Most popular girls’ names in West Virginia, 1978

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Jennifer	512
2	Amanda	336
3	Melissa	334
4	Amy	304
5	Angela	272
6	Heather	270
7	Jessica	269
8	Crystal	256
9	Christina	200
10	Stephanie	199
11	Rebecca	198
12	Sarah	194
13	Lisa	178
14	Michelle	175
15	Kimberly	170
16	April	165
17	Kelly	157
18	Elizabeth	147
19	Misty	144
20	Mary	140
21	Jamie	133
22	Amber	125
23	Carrie	123
24	Erin	105
24	Shannon	105

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Brandy	104
27	Andrea	102
28	Rachel	98
29	Julie	95
30	Tina	84
31	Sara	83
31	Stacy	83
33	Nicole	81
34	Laura	78
35	Tonya	75
36	Susan	72
37	Tracy	69
38	Lori	67
39	Melanie	66
40	Erica	65
41	Tiffany	63
42	Emily	61
43	Kristy	60
43	Tara	60
45	Cynthia	59
46	Stacey	58
47	Holly	55
48	Brandi	54
49	Megan	53
49	Wendy	53
51	Jaime	52
51	Melinda	52
51	Teresa	52
54	Leslie	50
55	Tabitha	49
56	Christy	48
56	Samantha	48
56	Tammy	48
59	Patricia	46
60	Angel	44
60	Anna	44
62	Alicia	43
62	Jill	43
62	Katherine	43
65	Kristina	42
66	Natalie	41
67	Kelli	40
68	Ashley	39
69	Beth	38
69	Danielle	38
71	Carla	36
71	Karen	36
71	Kristi	36
71	Robin	36
75	Donna	35
75	Linda	35
77	Mandy	34
77	Sabrina	34
79	Courtney	33
79	Kara	33
79	Monica	33
82	Christine	32
82	Kathryn	32
82	Katrina	32
82	Sandra	32
82	Valerie	32
87	Pamela	29
87	Tanya	29
87	Virginia	29
90	Jenny	28
90	Michele	28
90	Summer	28
93	Shawna	27
94	Barbara	26
94	Bethany	26
94	Deanna	26
94	Lora	26
94	Stacie	26
99	Chasity	25
99	Cindy	25
99	Dawn	25
99	Deborah	25
99	Krista	25
99	Paula	25
99	Rhonda	25
99	Sharon	25