Popular Massachusetts Girl Baby Names From 1979

The Most Popular Massachusetts Girl Baby Names in 1979

You're currently viewing the most popular girl baby names in 1979.

Topping the charts on position #1 this year in Massachusetts was Jennifer. In total there were 30,643 girls born sharing 664 unique names. The names are sorted by popularity, with the #1 position being the most popular baby name in 1979 . How Unique explains how common it was to give a baby girl that name in that specific year. The total count is the total number of girl baby names this year, and the trend column tells you if this name gained or lost in popularity from the previous year. To see more historic data and insights about a specific name you can click on it.

Rank	Name	How Unique?	Total births this year
1	Jennifer	1 in 20 (4.9%)	1,511
2	Melissa	1 in 30 (3.3%)	1,007
3	Jessica	1 in 38 (2.7%)	816
4	Sarah	1 in 48 (2.1%)	639
5	Nicole	1 in 54 (1.9%)	569
6	Michelle	1 in 55 (1.8%)	559
7	Amy	1 in 56 (1.8%)	546
8	Elizabeth	1 in 57 (1.8%)	542
9	Lisa	1 in 61 (1.6%)	502
10	Heather	1 in 65 (1.5%)	474
11	Kelly	1 in 69 (1.5%)	447
12	Amanda	1 in 73 (1.4%)	422
13	Erin	1 in 75 (1.3%)	407
14	Kimberly	1 in 87 (1.2%)	353
15	Stephanie	1 in 87 (1.1%)	351
16	Christine	1 in 88 (1.1%)	350
17	Rebecca	1 in 88 (1.1%)	349
18	Christina	1 in 90 (1.1%)	342
19	Danielle	1 in 95 (1.1%)	323
20	Lauren	1 in 96 (1%)	319
21	Julie	1 in 100 (1%)	307
22	Laura	1 in 106 (0.9%)	289
23	Andrea	1 in 121 (0.8%)	254
24	Angela	1 in 124 (0.8%)	247
25	Shannon	1 in 124 (0.8%)	247
26	Katherine	1 in 125 (0.8%)	245
27	Kristen	1 in 129 (0.8%)	238
28	Emily	1 in 138 (0.7%)	222
29	Rachel	1 in 139 (0.7%)	221
30	Sara	1 in 146 (0.7%)	210
31	Mary	1 in 148 (0.7%)	207
32	Katie	1 in 149 (0.7%)	206
33	Erica	1 in 149 (0.7%)	205
34	Jamie	1 in 155 (0.6%)	198
35	Jill	1 in 163 (0.6%)	188
36	Meghan	1 in 163 (0.6%)	188
37	Tara	1 in 166 (0.6%)	185
38	Kathleen	1 in 167 (0.6%)	183
39	Kristin	1 in 172 (0.6%)	178
40	Kathryn	1 in 181 (0.6%)	169
41	Karen	1 in 182 (0.5%)	168
42	Megan	1 in 187 (0.5%)	164
43	Melanie	1 in 200 (0.5%)	153
44	Crystal	1 in 204 (0.5%)	150
45	Colleen	1 in 216 (0.5%)	142
46	Allison	1 in 217 (0.5%)	141
47	Susan	1 in 224 (0.4%)	137
48	Patricia	1 in 227 (0.4%)	135
49	Catherine	1 in 229 (0.4%)	134
50	Alicia	1 in 236 (0.4%)	130
51	Maria	1 in 238 (0.4%)	129
52	Kate	1 in 243 (0.4%)	126
53	Alison	1 in 243 (0.4%)	126
54	Tracy	1 in 260 (0.4%)	118
55	Jillian	1 in 262 (0.4%)	117
56	Tanya	1 in 262 (0.4%)	117
57	Kristy	1 in 271 (0.4%)	113
58	Courtney	1 in 271 (0.4%)	113
59	Cheryl	1 in 271 (0.4%)	113
60	Dawn	1 in 281 (0.4%)	109
61	Tiffany	1 in 298 (0.3%)	103
62	Lindsay	1 in 306 (0.3%)	100
63	Sandra	1 in 310 (0.3%)	99
64	Kara	1 in 310 (0.3%)	99
65	Gina	1 in 316 (0.3%)	97
66	Holly	1 in 316 (0.3%)	97
67	Stacey	1 in 316 (0.3%)	97
68	Jacqueline	1 in 323 (0.3%)	95
69	Jaime	1 in 323 (0.3%)	95
70	Leah	1 in 323 (0.3%)	95
71	Stacy	1 in 326 (0.3%)	94
72	Kerry	1 in 326 (0.3%)	94
73	Carrie	1 in 326 (0.3%)	94
74	Kerri	1 in 329 (0.3%)	93
75	Lori	1 in 333 (0.3%)	92
76	Tina	1 in 333 (0.3%)	92
77	Tammy	1 in 340 (0.3%)	90
78	April	1 in 340 (0.3%)	90
79	Cynthia	1 in 352 (0.3%)	87
80	Kristina	1 in 352 (0.3%)	87
81	Laurie	1 in 352 (0.3%)	87
82	Nancy	1 in 361 (0.3%)	85
83	Carolyn	1 in 361 (0.3%)	85
84	Beth	1 in 361 (0.3%)	85
85	Renee	1 in 365 (0.3%)	84
86	Vanessa	1 in 374 (0.3%)	82
87	Samantha	1 in 374 (0.3%)	82
88	Meredith	1 in 374 (0.3%)	82
89	Margaret	1 in 374 (0.3%)	82
90	Bethany	1 in 383 (0.3%)	80
91	Heidi	1 in 383 (0.3%)	80
92	Suzanne	1 in 393 (0.3%)	78
93	Wendy	1 in 393 (0.3%)	78
94	Sharon	1 in 403 (0.2%)	76
95	Anna	1 in 403 (0.2%)	76
96	Erika	1 in 409 (0.2%)	75
97	Jaclyn	1 in 438 (0.2%)	70
98	Theresa	1 in 438 (0.2%)	70
99	Anne	1 in 444 (0.2%)	69
100	Robin	1 in 444 (0.2%)	69