Most popular girls’ names in Massachusetts, 1997

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Emily	768
2	Samantha	682
3	Sarah	640
4	Jessica	513
5	Hannah	497
6	Julia	443
7	Nicole	428
8	Rachel	411
9	Ashley	410
10	Elizabeth	405
10	Olivia	405
12	Amanda	384
13	Brianna	338
14	Katherine	330
15	Lauren	328
15	Taylor	328
17	Emma	323
18	Alexandra	322
19	Megan	313
20	Kayla	312
21	Victoria	310
22	Madison	293
23	Jennifer	289
24	Abigail	286
25	Rebecca	273

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Alyssa	271
27	Erin	250
28	Caroline	231
29	Stephanie	224
30	Danielle	210
31	Alexis	206
32	Haley	205
33	Molly	201
34	Meghan	199
35	Allison	190
36	Anna	181
37	Shannon	180
38	Brittany	177
39	Courtney	170
40	Christina	162
40	Sabrina	162
42	Morgan	158
43	Sophia	155
44	Catherine	154
45	Kathryn	149
46	Jacqueline	148
47	Mary	147
48	Melissa	146
48	Sara	146
50	Kaitlyn	143
50	Madeline	143
52	Amber	142
52	Jillian	142
54	Michelle	141
55	Michaela	137
56	Sydney	136
57	Kelsey	135
58	Grace	133
59	Marissa	132
60	Kelly	129
61	Natalie	126
62	Caitlin	125
62	Jenna	125
64	Laura	124
65	Paige	122
66	Brooke	121
66	Kristen	121
68	Jordan	118
69	Katelyn	117
70	Vanessa	115
71	Isabella	114
71	Mackenzie	114
71	Maria	114
74	Lindsey	110
74	Margaret	110
76	Cassandra	107
76	Erica	107
78	Amy	106
79	Jasmine	105
80	Gabrielle	103
81	Kimberly	99
82	Leah	98
83	Casey	97
84	Alexa	95
85	Angela	94
86	Colleen	92
87	Ariana	91
88	Bridget	90
89	Briana	89
89	Hailey	89
91	Heather	86
91	Rachael	86
93	Monica	85
94	Alicia	81
94	Julie	81
96	Kathleen	77
96	Mikayla	77
98	Arianna	76
98	Zoe	76
100	Hayley	75