Most popular girls’ names in Massachusetts, 1957

Official counts of babies given each name, ranked by NameTides (names with the same count share a rank).

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Susan	2,057
2	Mary	1,992
3	Karen	1,582
4	Deborah	1,499
5	Patricia	1,461
6	Donna	1,411
7	Linda	1,377
8	Nancy	1,281
9	Kathleen	1,236
10	Cheryl	1,141
11	Debra	1,105
12	Cynthia	1,049
13	Diane	1,016
14	Carol	834
15	Barbara	762
16	Elizabeth	715
17	Denise	596
18	Pamela	580
19	Ann	577
20	Lisa	574
21	Sandra	572
22	Janet	519
23	Sharon	497
24	Judith	487
25	Christine	480

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Catherine	474
27	Maureen	471
28	Anne	463
29	Margaret	459
30	Joanne	457
30	Robin	457
32	Jane	446
33	Gail	442
34	Paula	434
35	Jean	423
36	Joan	414
37	Brenda	385
38	Ellen	381
39	Cindy	366
39	Janice	366
41	Theresa	363
42	Elaine	316
43	Laura	301
44	Kim	291
45	Darlene	290
46	Laurie	289
47	Joyce	278
48	Kathy	275
48	Marie	275
50	Eileen	261
51	Michelle	258
52	Lynn	255
53	Doreen	247
54	Julie	236
55	Sheila	235
56	Jeanne	215
57	Katherine	208
58	Carolyn	203
59	Lynne	198
60	Leslie	197
60	Marianne	197
62	Jo	195
63	Wendy	194
64	Dorothy	191
65	Debbie	190
66	Suzanne	188
67	Andrea	185
68	Bonnie	184
68	Michele	184
70	Teresa	183
71	Lori	182
72	Cathy	180
72	Kathryn	180
72	Martha	180
72	Virginia	180
76	Dianne	168
77	Maria	166
78	Beverly	160
78	Valerie	160
80	Diana	158
81	Roberta	150
82	Lorraine	148
83	Helen	146
84	Kimberly	143
85	Amy	142
86	Dawn	141
86	Rose	141
88	Beth	138
89	Judy	137
90	Ruth	133
91	Marcia	130
92	Colleen	129
93	Charlene	126
94	Lauren	120
95	Sheryl	117
96	Jill	115
97	Debora	114
98	Jennifer	112
99	Jayne	110
100	Rebecca	109
100	Sally	109