Florida · 1978

Top 100 names in Florida, 1978, by official Social Security birth counts.

Rank	Name	Births
#1	Jennifer	1,859
#2	Melissa	1,000
#3	Jessica	865
#4	Heather	846
#5	Kimberly	709
#6	Michelle	705
#7	Christina	701
#8	Angela	665
#9	Amanda	619
#10	Amy	606
#11	Kelly	562
#12	Stephanie	522
#13	Lisa	487
#14	Nicole	483
#15	Elizabeth	451
#16	Crystal	405
#17	Sarah	399
#18	Shannon	390
#19	Rebecca	374
#20	Tiffany	371
#21	Mary	362
#22	April	361
#23	Laura	331
#24	Andrea	297
#25	Jamie	285
#26	Erin	277
#27	Rachel	273
#28	Erica	270
#29	Julie	253
#30	Brandy	239
#31	Danielle	235
#32	Christine	226
#33	Carrie	214
#34	Tara	213
#35	Monica	208
#36	Patricia	205
#37	Karen	202
#38	Cynthia	199
#39	Tina	196
#40	Sara	189
#41	Amber	189
#42	Maria	187
#43	Vanessa	185
#44	Tracy	184
#45	Ashley	177
#46	Dawn	173
#47	Holly	172
#48	Katherine	171
#49	Alicia	166
#50	Natalie	162
#51	Emily	162
#52	Stacy	161
#53	Samantha	158
#54	Wendy	154
#55	Melanie	153
#56	Stacey	152
#57	Kristina	150
#58	Christy	150
#59	Misty	144
#60	Tammy	142
#61	Leslie	140
#62	Susan	140
#63	Sabrina	139
#64	Jacqueline	138
#65	Lauren	136
#66	Brandi	136
#67	Tonya	135
#68	Kristy	134
#69	Teresa	133
#70	Allison	133
#71	Tanya	132
#72	Dana	132
#73	Kathryn	129
#74	Latoya	129
#75	Catherine	129
#76	Kristen	128
#77	Robin	127
#78	Natasha	124
#79	Sandra	120
#80	Barbara	117
#81	Tamara	116
#82	Deborah	116
#83	Victoria	113
#84	Michele	110
#85	Katrina	110
#86	Jill	108
#87	Melinda	108
#88	Cheryl	107
#89	Lori	105
#90	Felicia	105
#91	Anna	103
#92	Theresa	103
#93	Denise	103
#94	Erika	103
#95	Courtney	102
#96	Sharon	102
#97	Yolanda	101
#98	Kristin	99
#99	Summer	98
#100	Linda	97

Uniquely popular in Florida

Names whose share of births in this state is far above the national share (per 10,000 births).

Name	Births	Per 10k in state	Per 10k nationwide
Ivette	21	5	1
Lourdes	25	6	1
Shanika	30	7	2
Mercedes	23	5	1
Nakisha	20	5	1
Shayla	30	7	2
Shameka	28	6	2
Lakesha	55	12	4
Sharonda	22	5	2
Kizzy	35	8	3
Lawanda	34	8	3
Sommer	25	6	2

Figures are from the U.S. Social Security Administration Popular Baby Names dataset (public domain). Names with fewer than 5 recorded births in a year or state are suppressed by the source.