Most popular girls’ names in Massachusetts, 1983

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Jennifer	1,408
2	Jessica	1,089
3	Nicole	770
4	Sarah	737
5	Elizabeth	642
6	Melissa	635
7	Amanda	600
8	Erin	542
9	Stephanie	511
10	Ashley	499
11	Lauren	467
12	Michelle	449
13	Amy	440
14	Heather	422
15	Rebecca	407
16	Emily	390
17	Kimberly	382
18	Kristen	363
19	Danielle	353
20	Laura	339
21	Kelly	337
22	Lisa	334
23	Christine	315
24	Christina	309
25	Meghan	290

Rank	Name	Babies
25	Rachel	290
27	Katherine	274
28	Crystal	269
29	Shannon	265
30	Megan	264
31	Kathryn	263
32	Andrea	262
33	Lindsay	258
34	Julie	238
35	Angela	236
35	Kristin	236
37	Sara	220
38	Caitlin	219
39	Jamie	208
39	Kathleen	208
41	Katie	204
42	Erica	203
43	Lindsey	193
43	Mary	193
45	Courtney	189
46	Catherine	170
47	Jacqueline	169
48	Jillian	164
49	Tiffany	163
50	Allison	160
51	Samantha	152
52	Tara	144
53	Alicia	139
54	Vanessa	133
55	Holly	131
56	Maria	126
57	Kara	124
58	Colleen	120
59	Alison	113
60	Julia	111
61	Patricia	110
62	Diana	109
62	Victoria	109
64	Jill	106
65	Meredith	102
66	Kerri	101
66	Renee	101
68	Leah	99
69	Meaghan	98
70	Stacy	90
71	Karen	89
71	Melanie	89
73	Anna	86
73	Katelyn	86
73	Margaret	86
73	Susan	86
77	Amber	85
77	Anne	85
77	Pamela	85
77	Stacey	85
81	Kerry	83
81	Kristina	83
81	Krystal	83
81	Rachael	83
85	Kaitlin	81
86	Joanna	80
86	Kate	80
88	Natalie	79
89	Alexandra	77
90	Gina	75
91	Bethany	74
91	Tanya	74
93	April	73
93	Cynthia	73
93	Jaclyn	73
93	Monica	73
93	Stefanie	73
98	Alexis	72
98	Molly	72
100	Abigail	71