Most popular girls’ names in Massachusetts, 1969

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Lisa	1,549
2	Jennifer	1,258
3	Michelle	1,100
4	Kimberly	998
5	Christine	957
6	Susan	798
7	Karen	767
8	Kelly	602
9	Elizabeth	590
10	Laura	589
11	Amy	586
12	Kathleen	549
13	Julie	537
13	Melissa	537
15	Mary	509
16	Patricia	476
17	Deborah	448
18	Tracy	430
19	Pamela	414
20	Dawn	411
21	Cheryl	406
22	Heather	398
23	Lori	397
24	Kristen	392
25	Nancy	371

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Donna	365
27	Linda	360
28	Sandra	332
29	Denise	313
30	Michele	311
31	Laurie	303
32	Stephanie	302
33	Tina	300
34	Sharon	298
35	Tammy	293
36	Wendy	292
37	Kristin	286
38	Cynthia	284
39	Andrea	273
40	Christina	267
40	Debra	267
40	Rebecca	267
43	Diane	258
44	Ann	251
45	Catherine	250
46	Suzanne	245
47	Maria	242
48	Paula	233
49	Robin	232
50	Brenda	231
51	Heidi	228
52	Barbara	223
53	Nicole	215
54	Maureen	214
55	Jill	212
55	Sarah	212
57	Kim	204
58	Tracey	192
59	Beth	191
59	Kerry	191
59	Lynn	191
62	Angela	188
63	Margaret	186
64	Theresa	184
65	Colleen	180
66	Erin	178
67	Carol	174
67	Joanne	174
67	Stacey	174
70	Gina	173
71	Carolyn	171
72	Renee	166
73	Anne	155
74	Rachel	152
75	Katherine	150
76	Shannon	148
77	Holly	142
77	Tara	142
79	Danielle	132
80	Jacqueline	131
80	Kathryn	131
82	Sheila	130
83	Stacy	127
84	Darlene	125
85	Janet	123
85	Lauren	123
87	Jean	118
88	Kristine	115
89	Jodi	113
90	Kellie	111
91	Judith	110
92	Ellen	105
92	Leslie	105
92	Lynne	105
92	Rhonda	105
96	Marie	103
97	Carrie	101
98	Charlene	100
98	Jessica	100
100	Sherry	97