List of most popular girls names by state per year

What has been the most popular female baby names in Maine over the past 50 years? Well there's a reason why you know so many Jennifers and Ashleys!

Think that your name is one of a kind.  Think again!

The map above shows the most popular names in the country from 1960 until 2012.

Chances are if you had a baby girl here in Maine during the sixties her name is Lisa, the 70s and 80s saw a lot of little girls being named Jennifer and Jessica. Emily is our most popular name of the 1990s.

As with all things baby names too change with the times.  Currently, here are the most popular female names in the country:

 

 

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