Most popular girls’ names in West Virginia, 1980

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Amanda	658
2	Jennifer	508
3	Jessica	491
4	Melissa	313
5	Heather	285
6	Amy	251
7	Sarah	238
8	Angela	213
9	Crystal	212
10	Amber	181
11	Stephanie	180
12	Rebecca	177
13	Tiffany	168
14	Michelle	167
15	Christina	155
16	April	152
16	Misty	152
18	Kimberly	148
19	Mary	147
20	Elizabeth	128
21	Andrea	122
22	Rachel	116
23	Jamie	112
24	Lisa	111
25	Ashley	108

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Erin	104
27	Kelly	100
28	Erica	98
29	Shannon	94
30	Laura	88
31	Sara	87
32	Julie	86
33	Nicole	83
34	Tara	81
35	Megan	79
36	Brandi	77
36	Carrie	77
38	Samantha	70
39	Brandy	67
40	Christy	66
40	Stacy	66
42	Susan	59
43	Kristin	57
44	Lori	56
45	Courtney	55
45	Kristen	55
47	Emily	54
47	Holly	54
47	Leslie	54
50	Alicia	53
50	Tina	53
52	Cynthia	51
53	Tonya	49
54	Kristy	47
54	Tracy	47
56	Valerie	45
57	Natalie	44
58	Melinda	43
58	Wendy	43
60	Anna	42
60	Beth	42
60	Katherine	42
60	Leah	42
60	Miranda	42
65	Sabrina	41
66	Brooke	40
67	Danielle	38
67	Jill	38
69	Barbara	37
69	Melanie	37
71	Tammy	36
72	Monica	35
72	Patricia	35
74	Karen	34
75	Katrina	33
76	Angel	32
76	Pamela	32
76	Tabitha	32
79	Alisha	31
79	Kathryn	31
79	Krista	31
82	Donna	30
82	Stacey	30
82	Teresa	30
85	Kristi	29
85	Lauren	29
87	Aimee	28
88	Allison	27
88	Kara	27
88	Rebekah	27
88	Virginia	27
92	Bethany	26
92	Cassandra	26
92	Julia	26
92	Kelli	26
96	Casey	25
96	Dawn	25
96	Lindsay	25
96	Nichole	25
100	Alison	24
100	Heidi	24
100	Kathleen	24
100	Mindy	24
100	Rhonda	24
100	Sherry	24
100	Tanya	24
100	Victoria	24