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Natality Table A6a.  Top 100 Baby Names of Girls for Residents, 1985
        Cumulative           Cumulative
Rank First Name N % N %   Rank First Name N % N %
1 JESSICA 866 2.5 866 2.5   51 COURTNEY 126 0.4 14,611 42.5
2 JENNIFER 825 2.4 1,691 4.9   52 KRISTIN 124 0.4 14,735 42.9
3 ASHLEY 733 2.1 2,424 7.1   53 ALLISON 122 0.4 14,857 43.2
4 AMANDA 709 2.1 3,133 9.1   54 CHRISTINE 122 0.4 14,979 43.6
5 SARAH 588 1.7 3,721 10.8   55 KRYSTAL 121 0.4 15,100 43.9
6 NICOLE 491 1.4 4,212 12.3   56 VANESSA 117 0.3 15,217 44.3
7 STEPHANIE 447 1.3 4,659 13.6   57 HOLLY 116 0.3 15,333 44.6
8 MEGAN 422 1.2 5,081 14.8   58 HEIDI 106 0.3 15,439 44.9
9 RACHEL 385 1.1 5,466 15.9   59 NICHOLE 103 0.3 15,542 45.2
10 MELISSA 381 1.1 5,847 17.0   60 MEGHAN 99 0.3 15,641 45.5
11 ELIZABETH 380 1.1 6,227 18.1   61 LEAH 95 0.3 15,736 45.8
12 HEATHER 377 1.1 6,604 19.2   62 KATHLEEN 94 0.3 15,830 46.1
13 DANIELLE 328 1.0 6,932 20.2   63 MARIA 92 0.3 15,922 46.3
14 AMBER 324 0.9 7,256 21.1   64 CAITLIN 91 0.3 16,013 46.6
15 MICHELLE 321 0.9 7,577 22.0   65 JENNA 91 0.3 16,104 46.9
16 AMY 308 0.9 7,885 22.9   66 KATRINA 91 0.3 16,195 47.1
17 EMILY 305 0.9 8,190 23.8   67 RACHAEL 84 0.2 16,279 47.4
18 LAURA 283 0.8 8,473 24.7   68 JACQUELINE 83 0.2 16,362 47.6
19 REBECCA 277 0.8 8,750 25.5   69 MOLLY 83 0.2 16,445 47.8
20 CHRISTINA 269 0.8 9,019 26.2   70 APRIL 80 0.2 16,525 48.1
21 ERIN 244 0.7 9,263 27.0   71 LACEY 80 0.2 16,605 48.3
22 BRITTANY 243 0.7 9,506 27.7   72 PATRICIA 79 0.2 16,684 48.5
23 ANGELA 238 0.7 9,744 28.4   73 ALISHA 77 0.2 16,761 48.8
24 SARA 234 0.7 9,978 29.0   74 BETHANY 74 0.2 16,835 49.0
25 KIMBERLY 233 0.7 10,211 29.7   75 BRIANNA 74 0.2 16,909 49.2
26 TIFFANY 231 0.7 10,442 30.4   76 VICTORIA 72 0.2 16,981 49.4
27 ANDREA 230 0.7 10,672 31.1   77 JULIA 71 0.2 17,052 49.6
28 KATIE 230 0.7 10,902 31.7   78 MONICA 71 0.2 17,123 49.8
29 KATHERINE 226 0.7 11,128 32.4   79 NATALIE 69 0.2 17,192 50.0
30 JAMIE 224 0.7 11,352 33.0   80 BRITTNEY 68 0.2 17,260 50.2
31 CRYSTAL 223 0.6 11,575 33.7   81 STACY 66 0.2 17,326 50.4
32 LINDSEY 204 0.6 11,779 34.3   82 ALEXANDRA 65 0.2 17,391 50.6
33 LAUREN 196 0.6 11,975 34.8   83 ERIKA 65 0.2 17,456 50.8
34 LISA 193 0.6 12,168 35.4   84 MORGAN 64 0.2 17,520 51.0
35 SAMANTHA 183 0.5 12,351 35.9   85 SHEENA 64 0.2 17,584 51.2
36 ALICIA 163 0.5 12,514 36.4   86 ALISON 63 0.2 17,647 51.3
37 KELLY 153 0.4 12,667 36.9   87 NATASHA 63 0.2 17,710 51.5
38 KRISTINA 151 0.4 12,818 37.3   88 BRANDI 62 0.2 17,772 51.7
39 ANNA 144 0.4 12,962 37.7   89 KARA 62 0.2 17,834 51.9
40 KATHRYN 143 0.4 13,105 38.1   90 CARRIE 61 0.2 17,895 52.1
41 LINDSAY 143 0.4 13,248 38.5   91 CATHERINE 61 0.2 17,956 52.2
42 CHELSEA 140 0.4 13,388 39.0   92 DANA 61 0.2 18,017 52.4
43 KELSEY 140 0.4 13,528 39.4   93 KARI 61 0.2 18,078 52.6
44 KRISTEN 140 0.4 13,668 39.8   94 LESLIE 61 0.2 18,139 52.8
45 TARA 139 0.4 13,807 40.2   95 HALEY 60 0.2 18,199 53.0
46 MARY 138 0.4 13,945 40.6   96 KENDRA 60 0.2 18,259 53.1
47 ERICA 137 0.4 14,082 41.0   97 SHAWNA 59 0.2 18,318 53.3
48 SHANNON 137 0.4 14,219 41.4   98 TERESA 58 0.2 18,376 53.5
49 JULIE 134 0.4 14,353 41.8   99 HANNAH 57 0.2 18,433 53.6
50 CASSANDRA 132 0.4 14,485 42.1   100 KAYLA 57 0.2 18,490 53.8
Source:  Center for Health Statistics, Washington State Department of Health, 03/2003.  

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