Most popular girls’ names in Massachusetts, 1985

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Jennifer	1,123
2	Jessica	1,022
3	Amanda	897
4	Ashley	865
5	Nicole	834
6	Sarah	751
7	Elizabeth	617
8	Stephanie	587
9	Melissa	536
10	Lauren	507
11	Laura	496
12	Danielle	482
13	Heather	421
14	Emily	397
15	Michelle	391
16	Amy	388
17	Christina	386
18	Kimberly	376
19	Erin	372
20	Megan	366
21	Kristen	357
22	Rebecca	356
23	Rachel	346
24	Katherine	328
25	Christine	321

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Kelly	308
27	Caitlin	287
27	Meghan	287
29	Lisa	277
30	Lindsay	257
31	Sara	235
32	Andrea	230
33	Courtney	228
34	Allison	227
34	Jenna	227
36	Shannon	226
37	Samantha	220
38	Crystal	218
39	Julie	217
40	Jamie	210
41	Kathryn	208
42	Jillian	198
43	Erica	196
44	Kathleen	195
45	Jacqueline	191
45	Kristin	191
47	Alicia	190
47	Angela	190
49	Lindsey	189
50	Katie	182
51	Mary	178
52	Alexandra	169
53	Kristina	167
54	Katelyn	166
55	Brittany	161
55	Tiffany	161
57	Tara	152
58	Catherine	143
59	Colleen	140
59	Vanessa	140
61	Julia	127
61	Meaghan	127
63	Alyssa	121
64	Alison	118
65	Krystal	117
66	Jaclyn	115
67	Holly	114
67	Kara	114
69	Cassandra	112
69	Victoria	112
71	Anna	110
72	Gina	109
72	Leah	109
72	Margaret	109
75	Tanya	100
76	Maria	98
76	Meredith	98
78	Bethany	94
78	Patricia	94
78	Stacey	94
81	Kaitlin	93
81	Nichole	93
83	Amber	92
84	Carolyn	90
84	Krista	90
86	Stacy	89
87	Kaitlyn	88
88	Melanie	87
89	Kerri	85
90	April	84
90	Kate	84
92	Caroline	83
92	Karen	83
92	Monica	83
95	Rachael	82
96	Diana	81
96	Krystle	81
96	Susan	81
99	Jill	80
99	Joanna	80
99	Renee	80