Most popular girls’ names in Washington, 1976

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Jennifer	1,064
2	Amy	607
3	Heather	498
4	Angela	438
5	Sarah	419
6	Michelle	377
7	Melissa	364
8	Jessica	357
9	Lisa	275
10	Rebecca	264
11	Jamie	260
12	Shannon	255
13	Stephanie	253
14	Christina	252
15	Kimberly	250
16	Amanda	247
17	Julie	224
18	Sara	218
19	Nicole	197
20	Rachel	194
21	Elizabeth	191
22	Heidi	190
23	Erin	184
24	Andrea	175
25	Kelly	159

Rank	Name	Babies
25	Laura	159
27	Jaime	156
28	Amber	151
29	Carrie	140
30	Danielle	139
31	Wendy	123
32	Mary	119
33	April	118
33	Christine	118
35	Dawn	115
36	Emily	106
37	Tiffany	104
38	Tara	102
39	Kristina	101
40	Megan	100
41	Stacy	99
42	Karen	98
43	Brandy	94
44	Crystal	93
45	Monica	91
46	Holly	89
47	Katherine	87
48	Misty	86
49	Jill	84
49	Maria	84
51	Anna	82
51	Tammy	82
53	Stacey	81
53	Tanya	81
55	Melanie	79
55	Tina	79
57	Kari	78
58	Tracy	77
59	Erica	76
60	Teresa	74
61	Lori	73
62	Brenda	69
62	Jodi	69
62	Leah	69
62	Michele	69
66	Cynthia	68
67	Kathryn	67
67	Katie	67
67	Tamara	67
70	Courtney	66
70	Jenny	66
72	Alicia	64
73	Allison	63
74	Dana	61
74	Leslie	61
76	Patricia	60
76	Sandra	60
78	Katrina	59
78	Lindsay	59
78	Tonya	59
81	Brandi	58
81	Susan	58
83	Aimee	56
83	Shawna	56
85	Mandy	55
86	Kristen	54
86	Kristin	54
88	Kathleen	52
89	Renee	51
90	Molly	50
90	Theresa	50
92	Anne	49
93	Cheryl	48
93	Deanna	48
93	Robin	48
96	Ann	46
96	Christy	46
96	Nichole	46
99	Jolene	45
99	Melinda	45