Most popular girls’ names in New York, 1988
Official counts of babies given each name, ranked by NameTides (names with the same count share a rank).
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jessica | 3,268 |
| 2 | Amanda | 2,614 |
| 3 | Ashley | 2,546 |
| 4 | Jennifer | 2,348 |
| 5 | Nicole | 2,177 |
| 6 | Stephanie | 2,095 |
| 7 | Samantha | 1,686 |
| 8 | Sarah | 1,625 |
| 9 | Melissa | 1,588 |
| 10 | Danielle | 1,520 |
| 11 | Elizabeth | 1,463 |
| 12 | Lauren | 1,417 |
| 13 | Christina | 1,328 |
| 14 | Tiffany | 1,264 |
| 15 | Michelle | 1,177 |
| 16 | Brittany | 1,097 |
| 17 | Emily | 965 |
| 18 | Rachel | 928 |
| 19 | Kimberly | 871 |
| 20 | Katherine | 866 |
| 21 | Megan | 831 |
| 22 | Christine | 806 |
| 23 | Laura | 796 |
| 24 | Heather | 772 |
| 24 | Rebecca | 772 |
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 26 | Alexandra | 733 |
| 27 | Erica | 712 |
| 28 | Kelly | 690 |
| 29 | Lisa | 678 |
| 30 | Crystal | 675 |
| 31 | Kristen | 651 |
| 32 | Caitlin | 643 |
| 33 | Sara | 616 |
| 34 | Alyssa | 614 |
| 35 | Courtney | 582 |
| 36 | Jacqueline | 581 |
| 37 | Victoria | 566 |
| 38 | Vanessa | 555 |
| 39 | Jasmine | 544 |
| 40 | Kayla | 534 |
| 41 | Amy | 533 |
| 42 | Andrea | 501 |
| 43 | Allison | 487 |
| 44 | Erin | 479 |
| 45 | Catherine | 476 |
| 46 | Angela | 471 |
| 47 | Amber | 465 |
| 48 | Alicia | 451 |
| 48 | Maria | 451 |
| 50 | Jamie | 443 |
| 51 | Mary | 435 |
| 52 | Shannon | 431 |
| 53 | Lindsay | 389 |
| 54 | Diana | 387 |
| 55 | Kathryn | 383 |
| 56 | Kristin | 375 |
| 57 | Jenna | 372 |
| 58 | Kristina | 371 |
| 59 | Dana | 363 |
| 60 | Cassandra | 362 |
| 61 | Chelsea | 359 |
| 62 | Tara | 358 |
| 63 | Natalie | 355 |
| 64 | Jillian | 347 |
| 65 | Katie | 341 |
| 66 | Natasha | 333 |
| 67 | Meghan | 332 |
| 67 | Patricia | 332 |
| 69 | Kathleen | 328 |
| 70 | Jaclyn | 308 |
| 71 | Erika | 298 |
| 71 | Julie | 298 |
| 73 | Anna | 292 |
| 74 | Krystal | 286 |
| 75 | Cynthia | 284 |
| 76 | Kaitlyn | 280 |
| 77 | Leah | 274 |
| 78 | Bianca | 270 |
| 79 | Julia | 267 |
| 80 | Kaitlin | 263 |
| 81 | Lindsey | 260 |
| 82 | Marissa | 245 |
| 83 | Gina | 244 |
| 84 | Katelyn | 241 |
| 85 | Alexis | 233 |
| 86 | Joanna | 232 |
| 86 | Karen | 232 |
| 88 | Brittney | 230 |
| 89 | Margaret | 229 |
| 90 | Hannah | 227 |
| 91 | Caroline | 217 |
| 92 | Sabrina | 216 |
| 93 | Gabrielle | 214 |
| 94 | Denise | 211 |
| 94 | Veronica | 211 |
| 96 | Esther | 210 |
| 97 | Monica | 208 |
| 97 | Theresa | 208 |
| 99 | Dominique | 206 |
| 100 | Melanie | 203 |
| 100 | Valerie | 203 |