Most popular girls’ names in New York, 1977
Official counts of babies given each name, ranked by NameTides (names with the same count share a rank).
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jennifer | 3,988 |
| 2 | Jessica | 2,157 |
| 3 | Melissa | 1,893 |
| 4 | Nicole | 1,609 |
| 5 | Michelle | 1,552 |
| 6 | Lisa | 1,431 |
| 7 | Elizabeth | 1,336 |
| 8 | Amy | 1,324 |
| 9 | Kelly | 1,286 |
| 10 | Danielle | 1,212 |
| 11 | Heather | 1,168 |
| 12 | Kimberly | 1,157 |
| 13 | Christine | 1,064 |
| 14 | Sarah | 1,022 |
| 15 | Christina | 1,000 |
| 16 | Rebecca | 847 |
| 17 | Laura | 765 |
| 18 | Stephanie | 751 |
| 19 | Erin | 733 |
| 20 | Tara | 731 |
| 21 | Karen | 722 |
| 22 | Maria | 709 |
| 23 | Mary | 664 |
| 24 | Angela | 658 |
| 25 | Shannon | 634 |
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 26 | Amanda | 607 |
| 27 | Rachel | 597 |
| 28 | Jamie | 579 |
| 29 | Andrea | 575 |
| 30 | Julie | 553 |
| 31 | Sara | 531 |
| 32 | Jaime | 509 |
| 33 | Dawn | 496 |
| 33 | Erica | 496 |
| 35 | Michele | 473 |
| 36 | Carrie | 471 |
| 37 | Patricia | 464 |
| 38 | Susan | 453 |
| 39 | Jill | 452 |
| 40 | Kathleen | 426 |
| 40 | Lauren | 426 |
| 42 | Cynthia | 424 |
| 43 | Stacey | 421 |
| 44 | Denise | 418 |
| 45 | Katherine | 417 |
| 46 | Tracy | 402 |
| 47 | Kristen | 396 |
| 48 | Tanya | 392 |
| 49 | Catherine | 375 |
| 50 | Stacy | 374 |
| 51 | Jacqueline | 372 |
| 52 | Melanie | 370 |
| 52 | Wendy | 370 |
| 54 | Emily | 369 |
| 55 | Vanessa | 367 |
| 56 | Allison | 350 |
| 57 | Megan | 348 |
| 58 | Tiffany | 346 |
| 59 | Sabrina | 340 |
| 60 | Kristin | 339 |
| 61 | Renee | 330 |
| 62 | Diana | 326 |
| 63 | Dana | 321 |
| 64 | Gina | 320 |
| 65 | Theresa | 313 |
| 66 | Sandra | 312 |
| 67 | Crystal | 303 |
| 67 | Lori | 303 |
| 69 | Colleen | 294 |
| 69 | Nancy | 294 |
| 71 | Tina | 293 |
| 72 | April | 284 |
| 73 | Tammy | 282 |
| 74 | Barbara | 281 |
| 75 | Natasha | 274 |
| 76 | Samantha | 270 |
| 77 | Monica | 266 |
| 78 | Kathryn | 260 |
| 79 | Sharon | 258 |
| 80 | Deborah | 254 |
| 81 | Suzanne | 251 |
| 82 | Linda | 250 |
| 83 | Beth | 248 |
| 83 | Erika | 248 |
| 85 | Monique | 245 |
| 86 | Natalie | 244 |
| 87 | Veronica | 241 |
| 88 | Alison | 239 |
| 88 | Cindy | 239 |
| 90 | Alicia | 236 |
| 91 | Margaret | 234 |
| 92 | Jaclyn | 233 |
| 93 | Marie | 232 |
| 94 | Courtney | 228 |
| 95 | Victoria | 225 |
| 96 | Pamela | 224 |
| 97 | Latoya | 222 |
| 98 | Valerie | 219 |
| 99 | Kristy | 216 |
| 100 | Aisha | 213 |