Top baby names in Florida, 1997
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ashley | 1,309 |
| 2 | Jessica | 1,072 |
| 3 | Emily | 1,065 |
| 4 | Samantha | 1,048 |
| 5 | Taylor | 993 |
| 6 | Sarah | 956 |
| 7 | Alexis | 896 |
| 8 | Hannah | 821 |
| 9 | Kayla | 788 |
| 10 | Amanda | 751 |
| 11 | Victoria | 718 |
| 12 | Brittany | 684 |
| 13 | Brianna | 678 |
| 14 | Nicole | 674 |
| 15 | Megan | 673 |
| 16 | Lauren | 649 |
| 17 | Alyssa | 641 |
| 18 | Elizabeth | 636 |
| 19 | Rachel | 629 |
| 20 | Madison | 619 |
| 21 | Stephanie | 618 |
| 22 | Jennifer | 571 |
| 23 | Jasmine | 536 |
| 24 | Amber | 519 |
| 25 | Alexandra | 513 |
| 26 | Danielle | 492 |
| 27 | Morgan | 459 |
| 28 | Courtney | 451 |
| 29 | Rebecca | 434 |
| 30 | Savannah | 421 |
| 31 | Brooke | 413 |
| 32 | Haley | 396 |
| 32 | Katherine | 396 |
| 34 | Shelby | 389 |
| 35 | Sabrina | 375 |
| 36 | Sydney | 361 |
| 37 | Olivia | 359 |
| 38 | Kaitlyn | 357 |
| 39 | Tiffany | 356 |
| 40 | Natalie | 347 |
| 41 | Melissa | 339 |
| 42 | Destiny | 338 |
| 43 | Jordan | 331 |
| 44 | Christina | 318 |
| 44 | Sara | 318 |
| 46 | Vanessa | 313 |
| 47 | Michelle | 311 |
| 48 | Julia | 308 |
| 49 | Gabrielle | 298 |
| 50 | Cheyenne | 296 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 2,091 |
| 2 | Christopher | 1,659 |
| 3 | Joshua | 1,520 |
| 4 | Matthew | 1,478 |
| 5 | Brandon | 1,408 |
| 6 | Austin | 1,386 |
| 7 | Nicholas | 1,365 |
| 8 | Jacob | 1,317 |
| 9 | Daniel | 1,292 |
| 10 | Tyler | 1,280 |
| 11 | Anthony | 1,130 |
| 12 | Zachary | 1,115 |
| 13 | Jonathan | 1,112 |
| 14 | David | 1,100 |
| 15 | Joseph | 1,049 |
| 16 | John | 1,036 |
| 17 | Justin | 1,025 |
| 18 | Alexander | 981 |
| 19 | Ryan | 980 |
| 20 | William | 973 |
| 21 | Andrew | 971 |
| 22 | Christian | 966 |
| 23 | James | 963 |
| 24 | Robert | 924 |
| 25 | Kyle | 899 |
| 26 | Jordan | 757 |
| 27 | Kevin | 742 |
| 28 | Dylan | 643 |
| 29 | Thomas | 609 |
| 30 | Jose | 522 |
| 31 | Samuel | 512 |
| 32 | Cody | 486 |
| 33 | Steven | 482 |
| 34 | Brian | 478 |
| 35 | Sean | 461 |
| 36 | Eric | 454 |
| 37 | Richard | 448 |
| 38 | Jason | 444 |
| 39 | Logan | 442 |
| 40 | Aaron | 439 |
| 41 | Benjamin | 435 |
| 42 | Hunter | 418 |
| 43 | Noah | 400 |
| 44 | Charles | 389 |
| 45 | Luis | 387 |
| 46 | Adam | 367 |
| 46 | Cameron | 367 |
| 48 | Gabriel | 364 |
| 49 | Timothy | 360 |
| 50 | Nathan | 339 |