Massachusetts · 1971

Top 100 names in Massachusetts, 1971, by official Social Security birth counts.

Rank	Name	Births
#1	Jennifer	2,015
#2	Lisa	1,089
#3	Michelle	1,064
#4	Kimberly	851
#5	Amy	720
#6	Christine	713
#7	Karen	630
#8	Melissa	602
#9	Susan	559
#10	Heather	531
#11	Julie	483
#12	Elizabeth	477
#13	Kelly	465
#14	Kathleen	422
#15	Laura	418
#16	Kristen	413
#17	Dawn	406
#18	Tracy	404
#19	Nicole	383
#20	Lori	352
#21	Tammy	348
#22	Mary	347
#23	Patricia	339
#24	Pamela	331
#25	Deborah	324
#26	Kristin	310
#27	Tina	306
#28	Stephanie	289
#29	Rebecca	286
#30	Andrea	280
#31	Wendy	274
#32	Cheryl	273
#33	Jessica	261
#34	Laurie	254
#35	Sandra	252
#36	Angela	243
#37	Nancy	241
#38	Kerry	233
#39	Linda	233
#40	Sarah	232
#41	Cynthia	228
#42	Erin	224
#43	Donna	223
#44	Denise	222
#45	Michele	220
#46	Maria	220
#47	Heidi	218
#48	Sharon	218
#49	Stacey	218
#50	Christina	212
#51	Tara	211
#52	Brenda	208
#53	Rachel	208
#54	Shannon	206
#55	Paula	199
#56	Diane	194
#57	Debra	194
#58	Suzanne	188
#59	Jill	187
#60	Tracey	178
#61	Robin	177
#62	Colleen	174
#63	Lynn	169
#64	Theresa	168
#65	Catherine	167
#66	Danielle	163
#67	Ann	163
#68	Kim	160
#69	Stacy	159
#70	Beth	147
#71	Gina	146
#72	Katherine	145
#73	Barbara	142
#74	Carrie	140
#75	Melanie	138
#76	Alison	137
#77	Carolyn	135
#78	Kerri	135
#79	Renee	131
#80	Joanne	129
#81	Maureen	125
#82	Margaret	124
#83	Jodi	123
#84	Holly	123
#85	Tanya	123
#86	Jacqueline	122
#87	Lauren	121
#88	Kristine	112
#89	Anne	107
#90	Erica	107
#91	Allison	106
#92	Leslie	103
#93	Kara	101
#94	Sherry	100
#95	Diana	99
#96	Sara	97
#97	Carol	94
#98	Kathryn	94
#99	Darlene	93
#100	Kristina	93

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
Maryellen	22	6	1
Maura	53	14	2
Lynne	78	20	3
Marybeth	21	5	1
Lauren	121	31	7
Kerry	233	59	13
Kristen	413	105	24
Annmarie	46	12	3
Annemarie	24	6	2
Kerri	135	34	9
Maureen	125	32	9
Joanne	129	33	10

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.