Most popular girls’ names in New York, 1987
Official counts of babies given each name, ranked by NameTides (names with the same count share a rank).
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jessica | 3,796 |
| 2 | Jennifer | 2,739 |
| 3 | Amanda | 2,590 |
| 4 | Ashley | 2,580 |
| 5 | Nicole | 2,157 |
| 6 | Stephanie | 1,917 |
| 7 | Melissa | 1,679 |
| 8 | Danielle | 1,570 |
| 9 | Sarah | 1,530 |
| 10 | Christina | 1,508 |
| 11 | Samantha | 1,363 |
| 12 | Elizabeth | 1,299 |
| 13 | Lauren | 1,294 |
| 14 | Michelle | 1,094 |
| 15 | Rachel | 998 |
| 16 | Tiffany | 980 |
| 17 | Kimberly | 894 |
| 17 | Laura | 894 |
| 19 | Emily | 851 |
| 20 | Heather | 847 |
| 21 | Megan | 819 |
| 22 | Brittany | 809 |
| 23 | Christine | 798 |
| 24 | Katherine | 786 |
| 25 | Rebecca | 727 |
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 26 | Crystal | 685 |
| 27 | Lisa | 684 |
| 28 | Sara | 672 |
| 29 | Erica | 666 |
| 30 | Kelly | 665 |
| 31 | Jacqueline | 607 |
| 32 | Amy | 594 |
| 33 | Alexandra | 587 |
| 33 | Vanessa | 587 |
| 35 | Kristen | 584 |
| 36 | Erin | 527 |
| 37 | Victoria | 510 |
| 38 | Angela | 506 |
| 39 | Andrea | 503 |
| 40 | Shannon | 498 |
| 41 | Allison | 491 |
| 41 | Caitlin | 491 |
| 43 | Maria | 476 |
| 44 | Jamie | 461 |
| 45 | Amber | 458 |
| 46 | Mary | 453 |
| 47 | Courtney | 442 |
| 48 | Kristina | 439 |
| 49 | Diana | 434 |
| 50 | Alyssa | 433 |
| 51 | Lindsay | 428 |
| 52 | Alicia | 422 |
| 53 | Jasmine | 414 |
| 54 | Jenna | 411 |
| 55 | Kathryn | 406 |
| 56 | Catherine | 381 |
| 57 | Kayla | 380 |
| 58 | Kristin | 374 |
| 59 | Dana | 367 |
| 60 | Kathleen | 361 |
| 60 | Katie | 361 |
| 62 | Meghan | 354 |
| 63 | Natasha | 352 |
| 64 | Natalie | 343 |
| 65 | Jaclyn | 340 |
| 66 | Jillian | 331 |
| 67 | Cassandra | 326 |
| 68 | Tara | 321 |
| 69 | Anna | 317 |
| 70 | Julie | 314 |
| 71 | Krystal | 310 |
| 72 | Patricia | 309 |
| 73 | Gina | 297 |
| 74 | Chelsea | 283 |
| 75 | Erika | 278 |
| 76 | Cynthia | 268 |
| 76 | Marissa | 268 |
| 78 | Karen | 259 |
| 79 | Leah | 248 |
| 80 | Kaitlin | 244 |
| 81 | Julia | 241 |
| 82 | Dominique | 238 |
| 83 | Esther | 237 |
| 84 | Margaret | 230 |
| 85 | Denise | 228 |
| 86 | Lindsey | 227 |
| 87 | Alexis | 226 |
| 87 | Kaitlyn | 226 |
| 89 | Monica | 224 |
| 90 | Colleen | 222 |
| 90 | Melanie | 222 |
| 92 | Hannah | 221 |
| 93 | Joanna | 216 |
| 94 | Sabrina | 214 |
| 95 | Veronica | 211 |
| 96 | Alison | 207 |
| 97 | Michele | 200 |
| 97 | Stacey | 200 |
| 99 | Yesenia | 199 |
| 100 | Whitney | 198 |