Most popular girls’ names in Massachusetts, 1986
Official counts of babies given each name, ranked by NameTides (names with the same count share a rank).
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jessica | 1,199 |
| 2 | Amanda | 1,045 |
| 3 | Ashley | 1,002 |
| 4 | Jennifer | 959 |
| 5 | Sarah | 777 |
| 6 | Nicole | 774 |
| 7 | Stephanie | 623 |
| 8 | Elizabeth | 583 |
| 9 | Lauren | 510 |
| 10 | Melissa | 494 |
| 11 | Laura | 433 |
| 12 | Danielle | 428 |
| 13 | Heather | 405 |
| 14 | Emily | 402 |
| 15 | Michelle | 390 |
| 16 | Rachel | 370 |
| 17 | Samantha | 369 |
| 18 | Christina | 362 |
| 19 | Amy | 346 |
| 20 | Katherine | 344 |
| 21 | Kimberly | 333 |
| 22 | Kristen | 328 |
| 23 | Erin | 327 |
| 24 | Rebecca | 304 |
| 25 | Megan | 301 |
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 26 | Kelly | 293 |
| 27 | Christine | 287 |
| 28 | Caitlin | 277 |
| 28 | Courtney | 277 |
| 30 | Sara | 273 |
| 31 | Meghan | 246 |
| 32 | Brittany | 231 |
| 33 | Allison | 228 |
| 33 | Lisa | 228 |
| 35 | Erica | 224 |
| 36 | Andrea | 222 |
| 37 | Katelyn | 220 |
| 38 | Jillian | 214 |
| 39 | Katie | 212 |
| 39 | Kristin | 212 |
| 41 | Angela | 210 |
| 42 | Lindsay | 208 |
| 43 | Julie | 205 |
| 44 | Kathryn | 202 |
| 45 | Crystal | 201 |
| 46 | Tiffany | 193 |
| 47 | Jacqueline | 192 |
| 48 | Alicia | 189 |
| 49 | Shannon | 187 |
| 50 | Jenna | 182 |
| 51 | Kathleen | 181 |
| 52 | Jamie | 176 |
| 53 | Lindsey | 170 |
| 54 | Catherine | 169 |
| 55 | Alexandra | 168 |
| 56 | Vanessa | 164 |
| 57 | Colleen | 158 |
| 58 | Cassandra | 153 |
| 59 | Alyssa | 140 |
| 60 | Kristina | 137 |
| 61 | Mary | 134 |
| 62 | Tara | 126 |
| 62 | Victoria | 126 |
| 64 | Anna | 124 |
| 64 | Kaitlyn | 124 |
| 66 | Leah | 122 |
| 67 | Julia | 121 |
| 68 | Kara | 118 |
| 69 | Krista | 116 |
| 70 | Alison | 110 |
| 70 | Meaghan | 110 |
| 72 | Margaret | 107 |
| 73 | Whitney | 106 |
| 74 | Kate | 105 |
| 75 | Caroline | 104 |
| 76 | Maria | 103 |
| 77 | Casey | 102 |
| 77 | Kaitlin | 102 |
| 77 | Krystal | 102 |
| 80 | Meredith | 99 |
| 81 | Marissa | 97 |
| 82 | Jaclyn | 96 |
| 83 | Holly | 91 |
| 84 | Molly | 90 |
| 84 | Tanya | 90 |
| 86 | Carolyn | 88 |
| 86 | Hannah | 88 |
| 88 | Stacey | 86 |
| 89 | Amber | 83 |
| 89 | Natasha | 83 |
| 91 | Patricia | 81 |
| 91 | Rachael | 81 |
| 91 | Renee | 81 |
| 94 | Bethany | 80 |
| 95 | Melanie | 79 |
| 96 | Felicia | 77 |
| 97 | Gina | 76 |
| 97 | Natalie | 76 |
| 99 | Kerri | 75 |
| 100 | Nichole | 74 |