Most popular girls’ names in Florida, 1986

Official counts of babies given each name, ranked by NameTides (names with the same count share a rank).

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Jessica	2,564
2	Ashley	2,303
3	Amanda	1,796
4	Jennifer	1,741
5	Brittany	1,122
6	Sarah	1,071
7	Stephanie	1,024
8	Heather	987
9	Nicole	898
10	Tiffany	866
11	Melissa	830
12	Amber	788
13	Danielle	785
14	Christina	781
15	Lauren	735
16	Elizabeth	676
16	Megan	676
18	Samantha	655
19	Crystal	645
20	Kimberly	630
21	Rachel	621
22	Michelle	597
23	Amy	521
24	Rebecca	501
25	Kelly	460

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Laura	459
27	Katherine	444
28	Shannon	412
29	Vanessa	408
30	Whitney	406
31	Courtney	393
32	Erica	392
33	Jamie	389
34	Sara	374
35	Angela	371
36	Kristen	367
37	Lindsey	342
38	Erin	338
39	Andrea	335
40	Emily	334
41	Mary	327
42	Christine	300
42	Lisa	300
44	Natalie	295
45	Alicia	293
46	Victoria	286
47	Kristina	282
48	Kristin	272
49	Krystal	268
50	Katie	261
51	Jacqueline	253
52	April	250
53	Patricia	249
54	Lindsay	248
55	Allison	247
56	Monica	245
57	Kathryn	242
58	Jenna	238
59	Brittney	237
60	Maria	234
61	Brandy	215
62	Tara	213
63	Alexandra	201
64	Holly	197
65	Cassandra	191
66	Catherine	189
67	Erika	184
67	Julie	184
69	Natasha	182
70	Brandi	181
71	Diana	174
72	Anna	172
73	Chelsea	171
74	Latoya	167
75	Cynthia	163
76	Casey	159
77	Katrina	156
78	Dominique	152
79	Kathleen	147
80	Meghan	144
81	Cristina	142
82	Felicia	140
83	Alexis	139
84	Stacy	137
85	Leslie	136
85	Veronica	136
87	Leah	135
87	Sabrina	135
89	Kayla	132
90	Jasmine	131
91	Rachael	126
92	Valerie	125
93	Dana	123
94	Krista	121
95	Brooke	120
96	Caitlin	119
96	Stacey	119
98	Sandra	118
99	Melanie	117
100	Ebony	115