Massachusetts · 1974

Top 100 names in Massachusetts, 1974, by official Social Security birth counts.

Rank	Name	Births
#1	Jennifer	1,843
#2	Amy	794
#3	Michelle	752
#4	Melissa	641
#5	Heather	622
#6	Lisa	611
#7	Kimberly	522
#8	Nicole	473
#9	Christine	453
#10	Jessica	425
#11	Elizabeth	424
#12	Rebecca	397
#13	Kristen	371
#14	Julie	362
#15	Karen	331
#16	Sarah	327
#17	Stephanie	308
#18	Susan	301
#19	Kelly	296
#20	Tara	288
#21	Erin	278
#22	Danielle	264
#23	Kathleen	247
#24	Laura	238
#25	Tracy	234
#26	Andrea	229
#27	Jill	221
#28	Dawn	220
#29	Mary	213
#30	Patricia	211
#31	Angela	201
#32	Tammy	200
#33	Shannon	199
#34	Rachel	196
#35	Christina	194
#36	Kristin	193
#37	Lori	184
#38	Kerry	181
#39	Tina	177
#40	Wendy	168
#41	Kerri	167
#42	Sandra	162
#43	Amanda	159
#44	Maria	156
#45	Deborah	153
#46	Katherine	151
#47	Catherine	151
#48	Colleen	149
#49	Pamela	148
#50	Melanie	148
#51	Denise	147
#52	Laurie	143
#53	Stacey	141
#54	Cheryl	137
#55	Nancy	133
#56	Carrie	129
#57	Sara	126
#58	Michele	125
#59	Kara	123
#60	Stacy	123
#61	April	122
#62	Tanya	122
#63	Heidi	120
#64	Brenda	120
#65	Holly	116
#66	Suzanne	116
#67	Renee	115
#68	Linda	113
#69	Alison	112
#70	Jodi	111
#71	Sharon	111
#72	Diane	109
#73	Erica	108
#74	Lynn	104
#75	Debra	104
#76	Cynthia	104
#77	Theresa	103
#78	Robin	101
#79	Donna	100
#80	Emily	99
#81	Carolyn	98
#82	Tracey	95
#83	Jacqueline	94
#84	Lauren	93
#85	Allison	92
#86	Barbara	90
#87	Diana	90
#88	Kathryn	90
#89	Gina	89
#90	Maureen	88
#91	Ann	88
#92	Megan	85
#93	Beth	84
#94	Alicia	81
#95	Leah	80
#96	Joanne	79
#97	Paula	79
#98	Anna	76
#99	Margaret	76
#100	Meredith	75

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	38	12	1
Lynne	45	15	2
Annmarie	35	11	2
Kerri	167	55	11
Kerry	181	59	12
Alyssa	47	15	3
Kerrie	36	12	2
Meghan	59	19	4
Kate	33	11	2
Maureen	88	29	7
Caryn	20	7	2
Deirdre	21	7	2

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.