Most popular girls’ names in Tennessee, 1979

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Amanda	1,212
2	Jennifer	1,133
3	Melissa	612
4	Amy	515
5	Heather	512
6	April	507
7	Angela	501
8	Jessica	486
9	Kimberly	456
10	Crystal	427
11	Elizabeth	367
12	Stephanie	359
13	Mary	350
14	Rebecca	338
15	Misty	326
16	Brandy	319
17	Lisa	303
18	Kelly	284
19	Rachel	279
20	Sarah	277
21	Jamie	272
22	Tiffany	265
23	Christina	263
24	Amber	253
24	Ashley	253

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Christy	251
27	Laura	244
28	Michelle	210
29	Emily	209
30	Andrea	195
31	Carrie	190
32	Julie	188
33	Shannon	183
34	Holly	180
35	Erica	175
36	Leslie	173
37	Brandi	152
38	Tonya	149
39	Lori	142
40	Kristy	135
41	Tracy	133
42	Stacy	132
43	Katherine	131
44	Tina	122
45	Nicole	121
46	Dana	120
46	Karen	120
46	Sara	120
49	Melanie	118
50	Erin	117
50	Wendy	117
52	Susan	116
53	Stacey	115
54	Tara	113
55	Monica	112
56	Cynthia	110
57	Tammy	106
58	Samantha	101
59	Tabitha	100
60	Courtney	98
61	Alicia	97
62	Pamela	94
63	Megan	92
64	Allison	91
64	Anna	91
66	Lauren	88
67	Natalie	86
67	Robin	86
67	Teresa	86
70	Melinda	84
71	Candice	83
72	Katrina	79
72	Tamara	79
74	Patricia	78
75	Candace	77
75	Sharon	77
77	Catherine	76
78	Mandy	75
78	Natasha	75
80	Margaret	74
81	Kathryn	73
82	Mindy	70
83	Rhonda	69
84	Danielle	68
84	Donna	68
84	Lindsay	68
87	Sabrina	67
88	Chasity	66
88	Christie	66
88	Sherry	66
91	Bethany	65
91	Leah	65
93	Casey	63
93	Tanya	63
95	Latasha	62
95	Whitney	62
97	Cheryl	61
98	Carla	60
99	Lindsey	59
100	Jacqueline	58