Most popular girls’ names in Washington, 1980

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Jennifer	1,061
2	Sarah	686
3	Jessica	616
4	Melissa	561
5	Amanda	526
6	Heather	450
7	Angela	388
8	Amy	378
9	Michelle	373
10	Elizabeth	370
11	Stephanie	354
12	Nicole	346
13	Lisa	328
14	Erin	316
15	Megan	301
16	Rebecca	298
17	Kimberly	294
18	Christina	290
19	Amber	284
20	Rachel	283
21	Tiffany	279
22	Crystal	263
23	Sara	260
24	Jamie	255
25	Andrea	228

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Shannon	225
27	Emily	212
28	Katie	193
28	Mary	193
30	Laura	192
31	Anna	190
32	Julie	185
33	Heidi	184
34	Kelly	173
35	Katherine	171
36	Danielle	159
37	April	147
38	Alicia	143
39	Kristina	141
40	Brooke	128
41	Christine	125
42	Lindsey	122
43	Courtney	119
43	Lindsay	119
43	Misty	119
46	Tara	116
47	Kathryn	113
48	Erica	112
48	Maria	112
50	Kristin	106
51	Brandy	103
51	Leah	103
53	Allison	99
54	Carrie	97
55	Ashley	95
56	Holly	92
56	Nichole	92
58	Kristen	89
59	Tanya	87
60	Monica	86
60	Vanessa	86
62	Katrina	84
62	Krista	84
64	Erika	83
65	Patricia	81
66	Leslie	78
67	Molly	77
67	Samantha	77
69	Anne	76
69	Brandi	76
69	Dawn	76
72	Lauren	75
72	Susan	75
74	Karen	74
74	Wendy	74
76	Jill	73
77	Teresa	72
78	Tracy	71
79	Kathleen	70
80	Jaime	67
80	Melanie	67
80	Natalie	67
80	Stacy	67
84	Melinda	65
84	Rachael	65
86	Kelli	64
87	Catherine	62
87	Jenny	62
87	Tamara	62
90	Bethany	61
91	Julia	58
91	Miranda	58
91	Shawna	58
94	Brenda	57
94	Dana	57
94	Kristine	57
94	Trisha	57
98	Rebekah	56
98	Tina	56
100	Jacqueline	55
100	Sandra	55
100	Theresa	55