Most popular girls’ names in South Dakota, 1988

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Ashley	162
2	Amanda	135
3	Jessica	130
4	Megan	90
5	Kayla	87
6	Jennifer	86
7	Samantha	73
7	Sarah	73
9	Elizabeth	72
10	Emily	60
10	Melissa	60
12	Brittany	59
13	Danielle	58
13	Katie	58
15	Heather	56
15	Rachel	56
15	Tiffany	56
18	Amber	52
19	Stephanie	51
20	Chelsea	50
20	Kelsey	50
22	Sara	47
23	Amy	41
24	Michelle	40
25	Rebecca	38

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Nicole	37
27	Alyssa	35
27	Courtney	35
27	Tara	35
30	Angela	34
31	Jamie	33
31	Kimberly	33
31	Laura	33
34	Jenna	32
35	Cassandra	29
36	Andrea	28
36	Erin	28
38	Lindsey	27
38	Whitney	27
40	Alicia	26
41	Katherine	25
42	Christina	24
42	Lisa	24
44	Abby	23
44	Erica	23
44	Mary	23
47	Hannah	22
48	Allison	21
48	Kristen	21
48	Lacey	21
51	Christine	20
51	Kelli	20
51	Kristin	20
54	Anna	19
54	Heidi	19
54	Kathryn	19
57	Lindsay	18
58	Brooke	17
58	Chelsey	17
58	Molly	17
61	Brittney	16
61	Crystal	16
61	Holly	16
61	Kristina	16
61	Natalie	16
61	Paige	16
67	Caitlin	15
67	Miranda	15
69	Alexandra	14
69	Jacqueline	14
69	Kara	14
69	Lauren	14
69	Morgan	14
74	Brianna	13
74	Kari	13
74	Kelly	13
74	Leah	13
74	Tasha	13
79	Bethany	12
79	Dawn	12
79	Shawna	12
79	Toni	12
83	Dana	11
83	Julia	11
83	Meghan	11
83	Patricia	11
83	Vanessa	11
88	Abigail	10
88	Alisha	10
88	Briana	10
88	Katrina	10
88	Kendra	10
88	Krista	10
88	Marissa	10
88	Natasha	10
88	Rachael	10
88	Victoria	10
98	April	9
98	Ashlee	9
98	Candace	9
98	Carrie	9
98	Jackie	9
98	Jasmine	9
98	Jill	9
98	Jordan	9
98	Mallory	9
98	Stacy	9
98	Tabitha	9