Massachusetts · 1957

Top 100 names in Massachusetts, 1957, by official Social Security birth counts.

Rank	Name	Births
#1	Susan	2,057
#2	Mary	1,992
#3	Karen	1,582
#4	Deborah	1,499
#5	Patricia	1,461
#6	Donna	1,411
#7	Linda	1,377
#8	Nancy	1,281
#9	Kathleen	1,236
#10	Cheryl	1,141
#11	Debra	1,105
#12	Cynthia	1,049
#13	Diane	1,016
#14	Carol	834
#15	Barbara	762
#16	Elizabeth	715
#17	Denise	596
#18	Pamela	580
#19	Ann	577
#20	Lisa	574
#21	Sandra	572
#22	Janet	519
#23	Sharon	497
#24	Judith	487
#25	Christine	480
#26	Catherine	474
#27	Maureen	471
#28	Anne	463
#29	Margaret	459
#30	Joanne	457
#31	Robin	457
#32	Jane	446
#33	Gail	442
#34	Paula	434
#35	Jean	423
#36	Joan	414
#37	Brenda	385
#38	Ellen	381
#39	Janice	366
#40	Cindy	366
#41	Theresa	363
#42	Elaine	316
#43	Laura	301
#44	Kim	291
#45	Darlene	290
#46	Laurie	289
#47	Joyce	278
#48	Kathy	275
#49	Marie	275
#50	Eileen	261
#51	Michelle	258
#52	Lynn	255
#53	Doreen	247
#54	Julie	236
#55	Sheila	235
#56	Jeanne	215
#57	Katherine	208
#58	Carolyn	203
#59	Lynne	198
#60	Leslie	197
#61	Marianne	197
#62	Jo	195
#63	Wendy	194
#64	Dorothy	191
#65	Debbie	190
#66	Suzanne	188
#67	Andrea	185
#68	Bonnie	184
#69	Michele	184
#70	Teresa	183
#71	Lori	182
#72	Kathryn	180
#73	Martha	180
#74	Cathy	180
#75	Virginia	180
#76	Dianne	168
#77	Maria	166
#78	Beverly	160
#79	Valerie	160
#80	Diana	158
#81	Roberta	150
#82	Lorraine	148
#83	Helen	146
#84	Kimberly	143
#85	Amy	142
#86	Rose	141
#87	Dawn	141
#88	Beth	138
#89	Judy	137
#90	Ruth	133
#91	Marcia	130
#92	Colleen	129
#93	Charlene	126
#94	Lauren	120
#95	Sheryl	117
#96	Jill	115
#97	Debora	114
#98	Jennifer	112
#99	Jayne	110
#100	Rebecca	109

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
Maryellen	36	7	1
Maura	35	7	1
Maryanne	45	8	2
Cecile	21	4	1
Annmarie	26	5	1
Maureen	471	88	22
Claire	103	19	5
Doreen	247	46	12
Noreen	47	9	2
Lauren	120	22	6
Joanne	457	85	25
Meredith	21	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.