Most popular girls’ names in Ohio, 1979

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Jennifer	3,020
2	Amanda	2,094
3	Melissa	1,732
4	Amy	1,428
5	Jessica	1,370
6	Angela	1,329
7	Heather	1,273
8	Sarah	1,264
9	Nicole	1,119
10	Michelle	1,109
11	Lisa	980
12	Kelly	969
13	Elizabeth	965
14	Stephanie	957
15	Christina	941
16	Erin	800
17	Kimberly	798
18	Rebecca	773
19	Jamie	691
20	Amber	662
21	Rachel	652
22	Tiffany	629
23	Andrea	604
24	Crystal	603
25	Megan	597

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Shannon	596
27	Laura	578
28	Julie	565
29	Mary	526
30	Emily	510
31	Carrie	504
32	April	489
33	Danielle	487
34	Sara	472
35	Katherine	423
36	Erica	413
37	Brandy	410
38	Holly	394
39	Stacy	354
40	Christine	344
41	Kathryn	338
42	Tara	329
43	Dawn	328
44	Misty	309
45	Susan	299
46	Mindy	295
47	Tracy	294
48	Jill	285
49	Tina	274
50	Melinda	271
51	Alicia	263
52	Melanie	262
53	Kristy	257
54	Kristen	256
54	Kristina	256
56	Lori	255
57	Monica	253
58	Allison	247
59	Stacey	241
60	Brandi	235
60	Karen	235
60	Patricia	235
63	Beth	231
63	Natalie	231
65	Tonya	228
66	Nichole	227
67	Katie	226
68	Lauren	223
69	Samantha	215
70	Brooke	213
70	Renee	213
72	Leslie	210
73	Anna	201
74	Tammy	200
75	Lindsay	198
76	Maria	196
77	Kathleen	192
78	Kristin	190
79	Dana	185
80	Mandy	183
81	Courtney	182
82	Heidi	177
83	Cynthia	174
84	Jacqueline	172
85	Molly	167
86	Christy	162
86	Theresa	162
88	Bethany	161
89	Alison	157
89	Robin	157
91	Valerie	156
91	Wendy	156
93	Anne	154
93	Krista	154
93	Teresa	154
96	Leah	153
97	Ann	152
97	Jaime	152
99	Cheryl	149
99	Jaclyn	149