Most popular girls’ names in Virginia, 1983

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Jennifer	1,211
2	Jessica	1,087
3	Ashley	848
4	Amanda	781
5	Sarah	610
6	Elizabeth	524
7	Crystal	521
8	Heather	510
9	Stephanie	485
10	Tiffany	430
11	Melissa	398
12	Kimberly	378
13	Christina	368
14	Amy	365
15	Rebecca	362
16	Lauren	357
17	Nicole	340
18	Erin	333
19	Michelle	330
20	Kelly	328
21	Mary	320
22	Angela	312
23	Megan	309
23	Rachel	309
25	Laura	302

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Katherine	294
27	Emily	282
28	Shannon	276
29	Amber	263
30	April	220
31	Sara	214
32	Lisa	213
33	Danielle	210
34	Jamie	206
35	Lindsay	205
36	Kristen	197
37	Samantha	192
38	Courtney	181
39	Erica	178
40	Kristin	173
41	Lindsey	168
42	Kathryn	156
43	Brandy	155
44	Catherine	142
45	Brandi	141
46	Holly	139
47	Alicia	135
48	Latoya	134
49	Christine	133
50	Andrea	132
51	Victoria	124
52	Allison	120
53	Dana	118
54	Anna	114
55	Marquita	112
56	Leslie	110
57	Natalie	104
58	Tara	103
59	Margaret	101
59	Natasha	101
61	Stacey	98
62	Julie	97
62	Susan	97
64	Carrie	96
65	Candice	91
65	Ebony	91
67	Melanie	90
68	Monica	89
69	Cynthia	87
69	Karen	87
71	Meghan	86
72	Jacqueline	85
72	Stacy	85
74	Kristina	84
75	Brittany	83
75	Katie	83
75	Meredith	83
78	Kathleen	81
78	Tabitha	81
78	Virginia	81
81	Krystal	80
82	Maria	78
83	Candace	77
84	Patricia	75
84	Sheena	75
86	Whitney	73
87	Anne	72
88	Tonya	71
89	Julia	70
89	Pamela	70
91	Casey	68
91	Latasha	68
93	Tracy	66
94	Alexis	64
94	Dawn	64
94	Diana	64
94	Robin	64
98	Cassandra	63
98	Valerie	63
100	Lori	62
100	Monique	62