Massachusetts · 1960

Top 100 names in Massachusetts, 1960, by official Social Security birth counts.

Rank	Name	Births
#1	Susan	1,846
#2	Mary	1,693
#3	Donna	1,583
#4	Karen	1,380
#5	Linda	1,306
#6	Patricia	1,239
#7	Lisa	1,238
#8	Kathleen	1,064
#9	Nancy	1,035
#10	Deborah	936
#11	Diane	882
#12	Cheryl	852
#13	Debra	776
#14	Elizabeth	728
#15	Barbara	671
#16	Cynthia	656
#17	Carol	646
#18	Sandra	637
#19	Ann	564
#20	Pamela	537
#21	Christine	526
#22	Denise	524
#23	Robin	500
#24	Laura	478
#25	Sharon	477
#26	Joanne	464
#27	Paula	461
#28	Brenda	460
#29	Laurie	454
#30	Judith	452
#31	Maureen	448
#32	Theresa	431
#33	Catherine	431
#34	Anne	418
#35	Michelle	416
#36	Janet	404
#37	Margaret	400
#38	Lori	390
#39	Jane	359
#40	Jean	358
#41	Kim	343
#42	Julie	330
#43	Ellen	327
#44	Kathy	314
#45	Joan	310
#46	Kimberly	301
#47	Gail	297
#48	Janice	294
#49	Suzanne	276
#50	Lynn	262
#51	Marie	262
#52	Elaine	259
#53	Debbie	258
#54	Cindy	251
#55	Lynne	250
#56	Wendy	249
#57	Darlene	233
#58	Eileen	227
#59	Joyce	224
#60	Michele	224
#61	Jennifer	212
#62	Sheila	208
#63	Katherine	200
#64	Jeanne	198
#65	Bonnie	193
#66	Teresa	193
#67	Carolyn	192
#68	Andrea	190
#69	Doreen	188
#70	Maria	183
#71	Colleen	182
#72	Cathy	181
#73	Jacqueline	180
#74	Dawn	179
#75	Amy	179
#76	Dianne	174
#77	Beth	173
#78	Judy	172
#79	Valerie	171
#80	Lorraine	169
#81	Dorothy	165
#82	Leslie	164
#83	Heidi	157
#84	Kathryn	153
#85	Martha	145
#86	Kelly	143
#87	Virginia	142
#88	Tammy	138
#89	Tina	136
#90	Ruth	135
#91	Diana	130
#92	Sarah	128
#93	Beverly	125
#94	Jill	125
#95	Stephanie	125
#96	Tracy	123
#97	Helen	123
#98	Marianne	119
#99	Angela	116
#100	Rhonda	116

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	55	10	2
Annemarie	34	6	1
Annmarie	49	9	2
Maryellen	62	12	2
Lynne	250	47	12
Maureen	448	85	22
Doreen	188	36	9
Marylou	22	4	1
Marybeth	41	8	2
Joanne	464	88	24
Laureen	32	6	2
Clare	29	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.