Most popular girls’ names in Wisconsin, 1978

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Jennifer	1,435
2	Jessica	869
3	Sarah	763
4	Melissa	727
5	Nicole	685
6	Amy	645
7	Angela	617
8	Heather	589
9	Kelly	568
10	Rebecca	501
11	Michelle	479
12	Lisa	452
13	Sara	451
14	Amanda	395
15	Elizabeth	385
16	Erin	378
17	Stephanie	346
18	Kimberly	321
19	Jamie	314
20	Andrea	299
21	Laura	285
22	Julie	281
23	Rachel	259
24	Carrie	242
25	Christina	234

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Katherine	221
27	Shannon	218
28	Christine	217
28	Jill	217
30	Stacy	211
31	Heidi	208
32	Tracy	202
33	Emily	201
34	Katie	195
35	Megan	177
36	Kathryn	173
37	Dawn	169
38	Tina	165
39	Tara	156
40	Crystal	154
40	Danielle	154
42	Mary	153
43	Holly	142
44	Erica	138
45	Kristin	137
46	Tanya	136
47	Amber	135
48	Ann	131
48	Kari	131
50	Karen	127
50	Susan	127
52	Stacey	126
53	Jodi	124
54	Lori	123
55	April	119
56	Tammy	116
57	Kristy	112
58	Tiffany	110
59	Gina	107
60	Beth	106
61	Brenda	104
61	Kathleen	104
63	Jenny	102
63	Kristina	102
65	Theresa	101
66	Wendy	100
67	Nichole	97
68	Jaime	95
69	Anna	91
70	Samantha	90
71	Melanie	88
71	Renee	88
73	Anne	86
74	Dana	80
75	Kristine	79
76	Kristi	78
77	Catherine	77
77	Courtney	77
77	Kristen	77
77	Monica	77
81	Cynthia	75
81	Jacqueline	75
83	Patricia	74
84	Margaret	72
84	Teresa	72
84	Trisha	72
87	Michele	71
88	Leah	70
89	Erika	69
90	Alicia	65
90	Kara	65
90	Valerie	65
93	Lindsay	63
93	Mandy	63
93	Robin	63
93	Tonya	63
97	Melinda	61
98	Christy	60
98	Denise	60
98	Jaclyn	60
98	Kate	60