Most popular girls’ names in Virginia, 2002

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Madison	626
2	Emily	599
3	Hannah	562
4	Sarah	481
5	Abigail	423
6	Elizabeth	399
7	Emma	398
8	Alexis	381
9	Olivia	374
10	Kayla	367
11	Grace	341
12	Taylor	335
13	Ashley	334
14	Lauren	316
15	Anna	306
16	Jessica	301
17	Samantha	290
18	Brianna	287
18	Katherine	287
20	Sydney	278
21	Rachel	277
22	Victoria	261
23	Isabella	257
24	Megan	251
25	Alyssa	239

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Morgan	238
27	Kaitlyn	237
28	Jordan	235
29	Haley	228
30	Caroline	225
31	Chloe	216
32	Jasmine	215
33	Destiny	211
33	Savannah	211
35	Sophia	208
36	Julia	192
37	Mary	191
38	Alexandra	189
39	Mackenzie	188
40	Hailey	186
41	Jennifer	182
42	Natalie	181
43	Makayla	178
44	Faith	155
45	Allison	153
46	Madeline	150
46	Nicole	150
46	Rebecca	150
49	Gabrielle	138
50	Stephanie	136
51	Amber	134
51	Brooke	134
53	Amanda	132
54	Erin	131
54	Trinity	131
56	Catherine	130
56	Katelyn	130
58	Sierra	128
59	Jada	126
60	Jenna	125
61	Mia	124
62	Aaliyah	121
63	Sara	119
64	Autumn	114
64	Zoe	114
66	Margaret	112
66	Maria	112
68	Kimberly	106
69	Kaylee	105
70	Kelly	103
70	Leah	103
72	Angel	102
72	Ashanti	102
72	Kylie	102
72	Maya	102
76	Christina	101
76	Kathryn	101
76	Riley	101
79	Michelle	98
80	Kelsey	97
81	Cheyenne	94
81	Courtney	94
83	Ava	89
83	Gabriella	89
83	Lillian	89
86	Claire	88
86	Danielle	88
88	Alexa	87
88	Katie	87
90	Laura	85
90	Lily	85
92	Isabel	84
92	Skylar	84
94	Madelyn	83
95	Ella	82
96	Jocelyn	81
97	Caitlin	80
97	Paige	80
99	Briana	78
100	Amy	77
100	Molly	77