Massachusetts · 1953

Top 100 names in Massachusetts, 1953, by official Social Security birth counts.

Rank	Name	Births
#1	Susan	1,924
#2	Mary	1,754
#3	Patricia	1,734
#4	Linda	1,660
#5	Deborah	1,552
#6	Kathleen	1,303
#7	Nancy	1,252
#8	Donna	1,210
#9	Karen	1,049
#10	Diane	981
#11	Barbara	921
#12	Carol	808
#13	Debra	792
#14	Cynthia	748
#15	Elizabeth	666
#16	Judith	645
#17	Sandra	613
#18	Janet	597
#19	Denise	571
#20	Joanne	565
#21	Pamela	564
#22	Gail	557
#23	Christine	553
#24	Ann	523
#25	Paula	513
#26	Margaret	507
#27	Maureen	501
#28	Joan	493
#29	Cheryl	471
#30	Sharon	444
#31	Jane	440
#32	Janice	430
#33	Anne	423
#34	Catherine	401
#35	Jean	393
#36	Ellen	377
#37	Elaine	368
#38	Joyce	325
#39	Marilyn	290
#40	Marie	278
#41	Jeanne	259
#42	Suzanne	242
#43	Sheila	238
#44	Theresa	233
#45	Dianne	233
#46	Beverly	232
#47	Brenda	231
#48	Robin	229
#49	Eileen	227
#50	Martha	224
#51	Dorothy	213
#52	Roberta	208
#53	Virginia	195
#54	Lorraine	194
#55	Jo	194
#56	Jacqueline	189
#57	Kathryn	186
#58	Katherine	177
#59	Helen	172
#60	Carolyn	170
#61	Laura	164
#62	Ruth	163
#63	Frances	160
#64	Marcia	159
#65	Leslie	154
#66	Rose	153
#67	Bonnie	152
#68	Lisa	151
#69	Claire	150
#70	Wendy	149
#71	Michelle	147
#72	Laurie	146
#73	Valerie	146
#74	Lynn	141
#75	Louise	139
#76	Michele	137
#77	Darlene	135
#78	Lynne	135
#79	Shirley	130
#80	Sally	127
#81	Charlene	125
#82	Rosemary	119
#83	Teresa	119
#84	Andrea	117
#85	June	115
#86	Maria	111
#87	Marjorie	110
#88	Lois	107
#89	Gloria	105
#90	Phyllis	105
#91	Alice	105
#92	Rita	103
#93	Joann	102
#94	Kathy	100
#95	Cathy	96
#96	Pauline	95
#97	Irene	94
#98	Diana	93
#99	Marianne	92
#100	Judy	90

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
Maura	33	7	1
Claire	150	31	6
Annmarie	23	5	1
Maureen	501	104	22
Meredith	39	8	2
Joanne	565	117	31
Maryanne	25	5	1
Natalie	32	7	2
Jayne	48	10	3
Alison	41	8	3
Anne	423	88	28
Lyn	20	4	1

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.