Most popular girls’ names in Ohio, 1978

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Jennifer	3,038
2	Melissa	1,599
3	Amy	1,510
4	Angela	1,416
5	Amanda	1,358
6	Heather	1,335
7	Jessica	1,221
8	Sarah	1,216
9	Kelly	1,125
10	Michelle	1,045
11	Nicole	1,014
12	Elizabeth	941
13	Christina	933
14	Stephanie	928
15	Lisa	925
16	Kimberly	781
17	Rebecca	742
18	Erin	702
19	Julie	667
20	Jamie	666
21	Shannon	620
22	Crystal	615
23	Andrea	594
24	Laura	582
25	Rachel	574

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Mary	554
27	Tiffany	530
28	Carrie	490
29	April	467
30	Emily	462
31	Sara	455
32	Megan	449
33	Danielle	447
34	Amber	429
35	Christine	405
36	Brandy	403
37	Erica	363
38	Tara	350
39	Katherine	344
40	Dawn	338
41	Tracy	334
42	Holly	333
43	Misty	327
44	Tina	320
45	Stacy	319
46	Jill	316
47	Susan	311
48	Stacey	310
49	Karen	307
50	Kathryn	291
51	Kristina	284
52	Kristy	283
53	Lori	262
54	Patricia	261
55	Brandi	254
56	Melinda	249
57	Melanie	248
58	Kristen	242
59	Beth	226
60	Tonya	223
61	Jaime	219
62	Heidi	215
62	Kathleen	215
64	Tammy	212
65	Allison	202
66	Leslie	201
67	Mandy	199
67	Monica	199
67	Samantha	199
70	Natalie	198
71	Lindsay	195
72	Jodi	191
73	Cynthia	190
74	Wendy	189
75	Robin	186
76	Alicia	184
76	Christy	184
76	Michele	184
79	Jacqueline	183
80	Courtney	181
81	Renee	179
82	Anna	175
82	Denise	175
84	Catherine	172
84	Nichole	172
86	Maria	171
87	Molly	169
88	Kristin	162
89	Cheryl	160
90	Teresa	159
91	Anne	155
92	Valerie	153
93	Katie	152
94	Bethany	150
95	Angel	149
95	Dana	149
97	Gina	148
98	Theresa	146
99	Lauren	144
100	Linda	142