Most popular girls’ names in Massachusetts, 1962

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Lisa	1,713
2	Susan	1,690
3	Karen	1,402
4	Mary	1,375
5	Linda	1,176
6	Donna	1,083
7	Patricia	1,050
8	Kathleen	929
9	Deborah	879
10	Nancy	877
11	Cheryl	783
12	Diane	735
13	Elizabeth	699
14	Debra	677
15	Robin	623
16	Christine	622
17	Pamela	620
18	Barbara	599
18	Cynthia	599
20	Laurie	594
21	Sandra	570
22	Laura	558
23	Lori	541
24	Sharon	514
25	Denise	511

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Carol	503
27	Ann	501
28	Michelle	499
29	Brenda	445
30	Catherine	422
31	Maureen	419
32	Theresa	403
33	Janet	390
34	Margaret	388
35	Suzanne	387
36	Paula	382
37	Joanne	378
38	Julie	369
39	Kimberly	362
40	Jane	339
41	Anne	334
42	Jennifer	322
43	Judith	316
44	Jean	303
45	Kim	292
46	Ellen	272
46	Lynne	272
48	Michele	270
48	Wendy	270
50	Jacqueline	266
50	Lynn	266
52	Carolyn	257
52	Kelly	257
54	Maria	254
55	Kathy	251
56	Sheila	250
57	Tina	242
58	Janice	234
58	Marie	234
60	Joan	227
61	Teresa	226
62	Jeanne	225
63	Beth	222
64	Gail	218
65	Amy	215
66	Eileen	209
67	Andrea	200
68	Elaine	196
69	Dawn	194
70	Cindy	192
71	Darlene	191
71	Tracy	191
73	Katherine	188
74	Debbie	180
75	Tammy	177
76	Bonnie	170
76	Joyce	170
76	Leslie	170
79	Doreen	168
80	Colleen	165
81	Valerie	160
82	Heidi	158
83	Kathryn	155
84	Martha	151
85	Tracey	148
86	Jill	145
87	Melissa	133
88	Diana	132
89	Stephanie	131
90	Sarah	127
91	Judy	126
92	Dianne	125
93	Cathy	123
93	Dorothy	123
95	Rebecca	122
96	Lauren	121
97	Lorraine	120
98	Gina	117
98	Virginia	117
100	Angela	115