Massachusetts · 1947

Top 100 names in Massachusetts, 1947, by official Social Security birth counts.

Rang	Name	Geburten
#1	Linda	2,708
#2	Mary	1,858
#3	Patricia	1,755
#4	Susan	1,518
#5	Nancy	1,304
#6	Barbara	1,250
#7	Carol	1,244
#8	Kathleen	1,236
#9	Donna	1,193
#10	Judith	1,097
#11	Sandra	1,034
#12	Diane	852
#13	Margaret	731
#14	Karen	694
#15	Elizabeth	643
#16	Janet	575
#17	Ann	555
#18	Janice	547
#19	Jean	541
#20	Joan	534
#21	Maureen	531
#22	Jane	519
#23	Elaine	503
#24	Joanne	496
#25	Gail	488
#26	Cynthia	474
#27	Paula	451
#28	Pamela	448
#29	Joyce	445
#30	Cheryl	444
#31	Christine	432
#32	Sharon	417
#33	Marilyn	397
#34	Ellen	386
#35	Marie	384
#36	Anne	377
#37	Dorothy	374
#38	Beverly	354
#39	Deborah	329
#40	Catherine	321
#41	Virginia	316
#42	Jeanne	302
#43	Lorraine	294
#44	Carolyn	291
#45	Helen	279
#46	Frances	279
#47	Sheila	275
#48	Suzanne	271
#49	Ruth	267
#50	Eileen	261
#51	Theresa	241
#52	Martha	235
#53	Rosemary	235
#54	Shirley	221
#55	Jacqueline	215
#56	Dianne	215
#57	Phyllis	209
#58	Louise	207
#59	Roberta	206
#60	Marcia	205
#61	Alice	204
#62	Geraldine	198
#63	Katherine	197
#64	Marjorie	196
#65	Claire	189
#66	Lois	179
#67	Rita	169
#68	Bonnie	160
#69	Brenda	155
#70	Pauline	155
#71	Irene	151
#72	Kathryn	151
#73	Sally	149
#74	Leslie	145
#75	Carole	144
#76	Priscilla	143
#77	Constance	142
#78	Arlene	142
#79	Denise	140
#80	Marsha	136
#81	June	135
#82	Diana	134
#83	Rose	130
#84	Judy	130
#85	Gloria	129
#86	Betty	127
#87	Eleanor	127
#88	Andrea	125
#89	Charlene	118
#90	Joann	118
#91	Lynda	115
#92	Laura	114
#93	Marion	111
#94	Janis	102
#95	Evelyn	102
#96	Norma	100
#97	Charlotte	97
#98	Jo	97
#99	Lynne	95
#100	Maryann	95

Uniquely popular in Massachusetts

Names whose share of births in this state is far above the national share (per 10,000 births).

Name	Geburten	Per 10k in state	Per 10k nationwide
Annmarie	34	7	1
Claire	189	39	7
Cecile	34	7	1
Madeleine	29	6	1
Maureen	531	108	23
Maryellen	38	8	2
Meredith	39	8	2
Noreen	60	12	3
Therese	41	8	2
Maryanne	29	6	2
Anne	377	77	24
Doreen	76	16	5

Figures are from the U.S. Social Security Administration Popular Baby Names dataset (public domain). Names with fewer than 5 recorded births in a year or state are suppressed by the source.