Most popular girls’ names in Virginia, 1980

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Jennifer	1,251
2	Amanda	876
3	Jessica	821
4	Melissa	594
5	Sarah	551
6	Elizabeth	520
7	Crystal	467
7	Heather	467
9	Kimberly	460
10	Amy	437
11	Stephanie	418
12	Christina	405
13	Tiffany	404
14	Rebecca	380
15	Angela	366
16	Mary	365
17	Michelle	352
18	April	316
19	Laura	314
20	Kelly	299
21	Lisa	296
22	Erin	294
23	Shannon	289
24	Nicole	254
25	Katherine	250

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Rachel	237
27	Megan	223
28	Sara	222
29	Ashley	221
30	Amber	214
31	Kristin	209
32	Lauren	194
33	Emily	192
34	Catherine	175
35	Jamie	161
36	Kristen	158
37	Brandy	157
38	Andrea	153
38	Kathryn	153
40	Carrie	150
41	Courtney	146
41	Erica	146
43	Karen	142
44	Christine	140
45	Julie	129
46	Allison	128
47	Melanie	124
48	Samantha	122
48	Tracy	122
50	Holly	121
51	Leslie	120
51	Tara	120
53	Dana	118
53	Danielle	118
55	Patricia	117
56	Stacey	116
57	Monica	113
57	Susan	113
59	Wendy	112
60	Natasha	109
60	Tina	109
62	Tonya	107
63	Lori	105
64	Alicia	98
64	Katrina	98
66	Christy	96
67	Latoya	91
68	Cynthia	90
68	Lindsay	90
68	Stacy	90
71	Dawn	89
72	Kristy	88
73	Brandi	87
73	Kristina	87
73	Pamela	87
73	Virginia	87
77	Margaret	86
78	Candice	85
78	Kathleen	85
78	Katie	85
81	Anna	84
81	Tanya	84
83	Brooke	83
84	Anne	80
84	Misty	80
86	Natalie	77
86	Tammy	77
88	Meredith	75
89	Tabitha	74
90	Latasha	73
91	Sharon	72
91	Victoria	72
93	Maria	70
93	Robin	70
95	Tasha	69
96	Jacqueline	68
96	Monique	68
98	Valerie	67
99	Alison	66
99	Ebony	66