Top baby names in Massachusetts, 1973
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jennifer | 1,926 |
| 2 | Michelle | 825 |
| 3 | Amy | 752 |
| 4 | Lisa | 731 |
| 5 | Melissa | 626 |
| 6 | Kimberly | 551 |
| 7 | Heather | 538 |
| 8 | Christine | 534 |
| 9 | Nicole | 508 |
| 10 | Karen | 441 |
| 11 | Rebecca | 420 |
| 12 | Elizabeth | 410 |
| 13 | Julie | 395 |
| 14 | Kristen | 383 |
| 15 | Kelly | 368 |
| 16 | Susan | 331 |
| 17 | Jessica | 306 |
| 18 | Stephanie | 295 |
| 19 | Sarah | 294 |
| 20 | Laura | 289 |
| 21 | Tracy | 282 |
| 22 | Dawn | 277 |
| 23 | Kathleen | 273 |
| 24 | Lori | 252 |
| 25 | Tara | 245 |
| 26 | Danielle | 239 |
| 27 | Mary | 232 |
| 28 | Christina | 228 |
| 29 | Kerry | 217 |
| 30 | Kristin | 208 |
| 31 | Stacey | 204 |
| 32 | Tammy | 202 |
| 33 | Andrea | 200 |
| 34 | Patricia | 192 |
| 34 | Shannon | 192 |
| 36 | Erin | 190 |
| 36 | Laurie | 190 |
| 38 | Wendy | 188 |
| 39 | Denise | 183 |
| 40 | Rachel | 179 |
| 41 | Heidi | 177 |
| 42 | Deborah | 176 |
| 43 | Melanie | 166 |
| 44 | Jill | 163 |
| 45 | Cynthia | 162 |
| 46 | Angela | 161 |
| 46 | Colleen | 161 |
| 48 | Sandra | 158 |
| 49 | Michele | 155 |
| 50 | Maria | 154 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 2,179 |
| 2 | Christopher | 1,369 |
| 3 | Jason | 1,208 |
| 3 | John | 1,208 |
| 5 | David | 1,155 |
| 6 | Robert | 1,133 |
| 7 | Brian | 985 |
| 8 | James | 973 |
| 9 | Matthew | 878 |
| 10 | Daniel | 764 |
| 11 | William | 743 |
| 12 | Mark | 676 |
| 13 | Joseph | 671 |
| 14 | Scott | 659 |
| 15 | Kevin | 651 |
| 16 | Richard | 635 |
| 17 | Jeffrey | 624 |
| 18 | Thomas | 614 |
| 19 | Eric | 599 |
| 20 | Paul | 578 |
| 21 | Timothy | 502 |
| 22 | Steven | 447 |
| 23 | Sean | 437 |
| 24 | Peter | 432 |
| 25 | Stephen | 418 |
| 26 | Jonathan | 374 |
| 27 | Keith | 370 |
| 28 | Anthony | 349 |
| 29 | Shawn | 346 |
| 30 | Gregory | 336 |
| 31 | Andrew | 335 |
| 32 | Kenneth | 302 |
| 33 | Edward | 294 |
| 33 | Todd | 294 |
| 35 | Derek | 276 |
| 36 | Joshua | 257 |
| 37 | Charles | 243 |
| 38 | Patrick | 238 |
| 39 | Craig | 230 |
| 40 | Adam | 213 |
| 41 | George | 210 |
| 42 | Marc | 190 |
| 43 | Justin | 177 |
| 44 | Dennis | 173 |
| 45 | Donald | 171 |
| 46 | Ryan | 170 |
| 47 | Jeremy | 160 |
| 48 | Ronald | 156 |
| 49 | Aaron | 154 |
| 50 | Douglas | 151 |