Most popular girls’ names in New Mexico, 1980

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Jennifer	302
2	Amanda	270
3	Jessica	238
4	Melissa	201
5	Michelle	150
6	Sarah	145
7	Crystal	143
8	Andrea	125
8	Maria	125
10	Nicole	117
11	Stephanie	116
12	Elizabeth	110
13	Angela	103
13	Christina	103
13	Monica	103
16	Rebecca	96
17	Amber	95
18	April	92
19	Kimberly	87
19	Veronica	87
21	Lisa	86
22	Amy	84
22	Rachel	84
24	Heather	80
25	Valerie	79

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Vanessa	74
27	Laura	71
28	Jamie	68
29	Erica	66
30	Tiffany	63
31	Erin	62
31	Patricia	62
33	Anna	58
33	Victoria	58
35	Mary	57
35	Sara	57
35	Shannon	57
38	Christine	52
39	Alicia	51
39	Melanie	51
41	Danielle	48
41	Julie	48
43	Renee	47
44	Sandra	46
45	Cynthia	45
45	Felicia	45
47	Tanya	44
48	Denise	43
48	Kelly	43
50	Emily	42
51	Desiree	41
52	Samantha	40
53	Jacqueline	39
54	Megan	38
54	Monique	38
54	Natalie	38
54	Tracy	38
58	Lori	37
59	Brandy	36
60	Kristin	35
60	Leslie	35
62	Linda	34
62	Misty	34
64	Carrie	33
64	Tara	33
66	Naomi	32
66	Pamela	32
68	Tammy	31
68	Yolanda	31
70	Ashley	30
70	Katrina	30
72	Angelica	29
72	Cheryl	29
72	Erika	29
72	Tamara	29
72	Theresa	29
77	Julia	28
77	Katherine	28
77	Yvette	28
80	Dawn	27
80	Holly	27
80	Leah	27
80	Melinda	27
84	Brandi	26
84	Sabrina	26
86	Bernadette	25
86	Marie	25
86	Sonya	25
89	Brenda	24
89	Cassandra	24
89	Kathryn	24
89	Lauren	24
89	Natasha	24
94	Angel	23
94	Audrey	23
94	Brooke	23
94	Catherine	23
94	Miranda	23
94	Sonia	23
94	Tasha	23