Most popular girls’ names in Massachusetts, 1968

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Lisa	1,753
2	Michelle	1,194
3	Christine	1,037
4	Jennifer	953
5	Susan	904
6	Karen	861
7	Kimberly	856
8	Kathleen	587
9	Patricia	577
10	Mary	576
11	Kelly	567
12	Laura	555
13	Elizabeth	554
14	Deborah	511
15	Melissa	480
16	Julie	479
17	Amy	477
18	Pamela	454
19	Cheryl	429
20	Donna	420
21	Linda	418
22	Nancy	409
23	Lori	397
24	Dawn	383
25	Michele	365

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Tracy	344
27	Wendy	335
28	Cynthia	322
29	Diane	319
30	Sharon	316
31	Denise	315
32	Sandra	314
33	Kristen	312
34	Debra	305
35	Tammy	301
36	Paula	297
37	Tina	285
38	Ann	280
39	Andrea	275
39	Robin	275
41	Stephanie	272
42	Brenda	271
43	Kim	269
44	Laurie	256
45	Maureen	252
46	Barbara	249
46	Suzanne	249
48	Kristin	244
49	Maria	237
50	Catherine	230
51	Heather	228
51	Lynn	228
53	Joanne	221
54	Carolyn	219
55	Jill	218
56	Anne	205
57	Christina	204
58	Stacey	203
59	Carol	199
59	Theresa	199
61	Colleen	192
62	Rebecca	188
62	Renee	188
64	Beth	187
65	Katherine	184
66	Angela	183
67	Heidi	174
68	Gina	172
69	Sheila	171
70	Tracey	170
71	Kerry	165
71	Margaret	165
73	Sarah	163
74	Jacqueline	159
75	Janet	143
76	Kristine	142
77	Darlene	129
78	Lynne	128
79	Ellen	122
79	Judith	122
81	Bonnie	121
82	Rhonda	120
83	Leslie	118
84	Diana	114
85	Lauren	112
86	Holly	111
86	Jean	111
88	Eileen	110
89	Nicole	109
90	Marie	108
91	Teresa	106
92	Jodi	105
93	Cindy	104
94	Carrie	101
94	Rachel	101
96	Danielle	100
97	Elaine	98
98	Erin	97
99	Kathryn	96
100	Jane	95