Most popular girls’ names in Ohio, 1988

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Ashley	2,602
2	Jessica	2,342
3	Amanda	1,998
4	Brittany	1,632
5	Sarah	1,538
6	Jennifer	1,185
7	Megan	1,112
8	Samantha	975
9	Emily	964
10	Elizabeth	958
11	Stephanie	957
12	Tiffany	954
13	Heather	951
14	Amber	941
15	Nicole	938
16	Lauren	908
17	Rachel	869
18	Danielle	802
19	Kayla	600
20	Melissa	595
21	Courtney	588
22	Katherine	547
23	Michelle	544
24	Christina	524
25	Sara	522

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Amy	499
27	Rebecca	497
28	Laura	479
29	Erin	473
30	Chelsea	463
31	Kelly	461
32	Angela	446
33	Kristen	429
34	Katie	428
35	Kimberly	421
36	Allison	411
37	Andrea	406
38	Erica	405
39	Lindsey	385
40	Mary	373
41	Jamie	342
42	Kathryn	333
43	Caitlin	331
44	Alyssa	324
45	Kristin	314
46	Lindsay	311
47	Crystal	309
48	Lisa	301
49	Whitney	293
50	Shannon	286
51	Alicia	284
52	Hannah	268
53	Anna	267
54	Cassandra	266
55	Brittney	262
56	Tara	258
57	Victoria	257
58	Alexandra	255
59	Kelsey	245
60	Molly	241
61	Jenna	238
62	Julie	237
63	Brooke	235
64	Jasmine	231
65	Bethany	230
65	Holly	230
67	Christine	217
67	Leah	217
69	Natalie	211
70	Kathleen	208
71	Jacqueline	198
72	Kara	192
73	Maria	183
74	Morgan	181
75	April	176
76	Katelyn	174
77	Abigail	171
78	Meghan	170
79	Natasha	167
80	Catherine	165
81	Jillian	156
82	Rachael	155
83	Erika	154
83	Kendra	154
83	Kristina	154
86	Carrie	151
86	Krista	151
86	Monica	151
89	Kaitlin	145
90	Margaret	144
91	Brandy	142
92	Brandi	140
92	Nichole	140
94	Patricia	138
95	Alexis	136
95	Julia	136
95	Krystal	136
98	Casey	131
98	Vanessa	131
100	Kaitlyn	127
100	Stacey	127