Most popular girls’ names in Massachusetts, 1979

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Jennifer	1,512
2	Melissa	1,007
3	Jessica	818
4	Sarah	639
5	Nicole	570
6	Michelle	559
7	Amy	546
8	Elizabeth	542
9	Lisa	502
10	Heather	474
11	Kelly	447
12	Amanda	422
13	Erin	407
14	Kimberly	353
15	Stephanie	351
16	Christine	350
17	Rebecca	349
18	Christina	342
19	Danielle	323
20	Lauren	319
21	Julie	307
22	Laura	289
23	Andrea	256
24	Angela	247
24	Shannon	247

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Katherine	245
27	Kristen	237
28	Emily	222
29	Rachel	221
30	Sara	210
31	Mary	208
32	Erica	205
32	Katie	205
34	Jamie	198
35	Jill	188
35	Meghan	188
37	Tara	185
38	Kathleen	183
39	Kristin	178
40	Kathryn	169
41	Karen	168
42	Megan	164
43	Melanie	153
44	Crystal	150
45	Colleen	142
46	Allison	141
47	Susan	136
48	Patricia	135
49	Catherine	134
50	Alicia	130
51	Maria	129
52	Alison	126
52	Kate	126
54	Jillian	118
55	Tanya	117
55	Tracy	117
57	Cheryl	113
57	Kristy	113
59	Courtney	112
60	Dawn	109
61	Tiffany	103
62	Lindsay	100
63	Kara	99
64	Sandra	98
65	Gina	97
65	Holly	97
65	Stacey	97
68	Jacqueline	95
68	Jaime	95
68	Leah	95
71	Carrie	94
71	Kerry	94
71	Stacy	94
74	Kerri	93
75	Lori	92
76	April	90
76	Tammy	90
76	Tina	90
79	Cynthia	87
79	Kristina	87
79	Laurie	87
82	Beth	85
82	Carolyn	85
82	Nancy	85
85	Renee	84
86	Margaret	82
86	Meredith	82
86	Samantha	82
86	Vanessa	82
90	Bethany	80
90	Heidi	80
92	Suzanne	78
92	Wendy	78
94	Anna	76
94	Sharon	76
96	Erika	74
97	Jaclyn	70
97	Theresa	70
99	Anne	69
99	Robin	69