Most popular girls’ names in Virginia, 1978

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Jennifer	1,244
2	Melissa	595
3	Amy	552
4	Crystal	511
5	Heather	496
6	Jessica	490
7	Angela	480
8	Amanda	473
9	Sarah	459
10	Elizabeth	451
11	Kimberly	448
12	Christina	407
13	Kelly	396
14	Stephanie	392
15	Michelle	388
16	Lisa	318
16	Shannon	318
18	April	317
19	Rebecca	305
20	Mary	296
21	Laura	244
22	Erin	241
23	Nicole	228
24	Katherine	207
25	Tiffany	198

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Emily	193
27	Rachel	187
28	Carrie	186
28	Jamie	186
30	Sara	176
31	Karen	166
32	Christine	165
33	Brandy	164
34	Tina	161
35	Andrea	160
36	Julie	157
37	Wendy	153
38	Susan	144
39	Christy	134
40	Tonya	131
41	Tammy	130
42	Kathryn	127
43	Melanie	126
44	Amber	124
44	Leslie	124
46	Ashley	121
46	Catherine	121
48	Tracy	119
49	Stacy	117
50	Tara	116
51	Courtney	115
51	Cynthia	115
51	Dana	115
54	Danielle	112
54	Misty	112
54	Monica	112
57	Erica	109
58	Dawn	108
59	Megan	105
60	Kristy	100
60	Patricia	100
62	Kristen	99
63	Samantha	98
64	Lauren	96
65	Teresa	95
66	Anna	94
66	Lori	94
68	Holly	91
69	Kristina	90
70	Natasha	89
71	Pamela	88
72	Stacey	86
72	Tanya	86
74	Anne	85
74	Sharon	85
76	Brandi	84
76	Virginia	84
78	Melinda	83
79	Kristin	82
80	Allison	81
80	Sabrina	81
82	Sherry	79
82	Tabitha	79
84	Jaime	78
85	Natalie	77
86	Alicia	75
87	Latoya	74
87	Valerie	74
89	Cheryl	72
89	Jill	72
89	Tamara	72
92	Robin	69
93	Lindsay	68
94	Ann	67
94	Margaret	67
94	Theresa	67
97	Joy	66
98	Donna	65
98	Linda	65
98	Sandra	65