Most popular girls’ names in New Jersey, 1998

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Samantha	809
2	Emily	798
3	Ashley	650
4	Nicole	631
5	Jessica	628
6	Sarah	608
7	Amanda	533
8	Brianna	475
9	Julia	466
10	Alexis	451
11	Victoria	446
12	Kayla	436
13	Alyssa	427
14	Jennifer	399
15	Lauren	397
16	Rachel	387
17	Olivia	383
18	Alexandra	378
18	Taylor	378
20	Danielle	368
21	Elizabeth	349
22	Megan	311
23	Stephanie	305
24	Rebecca	298
25	Madison	296

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Gabrielle	276
27	Katherine	275
28	Hannah	270
29	Melissa	269
30	Emma	265
31	Alexa	254
31	Michelle	254
33	Kelly	246
34	Kaitlyn	240
35	Erin	234
36	Abigail	230
36	Morgan	230
38	Jenna	224
39	Allison	223
39	Christina	223
41	Natalie	221
42	Brittany	220
43	Shannon	211
44	Gianna	207
45	Sara	200
46	Destiny	184
47	Jasmine	181
47	Maria	181
49	Kimberly	174
50	Grace	171
51	Amber	168
52	Gabriella	164
53	Sabrina	162
54	Sydney	161
55	Anna	154
56	Paige	152
57	Courtney	151
58	Marissa	149
59	Caroline	147
59	Jacqueline	147
59	Jordan	147
62	Briana	145
62	Sophia	145
64	Kristen	143
64	Laura	143
64	Vanessa	143
67	Kelsey	142
68	Brooke	140
69	Jamie	136
69	Mary	136
71	Melanie	135
72	Catherine	134
73	Carly	133
74	Mackenzie	130
75	Caitlin	129
76	Angelica	128
76	Diana	128
76	Isabella	128
79	Amy	122
79	Erica	122
79	Tiffany	122
82	Haley	118
83	Cassandra	117
83	Chelsea	117
85	Jillian	115
86	Angela	114
86	Madeline	114
88	Andrea	112
89	Casey	109
90	Kathryn	108
91	Katelyn	104
92	Caitlyn	100
92	Leah	100
92	Margaret	100
95	Meghan	99
96	Molly	93
97	Crystal	91
97	Veronica	91
99	Dominique	90
99	Maya	90