127
68	Jaclyn	125
69	Courtney	122
70	Renee	120
71	Emily	119
72	Theresa	116
73	Vanessa	113
74	Alison	107
74	Suzanne	107
76	Samantha	106
77	Alicia	102
77	Donna	102
79	Meghan	99
80	Monica	98
81	Linda	96
81	Tamika	96
83	Wendy	95
84	Kristina	94
84	Meredith	94
86	Barbara	93
87	Carrie	92
88	Beth	91
89	Nancy	90
89	Robin	90
91	Leslie	89
92	Anna	86
92	Natalie	86
94	Erika	85
95	Carolyn	83
95	Victoria	83
97	Deborah	82
98	Holly	80
98	Veronica	80
100	Tammy	79