State roster

Top names in Massachusetts

The names most likely to appear on 1963 Massachusetts birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 106,526 Massachusetts births in 1963 across 994 distinct names.

Distinctively Massachusetts

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

#50Lynne#174 nationally
#78Gerardoutside the national top 200
#59Dana#181 nationally
#80Neiloutside the national top 200
#85Laurenoutside the national top 200
#46Francis#153 nationally
#94Leooutside the national top 200
#97Doreen#200 nationally
#50Sean#151 nationally
#89Heather#183 nationally
#32Joanne#114 nationally
#83Alfred#162 nationally

Girls

#1Lisa2,084US #1
#2Susan1,657US #3
#3Karen1,376US #4
#4Mary1,308US #2
#5Donna1,072US #6
#6Patricia1,050US #7
#7Linda994US #5
#8Kathleen973US #28
#9Christine818US #29
#10Nancy788US #23
#11Deborah784US #13
#12Elizabeth749US #20
#13Cheryl727US #24
#14Diane649US #31
#15Pamela621US #14
#16Lori601US #8
#17Laura597US #16
#18Robin587US #25
#19Sandra587US #9
#20Debra570US #21
#21Michelle556US #26
#22Paula550US #42
#23Cynthia532US #10
#24Barbara525US #17
#25Sharon504US #19
#26Denise500US #27
#27Laurie497US #47
#28Carol479US #33
#29Ann462US #57
#30Brenda443US #15
#31Maureen438US #108
#32Joanne424US #114
#33Kimberly418US #11
#34Jennifer397US #36
#35Catherine394US #53
#36Theresa390US #38
#37Julie379US #22
#38Anne376US #80
#39Margaret362US #46
#40Suzanne347US #65
#41Judith320US #91
#42Maria308US #43
#43Janet292US #40
#44Wendy288US #60
#45Jane282US #75
#46Kelly279US #32
#47Kim269US #39
#48Ellen264US #112
#49Jean262US #97
#50Lynne262US #174
#51Tammy262US #12
#52Amy259US #54
#53Michele254US #59
#54Beth253US #66
#55Joan247US #95
#56Marie247US #109
#57Carolyn243US #56
#58Sheila243US #50
#59Darlene232US #85
#60Tina232US #35
#61Jacqueline226US #51
#62Andrea224US #89
#63Tracy219US #48
#64Lynn216US #73
#65Dawn212US #52
#66Kathy210US #34
#67Janice203US #63
#68Gail200US #105
#69Teresa193US #18
#70Colleen189US #98
#71Bonnie186US #83
#72Eileen185US #141
#73Jeanne185US #145
#74Leslie182US #72
#75Cindy168US #37
#76Heidi168US #140
#77Melissa161US #61
#78Jill160US #68
#79Valerie158US #69
#80Elaine157US #134
#81Kathryn156US #93
#82Gina154US #79
#83Sarah147US #94
#84Katherine146US #87
#85Lauren145
#86Stephanie143US #64
#87Joyce141US #84
#88Diana137US #62
#89Heather135US #183
#90Holly135US #132
#91Rebecca135US #44
#92Cathy134US #67
#93Martha134US #90
#94Christina133US #107
#95Debbie132US #41
#96Renee129US #74
#97Doreen121US #200
#98Tracey120US #119
#99Angela119US #30
#100Lorraine118US #154

Boys

#1John3,392US #2
#2Michael3,208US #1
#3David2,893US #3
#4Robert2,647US #5
#5James2,266US #4
#6Paul1,808US #17
#7Mark1,703US #6
#8Richard1,694US #8
#9William1,680US #7
#10Thomas1,438US #9
#11Joseph1,418US #13
#12Scott1,174US #12
#13Stephen1,084US #29
#14Steven1,080US #14
#15Brian1,079US #20
#16Kevin1,074US #11
#17Daniel989US #19
#18Christopher932US #26
#19Peter884US #40
#20Jeffrey819US #10
#21Timothy703US #15
#22Edward686US #27
#23Kenneth673US #18
#24Charles611US #16
#25Gary572US #24
#26Donald525US #25
#27Ronald498US #23
#28Anthony480US #22
#29Gregory434US #21
#30Andrew428US #42
#31George405US #34
#32Eric376US #31
#33Douglas371US #28
#34Patrick339US #35
#35Matthew309US #50
#36Raymond296US #45
#37Keith285US #33
#38Bruce284US #43
#39Philip268US #83
#40Wayne267US #63
#41Frank264US #41
#42Alan247US #56
#43Todd243US #30
#44Glenn238US #64
#45Jonathan235US #88
#46Francis226US #153
#47Dennis215US #39
#48Arthur209US #91
#49Lawrence196US #68
#50Sean183US #151
#51Craig176US #51
#52Russell173US #57
#53Gerald171US #60
#54Shawn165US #108
#55Barry163US #67
#56Walter159US #77
#57Carl157US #54
#58Marc156US #123
#59Dana152US #181
#60Roger150US #53
#61Jay146US #85
#62Dean143US #86
#63Martin135US #62
#64Vincent135US #61
#65Albert129US #100
#66Frederick124US #117
#67Louis124US #104
#68Ralph110US #99
#69Jon104US #84
#70Chris103US #59
#71Allen91US #90
#72Henry91US #94
#73Roy89US #89
#74Leonard87US #118
#75Norman87US #138
#76Glen86US #143
#77Steve85US #49
#78Gerard84
#79Karl81US #136
#80Neil79
#81Nicholas79US #155
#82Phillip79US #70
#83Alfred77US #162
#84Kurt77US #116
#85Gordon76US #159
#86Mike76US #44
#87Randy76US #37
#88Theodore76US #142
#89Adam72US #145
#90Jeff72US #48
#91Bryan71US #73
#92Joel69US #110
#93Eugene68US #112
#94Leo68
#95Stanley68US #105
#96Larry67US #36
#97Gregg66US #168
#98Bernard65US #165
#99Darryl62US #80
#100Warren62US #152

On the move since 1962

Rising

↑24Tammy#51
↑16Gina#82
↑14Paula#22
↑13Amy#52
↑12Maria#42
↑12Darlene#59
↑12Neil#80
↑11Lauren#85

Falling

↓21Debbie#95
↓18Doreen#97
↓18Mike#86
↓14Bryan#91
↓13Lynn#64
↓13Tracey#98
↓12Elaine#80
↓12Frederick#66

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1962 rankings.