Most popular girls’ names in New Jersey, 1980

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Jennifer	1,683
2	Melissa	995
3	Jessica	972
4	Nicole	801
5	Michelle	579
6	Lauren	572
7	Kimberly	525
7	Lisa	525
9	Danielle	512
10	Christina	480
11	Kelly	473
12	Heather	461
13	Amy	440
14	Elizabeth	438
15	Stephanie	432
16	Amanda	407
17	Erin	383
18	Laura	381
19	Sarah	379
20	Christine	378
21	Rebecca	326
22	Megan	285
23	Jamie	284
24	Kristen	282
25	Dana	266

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Tara	260
27	Kristin	255
28	Tiffany	242
29	Rachel	233
29	Shannon	233
31	Angela	230
32	Mary	225
33	Erica	218
34	Maria	211
35	Katherine	207
36	Andrea	205
37	Michele	192
38	Jacqueline	191
39	Karen	189
40	Sara	182
41	Kathleen	180
42	Allison	172
43	Patricia	171
44	Meghan	166
45	Dawn	163
46	Courtney	160
47	Sandra	156
48	Jill	153
49	April	151
50	Susan	150
51	Crystal	148
52	Kathryn	146
53	Gina	144
54	Denise	143
55	Catherine	141
56	Colleen	136
57	Julie	132
57	Tracy	132
57	Vanessa	132
60	Cheryl	129
60	Cynthia	129
62	Samantha	120
63	Emily	119
64	Lori	118
64	Melanie	118
66	Alicia	117
67	Sharon	115
68	Alison	113
68	Tina	113
70	Jaclyn	112
71	Suzanne	111
71	Victoria	111
73	Monica	110
73	Theresa	110
75	Diana	109
75	Jaime	109
75	Stacy	109
78	Monique	103
79	Natasha	102
80	Stacey	101
81	Katie	100
81	Leah	100
81	Renee	100
84	Beth	98
85	Brooke	97
85	Erika	97
87	Kristina	94
87	Linda	94
87	Nancy	94
90	Jillian	93
90	Meredith	93
92	Barbara	91
93	Holly	88
94	Pamela	86
95	Natalie	84
96	Lindsay	78
97	Kristy	77
97	Tammy	77
97	Wendy	77
100	Candice	75
100	Margaret	75