Most popular girls’ names in Rhode Island, 1982

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Jessica	234
2	Jennifer	230
3	Melissa	130
4	Amanda	123
4	Sarah	123
6	Nicole	115
7	Stephanie	104
8	Elizabeth	94
9	Rebecca	87
10	Amy	80
11	Erin	77
12	Michelle	74
13	Kristen	71
14	Heather	68
15	Crystal	64
16	Lauren	62
17	Danielle	61
17	Kimberly	61
19	Kelly	57
20	Lisa	50
21	Christine	49
22	Tara	48
23	Katherine	47
24	Kristin	45
24	Rachel	45

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Ashley	43
27	Bethany	42
28	Emily	40
28	Erica	40
28	Kerri	40
28	Laura	40
28	Tiffany	40
33	Sara	38
34	Shannon	37
35	Allison	35
35	Andrea	35
35	Christina	35
35	Courtney	35
35	Katie	35
35	Lindsay	35
41	Megan	33
42	Jamie	32
43	Alicia	31
44	Julie	30
45	Melanie	29
46	Holly	28
46	Jillian	28
46	Meghan	28
49	Angela	27
49	Catherine	27
51	Caitlin	26
52	Alison	25
52	Renee	25
54	Lindsey	23
54	Stacy	23
56	Kathryn	21
56	Mary	21
56	Pamela	21
59	Karen	20
59	Kayla	20
59	Samantha	20
59	Tanya	20
63	Diana	19
63	Michaela	19
63	Vanessa	19
66	Jacqueline	18
66	Tina	18
68	Aimee	17
68	Amber	17
68	Erika	17
68	Kate	17
68	Linda	17
68	Marissa	17
68	Susan	17
75	April	16
75	Cassandra	16
75	Dawn	16
75	Leah	16
75	Nichole	16
75	Tracy	16
75	Valerie	16
75	Victoria	16
83	Gina	15
83	Krystal	15
83	Lori	15
83	Maria	15
83	Patricia	15
83	Sandra	15
83	Stacey	15
90	Kathleen	14
90	Keri	14
90	Lynn	14
90	Stefanie	14
94	Diane	13
94	Jill	13
94	Meredith	13
94	Monica	13
98	Joanna	12
98	Natasha	12
98	Sheena	12