Most popular girls’ names in Virginia, 1990

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Brittany	1,230
2	Jessica	1,194
3	Ashley	1,162
4	Amanda	846
5	Sarah	770
6	Lauren	577
7	Samantha	548
8	Megan	544
9	Emily	529
10	Elizabeth	519
11	Stephanie	492
12	Jennifer	470
13	Amber	459
14	Courtney	448
15	Heather	445
16	Rachel	425
17	Tiffany	422
18	Katherine	368
18	Rebecca	368
20	Jasmine	365
21	Chelsea	336
22	Kayla	335
23	Danielle	333
24	Mary	327
25	Melissa	306

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Christina	297
27	Laura	291
28	Nicole	286
29	Michelle	279
30	Kelly	274
31	Kimberly	258
32	Kristen	251
33	Victoria	250
34	Hannah	239
35	Erin	228
36	Caitlin	224
37	Amy	202
37	Sara	202
39	Alexandra	200
39	Erica	200
39	Lindsey	200
42	Kelsey	194
43	Anna	185
43	Crystal	185
43	Morgan	185
43	Whitney	185
47	Brittney	182
48	Kathryn	175
49	Andrea	174
50	Catherine	173
51	Taylor	172
52	Shannon	171
53	Kristin	167
54	Allison	156
55	Jordan	150
56	Angela	147
57	Alyssa	146
58	Casey	134
59	Holly	133
60	Lindsay	131
61	Jamie	130
61	Margaret	130
61	Olivia	130
64	Alexis	129
64	Christine	129
66	Brooke	125
67	April	120
68	Alicia	119
68	Kathleen	119
70	Katie	115
71	Kaitlyn	110
72	Kristina	109
72	Meghan	109
74	Natalie	108
75	Cassandra	107
76	Caroline	106
76	Katelyn	106
78	Lisa	104
79	Melanie	103
80	Ashleigh	102
80	Jacqueline	102
80	Julia	102
83	Kaitlin	97
84	Erika	96
85	Brianna	90
85	Tara	90
87	Kara	86
87	Virginia	86
89	Monica	82
90	Ariel	81
91	Brandi	80
91	Raven	80
93	Rachael	79
94	Gabrielle	78
94	Molly	78
94	Natasha	78
97	Maria	77
98	Abigail	76
98	Ebony	76
100	Leah	74