Massachusetts · 1979

Top 100 names in Massachusetts, 1979, by official Social Security birth counts.

Rank	Name	Births
#1	Jennifer	1,512
#2	Melissa	1,007
#3	Jessica	818
#4	Sarah	639
#5	Nicole	570
#6	Michelle	559
#7	Amy	546
#8	Elizabeth	542
#9	Lisa	502
#10	Heather	474
#11	Kelly	447
#12	Amanda	422
#13	Erin	407
#14	Kimberly	353
#15	Stephanie	351
#16	Christine	350
#17	Rebecca	349
#18	Christina	342
#19	Danielle	323
#20	Lauren	319
#21	Julie	307
#22	Laura	289
#23	Andrea	256
#24	Shannon	247
#25	Angela	247
#26	Katherine	245
#27	Kristen	237
#28	Emily	222
#29	Rachel	221
#30	Sara	210
#31	Mary	208
#32	Katie	205
#33	Erica	205
#34	Jamie	198
#35	Jill	188
#36	Meghan	188
#37	Tara	185
#38	Kathleen	183
#39	Kristin	178
#40	Kathryn	169
#41	Karen	168
#42	Megan	164
#43	Melanie	153
#44	Crystal	150
#45	Colleen	142
#46	Allison	141
#47	Susan	136
#48	Patricia	135
#49	Catherine	134
#50	Alicia	130
#51	Maria	129
#52	Alison	126
#53	Kate	126
#54	Jillian	118
#55	Tanya	117
#56	Tracy	117
#57	Cheryl	113
#58	Kristy	113
#59	Courtney	112
#60	Dawn	109
#61	Tiffany	103
#62	Lindsay	100
#63	Kara	99
#64	Sandra	98
#65	Stacey	97
#66	Gina	97
#67	Holly	97
#68	Jacqueline	95
#69	Leah	95
#70	Jaime	95
#71	Stacy	94
#72	Carrie	94
#73	Kerry	94
#74	Kerri	93
#75	Lori	92
#76	April	90
#77	Tammy	90
#78	Tina	90
#79	Laurie	87
#80	Cynthia	87
#81	Kristina	87
#82	Carolyn	85
#83	Nancy	85
#84	Beth	85
#85	Renee	84
#86	Vanessa	82
#87	Margaret	82
#88	Samantha	82
#89	Meredith	82
#90	Heidi	80
#91	Bethany	80
#92	Wendy	78
#93	Suzanne	78
#94	Sharon	76
#95	Anna	76
#96	Erika	74
#97	Theresa	70
#98	Jaclyn	70
#99	Anne	69
#100	Robin	69

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
Katelyn	29	9	0
Caitlin	65	21	2
Meaghan	47	15	2
Lynne	27	9	1
Maura	30	10	1
Kate	126	41	8
Kerry	94	31	6
Annmarie	23	8	2
Kerri	93	30	7
Siobhan	22	7	2
Jillian	118	38	9
Meghan	188	61	16

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.