Most popular girls’ names in South Carolina, 1980

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Jennifer	677
2	Amanda	585
3	Jessica	398
4	Crystal	367
5	Melissa	333
6	Kimberly	316
7	April	309
8	Tiffany	294
9	Stephanie	276
10	Elizabeth	265
11	Mary	235
12	Amy	231
13	Ashley	229
14	Angela	227
14	Heather	227
16	Christina	188
17	Sarah	176
18	Kelly	151
19	Rebecca	150
20	Laura	149
21	Brandy	143
22	Lisa	142
23	Michelle	140
24	Erica	130
25	Shannon	126

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Erin	123
27	Tonya	119
28	Jamie	114
29	Amber	113
30	Emily	106
31	Pamela	105
32	Rachel	103
33	Latoya	101
34	Courtney	99
35	Julie	96
35	Katherine	96
37	Andrea	95
38	Nicole	94
39	Dana	93
40	Lauren	90
41	Karen	84
41	Natasha	84
43	Kristin	82
44	Tracy	81
45	Kristen	79
46	Latasha	77
47	Alicia	76
48	Brandi	75
49	Tina	74
50	Christy	73
50	Tammy	73
52	Sharon	71
52	Tara	71
54	Allison	69
54	Katrina	69
56	Felicia	68
57	Renata	67
57	Samantha	67
59	Melanie	66
59	Wendy	66
61	Stacey	65
62	Patricia	63
62	Susan	63
64	Cynthia	62
65	Carrie	61
65	Leslie	61
65	Monica	61
65	Yolanda	61
69	Anna	60
69	Sara	60
71	Tabitha	59
72	Candice	58
73	Megan	56
74	Catherine	55
74	Regina	55
76	Casey	54
76	Lindsay	54
76	Margaret	54
76	Teresa	54
80	Misty	53
81	Donna	52
81	Robin	52
81	Tasha	52
84	Jacqueline	50
84	Kathryn	50
84	Katie	50
87	Kristy	49
87	Meredith	49
87	Monique	49
87	Sonya	49
87	Stacy	49
92	Lori	48
92	Natalie	48
92	Virginia	48
95	Cassandra	47
96	Victoria	46
97	Brooke	45
97	Danielle	45
97	Holly	45
100	Kristi	44