Most popular girls’ names in Massachusetts, 1976

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Jennifer	1,552
2	Amy	877
3	Melissa	705
4	Jessica	671
5	Heather	582
6	Michelle	549
7	Lisa	501
8	Nicole	480
9	Elizabeth	454
10	Sarah	421
11	Kimberly	414
12	Christine	393
13	Rebecca	376
14	Erin	357
15	Kelly	335
16	Julie	326
17	Shannon	312
18	Danielle	295
19	Laura	272
20	Karen	267
21	Stephanie	266
22	Jaime	243
23	Andrea	241
24	Amanda	234
25	Christina	231

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Susan	224
27	Angela	222
28	Tara	221
29	Kristen	206
30	Jill	201
30	Kathleen	201
32	Rachel	198
33	Jamie	186
34	Dawn	177
35	Sara	173
36	Katherine	172
37	Mary	168
38	Stacey	158
39	Kristin	152
39	Tracy	152
41	Erica	151
41	Kerry	151
43	Maria	150
44	Lauren	139
45	Emily	137
46	Megan	134
47	Melanie	133
48	Kerri	132
49	Patricia	130
50	Allison	129
51	Lori	128
52	Stacy	127
53	Carrie	125
53	Colleen	125
55	Catherine	120
56	Kathryn	119
56	Tammy	119
58	Wendy	118
59	Laurie	117
60	Courtney	116
61	Holly	114
62	Sandra	113
63	Heidi	111
63	Tanya	111
65	Deborah	106
66	Alison	105
67	Renee	102
68	Tina	101
69	Alicia	100
70	Cynthia	99
71	Sharon	94
72	Cheryl	93
73	Nancy	92
74	Beth	91
75	Carolyn	89
75	Pamela	89
75	Suzanne	89
78	Michele	88
79	April	85
80	Kara	84
81	Brenda	81
82	Denise	80
83	Kristina	77
84	Tiffany	76
85	Linda	75
86	Lynn	74
87	Anne	72
87	Gina	72
87	Jacqueline	72
87	Samantha	72
91	Keri	71
92	Crystal	70
92	Lindsay	70
92	Theresa	70
92	Victoria	70
96	Ann	69
96	Meghan	69
98	Leah	68
99	Paula	67
100	Aimee	65
100	Diane	65
100	Robin	65