Most popular girls’ names in California, 1990
Official counts of babies given each name, ranked by NameTides (names with the same count share a rank).
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|
| 1 | Jessica | 6,635 |
| 2 | Ashley | 4,535 |
| 3 | Stephanie | 4,004 |
| 4 | Amanda | 3,857 |
| 5 | Jennifer | 3,610 |
| 6 | Elizabeth | 3,172 |
| 7 | Sarah | 2,846 |
| 8 | Brittany | 2,736 |
| 9 | Samantha | 2,720 |
| 10 | Michelle | 2,453 |
| 11 | Melissa | 2,443 |
| 12 | Nicole | 2,350 |
| 13 | Maria | 2,319 |
| 14 | Vanessa | 2,229 |
| 15 | Lauren | 2,184 |
| 16 | Megan | 2,008 |
| 17 | Christina | 1,952 |
| 18 | Emily | 1,735 |
| 19 | Danielle | 1,698 |
| 20 | Alyssa | 1,665 |
| 21 | Rebecca | 1,582 |
| 22 | Rachel | 1,572 |
| 23 | Laura | 1,555 |
| 24 | Amber | 1,451 |
| 25 | Andrea | 1,450 |
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|
| 26 | Kayla | 1,422 |
| 27 | Kimberly | 1,419 |
| 28 | Crystal | 1,370 |
| 29 | Katherine | 1,355 |
| 30 | Jasmine | 1,350 |
| 31 | Tiffany | 1,333 |
| 32 | Alexandra | 1,326 |
| 33 | Heather | 1,290 |
| 34 | Diana | 1,285 |
| 35 | Chelsea | 1,256 |
| 36 | Cynthia | 1,243 |
| 37 | Natalie | 1,236 |
| 38 | Jacqueline | 1,221 |
| 39 | Victoria | 1,214 |
| 40 | Courtney | 1,188 |
| 41 | Erica | 1,186 |
| 42 | Ana | 1,127 |
| 43 | Erika | 1,114 |
| 44 | Brenda | 1,103 |
| 45 | Veronica | 1,100 |
| 46 | Sara | 1,099 |
| 47 | Monica | 1,064 |
| 48 | Nancy | 1,034 |
| 49 | Amy | 994 |
| 50 | Angela | 959 |
| 51 | Brianna | 946 |
| 52 | Yesenia | 934 |
| 53 | Kelly | 929 |
| 54 | Kelsey | 921 |
| 55 | Alicia | 907 |
| 56 | Hannah | 901 |
| 57 | Cassandra | 889 |
| 57 | Christine | 889 |
| 59 | Taylor | 881 |
| 60 | Adriana | 880 |
| 61 | Sandra | 869 |
| 62 | Daisy | 865 |
| 63 | Mayra | 852 |
| 64 | Angelica | 848 |
| 65 | Brittney | 839 |
| 66 | Alexis | 827 |
| 67 | Lisa | 769 |
| 68 | Alejandra | 768 |
| 69 | Anna | 759 |
| 69 | Karen | 759 |
| 71 | Bianca | 758 |
| 72 | Erin | 740 |
| 73 | Gabriela | 729 |
| 74 | Karina | 725 |
| 75 | Patricia | 721 |
| 76 | Cindy | 720 |
| 77 | Marissa | 715 |
| 78 | Jamie | 712 |
| 79 | Caitlin | 703 |
| 80 | Allison | 698 |
| 81 | Kristen | 689 |
| 82 | Mary | 678 |
| 83 | Claudia | 654 |
| 84 | Kristina | 652 |
| 85 | Joanna | 635 |
| 86 | Cristina | 630 |
| 87 | Monique | 628 |
| 88 | Kathryn | 620 |
| 89 | Julia | 601 |
| 90 | Denise | 579 |
| 90 | Leslie | 579 |
| 92 | Wendy | 578 |
| 93 | Katie | 575 |
| 94 | Catherine | 568 |
| 95 | Breanna | 565 |
| 96 | Olivia | 564 |
| 97 | Lindsey | 563 |
| 98 | Briana | 560 |
| 98 | Evelyn | 560 |
| 100 | Ariel | 541 |