Most popular girls’ names in West 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	419
2	Jessica	348
3	Amanda	340
4	Brittany	270
5	Kayla	239
6	Sarah	228
7	Tiffany	187
8	Amber	186
9	Samantha	183
10	Megan	170
11	Heather	163
12	Jennifer	156
13	Stephanie	127
14	Emily	114
15	Courtney	102
16	Rachel	97
17	Elizabeth	96
18	Amy	95
19	Rebecca	79
20	Danielle	77
21	Melissa	73
22	Kimberly	72
22	Mary	72
24	Whitney	71
25	Christina	69

Rank	Name	Babies
25	Kristen	69
25	Sara	69
28	Lauren	68
29	Erica	66
29	Nicole	66
31	Laura	64
32	Angela	62
33	Lindsey	58
34	Crystal	55
34	Michelle	55
36	Andrea	54
36	Cassandra	54
38	Kristin	51
39	Chelsea	49
39	Tara	49
41	Lindsay	48
42	Katherine	46
43	Bethany	45
44	Holly	44
45	Anna	42
45	April	42
45	Shannon	42
48	Caitlin	41
48	Erin	41
50	Carrie	40
51	Kelly	39
51	Natasha	39
53	Allison	38
53	Jamie	38
55	Julie	37
56	Alicia	36
56	Alyssa	36
56	Brandi	36
56	Brittney	36
56	Kara	36
56	Miranda	36
62	Morgan	33
63	Hannah	32
63	Katie	32
63	Victoria	32
66	Brandy	31
66	Brooke	31
66	Katelyn	31
66	Kathryn	31
66	Kendra	31
66	Lisa	31
72	Jenna	29
72	Misty	29
72	Stacy	29
75	Alisha	28
75	Kristina	28
77	Autumn	27
77	Stacey	27
79	Casey	25
79	Sasha	25
81	Leah	24
82	Angel	23
82	Ashlee	23
82	Katrina	23
82	Marissa	23
82	Melinda	23
82	Tabitha	23
88	Cynthia	22
88	Kasey	22
88	Sierra	22
88	Tonya	22
92	Candace	21
92	Felicia	21
94	Alexandra	20
94	Kaitlyn	20
94	Savannah	20
97	Britney	19
97	Molly	19
97	Natalie	19
97	Rachael	19
97	Tracy	19
97	Vanessa	19