Most popular girls’ names in Massachusetts, 1998

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Emily	802
2	Samantha	627
3	Sarah	609
4	Hannah	520
5	Julia	491
6	Olivia	480
7	Emma	430
8	Ashley	422
9	Jessica	395
10	Elizabeth	382
11	Nicole	380
12	Amanda	354
13	Abigail	346
14	Rachel	343
15	Madison	332
16	Taylor	313
17	Katherine	312
18	Victoria	309
19	Alexis	292
20	Kayla	284
21	Lauren	282
22	Alexandra	274
23	Brianna	266
24	Megan	260
25	Rebecca	257

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Alyssa	256
26	Caroline	256
28	Erin	249
29	Jennifer	215
30	Stephanie	214
31	Anna	204
32	Allison	201
33	Meghan	196
34	Grace	194
35	Danielle	180
36	Shannon	176
37	Molly	173
38	Jillian	167
39	Haley	163
40	Gabrielle	159
41	Courtney	158
42	Morgan	157
43	Sophia	156
44	Caitlin	155
44	Sara	155
46	Sydney	154
47	Madeline	150
48	Brittany	148
49	Mary	147
50	Isabella	145
51	Jenna	144
51	Michelle	144
53	Natalie	137
54	Michaela	134
55	Jasmine	132
55	Kathryn	132
57	Amber	130
58	Cassandra	129
59	Kaitlyn	128
60	Kelly	127
61	Marissa	126
62	Catherine	125
63	Brooke	122
63	Kelsey	122
65	Mackenzie	121
66	Sabrina	120
67	Christina	119
68	Margaret	115
69	Katelyn	110
70	Melissa	108
71	Jacqueline	105
71	Vanessa	105
73	Angela	103
73	Laura	103
75	Jordan	101
75	Paige	101
77	Hailey	97
78	Isabel	96
78	Mikayla	96
80	Alexa	94
80	Kimberly	94
82	Leah	93
83	Erica	92
84	Lily	89
84	Maria	89
86	Casey	85
86	Destiny	85
86	Isabelle	85
89	Lindsey	84
90	Arianna	81
91	Amy	80
91	Maya	80
93	Alison	78
94	Kristen	77
95	Ariana	76
95	Colleen	76
95	Kathleen	76
98	Chloe	75
99	Alicia	74
99	Bridget	74