Most popular girls’ names in Massachusetts, 1990

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Jessica	1,048
2	Ashley	956
3	Amanda	949
4	Samantha	842
5	Sarah	742
6	Stephanie	733
7	Jennifer	697
8	Nicole	661
9	Elizabeth	637
10	Brittany	614
11	Emily	587
12	Lauren	555
13	Kayla	474
14	Rebecca	415
15	Katherine	411
16	Michelle	407
17	Danielle	388
18	Melissa	363
19	Rachel	359
20	Alexandra	351
21	Alyssa	345
22	Courtney	339
23	Megan	323
24	Laura	316
25	Heather	300

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Christina	293
27	Kimberly	289
28	Erin	288
29	Kelly	258
29	Kristen	258
31	Amy	253
31	Meghan	253
33	Hannah	243
34	Kelsey	238
35	Caitlin	235
36	Victoria	229
37	Allison	228
38	Kathryn	225
39	Christine	216
40	Jillian	214
41	Chelsea	212
42	Cassandra	206
43	Alicia	205
44	Molly	203
45	Katelyn	198
46	Catherine	196
47	Mary	194
48	Erica	192
49	Sara	190
50	Caroline	175
51	Jacqueline	173
52	Julie	172
53	Taylor	171
54	Julia	169
55	Brianna	168
56	Lindsay	167
56	Tiffany	167
58	Shannon	163
59	Kathleen	161
60	Angela	160
60	Anna	160
62	Kaitlyn	156
63	Andrea	155
63	Lisa	155
65	Amber	152
66	Colleen	148
66	Lindsey	148
66	Vanessa	148
69	Jenna	145
70	Olivia	137
71	Maria	134
72	Kristina	129
73	Melanie	127
74	Abigail	124
74	Kara	124
76	Margaret	121
77	Casey	119
77	Crystal	119
79	Jamie	118
80	Kristin	117
80	Marissa	117
82	Jasmine	115
83	Alison	112
84	Kaitlin	110
84	Katie	110
86	Emma	108
86	Leah	108
88	Meaghan	106
89	Gina	96
90	Brittney	92
91	Erika	90
91	Gabrielle	90
93	Felicia	88
93	Jaclyn	88
95	Rachael	87
96	Paige	86
97	Natalie	85
98	Krystal	82
98	Tara	82
100	Ariel	81