Most popular girls’ names in Maryland, 1988

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Ashley	1,002
2	Jessica	866
3	Amanda	737
4	Brittany	637
5	Sarah	617
6	Jennifer	527
7	Lauren	450
8	Stephanie	394
9	Samantha	385
10	Nicole	371
11	Megan	370
12	Tiffany	363
13	Rachel	341
14	Elizabeth	325
14	Heather	325
16	Emily	295
17	Christina	282
18	Danielle	281
19	Amber	267
20	Rebecca	265
21	Laura	262
22	Katherine	241
23	Melissa	237
24	Michelle	230
25	Kelly	220

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Courtney	213
26	Shannon	213
28	Kristen	207
29	Sara	206
30	Kimberly	203
31	Erin	201
32	Amy	190
33	Erica	170
34	Mary	167
35	Crystal	158
36	Alexandra	142
36	Caitlin	142
38	Lisa	141
39	Kristin	140
40	Victoria	139
41	Jasmine	137
42	Allison	136
43	Lindsay	135
44	Angela	132
45	Brittney	126
46	Christine	125
46	Kayla	125
48	Chelsea	122
49	Katie	121
50	Andrea	119
51	Lindsey	117
52	Jamie	115
53	Whitney	112
54	Catherine	111
55	Jacqueline	101
56	Kathryn	100
57	Julie	93
57	Kathleen	93
59	Kristina	90
60	Anna	89
61	Meghan	88
62	Julia	87
63	April	86
64	Hannah	85
64	Kelsey	85
64	Natalie	85
67	Alicia	80
67	Tara	80
69	Tiara	79
70	Holly	78
71	Kendra	77
72	Katelyn	73
73	Leah	69
74	Casey	68
74	Stacey	68
76	Brooke	67
77	Caroline	65
77	Jenna	65
79	Dana	64
80	Kara	63
81	Molly	62
82	Bethany	61
82	Erika	61
84	Brandy	59
85	Candice	58
85	Karen	58
85	Morgan	58
88	Alyssa	57
88	Ebony	57
90	Melanie	55
90	Patricia	55
90	Tierra	55
93	Cierra	54
94	Kaitlin	53
94	Margaret	53
94	Sierra	53
97	Alison	52
97	Krystal	52
99	Colleen	51
100	Abigail	50