Massachusetts · 1952

Top 100 names in Massachusetts, 1952, by official Social Security birth counts.

Rank	Name	Births
#1	Susan	1,880
#2	Linda	1,828
#3	Mary	1,772
#4	Patricia	1,716
#5	Deborah	1,450
#6	Kathleen	1,382
#7	Nancy	1,274
#8	Donna	1,158
#9	Karen	1,020
#10	Diane	1,004
#11	Barbara	977
#12	Christine	926
#13	Carol	904
#14	Elizabeth	703
#15	Judith	694
#16	Denise	650
#17	Sandra	648
#18	Cynthia	626
#19	Janet	616
#20	Gail	611
#21	Margaret	590
#22	Joan	590
#23	Ann	574
#24	Debra	554
#25	Paula	529
#26	Janice	514
#27	Joanne	509
#28	Pamela	494
#29	Maureen	484
#30	Sharon	469
#31	Jane	459
#32	Cheryl	451
#33	Anne	413
#34	Catherine	411
#35	Jean	376
#36	Elaine	376
#37	Joyce	351
#38	Ellen	334
#39	Marie	281
#40	Marilyn	255
#41	Martha	246
#42	Eileen	244
#43	Beverly	235
#44	Dorothy	232
#45	Jeanne	232
#46	Dianne	228
#47	Sheila	226
#48	Suzanne	224
#49	Theresa	213
#50	Virginia	203
#51	Carolyn	202
#52	Brenda	200
#53	Katherine	196
#54	Bonnie	191
#55	Wendy	189
#56	Helen	188
#57	Marcia	186
#58	Ruth	185
#59	Frances	180
#60	Roberta	179
#61	Lorraine	173
#62	Louise	165
#63	Leslie	163
#64	Jo	163
#65	Kathryn	163
#66	Andrea	160
#67	Rita	160
#68	Laura	158
#69	Jacqueline	150
#70	Lynne	149
#71	Shirley	147
#72	Laurie	141
#73	Michele	137
#74	Valerie	135
#75	Rosemary	135
#76	Marjorie	127
#77	Lois	127
#78	Claire	126
#79	Rose	126
#80	Sally	121
#81	Michelle	121
#82	Charlene	120
#83	Lisa	119
#84	Lynn	116
#85	Maria	115
#86	Darlene	113
#87	June	113
#88	Kathy	111
#89	Alice	110
#90	Marsha	110
#91	Joann	109
#92	Robin	104
#93	Cathy	100
#94	Gloria	99
#95	Gayle	99
#96	Pauline	99
#97	Phyllis	99
#98	Geraldine	98
#99	Irene	98
#100	Judy	97

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
Annmarie	33	7	1
Maura	26	5	1
Maryellen	38	8	1
Maureen	484	100	22
Claire	126	26	6
Joanne	509	105	29
Doreen	81	17	5
Lesley	26	5	2
Clare	21	4	1
Noreen	46	10	3
Alison	35	7	2
Anne	413	85	28

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.