Most popular girls’ names in New Jersey, 1989

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Jessica	1,420
2	Ashley	1,275
3	Amanda	1,144
4	Stephanie	963
5	Nicole	962
6	Samantha	931
7	Jennifer	910
8	Lauren	870
9	Brittany	830
10	Melissa	708
11	Danielle	656
12	Sarah	644
13	Michelle	583
14	Elizabeth	569
15	Christina	562
16	Megan	514
17	Kelly	443
18	Emily	442
19	Rachel	431
20	Rebecca	416
21	Alyssa	400
22	Laura	390
23	Katherine	382
24	Alexandra	381
25	Kimberly	379

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Christine	378
27	Heather	373
28	Tiffany	346
29	Jasmine	335
29	Kristen	335
31	Allison	311
32	Caitlin	306
33	Victoria	300
34	Courtney	292
35	Lisa	276
36	Erin	273
37	Jacqueline	271
38	Chelsea	268
39	Erica	265
40	Sara	254
41	Amy	242
42	Jamie	241
43	Vanessa	240
44	Dana	230
45	Andrea	225
46	Catherine	215
47	Shannon	211
48	Kristin	204
49	Mary	203
50	Tara	200
51	Crystal	196
52	Jenna	193
52	Kathryn	193
54	Amber	190
54	Maria	190
56	Angela	188
57	Kaitlyn	186
58	Lindsay	182
59	Cassandra	173
60	Meghan	166
61	Kaitlin	165
61	Kelsey	165
63	Kristina	164
64	Natalie	162
65	Kathleen	159
66	Jillian	158
67	Melanie	156
68	Alicia	155
69	Kayla	154
70	Jaclyn	153
71	Anna	149
71	Diana	149
73	Gina	148
74	Bianca	145
75	Brittney	140
76	Patricia	137
77	Lindsey	134
78	Katelyn	133
79	Julia	132
80	Michele	129
81	Marissa	127
82	Julie	126
82	Natasha	126
84	Katie	125
85	Alison	123
85	Cynthia	123
85	Gabrielle	123
88	Veronica	122
89	Monica	113
90	Alexis	111
90	Morgan	111
92	Erika	110
93	Brianna	109
93	Colleen	109
95	Caroline	108
96	Arielle	105
96	Taylor	105
98	Hannah	102
99	Casey	98
100	Margaret	97