Most popular girls’ names in West 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	197
2	Hannah	170
3	Jessica	154
4	Ashley	153
5	Brittany	147
6	Taylor	143
7	Sarah	140
8	Kayla	132
9	Samantha	125
10	Megan	115
11	Courtney	113
12	Morgan	111
13	Amber	97
13	Elizabeth	97
15	Alexis	94
15	Haley	94
17	Brianna	93
18	Madison	92
19	Kaitlyn	81
20	Kelsey	79
20	Tiffany	79
22	Rachel	77
23	Abigail	68
23	Amanda	68
25	Savannah	64

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Shelby	63
27	Katelyn	62
28	Allison	61
28	Lauren	61
30	Chelsea	59
31	Kristen	58
31	Olivia	58
33	Brooke	56
33	Rebecca	56
35	Jordan	55
36	Alyssa	54
36	Breanna	54
38	Danielle	53
38	Mary	53
40	Autumn	51
41	Sierra	50
42	Cheyenne	47
43	Miranda	46
43	Victoria	46
45	Destiny	45
45	Heather	45
47	Jennifer	44
47	Makayla	44
49	Anna	43
49	Stephanie	43
51	Sara	42
52	Kimberly	41
53	Alexandra	40
54	Alexandria	38
55	Mackenzie	37
55	Marissa	37
55	Whitney	37
58	Sydney	36
59	Brandi	35
59	Katie	35
59	Kendra	35
62	Katherine	34
62	Nicole	34
62	Paige	34
65	Holly	33
66	Mariah	32
67	Andrea	31
67	Lindsey	31
67	Summer	31
70	Erin	30
70	Michaela	30
72	Emma	29
72	Mikayla	29
72	Rebekah	29
75	Jenna	28
76	Bethany	27
76	Caitlin	27
76	Faith	27
76	Kaylee	27
76	Shannon	27
81	Erica	26
81	Jamie	26
81	Kylie	26
81	Mckenzie	26
85	Cassandra	25
85	Gabrielle	25
87	Amy	24
87	Christina	24
87	Jasmine	24
87	Laura	24
87	Sabrina	24
87	Shania	24
93	Alison	23
93	Cassidy	23
93	Melissa	23
96	Caitlyn	22
96	Casey	22
96	Kathryn	22
96	Lindsay	22
96	Natalie	22