Most popular girls’ names in South Carolina, 1978

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Jennifer	634
2	Crystal	368
3	Melissa	348
4	Angela	336
5	Amanda	318
6	Kimberly	287
7	April	253
8	Amy	248
9	Stephanie	244
10	Heather	238
11	Mary	228
12	Jessica	222
13	Kelly	207
14	Elizabeth	204
15	Christina	189
16	Shannon	178
17	Michelle	152
18	Tonya	149
19	Tiffany	146
20	Ashley	140
21	Brandy	137
22	Lisa	136
23	Rebecca	135
24	Sarah	122
25	Laura	121

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Jamie	107
26	Tina	107
28	Andrea	106
29	Julie	100
30	Karen	97
31	Rachel	94
32	Erica	92
33	Erin	89
34	Dana	87
35	Susan	86
36	Latoya	85
37	Stacey	84
37	Tracy	84
39	Christy	83
39	Stacy	83
41	Pamela	82
41	Samantha	82
43	Leslie	81
44	Tabitha	80
45	Anna	79
45	Sabrina	79
47	Katherine	78
47	Tammy	78
49	Nicole	77
50	Felicia	76
50	Wendy	76
52	Alicia	75
53	Tara	73
54	Melanie	72
54	Natasha	72
56	Allison	71
56	Cynthia	71
58	Emily	70
58	Robin	70
60	Monica	67
60	Patricia	67
60	Sharon	67
60	Teresa	67
64	Brandi	66
64	Margaret	66
66	Misty	65
66	Yolanda	65
68	Courtney	64
69	Angel	63
69	Lori	63
71	Danielle	61
71	Denise	61
71	Holly	61
71	Katrina	61
71	Natalie	61
76	Carrie	60
76	Catherine	60
76	Latonya	60
79	Donna	58
80	Kristy	56
81	Kendra	55
82	Tamara	54
83	Kathryn	53
83	Latasha	53
85	Amber	52
86	Jacqueline	50
87	Sandra	47
88	Christine	46
88	Lauren	46
88	Tamika	46
91	Virginia	45
92	Rhonda	44
93	Barbara	43
93	Krystal	43
93	Meredith	43
93	Sara	43
97	Regina	42
97	Sherry	42
99	Ebony	41
99	Tanya	41