Massachusetts · 1962

Top 100 names in Massachusetts, 1962, by official Social Security birth counts.

Rank	Name	Births
#1	Lisa	1,713
#2	Susan	1,690
#3	Karen	1,402
#4	Mary	1,375
#5	Linda	1,176
#6	Donna	1,083
#7	Patricia	1,050
#8	Kathleen	929
#9	Deborah	879
#10	Nancy	877
#11	Cheryl	783
#12	Diane	735
#13	Elizabeth	699
#14	Debra	677
#15	Robin	623
#16	Christine	622
#17	Pamela	620
#18	Cynthia	599
#19	Barbara	599
#20	Laurie	594
#21	Sandra	570
#22	Laura	558
#23	Lori	541
#24	Sharon	514
#25	Denise	511
#26	Carol	503
#27	Ann	501
#28	Michelle	499
#29	Brenda	445
#30	Catherine	422
#31	Maureen	419
#32	Theresa	403
#33	Janet	390
#34	Margaret	388
#35	Suzanne	387
#36	Paula	382
#37	Joanne	378
#38	Julie	369
#39	Kimberly	362
#40	Jane	339
#41	Anne	334
#42	Jennifer	322
#43	Judith	316
#44	Jean	303
#45	Kim	292
#46	Ellen	272
#47	Lynne	272
#48	Michele	270
#49	Wendy	270
#50	Lynn	266
#51	Jacqueline	266
#52	Kelly	257
#53	Carolyn	257
#54	Maria	254
#55	Kathy	251
#56	Sheila	250
#57	Tina	242
#58	Marie	234
#59	Janice	234
#60	Joan	227
#61	Teresa	226
#62	Jeanne	225
#63	Beth	222
#64	Gail	218
#65	Amy	215
#66	Eileen	209
#67	Andrea	200
#68	Elaine	196
#69	Dawn	194
#70	Cindy	192
#71	Darlene	191
#72	Tracy	191
#73	Katherine	188
#74	Debbie	180
#75	Tammy	177
#76	Bonnie	170
#77	Joyce	170
#78	Leslie	170
#79	Doreen	168
#80	Colleen	165
#81	Valerie	160
#82	Heidi	158
#83	Kathryn	155
#84	Martha	151
#85	Tracey	148
#86	Jill	145
#87	Melissa	133
#88	Diana	132
#89	Stephanie	131
#90	Sarah	127
#91	Judy	126
#92	Dianne	125
#93	Dorothy	123
#94	Cathy	123
#95	Rebecca	122
#96	Lauren	121
#97	Lorraine	120
#98	Gina	117
#99	Virginia	117
#100	Angela	115

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	66	13	2
Annmarie	75	15	2
Maryellen	61	12	2
Annemarie	36	7	1
Maryanne	37	7	2
Lynne	272	53	12
Lauren	121	24	6
Laureen	30	6	1
Maureen	419	82	21
Noreen	58	11	3
Doreen	168	33	9
Claire	77	15	4

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.