Massachusetts · 1965

Top 100 names in Massachusetts, 1965, by official Social Security birth counts.

Rank	Name	Births
#1	Lisa	2,150
#2	Karen	1,503
#3	Susan	1,273
#4	Mary	1,119
#5	Christine	949
#6	Patricia	896
#7	Kathleen	846
#8	Donna	749
#9	Linda	742
#10	Deborah	684
#11	Elizabeth	668
#12	Kimberly	641
#13	Nancy	614
#14	Cheryl	603
#15	Michelle	589
#16	Pamela	575
#17	Diane	541
#18	Laura	526
#19	Jennifer	482
#20	Julie	469
#21	Sharon	462
#22	Debra	459
#23	Cynthia	449
#24	Sandra	422
#25	Wendy	418
#26	Lori	414
#27	Robin	412
#28	Kelly	406
#29	Barbara	401
#30	Denise	400
#31	Paula	389
#32	Ann	385
#33	Carol	380
#34	Laurie	378
#35	Maureen	370
#36	Dawn	367
#37	Brenda	357
#38	Amy	353
#39	Catherine	338
#40	Theresa	333
#41	Kim	326
#42	Maria	310
#43	Suzanne	298
#44	Margaret	295
#45	Michele	291
#46	Joanne	286
#47	Tracy	274
#48	Anne	270
#49	Jacqueline	265
#50	Tammy	255
#51	Lynn	249
#52	Janet	243
#53	Judith	234
#54	Andrea	229
#55	Carolyn	227
#56	Ellen	221
#57	Darlene	221
#58	Stephanie	220
#59	Melissa	220
#60	Jean	213
#61	Jill	213
#62	Tina	210
#63	Sheila	207
#64	Beth	203
#65	Jane	199
#66	Colleen	197
#67	Heidi	194
#68	Rebecca	185
#69	Kristin	180
#70	Lynne	180
#71	Marie	167
#72	Teresa	167
#73	Eileen	162
#74	Cindy	156
#75	Rhonda	148
#76	Bonnie	146
#77	Katherine	146
#78	Sarah	146
#79	Joan	142
#80	Renee	139
#81	Gina	139
#82	Kathy	139
#83	Angela	137
#84	Tracey	137
#85	Heather	136
#86	Elaine	134
#87	Jeanne	133
#88	Kristine	131
#89	Gail	131
#90	Dianne	131
#91	Holly	128
#92	Leslie	124
#93	Kathryn	123
#94	Christina	121
#95	Janice	120
#96	Stacey	118
#97	Lauren	117
#98	Valerie	114
#99	Allison	113
#100	Kristen	112

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	95	20	2
Maryellen	45	10	2
Laureen	34	7	1
Moira	21	4	1
Annmarie	50	11	2
Annemarie	36	8	2
Lynne	180	38	9
Marybeth	45	10	2
Maureen	370	78	20
Justine	29	6	2
Joanne	286	61	18
Lauren	117	25	7

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.