Top baby names in Massachusetts, 1971
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jennifer | 2,015 |
| 2 | Lisa | 1,089 |
| 3 | Michelle | 1,064 |
| 4 | Kimberly | 851 |
| 5 | Amy | 720 |
| 6 | Christine | 713 |
| 7 | Karen | 630 |
| 8 | Melissa | 602 |
| 9 | Susan | 559 |
| 10 | Heather | 531 |
| 11 | Julie | 483 |
| 12 | Elizabeth | 477 |
| 13 | Kelly | 465 |
| 14 | Kathleen | 422 |
| 15 | Laura | 418 |
| 16 | Kristen | 413 |
| 17 | Dawn | 406 |
| 18 | Tracy | 404 |
| 19 | Nicole | 383 |
| 20 | Lori | 352 |
| 21 | Tammy | 348 |
| 22 | Mary | 347 |
| 23 | Patricia | 339 |
| 24 | Pamela | 331 |
| 25 | Deborah | 324 |
| 26 | Kristin | 310 |
| 27 | Tina | 306 |
| 28 | Stephanie | 289 |
| 29 | Rebecca | 286 |
| 30 | Andrea | 280 |
| 31 | Wendy | 274 |
| 32 | Cheryl | 273 |
| 33 | Jessica | 261 |
| 34 | Laurie | 254 |
| 35 | Sandra | 252 |
| 36 | Angela | 243 |
| 37 | Nancy | 241 |
| 38 | Kerry | 233 |
| 38 | Linda | 233 |
| 40 | Sarah | 232 |
| 41 | Cynthia | 228 |
| 42 | Erin | 224 |
| 43 | Donna | 223 |
| 44 | Denise | 222 |
| 45 | Maria | 220 |
| 45 | Michele | 220 |
| 47 | Heidi | 218 |
| 47 | Sharon | 218 |
| 47 | Stacey | 218 |
| 50 | Christina | 212 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 2,534 |
| 2 | David | 1,726 |
| 3 | John | 1,671 |
| 4 | Christopher | 1,583 |
| 5 | Robert | 1,542 |
| 6 | James | 1,405 |
| 7 | Scott | 1,263 |
| 8 | William | 974 |
| 9 | Brian | 938 |
| 10 | Mark | 935 |
| 11 | Jeffrey | 883 |
| 12 | Richard | 874 |
| 13 | Jason | 861 |
| 14 | Joseph | 849 |
| 15 | Matthew | 839 |
| 16 | Paul | 799 |
| 17 | Thomas | 797 |
| 18 | Kevin | 780 |
| 19 | Daniel | 773 |
| 20 | Eric | 735 |
| 21 | Steven | 646 |
| 22 | Stephen | 621 |
| 23 | Peter | 542 |
| 24 | Sean | 538 |
| 25 | Timothy | 511 |
| 26 | Anthony | 450 |
| 27 | Derek | 431 |
| 28 | Keith | 423 |
| 29 | Edward | 406 |
| 30 | Todd | 393 |
| 31 | Andrew | 389 |
| 31 | Kenneth | 389 |
| 33 | Shawn | 388 |
| 34 | Charles | 356 |
| 35 | Jonathan | 345 |
| 36 | Gregory | 335 |
| 37 | Patrick | 282 |
| 38 | Craig | 269 |
| 39 | George | 247 |
| 40 | Adam | 233 |
| 41 | Ronald | 229 |
| 42 | Marc | 222 |
| 43 | Donald | 215 |
| 44 | Douglas | 201 |
| 45 | Gary | 182 |
| 46 | Jeremy | 181 |
| 47 | Aaron | 179 |
| 48 | Dennis | 169 |
| 49 | Joshua | 157 |
| 50 | Frank | 151 |