Most popular girls’ names in Massachusetts, 2000

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Emily	753
2	Hannah	547
3	Olivia	531
4	Sarah	509
5	Julia	504
6	Emma	495
7	Samantha	475
8	Ashley	402
9	Abigail	387
9	Madison	387
11	Jessica	376
12	Elizabeth	367
13	Lauren	319
14	Nicole	314
15	Rachel	309
16	Victoria	306
17	Grace	299
18	Katherine	292
19	Caroline	291
20	Kayla	278
21	Sophia	277
22	Amanda	265
23	Alyssa	262
24	Anna	250
25	Brianna	248

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Alexandra	236
27	Alexis	234
28	Isabella	216
29	Erin	214
30	Megan	209
31	Taylor	208
32	Molly	206
33	Sydney	201
34	Rebecca	182
35	Haley	180
36	Jennifer	176
36	Mackenzie	176
38	Margaret	165
39	Catherine	161
40	Kaitlyn	160
41	Meghan	159
42	Caitlin	154
43	Stephanie	153
44	Jillian	151
45	Jenna	148
46	Morgan	146
47	Allison	142
47	Hailey	142
49	Kathryn	140
50	Danielle	138
50	Natalie	138
52	Gabrielle	134
53	Chloe	133
53	Lily	133
55	Brooke	128
56	Sara	127
56	Shannon	127
58	Jacqueline	121
59	Jasmine	120
60	Madeline	118
61	Mary	117
62	Christina	116
62	Maria	116
64	Katelyn	111
65	Paige	109
66	Alexa	106
66	Amber	106
66	Ariana	106
69	Courtney	105
70	Jordan	104
71	Kelsey	103
71	Marissa	103
73	Angela	101
73	Kelly	101
73	Mia	101
76	Leah	99
77	Isabel	98
78	Cassandra	97
79	Isabelle	96
79	Michelle	96
81	Melissa	95
82	Destiny	94
82	Vanessa	94
84	Michaela	93
85	Sophie	92
86	Laura	91
86	Maya	91
88	Kaylee	87
88	Zoe	87
90	Arianna	86
91	Sabrina	84
92	Kimberly	77
93	Alicia	76
94	Gabriella	75
95	Kathleen	74
96	Cassidy	73
97	Amy	72
97	Lillian	72
99	Amelia	70
99	Caitlyn	70