Most popular girls’ names in California, 1986
Official counts of babies given each name, ranked by NameTides (names with the same count share a rank).
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|
| 1 | Jessica | 5,965 |
| 2 | Ashley | 4,414 |
| 3 | Jennifer | 4,306 |
| 4 | Amanda | 3,493 |
| 5 | Sarah | 3,035 |
| 6 | Nicole | 2,727 |
| 7 | Stephanie | 2,706 |
| 8 | Melissa | 2,425 |
| 9 | Elizabeth | 2,385 |
| 10 | Christina | 2,278 |
| 11 | Vanessa | 2,082 |
| 12 | Michelle | 1,988 |
| 13 | Heather | 1,782 |
| 14 | Brittany | 1,767 |
| 15 | Lauren | 1,722 |
| 16 | Maria | 1,683 |
| 17 | Megan | 1,663 |
| 18 | Amber | 1,659 |
| 19 | Danielle | 1,634 |
| 20 | Crystal | 1,604 |
| 21 | Rachel | 1,538 |
| 22 | Laura | 1,503 |
| 23 | Kimberly | 1,470 |
| 24 | Tiffany | 1,404 |
| 25 | Samantha | 1,403 |
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|
| 26 | Sara | 1,271 |
| 27 | Erica | 1,226 |
| 28 | Amy | 1,207 |
| 28 | Rebecca | 1,207 |
| 30 | Andrea | 1,125 |
| 31 | Emily | 1,091 |
| 32 | Natalie | 1,074 |
| 33 | Monica | 1,073 |
| 34 | Erin | 1,060 |
| 35 | Katherine | 1,044 |
| 36 | Veronica | 1,009 |
| 37 | Angela | 1,007 |
| 38 | Christine | 970 |
| 39 | Kelly | 965 |
| 40 | Diana | 955 |
| 41 | Lisa | 918 |
| 42 | Cynthia | 916 |
| 43 | Jacqueline | 911 |
| 44 | Nancy | 888 |
| 45 | Mayra | 868 |
| 46 | Jamie | 864 |
| 47 | Alicia | 845 |
| 48 | Shannon | 803 |
| 49 | Courtney | 793 |
| 50 | Erika | 785 |
| 51 | Patricia | 775 |
| 52 | Sandra | 754 |
| 53 | Allison | 748 |
| 54 | Victoria | 733 |
| 55 | Kristen | 726 |
| 56 | Whitney | 720 |
| 57 | Brenda | 682 |
| 58 | Katie | 680 |
| 59 | Mary | 671 |
| 60 | Kristina | 670 |
| 61 | Angelica | 631 |
| 62 | Cassandra | 630 |
| 63 | Anna | 628 |
| 64 | Kathryn | 616 |
| 65 | Lindsey | 615 |
| 66 | Valerie | 610 |
| 67 | Lindsay | 605 |
| 68 | Adriana | 603 |
| 69 | Kristin | 602 |
| 70 | Ana | 584 |
| 71 | Krystal | 580 |
| 72 | Monique | 569 |
| 73 | Jenna | 568 |
| 74 | Julie | 567 |
| 75 | Alexandra | 565 |
| 76 | Cristina | 552 |
| 77 | Claudia | 546 |
| 78 | Brittney | 544 |
| 79 | Jasmine | 535 |
| 80 | Denise | 533 |
| 81 | April | 493 |
| 82 | Cindy | 488 |
| 83 | Linda | 472 |
| 84 | Chelsea | 463 |
| 85 | Desiree | 452 |
| 86 | Joanna | 445 |
| 87 | Catherine | 439 |
| 88 | Julia | 438 |
| 88 | Leslie | 438 |
| 90 | Marissa | 434 |
| 91 | Wendy | 430 |
| 92 | Yesenia | 426 |
| 93 | Kathleen | 425 |
| 94 | Tara | 418 |
| 95 | Alyssa | 417 |
| 96 | Gabriela | 412 |
| 97 | Natasha | 405 |
| 98 | Sabrina | 404 |
| 99 | Caitlin | 402 |
| 100 | Karen | 391 |