Massachusetts · 1968

Top 100 names in Massachusetts, 1968, by official Social Security birth counts.

Rank	Name	Births
#1	Lisa	1,753
#2	Michelle	1,194
#3	Christine	1,037
#4	Jennifer	953
#5	Susan	904
#6	Karen	861
#7	Kimberly	856
#8	Kathleen	587
#9	Patricia	577
#10	Mary	576
#11	Kelly	567
#12	Laura	555
#13	Elizabeth	554
#14	Deborah	511
#15	Melissa	480
#16	Julie	479
#17	Amy	477
#18	Pamela	454
#19	Cheryl	429
#20	Donna	420
#21	Linda	418
#22	Nancy	409
#23	Lori	397
#24	Dawn	383
#25	Michele	365
#26	Tracy	344
#27	Wendy	335
#28	Cynthia	322
#29	Diane	319
#30	Sharon	316
#31	Denise	315
#32	Sandra	314
#33	Kristen	312
#34	Debra	305
#35	Tammy	301
#36	Paula	297
#37	Tina	285
#38	Ann	280
#39	Andrea	275
#40	Robin	275
#41	Stephanie	272
#42	Brenda	271
#43	Kim	269
#44	Laurie	256
#45	Maureen	252
#46	Barbara	249
#47	Suzanne	249
#48	Kristin	244
#49	Maria	237
#50	Catherine	230
#51	Lynn	228
#52	Heather	228
#53	Joanne	221
#54	Carolyn	219
#55	Jill	218
#56	Anne	205
#57	Christina	204
#58	Stacey	203
#59	Theresa	199
#60	Carol	199
#61	Colleen	192
#62	Rebecca	188
#63	Renee	188
#64	Beth	187
#65	Katherine	184
#66	Angela	183
#67	Heidi	174
#68	Gina	172
#69	Sheila	171
#70	Tracey	170
#71	Margaret	165
#72	Kerry	165
#73	Sarah	163
#74	Jacqueline	159
#75	Janet	143
#76	Kristine	142
#77	Darlene	129
#78	Lynne	128
#79	Judith	122
#80	Ellen	122
#81	Bonnie	121
#82	Rhonda	120
#83	Leslie	118
#84	Diana	114
#85	Lauren	112
#86	Holly	111
#87	Jean	111
#88	Eileen	110
#89	Nicole	109
#90	Marie	108
#91	Teresa	106
#92	Jodi	105
#93	Cindy	104
#94	Rachel	101
#95	Carrie	101
#96	Danielle	100
#97	Elaine	98
#98	Erin	97
#99	Kathryn	96
#100	Jane	95

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	67	16	2
Maryellen	25	6	1
Laureen	24	6	1
Lynne	128	31	6
Maureen	252	60	13
Marybeth	26	6	1
Annmarie	63	15	4
Joanne	221	53	13
Noreen	23	6	1
Lauren	112	27	7
Kristen	312	75	20
Kerry	165	40	11

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.