Most popular girls’ names in Virginia, 1996

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Emily	647
2	Sarah	601
3	Taylor	564
4	Jessica	555
5	Ashley	516
6	Rachel	511
7	Hannah	492
8	Kayla	480
9	Elizabeth	468
10	Brittany	455
11	Samantha	444
12	Alexis	410
13	Megan	401
14	Lauren	346
15	Victoria	338
16	Amanda	323
16	Courtney	323
18	Madison	319
19	Katherine	302
20	Jasmine	296
21	Amber	295
21	Rebecca	295
23	Morgan	283
24	Jennifer	250
25	Brianna	249

Rank	Name	Babies
25	Mary	249
27	Kelsey	242
28	Anna	239
29	Alexandra	233
30	Abigail	229
30	Haley	229
32	Danielle	226
33	Allison	208
34	Nicole	207
35	Savannah	200
36	Jordan	199
37	Kaitlyn	197
38	Olivia	193
39	Sydney	188
40	Alyssa	181
41	Stephanie	176
42	Chelsea	170
43	Caroline	169
44	Heather	167
45	Erin	165
46	Laura	162
47	Tiffany	160
48	Julia	159
49	Kimberly	158
50	Emma	156
51	Sara	151
52	Michelle	150
52	Shelby	150
54	Brooke	147
54	Gabrielle	147
56	Christina	145
57	Katelyn	144
58	Kristen	143
59	Catherine	138
59	Natalie	138
61	Kelly	137
62	Destiny	135
63	Sierra	133
64	Kathryn	132
65	Shannon	131
66	Briana	130
67	Caitlin	126
68	Melissa	119
69	Cheyenne	115
70	Madeline	114
71	Grace	113
72	Lindsey	109
73	Mariah	107
74	Casey	104
75	Erica	100
75	Katie	100
77	Andrea	97
78	Breanna	93
78	Deja	93
80	Kaitlin	92
80	Sabrina	92
82	Margaret	91
83	Michaela	90
84	Amy	89
84	Bethany	89
84	Monica	89
87	Meghan	87
87	Miranda	87
89	Leah	86
90	Autumn	83
91	Maria	82
92	Hayley	81
92	Lindsay	81
94	Paige	80
95	Angela	79
96	Jamie	78
97	Hailey	77
97	Jenna	77
99	Rachael	76
100	Claire	75