Most popular girls’ names in Massachusetts, 1988

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Jessica	1,113
2	Ashley	1,082
3	Amanda	1,077
4	Sarah	785
5	Nicole	780
6	Jennifer	772
7	Stephanie	667
8	Elizabeth	639
9	Lauren	583
10	Samantha	557
11	Emily	492
12	Danielle	466
13	Melissa	449
14	Brittany	423
15	Rebecca	364
16	Megan	363
17	Katherine	360
18	Laura	354
19	Heather	347
19	Michelle	347
21	Courtney	345
22	Christina	333
23	Rachel	323
24	Caitlin	322
25	Alexandra	313

Rank	Name	Babies
25	Kimberly	313
27	Kelly	311
28	Kayla	301
29	Amy	289
30	Erin	284
31	Kristen	276
32	Christine	275
33	Tiffany	272
34	Meghan	244
35	Katelyn	238
36	Sara	228
37	Alyssa	227
38	Erica	224
39	Allison	214
40	Jillian	213
41	Lisa	210
42	Jacqueline	198
43	Shannon	197
44	Alicia	195
45	Mary	194
46	Kathryn	193
47	Julie	192
48	Andrea	190
48	Angela	190
50	Vanessa	189
51	Lindsay	188
52	Catherine	180
53	Kathleen	172
54	Cassandra	171
54	Victoria	171
56	Katie	169
56	Lindsey	169
58	Alison	163
59	Jenna	160
60	Molly	158
61	Kristin	151
62	Kaitlyn	149
63	Chelsea	144
64	Anna	139
64	Crystal	139
66	Kristina	134
67	Hannah	132
68	Jamie	131
69	Leah	128
70	Amber	124
71	Colleen	120
72	Kara	119
73	Julia	117
74	Tara	115
75	Kelsey	108
76	Marissa	107
77	Margaret	105
78	Abigail	103
79	Maria	102
80	Caroline	99
81	Brianna	98
82	Emma	95
82	Taylor	95
84	Jaclyn	94
85	Krystal	92
86	Meaghan	91
87	Melanie	89
88	Carolyn	88
88	Kaitlin	88
88	Natalie	88
91	Casey	86
91	Holly	86
93	Natasha	84
93	Tanya	84
95	Erika	82
96	Kendra	81
97	Patricia	80
98	Gina	78
99	Rachael	77
100	Bethany	74