State roster

Top names in Massachusetts

The names most likely to appear on 1965 Massachusetts birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 98,292 Massachusetts births in 1965 across 991 distinct names.

Distinctively Massachusetts

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

#66Danaoutside the national top 200
#70Lynneoutside the national top 200
#49Francis#164 nationally
#86Gerardoutside the national top 200
#88Dianneoutside the national top 200
#88Leooutside the national top 200
#80Neil#192 nationally
#97Laurenoutside the national top 200
#100Kristen#191 nationally
#73Eileen#157 nationally
#71Nicholas#150 nationally
#87Jeanne#166 nationally

Girls

#1Lisa2,150US #1
#2Karen1,503US #3
#3Susan1,273US #5
#4Mary1,119US #2
#5Christine949US #21
#6Patricia896US #6
#7Kathleen845US #34
#8Donna749US #7
#9Linda742US #8
#10Deborah684US #13
#11Elizabeth669US #16
#12Kimberly641US #4
#13Nancy614US #32
#14Cheryl604US #31
#15Michelle589US #18
#16Pamela575US #12
#17Diane541US #40
#18Laura526US #17
#19Jennifer482US #20
#20Julie469US #14
#21Sharon462US #22
#22Debra459US #27
#23Cynthia449US #9
#24Sandra422US #15
#25Wendy418US #39
#26Lori414US #19
#27Robin412US #33
#28Kelly406US #30
#29Barbara401US #25
#30Denise400US #28
#31Paula389US #49
#32Ann385US #59
#33Carol380US #42
#34Laurie378US #60
#35Maureen370US #107
#36Dawn367US #26
#37Brenda356US #23
#38Amy353US #35
#39Catherine338US #57
#40Theresa333US #45
#41Kim326US #43
#42Maria310US #46
#43Suzanne298US #65
#44Margaret295US #52
#45Michele291US #48
#46Joanne286US #121
#47Tracy274US #36
#48Anne269US #77
#49Jacqueline266US #47
#50Tammy255US #11
#51Lynn249US #80
#52Janet243US #55
#53Judith234US #102
#54Andrea229US #63
#55Carolyn227US #58
#56Darlene221US #83
#57Ellen221US #117
#58Melissa220US #38
#59Stephanie220US #44
#60Jean213US #112
#61Jill213US #51
#62Tina210US #29
#63Sheila207US #50
#64Beth203US #66
#65Jane199US #95
#66Colleen197US #93
#67Heidi194US #105
#68Rebecca185US #41
#69Kristin180US #135
#70Lynne180
#71Marie167US #106
#72Teresa167US #24
#73Eileen162US #157
#74Cindy156US #53
#75Rhonda148US #37
#76Bonnie146US #89
#77Katherine146US #79
#78Sarah146US #92
#79Joan142US #116
#80Gina139US #70
#81Kathy139US #54
#82Renee139US #68
#83Angela137US #10
#84Tracey137US #85
#85Heather136US #150
#86Elaine134US #149
#87Jeanne133US #166
#88Dianne131
#89Gail131US #134
#90Kristine131US #120
#91Holly127US #113
#92Leslie124US #75
#93Kathryn123US #87
#94Christina121US #74
#95Janice120US #73
#96Stacey118US #84
#97Lauren117
#98Valerie114US #67
#99Allison113US #128
#100Kristen112US #191

Boys

#1Michael3,182US #1
#2John3,042US #2
#3David2,557US #3
#4Robert2,332US #5
#5James2,178US #4
#6Paul1,543US #16
#7Mark1,541US #7
#8Richard1,529US #8
#9William1,449US #6
#10Joseph1,298US #11
#11Christopher1,287US #18
#12Thomas1,254US #9
#13Scott1,054US #15
#14Daniel1,045US #17
#15Brian1,021US #19
#16Kevin1,020US #13
#17Steven1,014US #14
#18Stephen980US #28
#19Peter807US #39
#20Jeffrey801US #10
#21Timothy777US #12
#22Edward697US #29
#23Kenneth634US #21
#24Charles561US #20
#25Eric535US #25
#26Anthony474US #22
#27Gary457US #27
#28Ronald442US #24
#29Patrick421US #31
#30Andrew417US #37
#31Donald382US #26
#32George363US #34
#33Matthew363US #36
#34Gregory359US #23
#35Douglas339US #32
#36Sean319US #79
#37Keith276US #35
#38Todd266US #30
#39Frank238US #43
#40Dennis235US #44
#41Jonathan234US #74
#42Raymond227US #45
#43Philip223US #87
#44Wayne218US #65
#45Bruce195US #50
#46Alan188US #59
#47Shawn185US #69
#48Craig184US #46
#49Francis176US #164
#50Marc174US #108
#51Glenn173US #85
#52Russell166US #58
#53Lawrence165US #66
#54Arthur162US #96
#55Frederick138US #106
#56Walter137US #82
#57Vincent135US #61
#58Roger128US #49
#59Jon120US #78
#60Jay116US #90
#61Gerald114US #64
#62Dean111US #88
#63Carl107US #54
#64Barry106US #86
#65Chris106US #60
#66Dana105
#67Ralph105US #103
#68Louis101US #101
#69Randy101US #42
#70Darren100US #52
#71Nicholas98US #150
#72Adam97US #125
#73Bryan97US #63
#74Albert94US #100
#75Glen90US #149
#76Erik88US #145
#77Henry88US #94
#78Martin87US #67
#79Rodney86US #33
#80Neil84US #192
#81Leonard80US #121
#82Kurt78US #112
#83Norman75US #134
#84Darryl73US #68
#85Allen72US #92
#86Gerard72
#87Phillip72US #70
#88Leo70
#89Eugene67US #120
#90Jason67US #111
#91Lee67US #117
#92Karl64US #154
#93Randall63US #73
#94Stanley63US #115
#95Darrin62US #102
#96Steve62US #55
#97Alfred61US #171
#98Victor61US #98
#99Theodore60US #143
#100Bernard58US #170

On the move since 1964

Rising

↑23Stephanie#59
↑22Rhonda#75
↑18Wendy#25
↑18Rebecca#68
↑15Erik#76
↑14Darryl#84
↑14Gerard#86
↑13Julie#20

Falling

↓28Valerie#98
↓21Janice#95
↓21Steve#96
↓18Joan#79
↓18Gail#89
↓17Leslie#92
↓16Phillip#87
↓15Beth#64

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1964 rankings.