Most popular girls’ names in Massachusetts, 1970

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Jennifer	1,645
2	Lisa	1,358
3	Michelle	1,059
4	Kimberly	995
5	Christine	911
6	Karen	760
7	Amy	723
8	Susan	658
9	Melissa	638
10	Julie	559
11	Tracy	540
12	Elizabeth	515
13	Kathleen	511
14	Laura	502
15	Heather	500
16	Kelly	494
17	Mary	438
18	Dawn	426
19	Patricia	403
20	Kristen	400
21	Pamela	395
22	Lori	375
23	Nicole	364
24	Deborah	362
25	Cheryl	351

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Kristin	346
26	Tammy	346
28	Stephanie	334
29	Wendy	310
30	Linda	308
31	Donna	300
32	Nancy	298
33	Denise	297
34	Sandra	293
35	Michele	284
36	Sharon	283
37	Cynthia	274
38	Tina	269
39	Andrea	265
40	Laurie	262
41	Debra	260
42	Diane	244
43	Rebecca	241
44	Erin	233
45	Robin	228
46	Christina	226
46	Heidi	226
48	Angela	222
49	Tracey	219
50	Ann	213
50	Maria	213
52	Jill	211
52	Suzanne	211
54	Brenda	209
55	Catherine	208
55	Sarah	208
57	Kim	203
58	Paula	201
59	Stacey	200
60	Barbara	192
60	Shannon	192
62	Theresa	189
63	Rachel	187
63	Tara	187
65	Colleen	186
66	Kerry	182
67	Jessica	181
68	Beth	179
69	Stacy	178
70	Carol	174
70	Lynn	174
72	Maureen	171
73	Katherine	170
74	Gina	162
75	Kristine	161
76	Anne	160
77	Holly	154
77	Renee	154
79	Joanne	146
80	Jacqueline	138
80	Margaret	138
82	Carolyn	137
83	Danielle	135
84	Lauren	130
85	Leslie	126
86	Jodi	124
87	Sheila	118
88	Ellen	117
89	Carrie	116
89	Jean	116
91	Kathryn	113
92	Cindy	111
93	Kellie	109
94	Darlene	108
95	Bonnie	105
96	Kerri	101
97	Victoria	98
98	Kristina	97
98	Sara	97
100	Janet	96