Most popular girls’ names in Massachusetts, 1964

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Lisa	2,121
2	Susan	1,531
3	Karen	1,303
4	Mary	1,252
5	Patricia	1,076
6	Donna	944
7	Kathleen	938
8	Christine	899
9	Linda	838
10	Deborah	819
11	Nancy	702
12	Elizabeth	678
13	Pamela	638
14	Diane	632
15	Michelle	631
16	Cheryl	609
17	Robin	548
18	Laura	537
19	Sandra	524
20	Lori	483
21	Barbara	477
22	Kimberly	475
23	Debra	472
23	Denise	472
25	Cynthia	469

Rank	Name	Babies
25	Laurie	469
27	Jennifer	450
28	Ann	445
28	Sharon	445
30	Paula	441
31	Carol	436
32	Maureen	423
33	Julie	410
34	Brenda	404
35	Catherine	360
36	Theresa	353
37	Margaret	350
38	Kelly	346
39	Anne	345
39	Dawn	345
41	Suzanne	334
42	Jacqueline	331
43	Wendy	320
44	Joanne	316
45	Kim	315
46	Amy	302
47	Maria	301
48	Janet	291
49	Beth	275
49	Lynn	275
51	Judith	270
52	Jean	266
53	Carolyn	254
53	Michele	254
55	Tammy	245
56	Ellen	244
57	Sheila	242
58	Darlene	240
59	Tracy	239
60	Jane	234
60	Joan	234
62	Lynne	232
63	Tina	223
64	Andrea	216
65	Heidi	203
66	Marie	199
67	Melissa	191
68	Colleen	190
69	Jill	180
70	Valerie	178
71	Gail	176
72	Heather	173
73	Bonnie	170
74	Janice	168
75	Leslie	167
75	Teresa	167
77	Angela	166
78	Katherine	165
79	Eileen	162
80	Elaine	158
81	Cindy	156
81	Stephanie	156
83	Kathryn	155
84	Kathy	151
85	Jeanne	150
85	Rebecca	150
87	Lauren	141
88	Sarah	140
89	Martha	138
90	Christina	137
91	Gina	135
92	Debbie	134
93	Tracey	133
94	Doreen	129
95	Holly	128
96	Joyce	124
97	Rhonda	122
98	Diana	121
99	Dianne	118
100	Ruth	109