Most popular girls’ names in North Carolina, 1978

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Jennifer	1,324
2	Crystal	769
3	Amanda	623
3	Amy	623
5	Kimberly	622
5	Melissa	622
7	Angela	610
8	Heather	580
9	Kelly	455
10	Jessica	446
11	Elizabeth	439
12	Stephanie	424
13	April	396
14	Christina	384
15	Shannon	369
16	Mary	358
17	Lisa	319
18	Brandy	298
19	Sarah	283
20	Jamie	281
21	Michelle	276
21	Rebecca	276
23	Christy	272
24	Emily	243
24	Laura	243

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Tonya	230
27	Misty	229
28	Tina	222
29	Ashley	219
30	Julie	218
31	Wendy	204
32	Karen	202
33	Tiffany	194
34	Susan	185
35	Tracy	179
36	Katherine	172
37	Holly	168
38	Kristy	161
39	Amber	159
39	Nicole	159
41	Erin	158
42	Andrea	156
42	Leslie	156
42	Tammy	156
45	Erica	145
46	Natasha	141
47	Latoya	137
48	Brandi	135
49	Carrie	133
49	Cynthia	133
49	Dana	133
52	Tabitha	128
53	Rachel	123
54	Tara	121
55	Melanie	120
55	Sharon	120
57	Anna	119
58	Allison	117
59	Catherine	111
60	Monica	110
61	Sara	109
61	Teresa	109
63	Lori	108
63	Patricia	108
63	Stacy	108
66	Felicia	106
67	Robin	105
68	Meredith	103
69	Alicia	101
69	Sabrina	101
71	Samantha	100
72	Mandy	97
73	Courtney	95
73	Donna	95
73	Natalie	95
76	Christine	93
76	Pamela	93
78	Latonya	91
79	Danielle	89
80	Kathryn	88
81	Angel	85
81	Margaret	85
81	Sherry	85
84	Melinda	83
84	Stacey	83
86	Tanya	80
86	Valerie	80
88	Lauren	79
88	Sonya	79
90	Regina	77
91	Linda	76
91	Megan	76
93	Cheryl	73
93	Maria	73
95	Tameka	72
95	Tamika	72
97	Dawn	71
97	Joy	71
97	Tamara	71
100	Jaime	70
100	Latisha	70
100	Yolanda	70