Massachusetts · 1970

Top 100 names in Massachusetts, 1970, by official Social Security birth counts.

Rank	Name	Births
#1	Jennifer	1,645
#2	Lisa	1,358
#3	Michelle	1,059
#4	Kimberly	995
#5	Christine	911
#6	Karen	760
#7	Amy	723
#8	Susan	658
#9	Melissa	638
#10	Julie	559
#11	Tracy	540
#12	Elizabeth	515
#13	Kathleen	511
#14	Laura	502
#15	Heather	500
#16	Kelly	494
#17	Mary	438
#18	Dawn	426
#19	Patricia	403
#20	Kristen	400
#21	Pamela	395
#22	Lori	375
#23	Nicole	364
#24	Deborah	362
#25	Cheryl	351
#26	Kristin	346
#27	Tammy	346
#28	Stephanie	334
#29	Wendy	310
#30	Linda	308
#31	Donna	300
#32	Nancy	298
#33	Denise	297
#34	Sandra	293
#35	Michele	284
#36	Sharon	283
#37	Cynthia	274
#38	Tina	269
#39	Andrea	265
#40	Laurie	262
#41	Debra	260
#42	Diane	244
#43	Rebecca	241
#44	Erin	233
#45	Robin	228
#46	Christina	226
#47	Heidi	226
#48	Angela	222
#49	Tracey	219
#50	Maria	213
#51	Ann	213
#52	Suzanne	211
#53	Jill	211
#54	Brenda	209
#55	Sarah	208
#56	Catherine	208
#57	Kim	203
#58	Paula	201
#59	Stacey	200
#60	Barbara	192
#61	Shannon	192
#62	Theresa	189
#63	Rachel	187
#64	Tara	187
#65	Colleen	186
#66	Kerry	182
#67	Jessica	181
#68	Beth	179
#69	Stacy	178
#70	Carol	174
#71	Lynn	174
#72	Maureen	171
#73	Katherine	170
#74	Gina	162
#75	Kristine	161
#76	Anne	160
#77	Holly	154
#78	Renee	154
#79	Joanne	146
#80	Margaret	138
#81	Jacqueline	138
#82	Carolyn	137
#83	Danielle	135
#84	Lauren	130
#85	Leslie	126
#86	Jodi	124
#87	Sheila	118
#88	Ellen	117
#89	Carrie	116
#90	Jean	116
#91	Kathryn	113
#92	Cindy	111
#93	Kellie	109
#94	Darlene	108
#95	Bonnie	105
#96	Kerri	101
#97	Victoria	98
#98	Kristina	97
#99	Sara	97
#100	Janet	96

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	59	14	2
Maryellen	36	9	1
Lynne	87	21	4
Marybeth	22	5	1
Noreen	20	5	1
Annmarie	70	17	4
Kerrie	39	9	2
Kerry	182	43	10
Lauren	130	31	7
Kate	29	7	2
Maureen	171	40	10
Doreen	63	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.