Most popular girls’ names in New York, 1990

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

RankNameBabies
1Jessica2,912
2Ashley2,688
3Amanda2,605
4Stephanie2,331
5Samantha2,176
6Jennifer1,923
7Nicole1,910
8Brittany1,804
9Sarah1,569
10Elizabeth1,461
11Lauren1,447
12Danielle1,316
13Melissa1,313
14Michelle1,280
15Christina1,267
16Emily1,244
17Rachel1,013
18Rebecca1,001
19Katherine978
20Megan934
21Tiffany930
22Alyssa863
23Alexandra841
24Kimberly810
25Laura755
RankNameBabies
26Victoria747
27Courtney712
28Christine704
29Kayla703
30Jasmine681
31Kelly678
32Chelsea663
33Heather656
34Sara642
35Erica634
36Crystal609
37Kristen578
38Caitlin577
39Jacqueline563
40Lisa544
40Maria544
42Erin541
43Amber523
44Catherine512
45Andrea501
46Allison494
47Angela491
48Cassandra468
49Mary466
50Alicia458
51Vanessa452
52Amy447
53Jamie405
54Diana393
55Alexis391
55Shannon391
57Kaitlyn382
57Kathryn382
59Anna381
60Gabrielle379
61Bianca378
62Kristina374
63Hannah370
64Natalie368
65Melanie359
66Brianna358
67Jillian354
68Dana351
69Kelsey348
70Olivia344
71Meghan341
72Kathleen339
73Lindsay336
74Jenna335
75Kristin321
76Marissa319
77Taylor313
78Julia308
79Tara304
80Leah297
81Brittney292
82Gina291
83Patricia289
84Lindsey286
85Jaclyn285
85Natasha285
87Cynthia284
88Katie282
89Ariel276
89Krystal276
91Erika273
92Katelyn271
93Esther257
93Kaitlin257
95Caroline254
95Margaret254
97Alexa249
98Morgan248
99Julie247
100Karen245