Massachusetts · 1978

Top 100 names in Massachusetts, 1978, by official Social Security birth counts.

Rank	Name	Births
#1	Jennifer	1,492
#2	Melissa	863
#3	Jessica	772
#4	Amy	603
#5	Sarah	574
#6	Michelle	572
#7	Nicole	569
#8	Elizabeth	553
#9	Lisa	530
#10	Heather	513
#11	Kelly	496
#12	Erin	400
#13	Christine	386
#14	Kimberly	367
#15	Rebecca	365
#16	Danielle	347
#17	Julie	334
#18	Stephanie	325
#19	Christina	310
#20	Amanda	307
#21	Kristen	287
#22	Andrea	266
#23	Laura	256
#24	Angela	251
#25	Rachel	245
#26	Kathleen	240
#27	Katherine	219
#28	Emily	214
#29	Jill	209
#30	Mary	206
#31	Shannon	201
#32	Karen	196
#33	Lauren	190
#34	Tara	189
#35	Sara	180
#36	Erica	172
#37	Kristin	168
#38	Jamie	157
#39	Susan	155
#40	Maria	151
#41	Kathryn	149
#42	Crystal	144
#43	Megan	141
#44	Catherine	141
#45	Tracy	138
#46	Meghan	133
#47	Stacey	132
#48	Melanie	131
#49	Katie	126
#50	Colleen	125
#51	Allison	123
#52	Carrie	123
#53	Jaime	122
#54	Dawn	122
#55	Beth	119
#56	Cheryl	115
#57	Alison	113
#58	Alicia	113
#59	Kerry	111
#60	Patricia	109
#61	Stacy	108
#62	Gina	108
#63	Holly	108
#64	Sandra	107
#65	Kristy	107
#66	Heidi	106
#67	Kerri	105
#68	Jacqueline	104
#69	Renee	103
#70	Courtney	103
#71	Tammy	102
#72	Robin	101
#73	Carolyn	101
#74	Jillian	98
#75	Tina	93
#76	Lori	91
#77	Tiffany	89
#78	Tanya	86
#79	Leah	86
#80	Lindsay	84
#81	Nancy	84
#82	Linda	84
#83	Kristina	84
#84	Kara	83
#85	Meredith	83
#86	Kate	83
#87	Denise	81
#88	April	80
#89	Samantha	80
#90	Suzanne	80
#91	Cynthia	79
#92	Deborah	79
#93	Theresa	76
#94	Pamela	75
#95	Erika	73
#96	Laurie	73
#97	Lynn	72
#98	Anne	71
#99	Brenda	71
#100	Wendy	71

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
Caitlin	54	18	1
Meaghan	44	15	2
Maura	25	8	1
Lynne	26	9	1
Kerry	111	37	8
Julianne	22	7	2
Kerri	105	35	8
Kate	83	28	7
Meghan	133	45	11
Jillian	98	33	9
Maureen	53	18	5
Kristen	287	97	29

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.