Most popular girls’ names in Wisconsin, 1979

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Jennifer	1,487
2	Jessica	889
3	Melissa	857
4	Sarah	856
5	Nicole	742
6	Amanda	730
7	Angela	641
8	Amy	622
9	Heather	564
10	Michelle	532
11	Rebecca	504
12	Kelly	495
13	Lisa	492
14	Sara	464
15	Elizabeth	408
16	Erin	386
17	Jamie	382
18	Kimberly	354
18	Stephanie	354
20	Laura	303
21	Andrea	270
22	Rachel	262
23	Shannon	243
24	Megan	233
25	Katie	231

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Emily	229
27	Christina	228
28	Julie	222
29	Amber	218
30	Katherine	214
31	Heidi	208
32	Carrie	201
33	Tracy	197
34	Kathryn	195
35	Crystal	194
36	Christine	193
36	Jill	193
38	Stacy	191
39	Mary	178
40	Kristin	166
41	April	164
41	Tiffany	164
43	Holly	158
44	Tara	153
45	Danielle	150
46	Erica	136
47	Tanya	135
48	Kari	132
49	Tina	124
50	Stacey	123
51	Anne	121
51	Kristy	121
53	Anna	118
53	Dawn	118
55	Beth	117
55	Jodi	117
57	Dana	115
58	Ann	112
58	Leah	112
60	Karen	110
61	Theresa	107
62	Nichole	102
63	Gina	99
64	Courtney	98
65	Lori	95
65	Melanie	95
67	Tammy	94
68	Kristina	93
69	Susan	92
70	Kathleen	91
71	Brenda	89
71	Kristen	89
73	Brooke	88
74	Mindy	87
74	Pamela	87
76	Wendy	86
77	Renee	85
78	Molly	82
79	Erika	81
80	Patricia	79
81	Maria	78
82	Monica	77
82	Trisha	77
84	Jenny	76
84	Kristi	76
86	Jaclyn	75
87	Alison	74
87	Jacqueline	74
87	Robin	74
90	Alicia	73
90	Lindsay	73
90	Samantha	73
93	Margaret	71
94	Natalie	70
95	Catherine	68
95	Krista	68
97	Becky	67
98	Mandy	66
98	Meghan	66
100	Denise	65
100	Kristine	65