Most popular girls’ names in New York, 1986
Official counts of babies given each name, ranked by NameTides (names with the same count share a rank).
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jessica | 3,533 |
| 2 | Jennifer | 2,789 |
| 3 | Amanda | 2,464 |
| 4 | Nicole | 2,264 |
| 5 | Ashley | 2,016 |
| 6 | Stephanie | 1,779 |
| 7 | Sarah | 1,547 |
| 8 | Danielle | 1,492 |
| 9 | Melissa | 1,474 |
| 10 | Christina | 1,461 |
| 11 | Lauren | 1,342 |
| 12 | Elizabeth | 1,336 |
| 13 | Michelle | 1,141 |
| 14 | Samantha | 1,094 |
| 15 | Kimberly | 965 |
| 16 | Tiffany | 943 |
| 17 | Rachel | 928 |
| 18 | Heather | 916 |
| 19 | Laura | 902 |
| 20 | Christine | 870 |
| 21 | Emily | 791 |
| 22 | Megan | 787 |
| 23 | Katherine | 752 |
| 24 | Kelly | 729 |
| 25 | Erica | 722 |
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 26 | Brittany | 709 |
| 27 | Lisa | 698 |
| 28 | Rebecca | 697 |
| 29 | Crystal | 696 |
| 30 | Sara | 693 |
| 31 | Amy | 666 |
| 32 | Erin | 624 |
| 33 | Kristen | 614 |
| 34 | Vanessa | 540 |
| 35 | Andrea | 532 |
| 36 | Allison | 528 |
| 37 | Jacqueline | 527 |
| 38 | Maria | 517 |
| 39 | Jamie | 512 |
| 40 | Diana | 489 |
| 41 | Angela | 482 |
| 42 | Shannon | 480 |
| 43 | Victoria | 476 |
| 44 | Alicia | 470 |
| 45 | Alexandra | 462 |
| 46 | Courtney | 442 |
| 46 | Jenna | 442 |
| 48 | Amber | 435 |
| 49 | Kathryn | 424 |
| 50 | Mary | 419 |
| 51 | Lindsay | 416 |
| 52 | Meghan | 409 |
| 53 | Caitlin | 407 |
| 54 | Tara | 403 |
| 55 | Catherine | 401 |
| 56 | Katie | 400 |
| 57 | Kathleen | 388 |
| 58 | Kristin | 374 |
| 59 | Kristina | 368 |
| 60 | Jasmine | 356 |
| 61 | Natalie | 355 |
| 62 | Patricia | 343 |
| 63 | Jillian | 333 |
| 64 | Natasha | 326 |
| 65 | Krystal | 318 |
| 66 | Dana | 316 |
| 67 | Cassandra | 315 |
| 68 | Jaclyn | 294 |
| 68 | Julie | 294 |
| 70 | Gina | 292 |
| 71 | Anna | 287 |
| 72 | Karen | 286 |
| 73 | Alyssa | 278 |
| 74 | Dominique | 275 |
| 74 | Erika | 275 |
| 76 | Lindsey | 265 |
| 77 | Leah | 259 |
| 78 | Alison | 257 |
| 79 | Latoya | 250 |
| 80 | Marissa | 245 |
| 80 | Valerie | 245 |
| 82 | Cynthia | 242 |
| 83 | Julia | 241 |
| 84 | Theresa | 238 |
| 85 | Joanna | 237 |
| 86 | Denise | 236 |
| 86 | Monica | 236 |
| 88 | Whitney | 229 |
| 89 | Margaret | 227 |
| 90 | Melanie | 226 |
| 91 | Stacey | 223 |
| 92 | Colleen | 218 |
| 93 | Renee | 215 |
| 94 | Alexis | 212 |
| 95 | Michele | 210 |
| 96 | Veronica | 208 |
| 97 | Esther | 204 |
| 98 | Susan | 199 |
| 99 | April | 197 |
| 100 | Katrina | 196 |
| 100 | Sabrina | 196 |