Most popular girls’ names in Massachusetts, 1989
Official counts of babies given each name, ranked by NameTides (names with the same count share a rank).
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ashley | 1,081 |
| 2 | Jessica | 1,054 |
| 3 | Amanda | 1,021 |
| 4 | Sarah | 834 |
| 5 | Samantha | 810 |
| 6 | Jennifer | 715 |
| 7 | Nicole | 688 |
| 8 | Stephanie | 667 |
| 9 | Elizabeth | 627 |
| 10 | Lauren | 618 |
| 11 | Brittany | 578 |
| 12 | Emily | 558 |
| 13 | Melissa | 442 |
| 14 | Danielle | 422 |
| 15 | Michelle | 407 |
| 16 | Katherine | 402 |
| 17 | Rebecca | 392 |
| 18 | Rachel | 376 |
| 19 | Kayla | 362 |
| 20 | Alexandra | 358 |
| 21 | Christina | 355 |
| 21 | Courtney | 355 |
| 23 | Laura | 347 |
| 24 | Heather | 322 |
| 25 | Megan | 320 |
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 26 | Alyssa | 319 |
| 27 | Kimberly | 295 |
| 28 | Kelly | 290 |
| 29 | Kristen | 284 |
| 30 | Erin | 283 |
| 31 | Christine | 268 |
| 32 | Caitlin | 255 |
| 33 | Meghan | 254 |
| 34 | Tiffany | 251 |
| 35 | Sara | 230 |
| 36 | Jillian | 226 |
| 37 | Allison | 219 |
| 38 | Alicia | 218 |
| 39 | Kelsey | 213 |
| 40 | Andrea | 211 |
| 41 | Amy | 208 |
| 42 | Victoria | 204 |
| 43 | Erica | 202 |
| 43 | Hannah | 202 |
| 45 | Katelyn | 197 |
| 46 | Jacqueline | 195 |
| 47 | Kathryn | 194 |
| 48 | Mary | 193 |
| 48 | Molly | 193 |
| 50 | Lindsay | 189 |
| 51 | Shannon | 184 |
| 52 | Chelsea | 180 |
| 53 | Lindsey | 179 |
| 54 | Julie | 173 |
| 54 | Vanessa | 173 |
| 56 | Cassandra | 172 |
| 57 | Angela | 171 |
| 58 | Catherine | 167 |
| 58 | Lisa | 167 |
| 60 | Anna | 163 |
| 61 | Kathleen | 162 |
| 62 | Julia | 161 |
| 63 | Jenna | 159 |
| 64 | Kristina | 155 |
| 65 | Colleen | 149 |
| 66 | Marissa | 138 |
| 67 | Caroline | 134 |
| 68 | Kaitlyn | 133 |
| 69 | Brianna | 132 |
| 70 | Maria | 131 |
| 71 | Crystal | 129 |
| 72 | Amber | 126 |
| 72 | Jamie | 126 |
| 74 | Kara | 121 |
| 75 | Meaghan | 117 |
| 76 | Kristin | 115 |
| 77 | Katie | 112 |
| 77 | Taylor | 112 |
| 79 | Leah | 111 |
| 80 | Jaclyn | 110 |
| 81 | Alison | 108 |
| 82 | Natalie | 107 |
| 83 | Abigail | 105 |
| 84 | Erika | 99 |
| 85 | Kaitlin | 96 |
| 86 | Margaret | 95 |
| 86 | Melanie | 95 |
| 86 | Natasha | 95 |
| 89 | Gina | 93 |
| 89 | Jasmine | 93 |
| 89 | Rachael | 93 |
| 92 | Tara | 92 |
| 93 | Emma | 91 |
| 94 | Bianca | 88 |
| 94 | Casey | 88 |
| 96 | Brittney | 87 |
| 97 | Holly | 84 |
| 98 | Anne | 83 |
| 98 | Bethany | 83 |
| 100 | Bridget | 82 |