Most popular girls’ names in Ohio, 1981

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Jennifer	3,066
2	Jessica	2,187
3	Amanda	2,133
4	Sarah	1,797
5	Melissa	1,424
6	Amy	1,138
7	Nicole	1,112
8	Stephanie	1,105
9	Elizabeth	1,052
10	Heather	1,042
11	Angela	1,013
12	Tiffany	948
13	Michelle	924
14	Erin	842
15	Rebecca	817
16	Amber	781
17	Rachel	760
18	Lisa	756
19	Kelly	755
20	Christina	753
21	Sara	739
22	Kimberly	699
23	Emily	668
24	Andrea	667
24	Laura	667

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Megan	632
27	Crystal	618
28	Mary	592
29	Jamie	572
30	Danielle	529
31	Kristin	525
32	Kristen	523
33	Julie	513
34	Shannon	492
35	Katherine	489
36	April	487
37	Brandy	411
38	Erica	401
39	Lauren	390
40	Kathryn	370
41	Katie	364
42	Carrie	356
43	Lindsay	337
44	Tara	323
45	Ashley	317
46	Brooke	310
47	Courtney	305
48	Christine	300
49	Lindsey	287
50	Allison	285
51	Samantha	284
52	Holly	278
53	Alicia	274
54	Stacy	268
55	Melanie	255
56	Misty	254
57	Kathleen	252
58	Brandi	240
59	Leslie	236
60	Kristina	233
61	Dawn	232
62	Natalie	224
63	Stacey	221
63	Tracy	221
65	Susan	216
66	Jill	210
67	Patricia	208
68	Leah	202
69	Maria	201
70	Lori	200
71	Heidi	198
72	Molly	196
73	Karen	193
74	Jacqueline	192
75	Tina	190
76	Bethany	189
77	Nichole	188
78	Anne	187
79	Julia	186
80	Anna	185
80	Catherine	185
82	Renee	183
83	Beth	179
84	Monica	178
85	Pamela	172
86	Natasha	170
87	Valerie	164
88	Melinda	161
89	Alison	160
90	Cassandra	158
90	Theresa	158
92	Tonya	156
93	Candice	151
93	Miranda	151
95	Kristy	149
96	Cynthia	147
97	Victoria	146
98	Abigail	144
99	Dana	143
100	Robin	142