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Natality Table A6a.  Top 100 Baby Names of Girls for Residents, 1980
        Cumulative           Cumulative
Rank First Name N % N %   Rank First Name N % N %
1 JENNIFER 1059 3.2 1,059 3.2   51 BRANDY 107 0.3 13,835 41.9
2 SARAH 687 2.1 1,746 5.3   52 LEAH 105 0.3 13,940 42.3
3 JESSICA 619 1.9 2,365 7.2   53 CARRIE 100 0.3 14,040 42.6
4 MELISSA 580 1.8 2,945 8.9   54 KRISTEN 99 0.3 14,139 42.9
5 AMANDA 537 1.6 3,482 10.6   55 ALLISON 98 0.3 14,237 43.2
6 HEATHER 453 1.4 3,935 11.9   56 ASHLEY 97 0.3 14,334 43.5
7 ANGELA 395 1.2 4,330 13.1   57 HOLLY 97 0.3 14,431 43.8
8 AMY 374 1.1 4,704 14.3   58 NICHOLE 96 0.3 14,527 44.0
9 MICHELLE 369 1.1 5,073 15.4   59 TANYA 90 0.3 14,617 44.3
10 ELIZABETH 367 1.1 5,440 16.5   60 MONICA 89 0.3 14,706 44.6
11 STEPHANIE 359 1.1 5,799 17.6   61 ERIKA 85 0.3 14,791 44.8
12 LISA 338 1.0 6,137 18.6   62 KRISTA 85 0.3 14,876 45.1
13 NICOLE 335 1.0 6,472 19.6   63 KATRINA 84 0.3 14,960 45.4
14 ERIN 326 1.0 6,798 20.6   64 VANESSA 82 0.2 15,042 45.6
15 REBECCA 310 0.9 7,108 21.6   65 MOLLY 80 0.2 15,122 45.9
16 MEGAN 303 0.9 7,411 22.5   66 LESLIE 79 0.2 15,201 46.1
17 RACHEL 293 0.9 7,704 23.4   67 PATRICIA 78 0.2 15,279 46.3
18 AMBER 291 0.9 7,995 24.2   68 DAWN 77 0.2 15,356 46.6
19 CHRISTINA 290 0.9 8,285 25.1   69 TERESA 77 0.2 15,433 46.8
20 KIMBERLY 290 0.9 8,575 26.0   70 JILL 76 0.2 15,509 47.0
21 TIFFANY 272 0.8 8,847 26.8   71 ANNE 75 0.2 15,584 47.3
22 SARA 268 0.8 9,115 27.6   72 SUSAN 74 0.2 15,658 47.5
23 JAMIE 258 0.8 9,373 28.4   73 JAIME 73 0.2 15,731 47.7
24 CRYSTAL 255 0.8 9,628 29.2   74 SAMANTHA 73 0.2 15,804 47.9
25 ANDREA 238 0.7 9,866 29.9   75 TRACY 73 0.2 15,877 48.1
26 SHANNON 234 0.7 10,100 30.6   76 KATHLEEN 72 0.2 15,949 48.4
27 EMILY 213 0.6 10,313 31.3   77 KAREN 71 0.2 16,020 48.6
28 MARY 202 0.6 10,515 31.9   78 BRANDI 70 0.2 16,090 48.8
29 LAURA 199 0.6 10,714 32.5   79 LAUREN 70 0.2 16,160 49.0
30 ANNA 192 0.6 10,906 33.1   80 STACY 70 0.2 16,230 49.2
31 KATIE 190 0.6 11,096 33.6   81 WENDY 69 0.2 16,299 49.4
32 JULIE 187 0.6 11,283 34.2   82 CATHERINE 68 0.2 16,367 49.6
33 HEIDI 186 0.6 11,469 34.8   83 MELANIE 68 0.2 16,435 49.8
34 KELLY 176 0.5 11,645 35.3   84 MELINDA 68 0.2 16,503 50.0
35 KATHERINE 175 0.5 11,820 35.8   85 KELLI 67 0.2 16,570 50.2
36 DANIELLE 159 0.5 11,979 36.3   86 NATALIE 67 0.2 16,637 50.4
37 APRIL 152 0.5 12,131 36.8   87 RACHAEL 63 0.2 16,700 50.6
38 ALICIA 148 0.4 12,279 37.2   88 SHAWNA 62 0.2 16,762 50.8
39 KRISTINA 145 0.4 12,424 37.7   89 JULIA 61 0.2 16,823 51.0
40 LINDSEY 129 0.4 12,553 38.1   90 TAMARA 61 0.2 16,884 51.2
41 BROOKE 126 0.4 12,679 38.4   91 TRISHA 60 0.2 16,944 51.4
42 CHRISTINE 121 0.4 12,800 38.8   92 BETHANY 59 0.2 17,003 51.6
43 KRISTIN 121 0.4 12,921 39.2   93 DANA 59 0.2 17,062 51.7
44 LINDSAY 120 0.4 13,041 39.5   94 REBEKAH 59 0.2 17,121 51.9
45 KATHRYN 118 0.4 13,159 39.9   95 JENNY 58 0.2 17,179 52.1
46 ERICA 115 0.3 13,274 40.2   96 KARI 58 0.2 17,237 52.3
47 MISTY 115 0.3 13,389 40.6   97 MIRANDA 58 0.2 17,295 52.4
48 COURTNEY 114 0.3 13,503 40.9   98 MEGHAN 57 0.2 17,352 52.6
49 TARA 113 0.3 13,616 41.3   99 SANDRA 57 0.2 17,409 52.8
50 MARIA 112 0.3 13,728 41.6   100 STACEY 57 0.2 17,466 53.0
Source:  Center for Health Statistics, Washington State Department of Health, 03/2003.  

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