Most popular girls’ names in Massachusetts, 1963

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Lisa	2,084
2	Susan	1,658
3	Karen	1,376
4	Mary	1,307
5	Donna	1,073
6	Patricia	1,050
7	Linda	994
8	Kathleen	973
9	Christine	818
10	Nancy	788
11	Deborah	785
12	Elizabeth	750
13	Cheryl	727
14	Diane	649
15	Pamela	621
16	Lori	601
17	Laura	597
18	Robin	587
18	Sandra	587
20	Debra	570
21	Michelle	555
22	Paula	552
23	Cynthia	532
24	Barbara	525
25	Sharon	504

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Denise	500
27	Laurie	497
28	Carol	479
29	Ann	462
30	Brenda	443
31	Maureen	438
32	Joanne	424
33	Kimberly	418
34	Jennifer	397
35	Catherine	394
36	Theresa	390
37	Julie	379
38	Anne	376
39	Margaret	361
40	Suzanne	348
41	Judith	320
42	Maria	309
43	Janet	292
44	Wendy	288
45	Jane	282
46	Kelly	279
47	Kim	269
48	Ellen	264
49	Jean	262
49	Lynne	262
49	Tammy	262
52	Amy	259
53	Michele	254
54	Beth	253
55	Joan	247
55	Marie	247
57	Sheila	243
58	Carolyn	242
59	Darlene	232
59	Tina	232
61	Jacqueline	226
62	Andrea	224
63	Tracy	219
64	Lynn	216
65	Dawn	212
66	Kathy	210
67	Janice	203
68	Gail	200
69	Teresa	193
70	Colleen	189
71	Bonnie	186
72	Eileen	185
72	Jeanne	185
74	Leslie	182
75	Cindy	168
75	Heidi	168
77	Melissa	161
78	Jill	160
79	Valerie	158
80	Elaine	157
81	Kathryn	156
82	Gina	155
83	Sarah	147
84	Katherine	146
85	Lauren	145
86	Stephanie	143
87	Joyce	141
88	Diana	137
89	Heather	135
89	Holly	135
89	Rebecca	135
92	Cathy	134
92	Martha	134
94	Christina	133
95	Debbie	132
96	Renee	129
97	Doreen	121
98	Tracey	120
99	Angela	119
100	Lorraine	118