Most popular girls’ names in Virginia, 1988

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Ashley	1,444
2	Jessica	1,326
3	Amanda	1,003
4	Brittany	884
5	Sarah	802
6	Jennifer	579
7	Tiffany	569
8	Elizabeth	558
9	Heather	548
10	Lauren	536
11	Samantha	519
12	Megan	479
13	Stephanie	466
14	Emily	433
15	Amber	426
16	Rachel	396
17	Danielle	357
18	Katherine	339
19	Laura	333
20	Nicole	330
21	Courtney	323
22	Rebecca	319
23	Mary	317
24	Kimberly	310
25	Melissa	303

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Whitney	291
27	Michelle	287
28	Kelly	284
29	Christina	276
30	Erin	246
31	Crystal	242
32	Sara	235
33	Caitlin	232
34	Chelsea	228
35	Kristen	219
36	Allison	203
36	Amy	203
38	Jasmine	202
39	Erica	201
40	Shannon	197
41	Kayla	194
42	Kathryn	191
43	Angela	184
43	Lindsey	184
45	Brittney	177
45	Lindsay	177
47	Christine	176
48	Victoria	173
49	Kristin	170
50	Alexandra	156
51	Anna	155
51	Katie	155
53	Catherine	153
54	Lisa	150
55	April	146
56	Hannah	144
57	Morgan	143
58	Jamie	133
59	Andrea	121
60	Holly	114
61	Margaret	113
62	Jacqueline	110
62	Kathleen	110
64	Kendra	109
64	Tara	109
66	Meghan	101
67	Alicia	100
67	Natasha	100
69	Brandi	98
69	Patricia	98
71	Kristina	97
72	Bethany	96
73	Caroline	94
73	Casey	94
75	Julia	93
76	Kelsey	92
76	Natalie	92
78	Brooke	91
79	Julie	89
80	Brandy	88
80	Erika	88
80	Monica	88
83	Cassandra	87
84	Alyssa	86
84	Krystal	86
84	Virginia	86
87	Latoya	85
87	Leslie	85
89	Maria	82
90	Ashleigh	81
91	Ebony	80
92	Candice	79
93	Meredith	78
93	Molly	78
93	Vanessa	78
96	Katelyn	77
97	Kara	76
98	Taylor	75
99	Leah	73
99	Rachael	73
99	Tabitha	73