Most popular girls’ names in Massachusetts, 1977

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Jennifer	1,532
2	Jessica	773
3	Melissa	745
4	Amy	688
5	Michelle	573
6	Sarah	551
7	Heather	550
8	Kelly	524
9	Elizabeth	505
10	Nicole	491
11	Lisa	466
12	Kimberly	441
13	Erin	415
14	Christine	380
15	Rebecca	354
16	Julie	333
17	Danielle	321
18	Stephanie	303
19	Amanda	290
20	Laura	281
21	Andrea	269
22	Jill	267
23	Karen	257
24	Christina	249
25	Shannon	244

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Angela	235
27	Kristen	234
28	Katherine	224
29	Mary	209
30	Tara	206
31	Emily	197
32	Kathleen	192
33	Rachel	191
34	Jaime	189
35	Jamie	181
36	Sara	178
37	Susan	164
38	Stacey	157
39	Lauren	150
40	Erica	149
40	Megan	149
42	Carrie	148
42	Tracy	148
44	Beth	147
45	Kristin	146
46	Melanie	145
47	Dawn	141
48	Colleen	133
49	Maria	131
50	Kerri	130
51	Catherine	129
52	Patricia	127
53	Kathryn	125
54	Allison	121
54	Sandra	121
56	Kerry	119
57	Renee	112
58	Tanya	111
59	Lori	110
60	Alison	108
61	Holly	106
62	Heidi	104
62	Tina	104
64	Gina	102
65	Stacy	100
66	Tammy	99
67	Katie	98
68	Kara	97
69	Nancy	96
70	Alicia	95
71	Crystal	94
72	Courtney	90
72	Denise	90
74	April	88
75	Leah	86
75	Meghan	86
75	Wendy	86
78	Cynthia	84
78	Laurie	84
78	Michele	84
81	Kristy	83
81	Lindsay	83
83	Diane	81
83	Linda	81
85	Kristina	80
86	Ann	79
87	Deborah	78
88	Jacqueline	76
88	Jodi	76
88	Suzanne	76
91	Sabrina	74
91	Sharon	74
93	Meredith	73
94	Cheryl	71
94	Kate	71
94	Pamela	71
97	Keri	70
98	Carolyn	68
98	Jaclyn	68
100	Bethany	67
100	Valerie	67