Most popular girls’ names in North Carolina, 1979

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Jennifer	1,307
2	Amanda	1,009
3	Melissa	807
4	Crystal	760
5	Kimberly	614
6	Heather	580
7	Angela	558
8	Amy	483
9	April	478
10	Jessica	461
11	Elizabeth	460
12	Stephanie	421
13	Mary	381
14	Kelly	371
15	Christina	353
16	Shannon	338
17	Sarah	323
18	Brandy	295
19	Lisa	288
20	Laura	287
21	Rebecca	286
22	Ashley	270
23	Amber	264
23	Jamie	264
25	Tiffany	263

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Michelle	258
27	Christy	251
28	Misty	236
29	Tonya	232
30	Emily	228
31	Wendy	189
32	Julie	184
33	Erin	183
34	Erica	181
35	Dana	172
36	Karen	162
36	Kristy	162
36	Nicole	162
39	Leslie	157
40	Holly	156
40	Susan	156
42	Anna	155
43	Katherine	154
44	Tina	152
45	Monica	147
46	Andrea	146
47	Tracy	144
48	Allison	143
49	Carrie	136
50	Tara	135
51	Cynthia	132
51	Tammy	132
53	Melanie	130
54	Pamela	129
55	Natasha	127
56	Lauren	123
57	Lori	120
58	Megan	119
59	Kristen	118
59	Meredith	118
59	Rachel	118
62	Alicia	116
62	Brandi	116
64	Kathryn	111
65	Stacy	109
66	Patricia	106
67	Catherine	105
68	Teresa	104
69	Sharon	103
70	Courtney	101
70	Sara	101
72	Latoya	98
73	Samantha	95
74	Danielle	92
74	Margaret	92
74	Natalie	92
77	Stacey	90
77	Tamara	90
79	Candice	87
79	Donna	87
79	Latasha	87
82	Mandy	86
82	Robin	86
84	Mindy	85
85	Felicia	84
86	Rhonda	83
87	Melinda	82
88	Tabitha	81
89	Cheryl	80
90	Christine	79
91	Katrina	78
92	Latonya	77
93	Maria	76
93	Sabrina	76
95	Shauna	75
96	Jacqueline	74
97	Latisha	73
97	Sonya	73
99	Carla	69
99	Sherry	69
99	Tamika	69