Most popular girls’ names in Massachusetts, 1974

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Jennifer	1,843
2	Amy	794
3	Michelle	752
4	Melissa	641
5	Heather	622
6	Lisa	611
7	Kimberly	522
8	Nicole	473
9	Christine	453
10	Jessica	425
11	Elizabeth	424
12	Rebecca	397
13	Kristen	371
14	Julie	362
15	Karen	331
16	Sarah	327
17	Stephanie	308
18	Susan	301
19	Kelly	296
20	Tara	288
21	Erin	278
22	Danielle	264
23	Kathleen	247
24	Laura	238
25	Tracy	234

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Andrea	229
27	Jill	221
28	Dawn	220
29	Mary	213
30	Patricia	211
31	Angela	201
32	Tammy	200
33	Shannon	199
34	Rachel	196
35	Christina	194
36	Kristin	193
37	Lori	184
38	Kerry	181
39	Tina	177
40	Wendy	168
41	Kerri	167
42	Sandra	162
43	Amanda	159
44	Maria	156
45	Deborah	153
46	Catherine	151
46	Katherine	151
48	Colleen	149
49	Melanie	148
49	Pamela	148
51	Denise	147
52	Laurie	143
53	Stacey	141
54	Cheryl	137
55	Nancy	133
56	Carrie	129
57	Sara	126
58	Michele	125
59	Kara	123
59	Stacy	123
61	April	122
61	Tanya	122
63	Brenda	120
63	Heidi	120
65	Holly	116
65	Suzanne	116
67	Renee	115
68	Linda	113
69	Alison	112
70	Jodi	111
70	Sharon	111
72	Diane	109
73	Erica	108
74	Cynthia	104
74	Debra	104
74	Lynn	104
77	Theresa	103
78	Robin	101
79	Donna	100
80	Emily	99
81	Carolyn	98
82	Tracey	95
83	Jacqueline	94
84	Lauren	93
85	Allison	92
86	Barbara	90
86	Diana	90
86	Kathryn	90
89	Gina	89
90	Ann	88
90	Maureen	88
92	Megan	85
93	Beth	84
94	Alicia	81
95	Leah	80
96	Joanne	79
96	Paula	79
98	Anna	76
98	Margaret	76
100	Meredith	75