Most popular girls’ names in Massachusetts, 1972

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Jennifer	2,077
2	Lisa	900
2	Michelle	900
4	Kimberly	733
5	Amy	684
6	Christine	605
7	Nicole	592
8	Melissa	583
9	Heather	554
10	Karen	462
11	Julie	455
12	Susan	411
13	Elizabeth	403
14	Kelly	371
15	Rebecca	363
16	Dawn	352
17	Kathleen	337
18	Laura	323
19	Stephanie	312
20	Mary	304
21	Kristin	302
22	Jessica	295
23	Patricia	294
24	Tracy	290
25	Kristen	283

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Tara	280
27	Tammy	262
28	Lori	253
29	Cheryl	250
30	Andrea	247
31	Deborah	233
32	Wendy	229
33	Tina	221
34	Christina	219
35	Laurie	218
36	Heidi	216
37	Kerry	213
38	Sandra	205
39	Denise	202
40	Sarah	201
41	Erin	200
42	Donna	199
43	Pamela	198
44	Michele	187
45	Cynthia	185
45	Sharon	185
47	Rachel	182
47	Shannon	182
49	Suzanne	180
50	Angela	177
50	Debra	177
52	Danielle	176
52	Stacey	176
54	Jill	175
55	Linda	168
56	Colleen	164
56	Melanie	164
58	Maria	163
59	Catherine	162
59	Nancy	162
61	Katherine	156
62	Brenda	147
63	Renee	146
64	Lynn	145
65	Ann	144
66	Robin	142
67	Paula	138
68	Holly	130
68	Stacy	130
70	Diane	126
71	Kerri	123
72	Tanya	121
73	Tracey	118
74	Beth	115
75	Carrie	113
75	Kathryn	113
77	Margaret	112
78	Maureen	111
79	Theresa	108
80	Barbara	106
81	Alison	104
82	Gina	101
82	Kim	101
84	Carolyn	100
85	April	99
85	Joanne	99
87	Erica	93
88	Anne	88
89	Jodi	87
89	Kara	87
91	Amanda	85
92	Allison	84
92	Lauren	84
94	Sheila	82
95	Emily	80
96	Kristine	79
97	Jacqueline	76
97	Jean	76
97	Marie	76
100	Janet	75