Most popular girls’ names in New Jersey, 1987

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Jessica	1,631
2	Ashley	1,262
3	Amanda	1,176
4	Jennifer	1,103
5	Nicole	988
6	Lauren	810
7	Stephanie	780
8	Melissa	744
9	Danielle	694
10	Samantha	619
11	Sarah	556
12	Christina	546
13	Brittany	467
14	Kelly	459
15	Michelle	441
16	Elizabeth	433
17	Megan	420
18	Kimberly	418
19	Heather	401
20	Laura	394
21	Christine	362
22	Emily	354
23	Rachel	347
24	Katherine	333
25	Erin	331

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Lisa	328
27	Tiffany	312
28	Amy	305
29	Rebecca	303
30	Kristen	298
31	Allison	291
32	Jacqueline	274
33	Sara	261
34	Vanessa	259
35	Alexandra	257
36	Caitlin	255
37	Erica	253
37	Shannon	253
39	Dana	241
40	Alyssa	240
41	Victoria	235
42	Jamie	226
43	Crystal	223
44	Courtney	218
45	Jenna	212
46	Lindsay	209
47	Kathryn	203
48	Kristin	199
49	Mary	193
50	Andrea	188
51	Kathleen	185
52	Tara	182
53	Meghan	179
54	Alicia	176
55	Angela	170
55	Jaclyn	170
57	Jasmine	167
57	Jillian	167
59	Kristina	166
59	Maria	166
61	Katie	161
62	Amber	146
63	Diana	145
63	Kaitlin	145
65	Catherine	144
66	Patricia	142
67	Gina	141
68	Kaitlyn	138
69	Chelsea	132
70	Marissa	129
71	Natalie	128
72	Colleen	126
73	Natasha	123
74	Alison	121
75	Julie	120
76	Michele	118
76	Monica	118
78	Alexis	115
78	Krystal	115
80	Karen	110
80	Katelyn	110
82	Anna	106
82	Julia	106
84	Lindsey	105
85	Erika	101
86	Dominique	97
86	Margaret	97
86	Melanie	97
89	Cynthia	95
90	Veronica	93
91	Desiree	92
92	Justine	88
93	Cassandra	85
94	Ebony	83
94	Valerie	83
96	Carolyn	82
96	Rachael	82
98	April	80
98	Theresa	80
100	Carly	79
100	Holly	79