Most popular girls’ names in Virginia, 1977

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Jennifer	1,271
2	Amy	661
3	Heather	592
4	Melissa	560
5	Angela	544
6	Kimberly	497
7	Jessica	468
8	Kelly	438
9	Elizabeth	415
10	Amanda	408
11	Crystal	407
12	Sarah	406
13	Stephanie	391
14	Michelle	373
15	Shannon	359
16	Christina	354
17	Mary	327
18	Rebecca	320
19	Lisa	295
20	Laura	252
21	April	251
22	Nicole	207
23	Karen	206
24	Susan	201
25	Carrie	197

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Erin	194
27	Emily	188
28	Jamie	187
29	Julie	176
30	Tiffany	173
31	Katherine	161
32	Rachel	160
33	Wendy	158
34	Tonya	156
35	Tracy	155
36	Cynthia	154
36	Sara	154
36	Tara	154
39	Andrea	144
39	Catherine	144
39	Christine	144
42	Stacy	134
43	Tammy	133
44	Melanie	131
45	Dawn	126
45	Monica	126
45	Patricia	126
48	Holly	124
49	Misty	119
50	Tanya	115
50	Tina	115
52	Christy	114
53	Danielle	113
54	Leslie	112
55	Jaime	111
56	Dana	110
57	Sabrina	109
57	Teresa	109
59	Brandy	106
59	Lori	106
61	Erica	105
62	Amber	104
62	Courtney	104
62	Kathryn	104
62	Stacey	104
66	Megan	98
67	Ashley	91
68	Latoya	90
68	Sherry	90
70	Kristy	89
70	Pamela	89
70	Robin	89
73	Samantha	88
74	Margaret	87
75	Brandi	85
76	Jill	84
77	Kristen	83
78	Felicia	82
79	Alicia	81
79	Virginia	81
81	Allison	79
82	Donna	78
82	Natalie	78
82	Natasha	78
85	Kristin	75
85	Kristina	75
87	Sharon	74
88	Sandra	73
89	Kathleen	72
90	Tamara	71
91	Anna	68
91	Anne	68
91	Meredith	68
91	Michele	68
95	Angel	66
95	Suzanne	66
95	Victoria	66
98	Denise	63
99	Cheryl	62
100	Deborah	61
100	Regina	61
100	Rhonda	61
100	Valerie	61