Most popular girls’ names in Pennsylvania, 1996

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Emily	1,307
2	Sarah	1,037
3	Jessica	1,003
4	Samantha	991
5	Rachel	898
6	Ashley	880
7	Taylor	832
8	Amanda	761
9	Hannah	749
10	Megan	732
11	Alexis	705
12	Elizabeth	677
13	Kayla	664
14	Nicole	658
15	Lauren	643
16	Brittany	626
17	Rebecca	591
18	Brianna	575
19	Alyssa	573
20	Madison	564
21	Courtney	558
22	Victoria	534
23	Morgan	510
24	Alexandra	498
25	Danielle	483

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Amber	458
27	Abigail	439
28	Olivia	432
29	Stephanie	396
30	Jennifer	394
31	Kaitlyn	393
32	Erin	363
33	Allison	361
33	Julia	361
33	Mary	361
36	Brooke	357
37	Kelsey	350
38	Anna	340
39	Gabrielle	334
40	Haley	322
41	Marissa	315
42	Paige	306
43	Katherine	304
44	Shannon	297
45	Sara	295
46	Natalie	289
47	Kelly	279
48	Jenna	277
49	Emma	267
50	Chelsea	263
50	Melissa	263
52	Katelyn	259
53	Laura	257
54	Jordan	256
55	Sydney	255
56	Christina	254
57	Tiffany	240
58	Cheyenne	235
59	Alexa	232
60	Kristen	229
61	Maria	227
62	Katie	226
63	Leah	219
64	Jasmine	217
65	Mackenzie	216
66	Sierra	215
67	Sabrina	211
68	Cassandra	210
68	Heather	210
68	Madeline	210
71	Erica	209
72	Angela	208
73	Shelby	205
74	Briana	199
74	Caroline	199
76	Miranda	197
77	Kimberly	194
78	Caitlin	186
78	Michelle	186
80	Kathryn	184
81	Mariah	180
82	Casey	179
83	Carly	176
83	Jamie	176
85	Breanna	175
86	Rachael	170
87	Meghan	169
88	Catherine	167
89	Destiny	166
90	Kylie	164
90	Molly	164
92	Alicia	161
93	Alexandria	156
94	Margaret	153
95	Lindsey	150
96	Lindsay	149
96	Savannah	149
98	Grace	146
99	Michaela	144
100	Jacqueline	142
100	Monica	142