Most popular girls’ names in North Carolina, 1980

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Jennifer	1,356
2	Amanda	1,058
3	Crystal	731
4	Melissa	698
5	Jessica	684
6	Kimberly	631
7	Heather	536
8	Elizabeth	487
9	April	485
10	Tiffany	468
11	Angela	460
12	Amy	451
13	Stephanie	439
14	Mary	423
15	Sarah	410
16	Kelly	378
17	Christina	361
18	Ashley	349
19	Amber	293
20	Laura	284
20	Rebecca	284
22	Lisa	283
23	Shannon	280
24	Brandy	276
25	Michelle	254

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Emily	253
27	Jamie	236
28	Erin	226
29	Erica	204
30	Kristen	199
31	Misty	191
31	Tonya	191
33	Christy	182
34	Julie	179
35	Holly	171
36	Andrea	170
37	Anna	168
37	Kristin	168
39	Katherine	166
40	Nicole	160
41	Sara	157
42	Lauren	156
43	Rachel	152
44	Natasha	151
45	Kristy	150
46	Carrie	146
46	Courtney	146
48	Brandi	145
48	Tracy	145
48	Wendy	145
51	Dana	144
52	Allison	143
52	Leslie	143
54	Susan	142
55	Pamela	140
56	Latoya	139
57	Tina	138
58	Karen	134
59	Megan	128
60	Alicia	127
61	Melanie	124
62	Monica	123
63	Tara	122
64	Lori	120
65	Meredith	118
66	Cynthia	113
67	Tasha	110
68	Candice	108
69	Kathryn	107
70	Natalie	106
71	Latasha	104
72	Catherine	100
72	Samantha	100
72	Tammy	100
75	Margaret	99
75	Miranda	99
77	Sharon	95
78	Tabitha	93
79	Danielle	92
79	Patricia	92
79	Stacey	92
82	Donna	90
83	Stacy	89
83	Teresa	89
85	Katrina	87
86	Brooke	81
86	Maria	81
86	Sabrina	81
89	Melinda	79
90	Jacqueline	77
91	Candace	76
92	Casey	75
92	Latonya	75
92	Rhonda	75
95	Joy	74
95	Robin	74
97	Julia	73
98	Felicia	71
99	Katie	70
100	Tamara	69