Most popular girls’ names in California, 1989
Official counts of babies given each name, ranked by NameTides (names with the same count share a rank).
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|
| 1 | Jessica | 6,541 |
| 2 | Ashley | 4,510 |
| 3 | Amanda | 3,852 |
| 4 | Jennifer | 3,529 |
| 5 | Stephanie | 3,430 |
| 6 | Elizabeth | 3,065 |
| 7 | Brittany | 3,020 |
| 8 | Sarah | 2,997 |
| 9 | Samantha | 2,597 |
| 10 | Nicole | 2,498 |
| 11 | Melissa | 2,462 |
| 12 | Michelle | 2,352 |
| 13 | Vanessa | 2,327 |
| 14 | Lauren | 2,234 |
| 15 | Christina | 2,108 |
| 16 | Maria | 1,905 |
| 17 | Megan | 1,820 |
| 18 | Danielle | 1,743 |
| 19 | Rachel | 1,556 |
| 20 | Emily | 1,531 |
| 21 | Amber | 1,489 |
| 22 | Laura | 1,474 |
| 23 | Tiffany | 1,470 |
| 24 | Rebecca | 1,451 |
| 25 | Heather | 1,420 |
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|
| 26 | Crystal | 1,390 |
| 27 | Kimberly | 1,381 |
| 28 | Alyssa | 1,377 |
| 29 | Katherine | 1,322 |
| 30 | Andrea | 1,299 |
| 31 | Alexandra | 1,244 |
| 32 | Diana | 1,212 |
| 33 | Natalie | 1,205 |
| 34 | Cynthia | 1,200 |
| 35 | Jasmine | 1,197 |
| 36 | Sara | 1,184 |
| 37 | Jacqueline | 1,163 |
| 38 | Kayla | 1,156 |
| 39 | Erica | 1,142 |
| 40 | Courtney | 1,135 |
| 41 | Chelsea | 1,127 |
| 42 | Veronica | 1,093 |
| 43 | Monica | 1,090 |
| 44 | Amy | 1,037 |
| 45 | Erika | 1,013 |
| 46 | Nancy | 1,003 |
| 47 | Victoria | 1,001 |
| 48 | Angela | 953 |
| 49 | Ana | 946 |
| 50 | Christine | 944 |
| 51 | Kelsey | 933 |
| 52 | Kelly | 919 |
| 53 | Lisa | 901 |
| 54 | Brenda | 893 |
| 55 | Cassandra | 854 |
| 56 | Brittney | 840 |
| 57 | Alicia | 839 |
| 58 | Adriana | 830 |
| 59 | Angelica | 814 |
| 60 | Mayra | 805 |
| 61 | Anna | 755 |
| 62 | Kristen | 751 |
| 63 | Allison | 728 |
| 64 | Sandra | 726 |
| 65 | Brianna | 720 |
| 66 | Erin | 719 |
| 67 | Jamie | 718 |
| 68 | Patricia | 712 |
| 69 | Hannah | 706 |
| 70 | Marissa | 703 |
| 71 | Karina | 699 |
| 72 | Caitlin | 693 |
| 73 | Daisy | 685 |
| 74 | Mary | 682 |
| 75 | Kristina | 676 |
| 76 | Katie | 674 |
| 77 | Cindy | 666 |
| 78 | Karen | 663 |
| 79 | Yesenia | 651 |
| 80 | Monique | 625 |
| 81 | Bianca | 624 |
| 82 | Kathryn | 608 |
| 83 | Claudia | 602 |
| 84 | Shannon | 597 |
| 85 | Lindsey | 593 |
| 86 | Gabriela | 560 |
| 87 | Denise | 554 |
| 88 | Lindsay | 548 |
| 89 | Cristina | 539 |
| 90 | Alexis | 538 |
| 91 | Leslie | 529 |
| 92 | Joanna | 527 |
| 93 | Catherine | 525 |
| 94 | Krystal | 513 |
| 95 | Alexandria | 511 |
| 96 | Priscilla | 508 |
| 97 | Julie | 502 |
| 98 | Kristin | 499 |
| 99 | Desiree | 488 |
| 100 | Sabrina | 487 |