Most popular girls’ names in New Jersey, 1984

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Jennifer	1,601
2	Jessica	1,249
3	Nicole	853
4	Lauren	813
5	Melissa	775
6	Danielle	667
7	Stephanie	648
8	Ashley	571
9	Amanda	538
10	Michelle	511
11	Christina	508
12	Heather	501
13	Laura	495
14	Elizabeth	476
15	Kimberly	462
16	Kelly	445
17	Megan	430
17	Sarah	430
19	Christine	404
20	Erin	399
20	Lisa	399
22	Rachel	356
23	Kristen	339
24	Amy	338
25	Tiffany	312

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Rebecca	310
27	Erica	309
28	Jamie	283
29	Dana	280
30	Katherine	276
31	Jacqueline	267
32	Tara	264
33	Lindsay	250
34	Kristin	247
35	Allison	243
35	Vanessa	243
37	Crystal	241
38	Shannon	239
39	Samantha	227
40	Meghan	226
41	Emily	218
42	Jenna	217
43	Kathryn	208
44	Kathleen	202
44	Mary	202
46	Sara	195
47	Maria	188
48	Andrea	180
49	Courtney	175
50	Alicia	174
51	Victoria	173
52	Jaclyn	169
53	Diana	165
54	Katie	164
54	Latoya	164
56	Angela	162
57	Catherine	158
58	Jillian	156
59	Karen	148
60	Michele	147
61	Caitlin	145
62	Alexis	141
63	Colleen	140
64	Lindsey	137
64	Patricia	137
66	Gina	124
67	Alexandra	123
68	Julie	121
68	Natalie	121
70	Cynthia	116
71	Denise	113
72	Melanie	111
73	Alison	109
74	Kristina	107
75	Natasha	106
76	Joanna	103
77	Stefanie	102
78	Monica	99
79	Erika	97
79	Pamela	97
79	Veronica	97
82	Holly	96
83	Margaret	95
83	Sandra	95
85	Theresa	94
86	Stacey	93
86	Susan	93
88	Julia	87
89	April	84
89	Brittany	84
89	Stacy	84
92	Krystal	83
93	Valerie	82
94	Cassandra	79
94	Jaime	79
94	Jill	79
94	Tracy	79
98	Desiree	78
99	Ebony	77
99	Renee	77