Most popular girls’ names in Wisconsin, 1981

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Jennifer	1,410
2	Jessica	1,114
3	Sarah	971
4	Amanda	887
5	Nicole	761
6	Melissa	727
7	Amy	627
8	Rebecca	530
9	Angela	512
10	Sara	477
11	Elizabeth	468
12	Michelle	449
13	Stephanie	443
14	Kelly	437
15	Erin	404
16	Heather	400
17	Katie	383
17	Lisa	383
19	Laura	352
19	Rachel	352
21	Kimberly	340
22	Kristin	331
23	Andrea	315
24	Jamie	305
25	Emily	300

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Amber	285
27	Megan	262
28	Tiffany	250
29	Crystal	244
30	Julie	236
31	Katherine	229
32	Heidi	219
33	April	209
34	Shannon	201
35	Kathryn	192
36	Mary	186
37	Christina	185
38	Danielle	176
39	Brooke	165
39	Stacy	165
41	Carrie	162
42	Jill	153
43	Tracy	144
44	Tanya	143
45	Erica	142
46	Tara	141
47	Kari	132
48	Christine	131
48	Kristen	131
50	Beth	128
50	Leah	128
52	Dana	123
53	Courtney	121
54	Lindsey	119
55	Holly	118
56	Anna	115
57	Anne	114
58	Lindsay	111
58	Samantha	111
60	Ann	99
61	Renee	98
61	Theresa	98
63	Brenda	95
64	Susan	92
65	Dawn	91
65	Karen	91
67	Alicia	90
68	Kristina	89
68	Pamela	89
70	Allison	88
70	Natalie	88
72	Patricia	87
72	Wendy	87
74	Nichole	86
74	Stacey	86
76	Kristy	85
76	Maria	85
76	Molly	85
79	Tina	84
80	Ashley	83
81	Cassandra	82
81	Melanie	82
83	Gina	80
83	Tammy	80
85	Monica	79
86	Kathleen	77
87	Jodi	76
88	Catherine	75
89	Julia	74
90	Abigail	73
91	Lori	72
92	Margaret	71
93	Lauren	70
94	Trisha	69
95	Bridget	68
95	Victoria	68
97	Valerie	67
98	Katrina	65
98	Leslie	65
100	Becky	64
100	Jacqueline	64