Most popular girls’ names in Massachusetts, 1987

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Jessica	1,277
2	Amanda	1,214
3	Ashley	1,210
4	Jennifer	942
5	Sarah	762
6	Nicole	749
7	Stephanie	614
8	Elizabeth	594
9	Danielle	530
10	Melissa	513
11	Samantha	512
12	Lauren	486
13	Emily	479
14	Michelle	378
15	Heather	371
16	Rachel	366
17	Laura	355
18	Christina	332
19	Katherine	328
20	Rebecca	322
21	Erin	308
22	Kimberly	305
23	Kelly	299
24	Megan	287
25	Kristen	279

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Brittany	277
26	Caitlin	277
28	Amy	273
29	Christine	258
29	Courtney	258
31	Meghan	253
32	Jillian	236
33	Alexandra	234
34	Shannon	224
35	Jacqueline	220
36	Kayla	219
36	Lindsay	219
38	Sara	218
39	Erica	212
40	Allison	208
41	Katelyn	202
42	Alicia	201
43	Jenna	200
44	Alyssa	195
45	Kathryn	193
46	Julie	187
47	Lisa	186
48	Andrea	181
49	Mary	176
50	Catherine	174
51	Katie	173
51	Lindsey	173
53	Vanessa	171
54	Angela	170
55	Kathleen	169
56	Crystal	168
57	Kristin	166
57	Tiffany	166
59	Kristina	163
60	Jamie	160
61	Kaitlyn	143
61	Victoria	143
63	Alison	134
64	Cassandra	130
65	Julia	119
66	Colleen	116
67	Hannah	115
68	Anna	113
68	Kara	113
70	Chelsea	112
71	Maria	111
72	Jaclyn	109
72	Molly	109
74	Leah	108
75	Caroline	105
76	Margaret	104
77	Amber	100
78	Meaghan	99
79	Rachael	96
79	Tara	96
81	Natasha	94
82	Kaitlin	93
83	Gina	88
84	Brianna	87
85	Carolyn	85
85	Felicia	85
85	Justine	85
85	Marissa	85
85	Tanya	85
90	Kate	84
91	Emma	83
91	Natalie	83
93	Bethany	82
94	Casey	81
94	Meredith	81
96	Melanie	77
97	Krystal	76
97	Nichole	76
99	Holly	74
99	Krista	74