Most popular girls’ names in Michigan, 1986

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Jessica	2,036
2	Ashley	1,946
3	Amanda	1,782
4	Jennifer	1,338
5	Sarah	1,318
6	Nicole	1,082
7	Stephanie	943
8	Heather	823
9	Megan	767
10	Rachel	748
11	Melissa	713
12	Amber	708
13	Elizabeth	677
14	Danielle	644
15	Samantha	603
16	Emily	579
17	Laura	533
18	Sara	528
19	Amy	526
19	Lauren	526
21	Angela	524
21	Kelly	524
23	Tiffany	508
24	Michelle	503
25	Kimberly	495

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Christina	494
27	Katie	485
28	Brittany	475
29	Rebecca	463
30	Jamie	452
31	Andrea	440
32	Crystal	436
33	Erin	426
34	Katherine	421
35	Lisa	404
36	Courtney	366
37	Erica	357
38	Lindsey	340
39	Lindsay	318
40	Shannon	316
41	Alicia	315
42	Kristen	308
43	Kathryn	294
44	Allison	293
45	Mary	285
46	Whitney	277
47	Kristin	260
48	Krystal	236
49	Julie	233
50	Christine	224
51	Holly	223
52	Jenna	219
53	Chelsea	208
54	Kristina	203
55	Anna	202
56	April	199
57	Nichole	192
58	Tara	191
59	Kathleen	188
60	Cassandra	187
61	Stacy	164
61	Victoria	164
63	Bethany	163
63	Monica	163
65	Meghan	156
66	Natalie	154
67	Catherine	151
68	Jacqueline	150
69	Stacey	149
70	Jillian	144
71	Caitlin	143
72	Leah	142
73	Dominique	141
73	Rachael	141
75	Patricia	140
76	Maria	138
77	Vanessa	136
78	Kendra	132
79	Felicia	131
79	Mallory	131
81	Brittney	129
82	Carrie	128
83	Natasha	123
84	Brandi	122
84	Brandy	122
86	Dana	120
87	Kayla	119
87	Krista	119
87	Renee	119
90	Jaclyn	118
91	Kara	116
92	Jasmine	115
93	Molly	113
94	Alisha	112
94	Brooke	112
96	Alexandra	111
96	Kelli	111
98	Erika	110
98	Katrina	110
100	Trisha	107