Name Yearbook

Top baby names in Rhode Island, 1977

Recorded as girls

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Jennifer	281
2	Melissa	174
3	Jessica	141
4	Heather	129
5	Amy	104
6	Lisa	100
7	Michelle	90
8	Erin	89
9	Sarah	87
10	Elizabeth	85
11	Stephanie	83
12	Nicole	80
13	Kelly	72
13	Kimberly	72
15	Rebecca	68
16	Christine	63
17	Dawn	59
18	Kristen	56
19	Christina	52
19	Kerri	52
21	Jill	51
22	Tara	49
23	Danielle	45
24	Julie	43
25	Shannon	38
26	Bethany	37
26	Sara	37
28	Amanda	36
28	Jaime	36
30	Alicia	35
31	Jamie	33
31	Katherine	33
33	Sandra	32
34	Andrea	31
34	Karen	31
36	Holly	30
36	Kristin	30
36	Laura	30
36	Mary	30
40	Gina	29
40	Kathleen	29
40	Megan	29
40	Rachel	29
44	Emily	28
44	Susan	28
44	Tracy	28
47	Lauren	27
47	Lori	27
49	Maria	26
49	Melanie	26

Recorded as boys

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Michael	369
2	Jason	249
3	David	188
4	Matthew	187
5	Christopher	186
6	John	174
7	Joseph	160
8	Robert	152
9	Brian	132
10	James	130
11	Eric	113
12	Daniel	109
13	Steven	92
14	Joshua	91
15	Kevin	89
16	Richard	86
17	Scott	79
18	Thomas	78
19	Peter	74
20	William	73
21	Andrew	67
22	Mark	66
22	Paul	66
24	Ryan	64
25	Jeffrey	61
26	Timothy	59
27	Anthony	58
28	Jonathan	56
29	Adam	55
30	Justin	54
30	Stephen	54
32	Gregory	52
33	Jeremy	51
34	Kenneth	45
35	Nathan	43
36	Sean	42
37	Keith	41
37	Patrick	41
37	Shawn	41
40	Charles	39
41	Derek	38
42	Edward	37
43	Benjamin	36
44	Nicholas	35
44	Raymond	35
46	Todd	31
47	Dennis	29
47	Ronald	29
49	Aaron	27
49	Corey	27