Most popular girls’ names in New Jersey, 1988

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Jessica	1,486
2	Ashley	1,269
3	Amanda	1,107
4	Nicole	1,032
5	Jennifer	980
6	Stephanie	867
7	Lauren	820
8	Melissa	761
9	Danielle	718
10	Samantha	707
11	Brittany	630
12	Sarah	615
13	Christina	546
14	Elizabeth	500
15	Michelle	487
16	Megan	440
17	Laura	434
18	Rachel	428
19	Tiffany	416
20	Heather	412
21	Kimberly	407
22	Kelly	405
23	Katherine	387
24	Christine	383
25	Emily	366

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Alexandra	352
27	Caitlin	349
28	Lisa	346
29	Rebecca	335
30	Alyssa	325
31	Kristen	322
32	Courtney	293
33	Victoria	290
34	Erin	281
35	Allison	278
36	Erica	267
37	Sara	262
38	Jacqueline	261
39	Amy	260
40	Dana	257
41	Vanessa	253
42	Jasmine	251
43	Shannon	243
44	Andrea	218
45	Lindsay	215
46	Jamie	207
47	Tara	202
48	Crystal	199
49	Alicia	195
50	Angela	192
51	Mary	189
52	Jaclyn	188
53	Kristin	187
54	Kathryn	183
55	Maria	182
56	Jenna	174
57	Catherine	171
57	Chelsea	171
59	Kaitlyn	167
59	Meghan	167
61	Kathleen	165
62	Diana	162
63	Katelyn	160
64	Amber	150
64	Jillian	150
66	Kristina	148
66	Natalie	148
68	Kaitlin	147
69	Gina	138
70	Cassandra	137
71	Patricia	133
72	Kayla	132
73	Lindsey	127
74	Katie	124
75	Natasha	119
76	Cynthia	118
76	Erika	118
78	Anna	117
79	Julia	116
79	Julie	116
81	Colleen	114
82	Karen	113
82	Monica	113
84	Alison	110
85	Alexis	108
86	Michele	106
86	Veronica	106
88	Gabrielle	103
88	Marissa	103
90	Krystal	91
91	Desiree	90
91	Melanie	90
93	Carly	89
93	Margaret	89
95	April	87
96	Casey	86
96	Morgan	86
98	Caroline	85
99	Angelica	83
99	Bianca	83