Massachusetts · 1956

Top 100 names in Massachusetts, 1956, by official Social Security birth counts.

Rank	Name	Births
#1	Susan	2,080
#2	Mary	1,969
#3	Patricia	1,602
#4	Karen	1,579
#5	Donna	1,572
#6	Deborah	1,549
#7	Linda	1,450
#8	Nancy	1,294
#9	Debra	1,292
#10	Kathleen	1,184
#11	Diane	1,005
#12	Cheryl	1,000
#13	Cynthia	928
#14	Barbara	819
#15	Carol	788
#16	Elizabeth	730
#17	Ann	604
#18	Pamela	586
#19	Sharon	583
#20	Sandra	574
#21	Janet	545
#22	Denise	514
#23	Judith	507
#24	Paula	505
#25	Catherine	490
#26	Gail	488
#27	Margaret	485
#28	Maureen	470
#29	Jane	423
#30	Jean	416
#31	Christine	414
#32	Robin	408
#33	Joanne	407
#34	Joan	405
#35	Anne	404
#36	Lisa	398
#37	Ellen	358
#38	Theresa	334
#39	Janice	327
#40	Joyce	324
#41	Elaine	310
#42	Marie	284
#43	Doreen	281
#44	Brenda	266
#45	Lynn	250
#46	Laurie	249
#47	Laura	243
#48	Eileen	238
#49	Sheila	232
#50	Suzanne	229
#51	Michelle	226
#52	Jo	222
#53	Darlene	222
#54	Jeanne	221
#55	Katherine	219
#56	Kim	219
#57	Lynne	209
#58	Martha	185
#59	Dorothy	185
#60	Bonnie	183
#61	Wendy	183
#62	Valerie	179
#63	Kathryn	178
#64	Andrea	177
#65	Virginia	175
#66	Dianne	170
#67	Ruth	169
#68	Kathy	168
#69	Cindy	164
#70	Leslie	162
#71	Rose	162
#72	Beverly	162
#73	Michele	159
#74	Lorraine	150
#75	Helen	148
#76	Roberta	148
#77	Lori	148
#78	Marcia	147
#79	Julie	146
#80	Cathy	145
#81	Maria	141
#82	Teresa	135
#83	Jacqueline	135
#84	Charlene	134
#85	Colleen	130
#86	Carolyn	130
#87	Jill	125
#88	Amy	124
#89	Judy	120
#90	Dawn	117
#91	Marilyn	116
#92	Jayne	112
#93	Louise	112
#94	Debbie	111
#95	Beth	111
#96	Sarah	110
#97	Kimberly	107
#98	Marjorie	100
#99	Rita	100
#100	Marianne	99

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	41	8	1
Annmarie	21	4	1
Doreen	281	54	13
Noreen	53	10	2
Maureen	470	91	22
Claire	99	19	5
Meredith	28	5	1
Heather	61	12	3
Lynne	209	40	12
Joanne	407	78	23
Laureen	24	5	1
Lesley	23	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.