Most popular girls’ names in Massachusetts, 1980

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Jennifer	1,480
2	Melissa	908
3	Jessica	874
4	Sarah	756
5	Nicole	639
6	Elizabeth	635
7	Michelle	540
8	Erin	476
9	Amanda	462
10	Lisa	452
11	Heather	429
12	Amy	427
13	Kimberly	425
14	Rebecca	395
15	Stephanie	373
16	Danielle	371
17	Laura	362
18	Kelly	354
19	Lauren	347
20	Kristen	329
21	Christina	316
22	Christine	306
23	Julie	297
24	Katherine	272
25	Emily	259

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Sara	256
27	Rachel	240
28	Shannon	232
29	Angela	228
30	Katie	226
31	Andrea	224
32	Kristin	216
33	Erica	207
33	Kathleen	207
35	Meghan	204
36	Mary	198
37	Crystal	195
37	Megan	195
39	Tiffany	192
40	Kathryn	177
41	Jill	175
42	Allison	168
43	Tara	161
44	Courtney	160
45	Karen	151
46	Jamie	149
47	Catherine	148
48	Colleen	147
48	Maria	147
50	Alison	142
51	Patricia	132
52	Jillian	130
53	Caitlin	121
54	Susan	120
55	Melanie	119
56	Alicia	116
56	Lindsay	116
58	Tracy	115
59	Jacqueline	111
59	Tanya	111
61	Leah	109
62	Kerri	106
63	Beth	104
64	Kara	102
64	Kate	102
66	Heidi	101
66	Stacey	101
68	Kristina	100
69	April	99
70	Holly	98
71	Samantha	95
72	Kerry	91
72	Stacy	91
74	Vanessa	89
75	Renee	88
75	Sandra	88
77	Meredith	87
77	Suzanne	87
79	Anna	86
80	Anne	85
80	Gina	85
82	Dawn	84
83	Brooke	82
83	Nichole	82
85	Lori	81
85	Tina	81
87	Alyssa	79
87	Jaime	79
89	Carrie	76
89	Margaret	76
91	Bethany	74
92	Cynthia	71
92	Denise	71
92	Julia	71
92	Kristy	71
96	Carolyn	70
96	Jaclyn	70
98	Laurie	69
99	Nancy	68
100	Ashley	67
100	Diana	67
100	Erika	67
100	Pamela	67
100	Rachael	67
100	Theresa	67