Most popular girls’ names in North Carolina, 1984

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Ashley	1,263
2	Jennifer	1,205
3	Jessica	1,176
4	Amanda	918
5	Heather	712
6	Crystal	631
7	Sarah	532
8	Stephanie	513
9	Elizabeth	500
10	Tiffany	478
11	Melissa	464
12	Kimberly	441
13	Amber	433
14	Laura	392
15	Lauren	373
16	Amy	371
17	Mary	337
18	Emily	332
19	Megan	331
20	April	326
21	Kelly	317
22	Latoya	308
23	Christina	296
24	Rebecca	292
25	Shannon	276

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Danielle	259
27	Erin	250
28	Rachel	234
29	Katherine	233
30	Erica	230
31	Angela	224
32	Michelle	220
33	Jamie	200
33	Kristen	200
35	Lindsay	197
36	Courtney	194
37	Lindsey	189
37	Samantha	189
39	Lisa	188
40	Holly	187
41	Brandy	181
42	Anna	180
42	Brittany	180
44	Alicia	179
45	Andrea	177
46	Brandi	170
47	Nicole	169
48	Allison	161
49	Sara	149
50	Kristin	146
51	Catherine	140
52	Kathryn	138
53	Candace	132
54	Sheena	130
55	Victoria	128
56	Stacy	127
57	Natasha	120
58	Krystal	118
58	Tara	118
60	Carrie	117
60	Leslie	117
62	Dana	114
63	Candice	111
64	Julie	110
64	Meredith	110
64	Monica	110
67	Margaret	109
68	Tabitha	108
69	Karen	107
69	Misty	107
71	Jenna	105
72	Katie	104
73	Susan	103
74	Christy	101
75	Marquita	100
76	Pamela	97
76	Tracy	97
78	Ebony	95
79	Hannah	94
80	Christine	92
80	Cynthia	92
80	Patricia	92
83	Miranda	91
84	Stacey	90
85	Casey	87
85	Natalie	87
87	Latasha	85
88	Julia	84
89	Tonya	82
90	Alisha	81
91	Jacqueline	77
92	Melanie	75
93	Diana	74
94	Caroline	72
94	Kristy	72
96	Tina	71
97	Angel	69
98	Meghan	68
98	Whitney	68
100	Katrina	67
100	Maria	67
100	Morgan	67