Most popular girls’ names in New Jersey, 1981

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Jennifer	1,605
2	Jessica	1,195
3	Melissa	872
4	Nicole	817
5	Lauren	617
6	Michelle	539
7	Danielle	522
8	Lisa	514
9	Kimberly	484
10	Elizabeth	465
11	Stephanie	457
12	Sarah	442
13	Christine	425
14	Kelly	417
15	Amanda	408
16	Christina	402
17	Kristin	399
18	Erin	383
19	Heather	382
20	Amy	378
21	Laura	342
22	Rebecca	339
23	Tiffany	336
24	Kristen	301
25	Megan	280

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Dana	278
27	Tara	272
28	Jamie	265
29	Shannon	254
30	Rachel	251
31	Katherine	238
32	Erica	232
33	Maria	227
34	Andrea	213
34	Angela	213
36	Mary	211
37	Crystal	210
38	Allison	209
38	Jacqueline	209
40	Sara	186
41	Diana	184
42	Michele	179
43	Patricia	178
44	April	175
45	Kathryn	173
46	Karen	172
47	Courtney	165
48	Catherine	161
49	Kathleen	157
50	Emily	155
51	Julie	148
52	Vanessa	144
53	Alison	140
53	Denise	140
55	Jill	139
56	Susan	136
57	Colleen	135
57	Sandra	135
59	Dawn	134
60	Alicia	127
61	Katie	125
61	Pamela	125
63	Latoya	124
63	Lindsay	124
63	Victoria	124
66	Meghan	122
67	Jaclyn	121
67	Samantha	121
69	Gina	120
69	Theresa	120
71	Cynthia	118
72	Melanie	111
72	Tina	111
74	Cheryl	108
74	Jaime	108
74	Jillian	108
77	Stacey	106
78	Erika	104
79	Candice	102
79	Kristina	102
81	Renee	101
81	Tracy	101
83	Stacy	100
84	Julia	99
85	Sharon	96
86	Brooke	95
86	Monica	95
88	Lori	91
88	Meredith	91
90	Natasha	90
90	Suzanne	90
92	Ashley	89
93	Monique	88
93	Natalie	88
95	Nancy	87
96	Alexis	85
97	Margaret	83
97	Tanya	83
97	Valerie	83
100	Veronica	82