Most popular girls’ names in New Jersey, 1983

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Jennifer	1,606
2	Jessica	1,226
3	Nicole	891
4	Melissa	801
5	Lauren	772
6	Stephanie	586
7	Danielle	525
8	Christina	518
9	Heather	506
10	Amanda	504
11	Michelle	499
12	Kimberly	475
13	Elizabeth	466
13	Erin	466
15	Sarah	457
16	Lisa	443
17	Kelly	422
18	Laura	417
19	Amy	399
20	Ashley	388
21	Kristen	384
22	Megan	368
23	Christine	353
24	Tiffany	350
25	Rebecca	343

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Rachel	325
27	Crystal	308
27	Jamie	308
29	Dana	287
30	Erica	269
31	Kristin	263
32	Katherine	262
33	Jacqueline	249
34	Lindsay	244
35	Tara	233
36	Shannon	227
37	Vanessa	226
38	Angela	208
39	Meghan	207
40	Kathryn	202
41	Allison	200
41	Mary	200
43	Sara	199
44	Maria	190
45	Kathleen	188
46	Andrea	180
47	Victoria	178
48	Courtney	177
48	Emily	177
50	Jaclyn	174
51	Samantha	169
52	Diana	167
53	Lindsey	163
54	Patricia	160
55	Alexis	158
56	Catherine	154
57	Alicia	146
58	Julie	137
59	Karen	129
59	Michele	129
61	Dawn	128
62	Jillian	127
63	Gina	126
64	Colleen	123
64	Katie	123
66	Cynthia	119
67	April	116
68	Latoya	114
68	Sandra	114
70	Monica	113
71	Stacey	111
71	Theresa	111
73	Natasha	109
73	Pamela	109
75	Amber	105
76	Denise	104
76	Susan	104
78	Alison	101
78	Holly	101
80	Jaime	100
80	Melanie	100
82	Natalie	99
83	Erika	98
84	Ebony	97
84	Kristina	97
86	Julia	96
87	Tina	95
88	Caitlin	94
88	Stefanie	94
90	Lori	91
91	Tracy	87
92	Valerie	84
93	Jill	83
94	Stacy	82
95	Sharon	80
96	Renee	79
97	Leah	78
97	Margaret	78
99	Jasmine	77
99	Veronica	77