Massachusetts · 1961

Top 100 names in Massachusetts, 1961, by official Social Security birth counts.

Rank	Name	Births
#1	Susan	1,747
#2	Mary	1,557
#3	Lisa	1,555
#4	Donna	1,308
#5	Linda	1,305
#6	Karen	1,254
#7	Patricia	1,151
#8	Kathleen	1,068
#9	Nancy	1,058
#10	Deborah	969
#11	Cheryl	864
#12	Diane	801
#13	Elizabeth	751
#14	Barbara	669
#15	Debra	663
#16	Carol	632
#17	Pamela	628
#18	Sandra	622
#19	Cynthia	606
#20	Christine	588
#21	Sharon	561
#22	Robin	560
#23	Brenda	547
#24	Denise	543
#25	Laura	537
#26	Laurie	530
#27	Ann	530
#28	Maureen	513
#29	Lori	504
#30	Theresa	484
#31	Joanne	482
#32	Michelle	480
#33	Paula	462
#34	Janet	436
#35	Judith	425
#36	Margaret	408
#37	Catherine	407
#38	Anne	377
#39	Julie	365
#40	Ellen	352
#41	Jean	341
#42	Jane	340
#43	Carolyn	320
#44	Suzanne	305
#45	Jacqueline	305
#46	Joan	304
#47	Wendy	295
#48	Kimberly	294
#49	Kim	288
#50	Lynn	282
#51	Marie	268
#52	Darlene	265
#53	Janice	258
#54	Kathy	248
#55	Jennifer	243
#56	Lynne	243
#57	Elaine	241
#58	Dawn	240
#59	Gail	240
#60	Amy	239
#61	Katherine	237
#62	Sheila	232
#63	Debbie	231
#64	Andrea	227
#65	Cindy	219
#66	Michele	217
#67	Teresa	214
#68	Joyce	212
#69	Jeanne	210
#70	Beth	210
#71	Eileen	208
#72	Bonnie	202
#73	Valerie	196
#74	Doreen	191
#75	Tammy	187
#76	Maria	185
#77	Colleen	181
#78	Kelly	180
#79	Martha	179
#80	Leslie	177
#81	Tina	170
#82	Tracy	162
#83	Kathryn	158
#84	Cathy	148
#85	Heidi	145
#86	Jill	143
#87	Dianne	143
#88	Dorothy	141
#89	Rebecca	141
#90	Ruth	139
#91	Virginia	137
#92	Sarah	135
#93	Lorraine	130
#94	Lauren	128
#95	Diana	127
#96	Stephanie	124
#97	Judy	123
#98	Charlene	122
#99	Joann	122
#100	Beverly	118

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	82	15	2
Annemarie	43	8	1
Maryellen	61	11	2
Maryjane	20	4	1
Laureen	38	7	2
Annmarie	47	9	2
Maureen	513	95	23
Joanne	482	89	23
Doreen	191	35	9
Lauren	128	24	6
Lynne	243	45	12
Marybeth	47	9	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.