Most popular girls’ names in Washington, 1978

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Jennifer	1,058
2	Sarah	524
3	Jessica	490
4	Heather	467
5	Melissa	466
6	Angela	445
7	Amy	395
8	Michelle	360
9	Christina	327
10	Nicole	307
11	Lisa	288
12	Amanda	273
13	Stephanie	272
14	Andrea	271
15	Elizabeth	268
16	Erin	256
17	Kimberly	250
18	Amber	234
19	Sara	230
20	Rachel	226
20	Rebecca	226
22	Jamie	223
23	Kelly	220
24	Shannon	209
25	Crystal	204

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Julie	175
27	Emily	173
28	Laura	169
29	Megan	164
30	April	160
31	Carrie	152
32	Heidi	143
33	Katherine	129
33	Tara	129
35	Danielle	127
36	Anna	124
37	Mary	123
38	Tiffany	121
39	Christine	115
40	Erica	114
40	Kathryn	114
42	Kristina	112
43	Katie	110
44	Alicia	109
45	Holly	105
46	Maria	103
47	Stacy	101
48	Wendy	94
49	Dawn	92
50	Tanya	90
51	Brandy	89
52	Karen	88
52	Tina	88
54	Misty	87
55	Jill	84
56	Monica	83
57	Jaime	80
58	Lindsay	79
59	Leah	78
59	Teresa	78
61	Brandi	76
62	Allison	74
62	Kathleen	74
62	Melanie	74
65	Tracy	73
66	Katrina	72
67	Melinda	71
68	Kristen	70
68	Stacey	70
70	Kari	68
71	Tamara	67
72	Cynthia	66
73	Nichole	65
74	Kristin	64
74	Renee	64
76	Julia	63
76	Robin	63
76	Samantha	63
79	Courtney	62
79	Jenny	62
79	Kristy	62
79	Patricia	62
83	Brenda	60
83	Dana	60
83	Molly	60
86	Brooke	59
86	Lori	59
86	Susan	59
89	Christy	58
89	Shawna	58
91	Theresa	57
92	Alison	56
92	Anne	56
92	Leslie	56
92	Rachael	56
96	Krista	55
96	Lindsey	55
98	Kristine	54
98	Sandra	54
100	Natalie	52
100	Tonya	52