Top baby names in Massachusetts, 1970
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jennifer | 1,645 |
| 2 | Lisa | 1,358 |
| 3 | Michelle | 1,059 |
| 4 | Kimberly | 995 |
| 5 | Christine | 911 |
| 6 | Karen | 760 |
| 7 | Amy | 723 |
| 8 | Susan | 658 |
| 9 | Melissa | 638 |
| 10 | Julie | 559 |
| 11 | Tracy | 540 |
| 12 | Elizabeth | 515 |
| 13 | Kathleen | 511 |
| 14 | Laura | 502 |
| 15 | Heather | 500 |
| 16 | Kelly | 494 |
| 17 | Mary | 438 |
| 18 | Dawn | 426 |
| 19 | Patricia | 403 |
| 20 | Kristen | 400 |
| 21 | Pamela | 395 |
| 22 | Lori | 375 |
| 23 | Nicole | 364 |
| 24 | Deborah | 362 |
| 25 | Cheryl | 351 |
| 26 | Kristin | 346 |
| 26 | Tammy | 346 |
| 28 | Stephanie | 334 |
| 29 | Wendy | 310 |
| 30 | Linda | 308 |
| 31 | Donna | 300 |
| 32 | Nancy | 298 |
| 33 | Denise | 297 |
| 34 | Sandra | 293 |
| 35 | Michele | 284 |
| 36 | Sharon | 283 |
| 37 | Cynthia | 274 |
| 38 | Tina | 269 |
| 39 | Andrea | 265 |
| 40 | Laurie | 262 |
| 41 | Debra | 260 |
| 42 | Diane | 244 |
| 43 | Rebecca | 241 |
| 44 | Erin | 233 |
| 45 | Robin | 228 |
| 46 | Christina | 226 |
| 46 | Heidi | 226 |
| 48 | Angela | 222 |
| 49 | Tracey | 219 |
| 50 | Ann | 213 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 2,797 |
| 2 | David | 2,034 |
| 3 | John | 2,018 |
| 4 | Robert | 1,788 |
| 5 | James | 1,655 |
| 6 | Christopher | 1,555 |
| 7 | Scott | 1,194 |
| 8 | William | 1,150 |
| 9 | Mark | 1,092 |
| 10 | Joseph | 1,074 |
| 11 | Richard | 1,014 |
| 12 | Brian | 985 |
| 13 | Paul | 983 |
| 14 | Jeffrey | 920 |
| 15 | Kevin | 910 |
| 16 | Thomas | 894 |
| 17 | Daniel | 888 |
| 18 | Stephen | 723 |
| 18 | Steven | 723 |
| 20 | Eric | 721 |
| 21 | Jason | 718 |
| 22 | Matthew | 712 |
| 23 | Peter | 648 |
| 24 | Sean | 567 |
| 25 | Timothy | 557 |
| 26 | Edward | 513 |
| 27 | Andrew | 490 |
| 28 | Anthony | 449 |
| 29 | Charles | 408 |
| 30 | Todd | 406 |
| 31 | Derek | 405 |
| 32 | Shawn | 395 |
| 33 | Kenneth | 393 |
| 34 | Jonathan | 377 |
| 35 | Gregory | 376 |
| 36 | Keith | 353 |
| 37 | Craig | 321 |
| 38 | Patrick | 312 |
| 39 | Ronald | 283 |
| 40 | Donald | 279 |
| 41 | George | 274 |
| 42 | Douglas | 258 |
| 43 | Gary | 252 |
| 44 | Dennis | 234 |
| 45 | Marc | 225 |
| 46 | Frank | 185 |
| 47 | Raymond | 183 |
| 48 | Wayne | 171 |
| 49 | Adam | 156 |
| 50 | Glenn | 149 |