Most popular girls’ names in Virginia, 1984

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Jessica	1,181
2	Jennifer	1,159
3	Ashley	1,077
4	Amanda	817
5	Sarah	619
6	Heather	575
7	Stephanie	519
8	Crystal	471
9	Elizabeth	465
10	Tiffany	464
11	Melissa	411
12	Lauren	405
13	Megan	390
14	Laura	378
15	Christina	355
16	Kimberly	348
17	Amy	346
18	Rachel	339
19	Rebecca	337
20	Michelle	334
21	Nicole	327
22	Mary	311
23	Emily	310
24	Katherine	304
25	Erin	303

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Danielle	302
27	Kelly	279
28	Shannon	276
29	Angela	273
30	Amber	253
31	Latoya	223
32	April	209
33	Courtney	201
34	Samantha	198
35	Kristen	194
36	Sara	184
37	Lisa	181
38	Kathryn	180
38	Lindsey	180
40	Lindsay	178
41	Jamie	172
42	Erica	168
43	Kristin	167
44	Alicia	152
45	Brandy	151
46	Holly	149
47	Brittany	148
48	Allison	143
49	Brandi	139
50	Catherine	137
51	Victoria	133
52	Andrea	129
53	Christine	128
54	Anna	123
55	Tara	120
56	Meghan	115
57	Margaret	112
58	Kathleen	106
59	Sheena	101
59	Stacey	101
61	Katie	100
62	Carrie	98
63	Krystal	95
63	Monica	95
65	Karen	93
65	Kristina	93
67	Whitney	92
68	Candice	91
68	Susan	91
70	Leslie	90
71	Stacy	89
72	Julia	88
73	Meredith	86
74	Patricia	85
75	Ebony	82
76	Jacqueline	81
76	Tabitha	81
78	Natasha	80
79	Jenna	79
80	Melanie	77
81	Anne	76
81	Candace	76
81	Dana	76
84	Casey	75
85	Latasha	74
86	Julie	72
87	Cynthia	71
88	Pamela	70
89	Cassandra	68
89	Shana	68
91	Bethany	67
92	Alexandra	66
93	Maria	65
93	Tonya	65
93	Tracy	65
96	Adrienne	63
96	Leah	63
98	Diana	62
98	Virginia	62
100	Brooke	61
100	Kara	61
100	Natalie	61