Most popular girls’ names in Massachusetts, 1965

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Lisa	2,150
2	Karen	1,503
3	Susan	1,273
4	Mary	1,119
5	Christine	949
6	Patricia	896
7	Kathleen	846
8	Donna	749
9	Linda	742
10	Deborah	684
11	Elizabeth	668
12	Kimberly	641
13	Nancy	614
14	Cheryl	603
15	Michelle	589
16	Pamela	575
17	Diane	541
18	Laura	526
19	Jennifer	482
20	Julie	469
21	Sharon	462
22	Debra	459
23	Cynthia	449
24	Sandra	422
25	Wendy	418

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Lori	414
27	Robin	412
28	Kelly	406
29	Barbara	401
30	Denise	400
31	Paula	389
32	Ann	385
33	Carol	380
34	Laurie	378
35	Maureen	370
36	Dawn	367
37	Brenda	357
38	Amy	353
39	Catherine	338
40	Theresa	333
41	Kim	326
42	Maria	310
43	Suzanne	298
44	Margaret	295
45	Michele	291
46	Joanne	286
47	Tracy	274
48	Anne	270
49	Jacqueline	265
50	Tammy	255
51	Lynn	249
52	Janet	243
53	Judith	234
54	Andrea	229
55	Carolyn	227
56	Darlene	221
56	Ellen	221
58	Melissa	220
58	Stephanie	220
60	Jean	213
60	Jill	213
62	Tina	210
63	Sheila	207
64	Beth	203
65	Jane	199
66	Colleen	197
67	Heidi	194
68	Rebecca	185
69	Kristin	180
69	Lynne	180
71	Marie	167
71	Teresa	167
73	Eileen	162
74	Cindy	156
75	Rhonda	148
76	Bonnie	146
76	Katherine	146
76	Sarah	146
79	Joan	142
80	Gina	139
80	Kathy	139
80	Renee	139
83	Angela	137
83	Tracey	137
85	Heather	136
86	Elaine	134
87	Jeanne	133
88	Dianne	131
88	Gail	131
88	Kristine	131
91	Holly	128
92	Leslie	124
93	Kathryn	123
94	Christina	121
95	Janice	120
96	Stacey	118
97	Lauren	117
98	Valerie	114
99	Allison	113
100	Kristen	112