Most popular girls’ names in Rhode Island, 1997

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Emily	108
2	Samantha	92
3	Sarah	83
4	Jessica	79
5	Nicole	71
6	Ashley	70
6	Victoria	70
8	Hannah	69
9	Olivia	64
10	Taylor	63
11	Alexandra	61
12	Rachel	60
13	Lauren	59
14	Alyssa	58
15	Amanda	55
15	Elizabeth	55
15	Madison	55
18	Katherine	53
19	Alexis	50
19	Kayla	50
21	Brianna	48
21	Julia	48
23	Megan	46
24	Sabrina	42
25	Abigail	41

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Jenna	39
27	Brittany	38
27	Jennifer	38
29	Rebecca	37
30	Emma	36
31	Amber	34
31	Haley	34
33	Marissa	33
33	Stephanie	33
35	Catherine	31
35	Laura	31
37	Caroline	30
37	Danielle	30
37	Gabrielle	30
37	Kaitlyn	30
41	Briana	29
41	Mackenzie	29
41	Vanessa	29
44	Michelle	28
45	Courtney	27
45	Shannon	27
47	Allison	26
47	Sydney	26
49	Christina	25
49	Morgan	25
49	Sara	25
52	Melissa	24
53	Erin	23
53	Isabella	23
53	Kathryn	23
53	Michaela	23
57	Gianna	22
57	Jasmine	22
57	Meghan	22
60	Cassandra	21
60	Jillian	21
60	Paige	21
63	Grace	20
63	Jordan	20
63	Katelyn	20
63	Molly	20
63	Monica	20
68	Kelly	19
68	Sophia	19
70	Alison	18
70	Arianna	18
70	Casey	18
70	Kristen	18
70	Leah	18
70	Natalie	18
76	Caitlin	17
76	Caitlyn	17
76	Jacqueline	17
76	Jamie	17
80	Alexa	16
80	Alicia	16
80	Ariana	16
80	Brooke	16
80	Erica	16
80	Kendra	16
80	Maria	16
87	Angela	15
87	Gabriella	15
87	Heather	15
87	Kimberly	15
87	Madeline	15
87	Savannah	15
93	Alexandria	14
93	Amy	14
93	Anna	14
93	Cassidy	14
93	Chloe	14
93	Erika	14
93	Hailey	14
93	Mariah	14
93	Miranda	14