Most popular girls’ names in Massachusetts, 1996

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Emily	784
2	Sarah	619
3	Samantha	616
4	Jessica	526
5	Rachel	466
6	Ashley	457
7	Nicole	453
8	Amanda	425
9	Elizabeth	408
10	Hannah	403
11	Kayla	395
12	Olivia	377
13	Julia	367
14	Alexandra	366
15	Brianna	359
16	Katherine	343
17	Lauren	328
18	Victoria	318
19	Jennifer	310
20	Emma	306
20	Taylor	306
22	Rebecca	284
23	Stephanie	266
24	Caroline	261
25	Megan	259

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Courtney	257
27	Brittany	254
28	Danielle	253
29	Erin	242
30	Abigail	235
31	Alyssa	231
31	Meghan	231
33	Alexis	230
34	Shannon	228
35	Kelsey	203
36	Madison	198
37	Allison	188
37	Anna	188
37	Haley	188
40	Molly	184
41	Christina	177
42	Melissa	176
43	Jacqueline	172
44	Michelle	167
45	Mary	164
46	Catherine	158
47	Sabrina	157
48	Morgan	151
49	Kelly	149
50	Amber	148
50	Jenna	148
52	Michaela	145
53	Gabrielle	142
53	Sara	142
55	Kaitlyn	140
56	Laura	135
56	Margaret	135
58	Katelyn	133
58	Paige	133
60	Caitlin	132
60	Sydney	132
62	Kathryn	131
62	Marissa	131
64	Kimberly	129
65	Kristen	125
66	Cassandra	123
66	Jillian	123
68	Natalie	118
69	Grace	115
69	Madeline	115
71	Mackenzie	111
72	Angela	110
72	Jasmine	110
72	Vanessa	110
75	Amy	109
76	Maria	107
76	Sophia	107
78	Erica	106
79	Brooke	105
79	Leah	105
79	Lindsey	105
82	Alicia	102
83	Jordan	98
84	Alison	96
84	Tiffany	96
86	Alexa	94
87	Julie	93
88	Chelsea	91
89	Andrea	89
90	Bridget	88
90	Casey	88
90	Colleen	88
90	Melanie	88
94	Kathleen	86
95	Briana	85
96	Monica	83
96	Rachael	83
98	Carly	82
99	Christine	81
100	Isabella	80
100	Kylie	80