Most popular girls’ names in Maryland, 1990

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Brittany	904
2	Ashley	883
3	Jessica	798
4	Amanda	648
5	Sarah	561
6	Samantha	506
7	Lauren	499
8	Emily	448
9	Stephanie	411
10	Jennifer	406
11	Megan	393
12	Rachel	358
13	Elizabeth	356
14	Rebecca	323
15	Nicole	310
16	Amber	306
17	Danielle	284
18	Heather	276
18	Jasmine	276
20	Tiffany	248
21	Katherine	247
22	Courtney	245
22	Kelly	245
24	Christina	231
25	Laura	227

Rank	Name	Babies
25	Michelle	227
27	Chelsea	223
27	Melissa	223
29	Mary	215
30	Alexandra	206
31	Victoria	200
32	Erin	198
33	Kimberly	195
34	Kayla	178
35	Caitlin	168
35	Hannah	168
37	Allison	165
38	Amy	162
39	Shannon	160
40	Kelsey	156
40	Kristen	156
42	Crystal	155
42	Morgan	155
44	Erica	154
45	Sara	145
46	Lindsay	139
47	Kathryn	131
48	Christine	130
49	Anna	120
50	Taylor	119
51	Brittney	117
51	Kaitlyn	117
51	Kristin	117
51	Lindsey	117
55	Angela	116
55	Jamie	116
57	Andrea	111
57	Catherine	111
57	Kathleen	111
60	Brooke	108
61	Julia	106
62	Alyssa	104
62	Katie	104
64	Lisa	95
65	Jordan	90
66	Casey	88
66	Julie	88
66	Olivia	88
69	Melanie	86
70	Jenna	85
70	Meghan	85
72	Brianna	84
72	Whitney	84
74	Jacqueline	83
75	Natalie	82
76	Alexis	81
76	Alicia	81
76	Holly	81
79	Cassandra	78
79	Kara	78
81	Katelyn	77
81	Kristina	77
81	Maria	77
84	Molly	76
85	Kaitlin	75
85	Margaret	75
87	Caroline	72
88	Tara	71
89	Abigail	70
90	April	69
90	Rachael	69
92	Gabrielle	67
93	Sierra	66
94	Erika	64
95	Ariel	63
95	Patricia	63
97	Colleen	59
97	Leah	59
99	Bethany	58
99	Paige	58