Most popular girls’ names in Massachusetts, 1961

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Susan	1,747
2	Mary	1,557
3	Lisa	1,555
4	Donna	1,308
5	Linda	1,305
6	Karen	1,254
7	Patricia	1,151
8	Kathleen	1,068
9	Nancy	1,058
10	Deborah	969
11	Cheryl	864
12	Diane	801
13	Elizabeth	751
14	Barbara	669
15	Debra	663
16	Carol	632
17	Pamela	628
18	Sandra	622
19	Cynthia	606
20	Christine	588
21	Sharon	561
22	Robin	560
23	Brenda	547
24	Denise	543
25	Laura	537

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Ann	530
26	Laurie	530
28	Maureen	513
29	Lori	504
30	Theresa	484
31	Joanne	482
32	Michelle	480
33	Paula	462
34	Janet	436
35	Judith	425
36	Margaret	408
37	Catherine	407
38	Anne	377
39	Julie	365
40	Ellen	352
41	Jean	341
42	Jane	340
43	Carolyn	320
44	Jacqueline	305
44	Suzanne	305
46	Joan	304
47	Wendy	295
48	Kimberly	294
49	Kim	288
50	Lynn	282
51	Marie	268
52	Darlene	265
53	Janice	258
54	Kathy	248
55	Jennifer	243
55	Lynne	243
57	Elaine	241
58	Dawn	240
58	Gail	240
60	Amy	239
61	Katherine	237
62	Sheila	232
63	Debbie	231
64	Andrea	227
65	Cindy	219
66	Michele	217
67	Teresa	214
68	Joyce	212
69	Beth	210
69	Jeanne	210
71	Eileen	208
72	Bonnie	202
73	Valerie	196
74	Doreen	191
75	Tammy	187
76	Maria	185
77	Colleen	181
78	Kelly	180
79	Martha	179
80	Leslie	177
81	Tina	170
82	Tracy	162
83	Kathryn	158
84	Cathy	148
85	Heidi	145
86	Dianne	143
86	Jill	143
88	Dorothy	141
88	Rebecca	141
90	Ruth	139
91	Virginia	137
92	Sarah	135
93	Lorraine	130
94	Lauren	128
95	Diana	127
96	Stephanie	124
97	Judy	123
98	Charlene	122
98	Joann	122
100	Beverly	118
100	Holly	118