Most popular girls’ names in Tennessee, 1978

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Jennifer	1,130
2	Amanda	777
3	Amy	619
4	Heather	554
5	Angela	527
6	Kimberly	504
7	Melissa	468
8	Crystal	430
9	Stephanie	417
10	April	414
11	Misty	407
12	Jessica	389
13	Mary	352
14	Kelly	324
15	Rebecca	319
16	Christy	307
17	Elizabeth	294
18	Brandy	285
19	Lisa	277
20	Rachel	276
21	Christina	272
22	Sarah	261
23	Jamie	248
24	Laura	224
25	Shannon	219

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Tiffany	216
27	Andrea	215
28	Emily	204
29	Michelle	199
30	Carrie	196
31	Julie	191
32	Tonya	188
33	Kristy	187
34	Ashley	181
35	Amber	166
36	Tracy	160
37	Tina	159
38	Wendy	152
39	Cynthia	151
40	Brandi	150
40	Holly	150
42	Leslie	149
43	Erica	148
44	Lori	143
45	Karen	139
46	Tabitha	133
47	Stacy	131
47	Tammy	131
49	Susan	127
50	Melanie	121
50	Stacey	121
52	Tara	116
53	Patricia	115
54	Nicole	114
55	Katherine	108
56	Sara	103
57	Erin	100
58	Allison	99
58	Monica	99
60	Samantha	98
61	Pamela	94
62	Courtney	93
63	Natalie	92
64	Anna	90
65	Dana	89
66	Alicia	86
67	Kathryn	82
67	Sherry	82
69	Donna	79
69	Robin	79
71	Margaret	78
72	Kristi	77
73	Melinda	76
73	Sharon	76
73	Teresa	76
76	Rhonda	75
77	Chasity	74
77	Felicia	74
79	Bethany	72
80	Sabrina	70
81	Latoya	69
82	Natasha	68
83	Kristie	66
83	Mandy	66
85	Megan	64
85	Sandra	64
87	Jaime	63
88	Christie	62
88	Jenny	62
88	Lindsay	62
88	Regina	62
92	Catherine	60
92	Cindy	60
92	Tamara	60
95	Candace	59
95	Linda	59
95	Sonya	59
98	Katrina	58
99	Ginger	57
99	Jacqueline	57
99	Jill	57
99	Tamika	57