Massachusetts · 1959

Top 100 names in Massachusetts, 1959, by official Social Security birth counts.

Rank	Name	Births
#1	Susan	1,988
#2	Mary	1,753
#3	Donna	1,719
#4	Patricia	1,355
#5	Karen	1,317
#6	Linda	1,312
#7	Kathleen	1,202
#8	Nancy	1,101
#9	Deborah	1,064
#10	Lisa	973
#11	Diane	943
#12	Debra	924
#13	Cheryl	912
#14	Elizabeth	801
#15	Cynthia	778
#16	Barbara	683
#17	Carol	680
#18	Sandra	607
#19	Pamela	592
#20	Ann	566
#21	Sharon	525
#22	Denise	520
#23	Joanne	519
#24	Maureen	506
#25	Robin	497
#26	Janet	495
#27	Christine	495
#28	Judith	473
#29	Catherine	450
#30	Paula	444
#31	Laura	441
#32	Margaret	441
#33	Anne	426
#34	Brenda	408
#35	Theresa	398
#36	Jane	379
#37	Ellen	374
#38	Jean	369
#39	Laurie	364
#40	Kathy	357
#41	Joan	342
#42	Michelle	334
#43	Janice	331
#44	Lori	329
#45	Gail	326
#46	Marie	308
#47	Debbie	304
#48	Julie	299
#49	Cindy	292
#50	Suzanne	280
#51	Lynn	265
#52	Kim	263
#53	Elaine	247
#54	Darlene	237
#55	Eileen	233
#56	Wendy	225
#57	Joyce	225
#58	Michele	221
#59	Jeanne	220
#60	Lynne	217
#61	Katherine	208
#62	Cathy	207
#63	Amy	205
#64	Teresa	202
#65	Kimberly	202
#66	Kathryn	201
#67	Carolyn	197
#68	Sheila	196
#69	Beth	195
#70	Dawn	193
#71	Andrea	192
#72	Doreen	182
#73	Valerie	170
#74	Maria	167
#75	Martha	167
#76	Leslie	163
#77	Dianne	160
#78	Virginia	158
#79	Bonnie	157
#80	Judy	154
#81	Jennifer	150
#82	Colleen	147
#83	Dorothy	143
#84	Beverly	139
#85	Tammy	138
#86	Lorraine	135
#87	Sarah	134
#88	Tina	132
#89	Jill	129
#90	Marianne	128
#91	Rebecca	127
#92	Jacqueline	126
#93	Diana	125
#94	Annette	123
#95	Helen	118
#96	Charlene	117
#97	Sally	114
#98	Ruth	114
#99	Lauren	112
#100	Joann	108

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	59	11	2
Maryellen	61	11	2
Annmarie	39	7	1
Annemarie	25	5	1
Maureen	506	95	22
Clare	33	6	2
Maryanne	36	7	2
Lynne	217	41	11
Joanne	519	97	26
Laureen	31	6	2
Marybeth	35	7	2
Deirdre	33	6	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.