State roster

Top names in Massachusetts

The names most likely to appear on 1962 Massachusetts birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 107,098 Massachusetts births in 1962 across 974 distinct names.

Distinctively Massachusetts

Names that rank far higher here than they do nationally — the ones that say Massachusetts more than they say America.

#79Doreenoutside the national top 200
#81Gerardoutside the national top 200
#47Lynne#164 nationally
#56Sean#171 nationally
#58Dana#172 nationally
#92Neiloutside the national top 200
#96Laurenoutside the national top 200
#97Leooutside the national top 200
#98Allanoutside the national top 200
#46Francis#148 nationally
#92Dianne#183 nationally
#62Jeanne#142 nationally

Girls

#1Lisa1,713US #1
#2Susan1,693US #3
#3Karen1,402US #4
#4Mary1,375US #2
#5Linda1,176US #5
#6Donna1,084US #7
#7Patricia1,050US #6
#8Kathleen929US #29
#9Deborah879US #9
#10Nancy877US #19
#11Cheryl783US #24
#12Diane735US #26
#13Elizabeth699US #20
#14Debra677US #15
#15Robin623US #25
#16Christine622US #39
#17Pamela620US #13
#18Cynthia600US #8
#19Barbara599US #14
#20Laurie594US #42
#21Sandra570US #10
#22Laura558US #21
#23Lori541US #11
#24Sharon514US #17
#25Denise511US #30
#26Carol503US #28
#27Ann501US #56
#28Michelle499US #31
#29Brenda445US #12
#30Catherine422US #53
#31Maureen419US #108
#32Theresa403US #40
#33Janet390US #35
#34Suzanne388US #65
#35Margaret387US #43
#36Paula382US #60
#37Joanne378US #114
#38Julie369US #22
#39Kimberly362US #16
#40Jane339US #73
#41Anne334US #83
#42Jennifer322US #41
#43Judith316US #86
#44Jean303US #95
#45Kim292US #37
#46Ellen272US #109
#47Lynne272US #164
#48Michele270US #59
#49Wendy270US #64
#50Jacqueline266US #44
#51Lynn266US #71
#52Kelly257US #38
#53Carolyn256US #46
#54Maria255US #49
#55Kathy251US #27
#56Sheila250US #52
#57Tina242US #33
#58Janice234US #58
#59Marie234US #113
#60Joan227US #94
#61Teresa226US #18
#62Jeanne225US #142
#63Beth222US #66
#64Gail218US #103
#65Amy215US #61
#66Eileen209US #139
#67Andrea200US #99
#68Elaine196US #125
#69Dawn194US #50
#70Cindy192US #34
#71Darlene191US #88
#72Tracy191US #55
#73Katherine188US #84
#74Debbie180US #32
#75Tammy177US #23
#76Bonnie170US #79
#77Joyce170US #74
#78Leslie170US #80
#79Doreen168
#80Colleen165US #101
#81Valerie160US #67
#82Heidi158US #156
#83Kathryn155US #89
#84Martha151US #87
#85Tracey148US #123
#86Jill145US #72
#87Melissa133US #68
#88Diana132US #57
#89Stephanie131US #70
#90Sarah127US #98
#91Judy126US #63
#92Dianne125US #183
#93Cathy123US #62
#94Dorothy123US #111
#95Rebecca122US #47
#96Lauren121
#97Lorraine120US #147
#98Gina118US #102
#99Virginia117US #105
#100Angela115US #36

Boys

#1John3,454US #3
#2Michael3,301US #1
#3David3,084US #2
#4Robert2,856US #5
#5James2,403US #4
#6Mark1,894US #6
#7Richard1,724US #8
#8William1,593US #7
#9Paul1,553US #19
#10Thomas1,522US #9
#11Joseph1,392US #13
#12Scott1,147US #11
#13Stephen1,128US #28
#14Steven1,071US #12
#15Daniel1,063US #17
#16Kevin1,047US #14
#17Brian1,000US #20
#18Jeffrey888US #10
#19Peter841US #43
#20Christopher801US #26
#21Edward767US #29
#22Charles674US #15
#23Timothy667US #16
#24Kenneth666US #18
#25Donald561US #23
#26Gary535US #22
#27Ronald511US #25
#28Anthony486US #24
#29George427US #32
#30Douglas419US #27
#31Gregory412US #21
#32Andrew363US #49
#33Glenn349US #55
#34Bruce346US #41
#35Eric345US #33
#36Alan317US #53
#37Philip299US #81
#38Frank292US #42
#39Raymond291US #48
#40Patrick268US #40
#41Keith264US #36
#42Matthew263US #56
#43Lawrence260US #70
#44Wayne258US #63
#45Dennis246US #37
#46Francis226US #148
#47Todd224US #30
#48Craig190US #51
#49Russell188US #57
#50Barry187US #61
#51Gerald186US #65
#52Arthur183US #91
#53Jonathan183US #94
#54Frederick161US #116
#55Walter158US #79
#56Sean152US #171
#57Roger151US #47
#58Dana148US #172
#59Vincent146US #66
#60Shawn141US #124
#61Carl138US #58
#62Dean136US #86
#63Albert130US #101
#64Martin120US #74
#65Jay119US #80
#66Marc118US #122
#67Glen116US #129
#68Mike116US #39
#69Ralph115US #97
#70Louis111US #107
#71Norman106US #130
#72Leonard105US #117
#73Chris96US #60
#74Steve95US #46
#75Jon94US #84
#76Henry93US #92
#77Bryan92US #82
#78Nicholas87US #155
#79Randy87US #35
#80Randall86US #64
#81Gerard85
#82Theodore83US #146
#83Alfred81US #156
#84Phillip80US #68
#85Jeffery77US #45
#86Kurt76US #121
#87Karl75US #142
#88Harold74US #95
#89Eugene73US #112
#90Gregg71US #167
#91Ernest70US #127
#92Neil69
#93Adam67US #154
#94Victor67US #96
#95Dale66US #62
#96Jeff66US #44
#97Leo64
#98Allan63
#99Joel63US #113
#100Larry63US #31

On the move since 1961

Rising

↑26Kelly#52
↑24Tina#57
↑22Maria#54
↑18Michele#48
↑14Mike#68
↑13Jennifer#42
↑13Bryan#77
↑13Randall#80

Falling

↓19Darlene#71
↓19Neil#92
↓19Larry#100
↓15Ernest#91
↓14Joan#60
↓12Katherine#73
↓12Dale#95
↓11Elaine#68

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1961 rankings.