Most popular girls’ names in Rhode Island, 1977

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Jennifer	281
2	Melissa	174
3	Jessica	141
4	Heather	129
5	Amy	104
6	Lisa	100
7	Michelle	90
8	Erin	89
9	Sarah	87
10	Elizabeth	85
11	Stephanie	83
12	Nicole	80
13	Kelly	72
13	Kimberly	72
15	Rebecca	68
16	Christine	63
17	Dawn	59
18	Kristen	56
19	Christina	52
19	Kerri	52
21	Jill	51
22	Tara	49
23	Danielle	45
24	Julie	43
25	Shannon	38

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Bethany	37
26	Sara	37
28	Amanda	36
28	Jaime	36
30	Alicia	35
31	Jamie	33
31	Katherine	33
33	Sandra	32
34	Andrea	31
34	Karen	31
36	Holly	30
36	Kristin	30
36	Laura	30
36	Mary	30
40	Gina	29
40	Kathleen	29
40	Megan	29
40	Rachel	29
44	Emily	28
44	Susan	28
44	Tracy	28
47	Lauren	27
47	Lori	27
49	Maria	26
49	Melanie	26
49	Tammy	26
52	Angela	25
52	Stacy	25
54	Kathryn	23
54	Renee	23
56	Nancy	22
57	Donna	21
57	Stacey	21
57	Tina	21
60	Courtney	20
61	April	19
61	Crystal	19
61	Patricia	19
61	Tonya	19
65	Allison	18
65	Erica	18
67	Carrie	17
68	Aimee	16
68	Kate	16
68	Leah	16
68	Michele	16
72	Jaclyn	15
72	Joy	15
72	Keri	15
72	Robin	15
72	Sherry	15
77	Meghan	14
77	Michaela	14
77	Tiffany	14
80	Kara	13
80	Kristy	13
80	Linda	13
80	Monica	13
80	Nichole	13
80	Stefanie	13
80	Wendy	13
87	Beth	12
87	Catherine	12
87	Dana	12
87	Deborah	12
87	Suzanne	12
92	Christy	11
92	Denise	11
92	Diana	11
92	Erika	11
92	Jacqueline	11
92	Jillian	11
92	Krista	11
92	Meredith	11
92	Sherri	11
92	Tanya	11