Virginia · 1979

Top 100 names in Virginia, 1979, by official Social Security birth counts.

Rank	Name	Births
#1	Jennifer	1,240
#2	Melissa	729
#3	Amanda	709
#4	Jessica	609
#5	Crystal	500
#6	Amy	490
#7	Sarah	478
#8	Elizabeth	474
#9	Heather	467
#10	Angela	466
#11	Kimberly	460
#12	Stephanie	408
#13	Christina	389
#14	Kelly	373
#15	Michelle	353
#16	Rebecca	335
#17	Lisa	330
#18	Laura	306
#19	Mary	299
#20	April	294
#21	Shannon	288
#22	Nicole	286
#23	Katherine	218
#24	Jamie	215
#25	Emily	200
#26	Tiffany	193
#27	Erin	192
#28	Rachel	181
#29	Amber	176
#30	Megan	172
#31	Carrie	168
#32	Brandy	163
#33	Sara	162
#34	Karen	156
#35	Wendy	154
#36	Susan	152
#37	Tara	148
#38	Catherine	145
#39	Kathryn	143
#40	Tracy	142
#41	Dana	142
#42	Julie	140
#43	Ashley	139
#44	Samantha	137
#45	Tonya	132
#46	Courtney	130
#47	Danielle	128
#48	Erica	126
#49	Tina	126
#50	Christine	125
#51	Patricia	124
#52	Holly	123
#53	Monica	121
#54	Lauren	120
#55	Andrea	112
#56	Cynthia	111
#57	Kristen	110
#58	Christy	109
#59	Kristy	107
#60	Leslie	105
#61	Melanie	104
#62	Stacy	103
#63	Dawn	102
#64	Natasha	98
#65	Misty	96
#66	Alicia	96
#67	Tammy	96
#68	Pamela	95
#69	Teresa	94
#70	Anna	93
#71	Robin	93
#72	Anne	92
#73	Kristin	92
#74	Lori	92
#75	Margaret	89
#76	Stacey	89
#77	Brandi	88
#78	Sharon	88
#79	Melinda	84
#80	Virginia	84
#81	Allison	79
#82	Katrina	79
#83	Natalie	79
#84	Lindsay	77
#85	Kristina	74
#86	Sherry	73
#87	Tanya	73
#88	Julia	73
#89	Sandra	72
#90	Tamara	71
#91	Tabitha	71
#92	Latoya	70
#93	Sabrina	68
#94	Jacqueline	67
#95	Brooke	66
#96	Valerie	65
#97	Meredith	65
#98	Theresa	64
#99	Kathleen	64
#100	Denise	62

Uniquely popular in Virginia

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
Tomeka	28	10	2
Shameka	24	8	2
Tameka	45	15	5
Catrina	22	8	3
Patrice	24	8	3
Virginia	84	29	10
Lakeisha	38	13	5
Sherry	73	25	10
Latisha	52	18	7
Tabatha	25	9	4
Wanda	24	8	4
Whitney	39	13	6

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.