Most popular girls’ names in North Carolina, 1981

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Jennifer	1,336
2	Amanda	1,017
3	Jessica	972
4	Crystal	811
5	Melissa	574
6	Kimberly	515
7	Stephanie	497
8	Amy	494
9	Sarah	491
10	Elizabeth	486
11	Tiffany	472
12	Heather	448
13	April	435
14	Mary	417
15	Ashley	402
16	Angela	362
17	Rebecca	320
18	Emily	318
19	Laura	307
20	Brandy	296
21	Christina	290
22	Amber	287
23	Kelly	286
24	Jamie	279
25	Shannon	267

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Michelle	259
27	Erin	249
27	Lisa	249
29	Latoya	234
30	Lauren	214
31	Kristin	200
32	Andrea	195
32	Leslie	195
34	Kristen	190
35	Erica	186
36	Brandi	185
37	Katherine	181
38	Courtney	176
39	Christy	174
40	Misty	166
41	Nicole	164
42	Anna	160
43	Tonya	159
44	Carrie	156
44	Sara	156
46	Rachel	154
47	Julie	151
48	Pamela	149
49	Meredith	146
50	Allison	144
50	Holly	144
52	Dana	142
53	Susan	135
54	Samantha	134
55	Karen	130
56	Megan	129
57	Alicia	127
57	Natasha	127
59	Candice	126
60	Kathryn	122
61	Danielle	120
62	Tina	117
63	Tracy	113
64	Natalie	111
65	Cynthia	110
66	Wendy	109
67	Patricia	104
67	Tara	104
69	Latasha	101
70	Kristy	100
71	Catherine	99
71	Katie	99
73	Lindsay	98
74	Brooke	96
75	Tabitha	94
76	Candace	93
76	Monica	93
76	Stacy	93
79	Tammy	92
80	Lori	88
81	Miranda	87
82	Sharon	85
83	Virginia	84
84	Julia	81
85	Robin	79
85	Stacey	79
87	Katrina	78
87	Margaret	78
87	Melanie	78
87	Teresa	78
91	Cassandra	77
91	Jacqueline	77
93	Casey	76
93	Sandra	76
95	Sabrina	75
96	Rhonda	74
97	Donna	73
98	Tanya	71
99	Summer	70
100	Barbara	69
100	Maria	69