Most popular girls’ names in Maryland, 1987

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Ashley	1,058
2	Jessica	901
3	Amanda	819
4	Jennifer	593
5	Brittany	575
6	Sarah	526
7	Lauren	424
8	Stephanie	383
9	Heather	373
10	Nicole	356
11	Rachel	350
12	Megan	332
13	Christina	313
14	Danielle	311
15	Elizabeth	308
16	Samantha	304
17	Amber	279
18	Tiffany	276
19	Emily	266
19	Kelly	266
21	Rebecca	261
22	Kimberly	246
23	Laura	235
24	Melissa	231
25	Michelle	224

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Erin	205
27	Shannon	202
28	Erica	201
29	Amy	197
30	Katherine	186
31	Crystal	185
32	Allison	158
33	Sara	155
34	Angela	153
35	Christine	152
36	Kristen	146
36	Lindsay	146
38	Mary	144
39	Courtney	136
40	Alexandra	133
41	Caitlin	131
42	Whitney	129
43	Jamie	128
44	Lindsey	127
45	Katie	124
46	Kathryn	123
47	Kristin	122
48	Anna	118
49	Brittney	115
49	Lisa	115
51	Victoria	113
52	Kathleen	110
53	Andrea	106
54	Alicia	98
55	Kristina	94
56	Jacqueline	93
57	Catherine	91
57	Meghan	91
59	April	88
60	Kayla	83
61	Julie	81
62	Kendra	79
63	Julia	78
63	Monica	78
65	Hannah	76
66	Chelsea	73
66	Jenna	73
68	Holly	66
68	Leah	66
68	Maria	66
71	Erika	64
71	Kara	64
73	Dana	63
73	Margaret	63
73	Natalie	63
73	Tara	63
77	Sierra	62
78	Candice	61
78	Patricia	61
80	Casey	60
80	Dominique	60
80	Latoya	60
83	Monique	59
84	Krystal	58
85	Jasmine	57
85	Stacey	57
87	Melanie	56
88	Bethany	55
89	Alison	54
89	Brandy	54
89	Candace	54
89	Cierra	54
89	Natasha	54
94	Alyssa	52
94	Rachael	52
96	Brooke	51
97	Gina	50
97	Katelyn	50
97	Morgan	50
97	Sabrina	50