Most popular girls’ names in Massachusetts, 1966

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Lisa	2,138
2	Susan	1,151
3	Karen	1,112
4	Michelle	1,074
5	Christine	976
6	Kimberly	828
7	Mary	820
8	Kathleen	815
9	Patricia	763
10	Deborah	698
11	Elizabeth	674
12	Donna	616
13	Cheryl	592
14	Jennifer	578
15	Linda	549
16	Nancy	538
17	Pamela	499
18	Laura	470
19	Julie	450
20	Diane	439
21	Sandra	404
22	Kelly	403
23	Cynthia	395
24	Debra	391
25	Denise	386

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Kim	380
27	Laurie	378
28	Amy	376
29	Dawn	375
30	Lori	373
31	Barbara	368
32	Sharon	365
33	Robin	340
34	Michele	336
35	Maureen	335
35	Wendy	335
37	Paula	331
37	Tracy	331
39	Ann	327
40	Melissa	324
41	Catherine	319
42	Brenda	317
43	Carol	307
44	Theresa	297
45	Suzanne	294
46	Maria	293
47	Tammy	274
48	Joanne	270
49	Margaret	265
50	Andrea	262
51	Tina	252
52	Anne	242
53	Heidi	237
54	Lynn	231
55	Beth	227
55	Jacqueline	227
57	Jill	216
58	Carolyn	210
59	Colleen	203
60	Stephanie	202
61	Judith	197
61	Kristen	197
63	Jean	193
63	Kristin	193
65	Ellen	188
66	Darlene	186
66	Janet	186
68	Sheila	182
69	Heather	179
70	Marie	175
71	Renee	173
72	Tracey	170
73	Rebecca	169
74	Christina	165
75	Angela	160
75	Kristine	160
77	Sarah	157
78	Jane	153
79	Bonnie	147
80	Eileen	143
80	Gina	143
82	Lynne	142
83	Stacey	141
84	Joan	133
85	Rhonda	130
85	Teresa	130
87	Katherine	128
88	Elaine	127
89	Janice	126
89	Leslie	126
91	Gail	125
91	Holly	125
93	Lauren	122
94	Kathryn	121
95	Cindy	118
96	Jeanne	116
97	Valerie	114
98	Diana	109
99	Kathy	100
100	Sherry	99