Most popular girls’ names in Massachusetts, 1971

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Jennifer	2,015
2	Lisa	1,089
3	Michelle	1,064
4	Kimberly	851
5	Amy	720
6	Christine	713
7	Karen	630
8	Melissa	602
9	Susan	559
10	Heather	531
11	Julie	483
12	Elizabeth	477
13	Kelly	465
14	Kathleen	422
15	Laura	418
16	Kristen	413
17	Dawn	406
18	Tracy	404
19	Nicole	383
20	Lori	352
21	Tammy	348
22	Mary	347
23	Patricia	339
24	Pamela	331
25	Deborah	324

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Kristin	310
27	Tina	306
28	Stephanie	289
29	Rebecca	286
30	Andrea	280
31	Wendy	274
32	Cheryl	273
33	Jessica	261
34	Laurie	254
35	Sandra	252
36	Angela	243
37	Nancy	241
38	Kerry	233
38	Linda	233
40	Sarah	232
41	Cynthia	228
42	Erin	224
43	Donna	223
44	Denise	222
45	Maria	220
45	Michele	220
47	Heidi	218
47	Sharon	218
47	Stacey	218
50	Christina	212
51	Tara	211
52	Brenda	208
52	Rachel	208
54	Shannon	206
55	Paula	199
56	Debra	194
56	Diane	194
58	Suzanne	188
59	Jill	187
60	Tracey	178
61	Robin	177
62	Colleen	174
63	Lynn	169
64	Theresa	168
65	Catherine	167
66	Ann	163
66	Danielle	163
68	Kim	160
69	Stacy	159
70	Beth	147
71	Gina	146
72	Katherine	145
73	Barbara	142
74	Carrie	140
75	Melanie	138
76	Alison	137
77	Carolyn	135
77	Kerri	135
79	Renee	131
80	Joanne	129
81	Maureen	125
82	Margaret	124
83	Holly	123
83	Jodi	123
83	Tanya	123
86	Jacqueline	122
87	Lauren	121
88	Kristine	112
89	Anne	107
89	Erica	107
91	Allison	106
92	Leslie	103
93	Kara	101
94	Sherry	100
95	Diana	99
96	Sara	97
97	Carol	94
97	Kathryn	94
99	Bonnie	93
99	Darlene	93
99	Kristina	93