Most popular girls’ names in Virginia, 1981

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Jennifer	1,198
2	Jessica	908
3	Amanda	805
4	Sarah	661
5	Melissa	532
6	Elizabeth	482
7	Kimberly	481
8	Crystal	477
9	Stephanie	444
10	Amy	440
11	Heather	435
12	Tiffany	418
13	Rebecca	368
14	April	356
15	Angela	355
16	Mary	346
17	Christina	345
18	Michelle	330
19	Nicole	299
20	Ashley	288
21	Kelly	287
21	Laura	287
23	Erin	280
24	Katherine	263
25	Shannon	258

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Rachel	256
27	Lisa	253
28	Emily	245
29	Kristin	220
29	Sara	220
31	Amber	218
32	Lauren	210
33	Brandy	206
34	Andrea	203
35	Latoya	194
36	Megan	190
37	Kristen	169
38	Courtney	166
38	Jamie	166
40	Erica	154
41	Brandi	145
42	Danielle	143
43	Christine	137
44	Julie	135
45	Catherine	134
45	Kathryn	134
47	Lindsay	124
48	Pamela	122
48	Samantha	122
50	Allison	121
50	Leslie	121
52	Monica	120
53	Karen	119
54	Susan	114
55	Tara	112
56	Holly	111
57	Dana	108
58	Tonya	107
59	Christy	105
59	Melanie	105
59	Misty	105
62	Anna	103
62	Lindsey	103
64	Carrie	102
64	Natasha	102
66	Brooke	101
67	Patricia	98
67	Tracy	98
69	Stacy	97
70	Margaret	96
71	Wendy	95
72	Cynthia	93
72	Tina	93
74	Kristina	90
75	Anne	87
75	Virginia	87
77	Katrina	86
78	Dawn	85
78	Meredith	85
80	Candice	82
80	Julia	82
82	Alicia	81
83	Kathleen	80
83	Lori	80
83	Teresa	80
83	Victoria	80
87	Latasha	78
87	Sharon	78
89	Katie	77
89	Tanya	77
91	Kristy	76
92	Candace	75
92	Natalie	75
94	Stacey	73
95	Jacqueline	68
96	Monique	66
97	Sabrina	65
98	Barbara	64
98	Tammy	64
100	Tasha	62