Most popular girls’ names in New York, 1989
Official counts of babies given each name, ranked by NameTides (names with the same count share a rank).
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jessica | 2,955 |
| 2 | Amanda | 2,654 |
| 3 | Ashley | 2,637 |
| 4 | Nicole | 2,182 |
| 5 | Samantha | 2,082 |
| 6 | Jennifer | 1,955 |
| 7 | Stephanie | 1,811 |
| 8 | Brittany | 1,700 |
| 9 | Sarah | 1,580 |
| 10 | Danielle | 1,502 |
| 11 | Lauren | 1,454 |
| 12 | Melissa | 1,426 |
| 13 | Michelle | 1,212 |
| 14 | Christina | 1,139 |
| 15 | Emily | 1,097 |
| 16 | Tiffany | 1,035 |
| 17 | Elizabeth | 1,027 |
| 18 | Rachel | 989 |
| 19 | Megan | 926 |
| 20 | Kimberly | 848 |
| 21 | Rebecca | 818 |
| 22 | Laura | 776 |
| 23 | Heather | 753 |
| 24 | Alyssa | 747 |
| 25 | Kelly | 720 |
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 26 | Erica | 699 |
| 27 | Katherine | 693 |
| 28 | Crystal | 690 |
| 29 | Courtney | 683 |
| 30 | Kristen | 680 |
| 31 | Jasmine | 679 |
| 32 | Sara | 646 |
| 33 | Lisa | 639 |
| 34 | Victoria | 632 |
| 35 | Christine | 598 |
| 36 | Kayla | 588 |
| 37 | Alexandra | 584 |
| 38 | Caitlin | 558 |
| 39 | Maria | 531 |
| 40 | Amber | 513 |
| 40 | Andrea | 513 |
| 42 | Christin | 499 |
| 42 | Erin | 499 |
| 44 | Vanessa | 491 |
| 45 | Stephani | 490 |
| 46 | Chelsea | 489 |
| 47 | Allison | 485 |
| 48 | Alicia | 478 |
| 48 | Amy | 478 |
| 50 | Angela | 475 |
| 51 | Mary | 461 |
| 52 | Catherine | 444 |
| 53 | Jacqueline | 438 |
| 54 | Kathryn | 437 |
| 55 | Diana | 430 |
| 56 | Elizabet | 419 |
| 57 | Jamie | 404 |
| 57 | Shannon | 404 |
| 59 | Lindsay | 400 |
| 60 | Meghan | 393 |
| 61 | Kristina | 392 |
| 62 | Jenna | 383 |
| 63 | Kristin | 376 |
| 64 | Jillian | 368 |
| 65 | Natalie | 365 |
| 66 | Anna | 355 |
| 67 | Dana | 348 |
| 68 | Bianca | 343 |
| 69 | Kaitlyn | 338 |
| 70 | Kathleen | 333 |
| 71 | Katie | 329 |
| 72 | Gina | 327 |
| 73 | Melanie | 326 |
| 74 | Natasha | 313 |
| 75 | Cassandra | 312 |
| 75 | Kaitlin | 312 |
| 75 | Marissa | 312 |
| 78 | Tara | 303 |
| 79 | Alexandr | 301 |
| 79 | Krystal | 301 |
| 79 | Leah | 301 |
| 82 | Patricia | 300 |
| 83 | Jaclyn | 297 |
| 84 | Karen | 296 |
| 84 | Kelsey | 296 |
| 86 | Brittney | 293 |
| 87 | Hannah | 290 |
| 88 | Lindsey | 285 |
| 89 | Erika | 280 |
| 90 | Alexis | 276 |
| 91 | Cynthia | 264 |
| 92 | Julie | 259 |
| 93 | Julia | 254 |
| 94 | Katelyn | 252 |
| 95 | Angelica | 248 |
| 95 | Katherin | 248 |
| 97 | Gabrielle | 240 |
| 98 | Sabrina | 231 |
| 99 | Margaret | 227 |
| 100 | Caroline | 226 |
| 100 | Joanna | 226 |