Most popular girls’ names in Virginia, 1979

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Jennifer	1,240
2	Melissa	729
3	Amanda	709
4	Jessica	609
5	Crystal	500
6	Amy	490
7	Sarah	478
8	Elizabeth	474
9	Heather	467
10	Angela	466
11	Kimberly	460
12	Stephanie	408
13	Christina	389
14	Kelly	373
15	Michelle	353
16	Rebecca	335
17	Lisa	330
18	Laura	306
19	Mary	299
20	April	294
21	Shannon	288
22	Nicole	286
23	Katherine	218
24	Jamie	215
25	Emily	200

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Tiffany	193
27	Erin	192
28	Rachel	181
29	Amber	176
30	Megan	172
31	Carrie	168
32	Brandy	163
33	Sara	162
34	Karen	156
35	Wendy	154
36	Susan	152
37	Tara	148
38	Catherine	145
39	Kathryn	143
40	Dana	142
40	Tracy	142
42	Julie	140
43	Ashley	139
44	Samantha	137
45	Tonya	132
46	Courtney	130
47	Danielle	128
48	Erica	126
48	Tina	126
50	Christine	125
51	Patricia	124
52	Holly	123
53	Monica	121
54	Lauren	120
55	Andrea	112
56	Cynthia	111
57	Kristen	110
58	Christy	109
59	Kristy	107
60	Leslie	105
61	Melanie	104
62	Stacy	103
63	Dawn	102
64	Natasha	98
65	Alicia	96
65	Misty	96
65	Tammy	96
68	Pamela	95
69	Teresa	94
70	Anna	93
70	Robin	93
72	Anne	92
72	Kristin	92
72	Lori	92
75	Margaret	89
75	Stacey	89
77	Brandi	88
77	Sharon	88
79	Melinda	84
79	Virginia	84
81	Allison	79
81	Katrina	79
81	Natalie	79
84	Lindsay	77
85	Kristina	74
86	Julia	73
86	Sherry	73
86	Tanya	73
89	Sandra	72
90	Tabitha	71
90	Tamara	71
92	Latoya	70
93	Sabrina	68
94	Jacqueline	67
95	Brooke	66
96	Meredith	65
96	Valerie	65
98	Kathleen	64
98	Theresa	64
100	Denise	62
100	Jaime	62