Most popular girls’ names in New Jersey, 1997

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Emily	849
2	Samantha	819
3	Jessica	725
4	Nicole	663
5	Ashley	637
6	Amanda	586
7	Sarah	576
8	Rachel	493
9	Brianna	473
10	Taylor	447
11	Julia	439
11	Victoria	439
13	Alyssa	429
13	Jennifer	429
15	Lauren	419
16	Alexis	413
17	Stephanie	384
18	Alexandra	380
19	Kayla	378
20	Elizabeth	375
21	Rebecca	358
22	Danielle	346
23	Olivia	343
24	Megan	340
25	Melissa	325

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Katherine	296
27	Kelly	289
28	Brittany	280
29	Erin	275
30	Gabrielle	260
31	Michelle	253
32	Morgan	243
33	Kimberly	237
34	Christina	236
35	Hannah	234
35	Kaitlyn	234
37	Madison	228
37	Shannon	228
39	Sabrina	225
40	Jenna	224
41	Allison	216
42	Emma	213
43	Abigail	212
44	Natalie	201
44	Sara	201
46	Jasmine	199
47	Kristen	186
48	Amber	185
49	Courtney	183
50	Alexa	182
51	Maria	178
52	Briana	176
52	Caroline	176
54	Gabriella	172
55	Melanie	165
56	Marissa	162
57	Jacqueline	160
58	Tiffany	157
59	Mary	156
60	Brooke	152
61	Sydney	150
62	Anna	146
63	Carly	144
64	Laura	143
65	Erica	140
65	Vanessa	140
67	Chelsea	137
68	Jamie	135
68	Jordan	135
70	Caitlin	134
71	Andrea	132
71	Catherine	132
71	Meghan	132
74	Grace	131
75	Haley	130
76	Paige	129
77	Cassandra	125
78	Destiny	123
79	Gianna	121
80	Amy	119
80	Heather	119
82	Kelsey	118
83	Dominique	117
84	Angela	116
85	Christine	114
86	Jillian	112
87	Dana	108
88	Casey	107
88	Margaret	107
90	Katelyn	106
91	Diana	105
92	Angelica	104
93	Sophia	103
94	Isabella	102
94	Monica	102
96	Madeline	101
97	Kathryn	100
97	Leah	100
99	Mackenzie	99
100	Imani	98