Most popular girls’ names in Tennessee, 1980

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Amanda	1,220
2	Jennifer	1,197
3	Jessica	673
4	April	483
5	Tiffany	481
6	Heather	476
7	Amy	463
8	Kimberly	451
9	Crystal	447
10	Angela	444
11	Melissa	436
12	Stephanie	418
13	Mary	363
14	Sarah	350
15	Rachel	342
16	Rebecca	329
17	Elizabeth	326
18	Amber	316
19	Ashley	313
20	Brandy	301
21	Misty	278
22	Laura	275
23	Kelly	257
24	Christina	249
25	Jamie	246

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Lisa	241
27	Emily	229
28	Christy	213
29	Andrea	197
30	Erica	192
31	Julie	191
32	Michelle	181
33	Leslie	171
34	Holly	162
35	Brandi	156
35	Katherine	156
37	Shannon	152
38	Erin	142
39	Tracy	141
40	Kristen	140
41	Carrie	138
41	Tonya	138
43	Kristy	137
44	Melanie	135
45	Sara	130
46	Kristin	129
47	Lori	128
48	Samantha	124
49	Courtney	122
50	Stacy	121
51	Nicole	117
52	Lauren	116
52	Susan	116
54	Dana	114
54	Pamela	114
56	Alicia	113
57	Tina	111
57	Wendy	111
59	Allison	109
60	Anna	107
61	Tara	106
62	Cynthia	105
63	Natasha	103
63	Tabitha	103
65	Candice	102
66	Megan	95
66	Monica	95
68	Brooke	92
68	Karen	92
70	Miranda	90
71	Natalie	89
72	Candace	84
72	Kathryn	84
72	Stacey	84
75	Patricia	81
76	Lindsey	80
77	Latoya	78
78	Bethany	75
78	Leah	75
80	Katrina	73
80	Lindsay	73
82	Margaret	72
83	Donna	69
83	Sabrina	69
85	Danielle	68
85	Robin	68
87	Casey	67
87	Valerie	67
89	Jenny	66
89	Tammy	66
89	Teresa	66
92	Rhonda	63
93	Latasha	62
93	Melinda	62
93	Whitney	62
96	Jacqueline	61
96	Mindy	61
96	Sharon	61
99	Carla	60
99	Kristi	60