Most popular girls’ names in Washington, 1988

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Jessica	929
2	Ashley	853
3	Amanda	780
4	Sarah	564
5	Jennifer	480
6	Nicole	427
7	Stephanie	426
8	Samantha	389
9	Brittany	368
10	Elizabeth	345
11	Megan	339
12	Rachel	338
13	Heather	311
14	Kayla	299
15	Emily	293
16	Melissa	283
17	Amber	282
18	Michelle	279
19	Danielle	278
20	Tiffany	251
21	Kelsey	231
22	Rebecca	228
23	Christina	223
24	Lauren	218
25	Courtney	216

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Sara	210
27	Amy	209
27	Chelsea	209
29	Laura	205
30	Katherine	202
31	Andrea	200
32	Kimberly	188
33	Katie	187
34	Anna	186
35	Erin	182
36	Alyssa	169
37	Angela	156
38	Caitlin	155
38	Jamie	155
40	Lindsey	150
41	Crystal	149
42	Alicia	146
43	Whitney	145
44	Alexandra	137
44	Kathryn	137
46	Hannah	136
47	Cassandra	131
48	Lisa	128
49	Kristina	126
50	Allison	124
51	Brittney	116
52	Erica	114
52	Lindsay	114
54	Mary	112
55	Kristin	108
56	Kelly	107
56	Tara	107
58	Natasha	104
59	Shannon	102
60	Christine	101
61	Kendra	98
62	Brianna	97
63	Victoria	96
64	Kathleen	95
65	Kristen	94
66	Vanessa	93
67	Natalie	88
67	Taylor	88
69	Maria	86
70	Krystal	84
71	Holly	81
71	Leah	81
71	Nichole	81
74	Jacqueline	80
74	Rachael	80
76	Erika	79
77	Julie	78
78	Bethany	74
79	Ashlee	73
80	Molly	71
81	Heidi	70
82	Alisha	69
83	Catherine	67
83	Jenna	67
83	Kaitlin	67
86	Julia	66
86	Monica	66
88	Kara	65
88	Katrina	65
88	Patricia	65
91	Breanna	63
91	Lacey	63
91	Morgan	63
94	Brooke	61
94	Chelsey	61
94	Katelyn	61
97	Margaret	59
98	April	57
98	Kirsten	57
98	Marissa	57