Most popular girls’ names in Massachusetts, 1982

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	1,162
3	Sarah	786
4	Melissa	732
4	Nicole	732
6	Elizabeth	666
7	Amanda	557
8	Amy	529
9	Michelle	498
10	Erin	472
11	Stephanie	447
12	Lauren	428
13	Rebecca	408
14	Heather	386
15	Danielle	385
16	Kimberly	375
17	Kristen	374
18	Lisa	357
19	Kelly	342
20	Laura	335
21	Emily	332
22	Katherine	328
23	Crystal	291
24	Rachel	283
25	Christine	277

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Lindsay	260
27	Andrea	259
28	Jillian	251
29	Sara	246
30	Julie	245
31	Kristin	243
32	Christina	241
33	Angela	233
34	Katie	221
35	Kathryn	220
36	Shannon	214
37	Jacqueline	208
38	Erica	206
39	Tiffany	204
40	Courtney	203
41	Meghan	198
42	Mary	196
43	Kathleen	188
44	Jamie	185
45	Megan	178
46	Caitlin	172
47	Allison	165
48	Ashley	162
48	Tara	162
50	Lindsey	157
51	Colleen	149
52	Alicia	143
53	Samantha	131
54	Melanie	127
55	Catherine	126
55	Karen	126
57	Patricia	122
58	Kate	119
59	Diana	117
60	Maria	116
61	Alison	115
62	Jill	114
63	Leah	112
64	Julia	108
65	Susan	105
66	Victoria	103
67	Anna	99
67	Tanya	99
69	April	98
70	Kara	96
70	Kristina	96
72	Cassandra	93
73	Vanessa	91
74	Kerri	87
75	Jaclyn	86
75	Kerry	86
77	Anne	85
78	Meredith	83
78	Pamela	83
78	Stacey	83
81	Bethany	81
81	Renee	81
83	Sandra	80
84	Holly	79
84	Margaret	79
86	Carolyn	78
86	Katelyn	78
86	Tracy	78
89	Alexandra	75
89	Cynthia	75
91	Heidi	74
92	Dawn	73
92	Krystal	73
92	Monica	73
92	Theresa	73
96	Alexis	71
96	Erika	71
98	Katrina	69
99	Gina	68
99	Jaime	68
99	Joanna	68
99	Rachael	68
99	Stacy	68