Most popular girls’ names in Virginia, 1982

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Jennifer	1,338
2	Jessica	1,041
3	Amanda	812
4	Sarah	683
5	Crystal	608
6	Melissa	516
7	Tiffany	500
8	Elizabeth	490
9	Stephanie	481
10	Kimberly	437
11	Ashley	428
12	Heather	408
13	Amy	391
14	Rebecca	376
15	Mary	360
16	Michelle	359
17	Angela	355
18	Christina	353
19	Erin	345
20	Nicole	323
21	Laura	317
22	April	313
23	Kelly	303
24	Emily	293
25	Lauren	278

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Katherine	270
27	Rachel	259
28	Shannon	256
29	Amber	249
30	Sara	242
31	Lisa	240
32	Kristen	208
33	Megan	195
34	Kristin	191
34	Samantha	191
36	Jamie	190
37	Courtney	185
38	Andrea	176
39	Brandy	169
40	Erica	167
41	Lindsay	165
42	Carrie	162
42	Danielle	162
44	Lindsey	153
45	Kathryn	147
46	Christine	141
47	Leslie	137
48	Julie	133
49	Catherine	132
50	Latoya	128
51	Tara	127
52	Allison	113
52	Dana	113
54	Monica	112
55	Brandi	110
55	Victoria	110
57	Natasha	109
58	Karen	107
58	Susan	107
60	Kathleen	106
61	Holly	104
61	Margaret	104
63	Candice	103
64	Pamela	99
65	Anna	98
65	Patricia	98
67	Cynthia	97
68	Krystal	95
69	Jacqueline	93
69	Stacey	93
71	Ebony	89
71	Virginia	89
73	Candace	88
73	Melanie	88
75	Alicia	87
76	Natalie	84
76	Tonya	84
78	Anne	81
78	Katrina	81
80	Julia	79
80	Leah	79
82	Tina	78
83	Katie	76
84	Latasha	75
85	Teresa	74
86	Diana	72
87	Christy	71
87	Maria	71
87	Stacy	71
90	Wendy	70
91	Misty	69
92	Cassandra	68
92	Meghan	68
94	Casey	67
94	Tabitha	67
96	Brooke	66
96	Robin	66
96	Whitney	66
99	Kristina	63
100	Alexis	62