Most popular girls’ names in Massachusetts, 1973

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Jennifer	1,926
2	Michelle	825
3	Amy	752
4	Lisa	731
5	Melissa	626
6	Kimberly	551
7	Heather	538
8	Christine	534
9	Nicole	508
10	Karen	441
11	Rebecca	420
12	Elizabeth	410
13	Julie	395
14	Kristen	383
15	Kelly	368
16	Susan	331
17	Jessica	306
18	Stephanie	295
19	Sarah	294
20	Laura	289
21	Tracy	282
22	Dawn	277
23	Kathleen	273
24	Lori	252
25	Tara	245

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Danielle	239
27	Mary	232
28	Christina	228
29	Kerry	217
30	Kristin	208
31	Stacey	204
32	Tammy	202
33	Andrea	200
34	Patricia	192
34	Shannon	192
36	Erin	190
36	Laurie	190
38	Wendy	188
39	Denise	183
40	Rachel	179
41	Heidi	177
42	Deborah	176
43	Melanie	166
44	Jill	163
45	Cynthia	162
46	Angela	161
46	Colleen	161
48	Sandra	158
49	Michele	155
50	Maria	154
50	Tina	154
52	Linda	153
53	Sharon	152
54	Stacy	151
55	Catherine	147
56	Cheryl	144
56	Nancy	144
56	Suzanne	144
59	Tanya	143
60	Katherine	142
61	Carrie	133
62	Holly	132
63	Brenda	131
64	Kerri	130
65	Pamela	128
66	Erica	127
67	Renee	125
68	Tracey	121
69	Donna	115
70	Amanda	114
71	Diane	110
72	Lynn	109
73	April	103
73	Kathryn	103
75	Robin	102
76	Gina	101
76	Sara	101
78	Alison	99
78	Ann	99
78	Beth	99
81	Allison	96
81	Debra	96
83	Anne	95
84	Theresa	94
85	Jacqueline	93
85	Jodi	93
87	Bridget	92
88	Carolyn	91
88	Maureen	91
90	Barbara	90
90	Emily	90
90	Kara	90
90	Lauren	90
90	Paula	90
95	Kristine	89
95	Margaret	89
97	Kim	84
98	Joanne	82
98	Kristina	82
100	Diana	79