Most popular girls’ names in Ohio, 1976

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Jennifer	3,235
2	Amy	2,039
3	Heather	1,601
4	Angela	1,567
5	Melissa	1,390
6	Michelle	1,123
7	Lisa	999
8	Kimberly	970
9	Amanda	948
10	Christina	884
11	Nicole	836
12	Stephanie	828
13	Shannon	817
14	Jessica	801
15	Rebecca	796
16	Kelly	775
17	Sarah	766
18	Jamie	747
19	Julie	737
20	Elizabeth	637
21	Carrie	598
22	Laura	583
23	Mary	547
24	Erin	512
25	Dawn	509

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Rachel	484
27	Andrea	463
28	Tiffany	448
29	Jaime	445
30	Tracy	441
31	April	428
32	Sara	413
33	Danielle	410
33	Holly	410
35	Christine	392
36	Stacy	385
37	Lori	375
38	Susan	371
39	Crystal	369
40	Tina	354
41	Megan	337
42	Emily	331
43	Jill	329
43	Misty	329
43	Tammy	329
46	Tara	328
47	Brandy	321
48	Karen	313
49	Tonya	311
50	Stacey	301
51	Erica	286
52	Amber	281
53	Melanie	274
54	Wendy	269
55	Heidi	258
56	Michele	252
57	Katherine	246
58	Monica	239
59	Patricia	238
60	Cynthia	234
61	Robin	230
62	Kristen	218
63	Teresa	217
64	Denise	216
65	Leslie	212
66	Mandy	208
67	Catherine	203
67	Jodi	203
69	Brandi	199
70	Allison	197
71	Melinda	196
72	Renee	194
73	Christy	193
74	Barbara	190
74	Beth	190
76	Natalie	188
76	Samantha	188
78	Kathleen	187
79	Theresa	186
80	Kristina	185
81	Maria	176
82	Deborah	167
83	Courtney	164
84	Tanya	163
85	Anna	160
85	Krista	160
87	Tamara	157
88	Dana	156
89	Kathryn	154
90	Alicia	153
90	Brenda	153
92	Gina	152
92	Nichole	152
94	Pamela	151
94	Valerie	151
96	Sandra	147
97	Rhonda	145
97	Victoria	145
99	Ann	144
100	Kristin	142