Massachusetts · 1943

Top 100 names in Massachusetts, 1943, by official Social Security birth counts.

Rank	Name	Births
#1	Mary	1,703
#2	Patricia	1,475
#3	Carol	1,357
#4	Judith	1,331
#5	Barbara	1,271
#6	Sandra	924
#7	Nancy	908
#8	Linda	893
#9	Susan	806
#10	Joan	736
#11	Margaret	609
#12	Diane	598
#13	Kathleen	582
#14	Donna	569
#15	Ann	558
#16	Elizabeth	528
#17	Janet	523
#18	Elaine	522
#19	Joyce	514
#20	Dorothy	488
#21	Jean	437
#22	Beverly	425
#23	Joanne	420
#24	Janice	401
#25	Marie	389
#26	Maureen	386
#27	Marilyn	364
#28	Carolyn	359
#29	Jane	347
#30	Virginia	344
#31	Karen	344
#32	Anne	336
#33	Gail	326
#34	Helen	317
#35	Frances	306
#36	Ruth	295
#37	Catherine	273
#38	Carole	273
#39	Sheila	272
#40	Eileen	271
#41	Shirley	252
#42	Roberta	239
#43	Ellen	239
#44	Lorraine	227
#45	Pamela	226
#46	Cynthia	224
#47	Phyllis	223
#48	Geraldine	218
#49	Sharon	212
#50	Paula	211
#51	Jeanne	209
#52	Claire	209
#53	Eleanor	207
#54	Louise	203
#55	Martha	199
#56	Pauline	199
#57	Jacqueline	196
#58	Alice	187
#59	Marcia	182
#60	Rita	177
#61	Dianne	175
#62	Theresa	174
#63	Sally	173
#64	Priscilla	170
#65	Lois	169
#66	Irene	159
#67	Brenda	159
#68	Suzanne	158
#69	Christine	151
#70	Gloria	141
#71	Marjorie	137
#72	Marion	136
#73	Constance	132
#74	Katherine	131
#75	Betty	130
#76	Charlotte	129
#77	Rose	129
#78	Judy	128
#79	Doris	127
#80	June	126
#81	Diana	118
#82	Evelyn	115
#83	Joann	111
#84	Arlene	111
#85	Rosemary	110
#86	Dolores	107
#87	Marsha	106
#88	Deborah	101
#89	Bonnie	94
#90	Lucille	94
#91	Maryann	93
#92	Norma	83
#93	Lillian	81
#94	Anna	80
#95	Grace	74
#96	Florence	74
#97	Edith	73
#98	Andrea	71
#99	Annette	69
#100	Mildred	68

Uniquely popular in Massachusetts

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

Name	Births	Per 10k in state	Per 10k nationwide
Claire	209	54	7
Therese	34	9	2
Maureen	386	99	20
Elinor	28	7	1
Deborah	101	26	6
Meredith	39	10	2
Clare	25	6	2
Madeleine	23	6	2
Noreen	42	11	3
Muriel	52	13	4
Maryellen	23	6	2
Cecile	27	7	2

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.