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The 200 most popular girls’ names of 1984

12,181 different girls’ names were recorded in 1984, covering 1,683,817 births. These are the top 200.

#NameBirths
1Jennifer50,564
2Jessica45,857
3Ashley38,773
4Amanda33,915
5Sarah25,887
6Stephanie23,025
7Nicole22,270
8Melissa21,896
9Heather21,489
10Elizabeth20,360
11Megan16,984
12Crystal16,560
13Amy15,988
14Tiffany15,861
15Rachel15,839
16Danielle15,670
17Michelle15,499
18Amber15,369
19Laura14,818
20Christina14,705
21Lauren14,475
22Kimberly14,445
23Rebecca13,348
24Emily12,786
25Erin12,622
26Angela11,291
27Kelly11,216
28Andrea10,350
29Lisa10,238
30Katherine10,157
31Jamie9,761
32Sara9,314
33Mary9,293
34Erica9,278
35Lindsey9,005
36Lindsay8,510
37Shannon8,476
38Kristen8,385
39Samantha8,038
40Alicia7,820
41Brittany7,665
42April7,566
43Christine7,299
44Katie7,175
45Vanessa7,156
46Courtney7,150
47Kristin7,007
48Kathryn6,538
49Tara6,284
50Maria6,136
51Allison6,041
52Julie5,942
53Holly5,928
54Jenna5,882
55Natalie5,555
56Jacqueline5,549
57Anna5,306
58Monica5,131
59Victoria5,076
60Latoya5,051
61Brandi4,848
62Cynthia4,622
63Cassandra4,583
64Brandy4,580
65Meghan4,505
66Patricia4,476
67Stacy4,447
68Kristina4,328
69Catherine4,240
70Veronica4,013
71Kathleen3,985
72Diana3,965
73Dana3,939
74Krystal3,933
75Leslie3,817
76Valerie3,722
77Natasha3,709
78Carrie3,691
79Stacey3,649
80Sheena3,597
81Erika3,542
82Karen3,536
83Leah3,535
84Chelsea3,530
85Melanie3,516
86Candice3,393
87Julia3,359
88Joanna3,332
89Alexis3,292
90Susan3,116
91Tracy3,051
92Margaret3,033
93Bethany2,980
94Sandra2,881
95Kara2,855
96Alexandra2,814
97Nichole2,806
98Misty2,792
99Brooke2,749
100Kayla2,681
101Heidi2,671
102Candace2,668
103Rachael2,652
104Pamela2,642
105Katrina2,630
106Jillian2,624
107Casey2,582
107Renee2,582
109Gina2,569
110Alison2,512
111Tina2,505
112Brenda2,497
113Nancy2,487
114Miranda2,480
115Denise2,461
116Lacey2,399
117Teresa2,387
118Caitlin2,343
119Linda2,336
120Jill2,326
121Theresa2,307
122Sabrina2,306
123Alisha2,293
124Tamara2,289
125Whitney2,287
126Hannah2,265
127Anne2,237
128Desiree2,230
129Melinda2,228
130Monique2,202
131Molly2,178
132Morgan2,175
133Krista2,170
134Jaclyn2,168
135Kristy2,159
136Jenny2,135
137Ebony2,130
138Stefanie2,127
139Robin2,111
139Tanya2,111
141Tabitha2,106
142Dawn2,105
143Lori2,079
144Colleen2,067
145Christy2,028
146Wendy2,024
147Kelli1,981
148Meredith1,937
149Jasmine1,929
150Kendra1,921
151Deanna1,916
152Barbara1,867
153Tonya1,855
154Abigail1,844
155Carolyn1,825
156Kari1,816
157Rebekah1,803
158Cassie1,777
159Kristi1,766
160Ann1,695
161Michele1,692
162Bridget1,685
162Angel1,685
164Tasha1,682
165Meagan1,677
166Adrienne1,649
167Caroline1,633
168Beth1,632
169Sharon1,630
170Marissa1,627
171Ashlee1,609
172Priscilla1,601
173Marie1,588
174Shana1,563
175Latasha1,560
176Brittney1,559
177Kelsey1,555
178Kate1,553
179Cindy1,541
180Alyssa1,538
181Tammy1,507
182Jaime1,505
183Regina1,490
184Audrey1,486
185Felicia1,484
186Mallory1,469
187Deborah1,468
188Virginia1,465
189Carla1,454
190Cristina1,444
191Cara1,440
192Jacquelyn1,432
193Ana1,391
194Angelica1,380
195Marquita1,374
196Kristine1,359
197Brianna1,355
198Claudia1,353
199Mindy1,347
200Nina1,342

Source: US Social Security Administration national baby-name files. A name given to fewer than five girls in 1984 is not published, so it is missing from both the count and the total above.

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