Most popular girls’ names in Virginia, 1976

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Jennifer	1,330
2	Amy	746
3	Angela	592
4	Melissa	563
5	Heather	543
6	Kimberly	508
7	Michelle	403
8	Shannon	395
9	Stephanie	385
10	Christina	382
11	Crystal	370
12	Amanda	332
13	Lisa	330
14	Elizabeth	325
15	Rebecca	321
16	Sarah	315
17	Jessica	299
18	Mary	285
19	Kelly	276
20	Laura	256
21	Nicole	215
22	Tiffany	212
23	April	205
24	Karen	204
25	Susan	196

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Wendy	192
27	Tammy	183
27	Tonya	183
29	Cynthia	180
30	Jamie	178
31	Tracy	177
32	Katherine	168
33	Erin	163
34	Carrie	161
34	Julie	161
36	Jaime	151
36	Rachel	151
38	Catherine	146
39	Christine	144
40	Christy	142
41	Tina	140
42	Melanie	135
43	Emily	131
44	Lori	127
45	Dawn	126
46	Sara	122
47	Patricia	121
47	Tanya	121
49	Danielle	119
50	Tara	116
51	Misty	113
51	Stacey	113
53	Sharon	111
54	Holly	110
55	Pamela	109
55	Teresa	109
57	Sherry	106
58	Stacy	105
59	Brandy	102
60	Allison	100
60	Leslie	100
62	Donna	98
63	Andrea	97
63	Dana	97
65	Courtney	96
65	Monica	96
65	Virginia	96
68	Samantha	95
69	Robin	94
70	Anne	87
70	Ashley	87
72	Erica	86
73	Amber	83
73	Valerie	83
75	Margaret	79
76	Christie	78
77	Anna	77
77	Latoya	77
79	Tracey	76
80	Felicia	75
80	Natasha	75
80	Tamara	75
83	Megan	73
83	Rhonda	73
85	Kristin	71
85	Nancy	71
87	Alicia	70
87	Natalie	70
87	Victoria	70
90	Melinda	68
91	Deborah	67
91	Michele	67
91	Sandra	67
94	Kathryn	66
95	Barbara	65
96	Carolyn	63
96	Kristina	63
96	Linda	63
96	Renee	63
100	Kristen	62