Most popular girls’ names in Massachusetts, 1981

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Jennifer	1,433
2	Jessica	993
3	Melissa	808
4	Sarah	788
5	Nicole	660
6	Elizabeth	656
7	Amanda	515
8	Michelle	508
9	Amy	504
10	Erin	477
11	Stephanie	447
12	Kristen	426
13	Rebecca	416
14	Lisa	401
15	Danielle	383
16	Heather	382
17	Kimberly	380
18	Lauren	359
19	Kelly	346
20	Laura	319
21	Emily	304
21	Kristin	304
23	Christine	289
24	Rachel	282
25	Katherine	275

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Christina	265
27	Julie	264
28	Sara	263
29	Andrea	249
30	Crystal	244
31	Shannon	238
32	Katie	223
33	Kathryn	217
34	Angela	202
35	Courtney	190
36	Kathleen	183
37	Megan	180
38	Lindsay	179
38	Mary	179
40	Erica	176
41	Tiffany	173
42	Catherine	169
42	Meghan	169
44	Tara	167
45	Allison	163
46	Jamie	157
46	Jillian	157
48	Jill	146
49	Caitlin	139
50	Colleen	135
51	Alison	131
52	Jacqueline	130
52	Karen	130
54	Tanya	127
55	Lindsey	124
56	Leah	123
57	Melanie	122
58	April	120
59	Kate	118
60	Patricia	116
61	Maria	115
62	Susan	109
63	Alicia	103
64	Victoria	102
65	Ashley	100
65	Samantha	100
65	Sandra	100
68	Kerri	99
68	Renee	99
70	Kara	96
71	Alyssa	93
72	Gina	92
73	Kerry	90
73	Pamela	90
73	Tracy	90
76	Bethany	89
76	Diana	89
76	Stacey	89
79	Stacy	87
80	Vanessa	86
81	Holly	85
82	Heidi	83
83	Beth	82
84	Brooke	81
84	Lori	81
86	Meredith	79
87	Carolyn	78
87	Julia	78
89	Anna	77
90	Dawn	76
91	Carrie	74
91	Jaclyn	74
91	Suzanne	74
94	Amber	73
94	Cynthia	73
96	Nancy	72
97	Abigail	70
97	Tina	70
99	Jaime	67
99	Laurie	67