Most popular girls’ names in New York, 1980
Official counts of babies given each name, ranked by NameTides (names with the same count share a rank).
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jennifer | 3,807 |
| 2 | Jessica | 2,385 |
| 3 | Melissa | 2,338 |
| 4 | Nicole | 1,969 |
| 5 | Michelle | 1,469 |
| 6 | Sarah | 1,371 |
| 7 | Elizabeth | 1,341 |
| 8 | Lisa | 1,331 |
| 9 | Kimberly | 1,150 |
| 10 | Amanda | 1,139 |
| 11 | Danielle | 1,134 |
| 12 | Christina | 1,129 |
| 13 | Heather | 998 |
| 14 | Kelly | 956 |
| 15 | Stephanie | 951 |
| 16 | Christine | 938 |
| 17 | Amy | 932 |
| 18 | Lauren | 889 |
| 19 | Tiffany | 838 |
| 20 | Erin | 831 |
| 21 | Rebecca | 817 |
| 22 | Laura | 754 |
| 23 | Angela | 676 |
| 24 | Rachel | 668 |
| 25 | Erica | 663 |
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 26 | Maria | 639 |
| 27 | Sara | 633 |
| 28 | Mary | 596 |
| 29 | Tara | 581 |
| 30 | Andrea | 568 |
| 31 | Kristen | 566 |
| 32 | Jamie | 564 |
| 33 | Katherine | 539 |
| 34 | Shannon | 527 |
| 35 | Kristin | 503 |
| 36 | Karen | 494 |
| 37 | Megan | 491 |
| 38 | Julie | 485 |
| 39 | Crystal | 472 |
| 40 | Jacqueline | 444 |
| 40 | Vanessa | 444 |
| 42 | Emily | 418 |
| 43 | Patricia | 407 |
| 44 | Kathleen | 393 |
| 45 | Catherine | 372 |
| 46 | Denise | 367 |
| 46 | Michele | 367 |
| 48 | Tracy | 364 |
| 49 | Susan | 357 |
| 50 | Melanie | 348 |
| 51 | Dana | 346 |
| 52 | Allison | 344 |
| 53 | Samantha | 341 |
| 54 | Kathryn | 339 |
| 55 | April | 325 |
| 56 | Cynthia | 324 |
| 57 | Monique | 323 |
| 58 | Dawn | 319 |
| 59 | Stacey | 316 |
| 60 | Alicia | 308 |
| 61 | Gina | 307 |
| 62 | Jill | 306 |
| 63 | Meghan | 296 |
| 64 | Katie | 288 |
| 65 | Tanya | 285 |
| 66 | Diana | 282 |
| 66 | Theresa | 282 |
| 68 | Amber | 273 |
| 69 | Colleen | 272 |
| 69 | Natalie | 272 |
| 71 | Carrie | 269 |
| 72 | Anna | 263 |
| 73 | Stacy | 260 |
| 74 | Courtney | 259 |
| 74 | Natasha | 259 |
| 74 | Tina | 259 |
| 77 | Erika | 250 |
| 78 | Victoria | 243 |
| 79 | Brooke | 242 |
| 80 | Wendy | 239 |
| 81 | Alison | 238 |
| 81 | Renee | 238 |
| 83 | Sandra | 235 |
| 84 | Kristina | 232 |
| 84 | Lindsay | 232 |
| 86 | Kristy | 231 |
| 86 | Monica | 231 |
| 88 | Cheryl | 230 |
| 88 | Lori | 230 |
| 90 | Latoya | 229 |
| 90 | Leah | 229 |
| 90 | Margaret | 229 |
| 93 | Sabrina | 227 |
| 94 | Ebony | 219 |
| 95 | Linda | 218 |
| 96 | Valerie | 215 |
| 97 | Jillian | 214 |
| 98 | Jasmine | 212 |
| 99 | Sharon | 211 |
| 100 | Nancy | 208 |