Most popular girls’ names in North Carolina, 1977

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Jennifer	1,299
2	Amy	746
3	Heather	686
4	Kimberly	675
5	Crystal	666
6	Angela	655
7	Melissa	641
8	Amanda	619
9	Kelly	486
10	Elizabeth	449
11	Shannon	420
12	Stephanie	415
13	Christina	392
14	Mary	383
15	Lisa	378
16	April	372
17	Jessica	323
18	Jamie	319
19	Laura	297
20	Michelle	296
21	Wendy	275
22	Rebecca	273
23	Tonya	254
24	Christy	250
25	Misty	249

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Sarah	243
27	Karen	236
27	Tammy	236
29	Julie	218
30	Susan	200
31	Emily	193
32	Brandy	188
32	Tracy	188
34	Andrea	185
35	Ashley	179
36	Carrie	177
37	Tiffany	174
38	Erin	172
39	Leslie	167
40	Erica	162
41	Cynthia	161
42	Amber	157
43	Dana	156
44	Holly	151
45	Allison	147
45	Katherine	147
47	Lori	144
48	Nicole	143
49	Monica	141
50	Felicia	140
51	Anna	138
51	Sharon	138
53	Patricia	136
54	Tara	134
55	Tina	132
56	Sabrina	130
57	Donna	128
58	Natasha	127
58	Rachel	127
60	Kristy	126
61	Latoya	124
62	Brandi	122
62	Robin	122
64	Melanie	118
65	Pamela	117
66	Stacy	115
66	Teresa	115
68	Natalie	111
69	Courtney	110
70	Meredith	107
71	Christine	104
72	Catherine	103
73	Sara	102
74	Jaime	100
74	Sherry	100
76	Joy	96
77	Angel	94
77	Stacey	94
79	Alicia	87
79	Tanya	87
81	Sandra	84
82	Margaret	82
82	Tamara	82
84	Latasha	81
85	Sonya	79
86	Dawn	78
87	Christie	77
87	Mandy	77
89	Latonya	76
89	Tamika	76
91	Carla	75
91	Kathryn	75
91	Regina	75
91	Rhonda	75
95	Anita	74
95	Katrina	74
95	Samantha	74
98	Kristina	73
98	Lakisha	73
100	Keisha	72
100	Linda	72