Most popular girls’ names in Massachusetts, 1978

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Jennifer	1,492
2	Melissa	863
3	Jessica	772
4	Amy	603
5	Sarah	574
6	Michelle	572
7	Nicole	569
8	Elizabeth	553
9	Lisa	530
10	Heather	513
11	Kelly	496
12	Erin	400
13	Christine	386
14	Kimberly	367
15	Rebecca	365
16	Danielle	347
17	Julie	334
18	Stephanie	325
19	Christina	310
20	Amanda	307
21	Kristen	287
22	Andrea	266
23	Laura	256
24	Angela	251
25	Rachel	245

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Kathleen	240
27	Katherine	219
28	Emily	214
29	Jill	209
30	Mary	206
31	Shannon	201
32	Karen	196
33	Lauren	190
34	Tara	189
35	Sara	180
36	Erica	172
37	Kristin	168
38	Jamie	157
39	Susan	155
40	Maria	151
41	Kathryn	149
42	Crystal	144
43	Catherine	141
43	Megan	141
45	Tracy	138
46	Meghan	133
47	Stacey	132
48	Melanie	131
49	Katie	126
50	Colleen	125
51	Allison	123
51	Carrie	123
53	Dawn	122
53	Jaime	122
55	Beth	119
56	Cheryl	115
57	Alicia	113
57	Alison	113
59	Kerry	111
60	Patricia	109
61	Gina	108
61	Holly	108
61	Stacy	108
64	Kristy	107
64	Sandra	107
66	Heidi	106
67	Kerri	105
68	Jacqueline	104
69	Courtney	103
69	Renee	103
71	Tammy	102
72	Carolyn	101
72	Robin	101
74	Jillian	98
75	Tina	93
76	Lori	91
77	Tiffany	89
78	Leah	86
78	Tanya	86
80	Kristina	84
80	Linda	84
80	Lindsay	84
80	Nancy	84
84	Kara	83
84	Kate	83
84	Meredith	83
87	Denise	81
88	April	80
88	Samantha	80
88	Suzanne	80
91	Cynthia	79
91	Deborah	79
93	Theresa	76
94	Pamela	75
95	Erika	73
95	Laurie	73
97	Lynn	72
98	Anne	71
98	Brenda	71
98	Wendy	71