Most popular girls’ names in Rhode Island, 1980

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Jennifer	228
2	Jessica	187
3	Melissa	166
4	Sarah	112
5	Amanda	105
6	Nicole	100
7	Stephanie	90
8	Elizabeth	86
9	Amy	85
10	Lisa	81
10	Michelle	81
12	Christine	72
13	Kelly	69
13	Rebecca	69
15	Heather	67
16	Erin	66
17	Kimberly	57
18	Danielle	56
19	Kristen	54
20	Andrea	48
20	Lauren	48
22	Julie	46
23	Christina	44
23	Sara	44
25	Alicia	43

Rank	Name	Babies
25	Rachel	43
27	Bethany	40
27	Crystal	40
27	Laura	40
30	Kerri	39
31	Katie	38
32	Erica	37
33	Courtney	34
33	Shannon	34
35	Katherine	33
35	Melanie	33
37	Mary	32
38	Angela	30
38	Tara	30
40	Dawn	29
40	Tracy	29
42	Holly	28
42	Tiffany	28
44	Jamie	27
44	Meghan	27
46	Stacey	26
47	Allison	25
47	Jill	25
49	Emily	24
49	Megan	24
49	Stacy	24
52	Karen	23
52	Kathleen	23
52	Lindsay	23
55	Brooke	22
55	Sandra	22
57	Catherine	21
58	Ashley	20
58	Gina	20
58	Kristin	20
58	Michaela	20
58	Susan	20
63	Kathryn	19
63	Lynn	19
63	Tina	19
66	Leah	18
66	Renee	18
68	Cynthia	17
68	Maria	17
68	Patricia	17
68	Tammy	17
68	Vanessa	17
73	Alison	16
73	Diane	16
73	Erika	16
73	Tanya	16
77	Anna	15
77	Colleen	15
77	Heidi	15
77	Jillian	15
77	Lori	15
82	April	14
82	Beth	14
82	Bridget	14
82	Cheryl	14
82	Diana	14
82	Jacqueline	14
82	Kerry	14
82	Kristina	14
90	Alyssa	13
90	Jenny	13
90	Kate	13
90	Linda	13
90	Michele	13
90	Monique	13
90	Victoria	13
97	Donna	12
97	Marisa	12
99	Candace	11
99	Kara	11
99	Margaret	11
99	Melinda	11
99	Meredith	11
99	Nancy	11
99	Natasha	11
99	Nichole	11
99	Rachael	11