Top 100 History: Girls' 1980s

Today we arrive at the point where it's been a century since names were first recorded.

Changes

1980

Left: Theresa, Robin, Jaime, Cheryl, Mindy

Entered: Candice, Julia, Monique, Lindsey, Natasha

1981

Left: Monique, Gina, Melinda, Tonya, Tammy

Entered: Theresa, Renee, Victoria, Diana, Latoya

1982

Left: Renee, Teresa, Kristy, Wendy, Theresa, Tanya, Christy

Entered: Nichole, Margaret, Jillian, Brittany, Alexis, Krystal, Cassandra

1983

Left: Dawn, Katrina, Denise, Lori, Jillian

Entered: Bethany, Renee, Desiree, Kayla, Meghan

1984

Left: Heidi, Pamela, Renee, Tina, Jill, Desiree

Entered: Alexandra, Kara, Joanna, Chelsea, Sheena, Jenna

1985

Left: Brooke, Susan, Sandra, Tracy, Kayla, Alexis, Misty

Entered: Rachael, Alison, Katrina, Brittney, Dominique, Caitlin, Whitney

1986

Left: Kara, Rachael, Nichole, Candice, Carrie, Latoya, Joanna, Sheena

Entered: Jasmine, Krista, Felicia, Alyssa, Mallory, Hannah, Casey, Kayla

1987

Left: Melanie, Stacy, Stacey, Katrina, Karen, Krista, Dominique

Entered: Jillian, Rachael, Molly, Morgan, Brooke, Kendra, Kelsey

1988

Left: Valerie, Jillian, Felicia, Brandy, Alison, Mallory

Entered: Melanie, Kaitlin, Alexis, Brianna, Kara, Katelyn

1989

Left: Kara, Bethany, Casey, Dana, Leslie, Rachael

Entered: Kaitlyn, Abigail, Bianca, Marissa, Taylor, Jordan

Movement

  • Lindsey, Natasha, Brittany, Alexis, Krystal, Cassandra, Kayla, Meghan, Alexandra, Chelsea, Jenna, Whitney, Jasmine, Alyssa, Molly, Morgan, Kendra, Kelsey, Brianna, Abigail, Bianca, Marissa, Taylor, and Jordan became popular for the first time.
  • Robin, Jaime, Cheryl, Mindy, Theresa, Gina, Melinda, Tonya, Tammy, Teresa, Kristy, Wendy, Tanya, Christy, Dawn, Denise, Lori, Heidi, Pamela, Renee, Tina, Jill, Susan, Sandra, Tracy, Misty, Carrie, Stacey, Stacy, Katrina, Karen, Valerie, Brandy, Dana, and Leslie left the top 100.
  • Hannah was revived.
  • Victoria, Margaret, and Julia returned to the top after a hiatus.
  • Caitlin and its multiple spellings (Kaitlyn, Kaitlin, Katelyn) became popular.
  • Ashley, Samantha, Lauren, and Brittany entered the top 10.
  • Elizabeth and Stephanie returned to the top 10.
  • Nicole, Melissa, Amy, Michelle, Angela, and Heather left the top 10.
  • Ashley, Lauren, Megan, Kayla, Emily, Amber, Samantha, Tiffany, Danielle, Rachel, and Brittany entered the top 20.
  • Christina, Rebecca, Laura, Kimberly, Amy, Crystal, Kelly, Jamie, Angela, and Michelle left the top 20.
  • Kayla, Courtney, Chelsea, Jasmine, Kelsey, Alyssa, Lindsey, Katie, Allison, Brittney, Hannah, Alexandra, Victoria, Caitlin, Vanessa, and Brittany entered the top 50.
  • Jamie, Lisa, Maria, Christine, Kathryn, Shannon, April, Monica, Tara, Julie, Holly, Patricia, and Alicia left the top 50.
Trends
  • "Alex" names for girls emerged (Alexandra, Alexis).
  • Nature names were falling from favor (Dawn, Robin).
  • Nicknames fell from use (Christy, Kristy, Carrie, Lori, Mindy, Tammy).
  • Names with the "m-y" structure were still common (Kimberly, Emily, Amy, Jamie).
  • "T" names ending in "a" fell out of favor (Teresa, Tonya, Tanya, Tina). 
  • Names ending in "na" were still common (Brianna, Jenna, Christina, Hannah).  
  • Names ending in "ca" remained popular (Jessica, Monica, Veronica, Erica, Bianca, Rebecca).
  • Names ending in "acy" no longer trended (Tracy, Stacy, Stacey).
  • Names ending in "ssa" gained favor (Marissa, Alyssa, Vanessa, Melissa).
  • Names ending in the "nee" sound also become common (Brittany, Tiffany, Whitney, Courtney, etc.)
  • Longer names continued to gain (Lindsey, Natasha, Alexis, Cassandra, Alexandra, Chelsea, etc.)
  • Names ending in "dra" trended (Alexandra, Cassandra, Kendra).
  • The multiple spellings of Caitlin, as stated, arrived (Caitlin, Kaitlin, Kaitlyn, Katelyn).
What was the most interesting change from the 1980s?

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