Most popular girls’ names in Massachusetts, 1975

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Jennifer	1,676
2	Amy	847
3	Melissa	693
4	Michelle	682
5	Heather	571
6	Jessica	519
7	Lisa	518
8	Nicole	499
9	Kimberly	452
10	Christine	431
11	Elizabeth	427
12	Kelly	388
13	Sarah	369
14	Rebecca	363
15	Julie	349
16	Erin	295
17	Stephanie	284
18	Karen	278
19	Kristen	271
20	Danielle	268
21	Laura	253
22	Tara	247
23	Dawn	246
24	Christina	245
25	Susan	240

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Kathleen	232
27	Angela	226
28	Jill	217
29	Andrea	216
30	Mary	210
31	Rachel	208
32	Amanda	205
32	Tracy	205
34	Shannon	197
35	Kerry	189
36	Katherine	183
37	Patricia	177
38	Tammy	176
39	Carrie	169
40	Kristin	163
40	Stacey	163
42	Wendy	161
43	Melanie	157
44	Sandra	155
45	Lori	154
46	Tanya	150
47	Emily	149
48	Maria	147
49	Megan	137
50	Laurie	136
51	Kerri	135
52	Brenda	134
52	Kara	134
54	Catherine	131
55	Sara	128
56	Nancy	127
57	Colleen	126
57	Heidi	126
59	Erica	124
60	Michele	119
60	Pamela	119
60	Renee	119
63	Deborah	114
63	Denise	114
63	Stacy	114
66	Tina	113
67	Lauren	112
68	Beth	111
68	Cynthia	111
70	Cheryl	110
71	Allison	109
71	Gina	109
73	Sharon	108
74	Holly	106
75	April	105
76	Alison	98
76	Kathryn	98
78	Robin	97
79	Linda	93
80	Jodi	89
80	Tracey	89
82	Diane	86
83	Margaret	85
84	Anne	83
85	Theresa	82
86	Debra	81
86	Jacqueline	81
86	Lynn	81
89	Suzanne	80
90	Aimee	79
90	Paula	79
92	Carolyn	78
93	Donna	76
93	Joanne	76
95	Tiffany	75
96	Anna	70
97	Courtney	69
97	Meredith	69
99	Diana	68
99	Maureen	68