Most popular girls’ names in Ohio, 1982

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Jennifer	2,928
2	Jessica	2,253
3	Amanda	1,979
4	Sarah	1,758
5	Melissa	1,152
6	Stephanie	1,126
7	Nicole	1,109
8	Amy	1,076
9	Heather	1,024
10	Elizabeth	989
11	Tiffany	911
12	Erin	908
12	Michelle	908
14	Angela	906
15	Amber	836
16	Emily	811
17	Rebecca	794
18	Rachel	777
19	Kelly	758
20	Sara	701
21	Crystal	696
22	Kimberly	689
23	Ashley	677
24	Christina	672
25	Laura	658

Rank	Name	Babies
25	Lisa	658
27	Megan	650
28	Andrea	627
29	Jamie	597
30	Kristen	569
31	Danielle	545
32	Katherine	520
33	Lindsay	519
34	Lauren	518
35	Mary	505
36	Julie	498
37	Shannon	445
38	Kristin	426
39	Lindsey	423
40	Kathryn	405
41	April	403
42	Brandy	393
43	Erica	385
44	Katie	370
45	Tara	347
46	Samantha	322
47	Carrie	320
48	Courtney	302
49	Holly	295
50	Natalie	286
51	Cassandra	276
52	Allison	275
53	Christine	266
54	Kathleen	256
55	Misty	249
56	Brandi	248
57	Anna	241
58	Alicia	239
58	Jacqueline	239
60	Susan	235
61	Leah	229
62	Kristina	222
63	Brittany	212
64	Melanie	210
65	Leslie	206
65	Stacy	206
67	Bethany	205
68	Catherine	204
68	Maria	204
70	Molly	203
71	Monica	195
72	Dawn	191
73	Heidi	184
73	Jill	184
73	Stacey	184
76	Natasha	182
77	Karen	181
78	Valerie	179
79	Patricia	177
80	Brooke	175
80	Nichole	175
82	Tracy	169
83	Renee	165
83	Victoria	165
85	Katrina	162
86	Julia	160
87	Candice	159
87	Rachael	159
89	Kara	158
90	Lori	157
91	Kristy	154
92	Melinda	151
93	Jillian	149
94	Cynthia	147
94	Tina	147
96	Beth	146
96	Ebony	146
98	Anne	145
98	Dana	145
100	Miranda	143