Most popular girls’ names in California, 1988
Official counts of babies given each name, ranked by NameTides (names with the same count share a rank).
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|
| 1 | Jessica | 6,495 |
| 2 | Ashley | 4,761 |
| 3 | Jennifer | 3,875 |
| 4 | Amanda | 3,796 |
| 5 | Stephanie | 3,258 |
| 6 | Sarah | 3,011 |
| 7 | Elizabeth | 2,717 |
| 8 | Nicole | 2,602 |
| 9 | Melissa | 2,535 |
| 10 | Brittany | 2,421 |
| 11 | Vanessa | 2,312 |
| 12 | Michelle | 2,288 |
| 13 | Samantha | 2,210 |
| 14 | Christina | 2,207 |
| 15 | Lauren | 2,052 |
| 16 | Danielle | 1,837 |
| 17 | Tiffany | 1,753 |
| 18 | Megan | 1,700 |
| 19 | Heather | 1,695 |
| 20 | Amber | 1,605 |
| 21 | Maria | 1,604 |
| 22 | Crystal | 1,538 |
| 23 | Rachel | 1,492 |
| 24 | Laura | 1,375 |
| 25 | Emily | 1,359 |
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|
| 26 | Rebecca | 1,346 |
| 27 | Kimberly | 1,312 |
| 28 | Katherine | 1,270 |
| 29 | Andrea | 1,256 |
| 30 | Erica | 1,255 |
| 31 | Sara | 1,180 |
| 32 | Diana | 1,169 |
| 33 | Natalie | 1,124 |
| 34 | Cynthia | 1,109 |
| 35 | Jacqueline | 1,079 |
| 36 | Amy | 1,064 |
| 37 | Alexandra | 1,061 |
| 38 | Chelsea | 1,024 |
| 39 | Courtney | 1,003 |
| 40 | Victoria | 1,002 |
| 41 | Monica | 996 |
| 42 | Lisa | 988 |
| 43 | Alyssa | 983 |
| 44 | Kayla | 978 |
| 45 | Christine | 974 |
| 46 | Angela | 965 |
| 47 | Veronica | 952 |
| 48 | Nancy | 897 |
| 49 | Kelly | 894 |
| 50 | Jasmine | 875 |
| 51 | Erika | 859 |
| 52 | Brenda | 856 |
| 53 | Alicia | 838 |
| 54 | Mayra | 809 |
| 55 | Jamie | 796 |
| 56 | Cassandra | 776 |
| 57 | Brittney | 759 |
| 58 | Erin | 747 |
| 59 | Allison | 743 |
| 60 | Angelica | 741 |
| 61 | Kristen | 723 |
| 62 | Caitlin | 717 |
| 63 | Anna | 715 |
| 64 | Mary | 709 |
| 65 | Katie | 697 |
| 66 | Patricia | 681 |
| 67 | Kathryn | 656 |
| 68 | Kristina | 654 |
| 69 | Sandra | 646 |
| 70 | Shannon | 642 |
| 71 | Daisy | 630 |
| 72 | Cindy | 628 |
| 73 | Ana | 620 |
| 74 | Monique | 612 |
| 75 | Adriana | 605 |
| 76 | Julie | 593 |
| 77 | Lindsay | 583 |
| 78 | Brianna | 569 |
| 79 | Karina | 568 |
| 80 | Denise | 564 |
| 80 | Lindsey | 564 |
| 82 | Yesenia | 552 |
| 83 | Kristin | 549 |
| 84 | Claudia | 538 |
| 85 | Kelsey | 533 |
| 86 | Leslie | 525 |
| 87 | Krystal | 520 |
| 88 | Marissa | 514 |
| 89 | Joanna | 511 |
| 90 | Desiree | 508 |
| 91 | Gabriela | 497 |
| 92 | Valerie | 496 |
| 93 | Karen | 494 |
| 94 | Priscilla | 490 |
| 95 | Jenna | 488 |
| 96 | Julia | 486 |
| 97 | Bianca | 483 |
| 98 | Cristina | 471 |
| 98 | Sabrina | 471 |
| 100 | Evelyn | 460 |