State roster

Top names in Massachusetts

The names most likely to appear on 1968 Massachusetts birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 87,244 Massachusetts births in 1968 across 988 distinct names.

Distinctively Massachusetts

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

#69Danaoutside the national top 200
#49Francis#175 nationally
#78Lynneoutside the national top 200
#85Laurenoutside the national top 200
#71Kerry#186 nationally
#88Eileen#197 nationally
#93Joshuaoutside the national top 200
#96Leooutside the national top 200
#97Neiloutside the national top 200
#45Maureen#148 nationally
#53Joanne#154 nationally
#97Elaine#189 nationally

Girls

#1Lisa1,753US #1
#2Michelle1,194US #2
#3Christine1,037US #14
#4Jennifer953US #4
#5Susan904US #10
#6Karen861US #9
#7Kimberly856US #3
#8Kathleen586US #40
#9Patricia577US #15
#10Mary576US #6
#11Kelly567US #12
#12Laura555US #11
#13Elizabeth554US #17
#14Deborah511US #27
#15Melissa480US #5
#16Julie479US #16
#17Amy477US #13
#18Pamela454US #20
#19Cheryl429US #37
#20Donna420US #24
#21Linda418US #28
#22Nancy408US #39
#23Lori397US #22
#24Dawn383US #21
#25Michele365US #29
#26Tracy344US #25
#27Wendy335US #31
#28Cynthia322US #19
#29Diane319US #51
#30Sharon316US #32
#31Denise315US #35
#32Sandra314US #26
#33Kristen312US #107
#34Debra305US #38
#35Tammy301US #8
#36Paula297US #45
#37Tina285US #18
#38Ann280US #54
#39Andrea275US #48
#40Robin275US #43
#41Stephanie272US #23
#42Brenda270US #34
#43Kim269US #57
#44Laurie256US #79
#45Maureen252US #148
#46Barbara249US #36
#47Suzanne249US #69
#48Kristin244US #84
#49Maria237US #41
#50Catherine230US #56
#51Heather228US #62
#52Lynn228US #85
#53Joanne221US #154
#54Carolyn219US #61
#55Jill217US #46
#56Anne205US #88
#57Christina204US #44
#58Stacey203US #55
#59Carol199US #49
#60Theresa199US #47
#61Colleen192US #101
#62Rebecca188US #33
#63Renee188US #65
#64Beth187US #74
#65Katherine184US #75
#66Angela183US #7
#67Heidi174US #89
#68Gina172US #58
#69Sheila171US #59
#70Tracey170US #72
#71Kerry165US #186
#72Margaret165US #63
#73Sarah163US #78
#74Jacqueline159US #50
#75Janet143US #73
#76Kristine142US #105
#77Darlene129US #121
#78Lynne128
#79Ellen122US #156
#80Judith122US #140
#81Bonnie121US #116
#82Rhonda120US #42
#83Leslie118US #66
#84Diana114US #71
#85Lauren112
#86Holly111US #103
#87Jean111US #158
#88Eileen110US #197
#89Nicole109US #108
#90Marie108US #135
#91Teresa106US #30
#92Jodi105US #97
#93Cindy104US #67
#94Carrie101US #86
#95Rachel101US #92
#96Danielle100US #133
#97Elaine98US #189
#98Erin97US #174
#99Kathryn96US #100
#100Jane95US #146

Boys

#1Michael2,900US #1
#2John2,322US #3
#3David2,176US #2
#4Robert2,016US #5
#5James1,829US #4
#6Christopher1,412US #9
#7Mark1,267US #7
#8Paul1,209US #19
#9Richard1,187US #8
#10William1,173US #6
#11Scott1,139US #14
#12Joseph1,089US #16
#13Thomas1,040US #12
#14Brian986US #10
#15Kevin913US #17
#16Steven853US #15
#17Daniel838US #18
#18Jeffrey811US #11
#19Stephen807US #27
#20Timothy718US #13
#21Peter679US #39
#22Matthew643US #24
#23Eric618US #22
#24Edward518US #31
#25Sean495US #37
#26Kenneth476US #23
#27Anthony451US #21
#28Andrew445US #34
#29Charles421US #20
#30Patrick365US #30
#31Gregory363US #26
#32Todd343US #28
#33Ronald330US #25
#34Donald323US #29
#35Douglas321US #33
#36Gary316US #32
#37Shawn305US #43
#38George301US #36
#39Keith301US #35
#40Jonathan270US #53
#41Dennis233US #45
#42Craig222US #41
#43Raymond213US #50
#44Marc184US #84
#45Wayne173US #63
#46Frank172US #49
#47Philip172US #82
#48Jason153US #47
#49Francis147US #175
#50Lawrence145US #67
#51Alan139US #74
#52Glenn138US #92
#53Bruce132US #61
#54Russell131US #56
#55Dean121US #78
#56Carl120US #59
#57Arthur118US #98
#58Bryan110US #51
#59Erik108US #125
#60Jon105US #65
#61Roger105US #55
#62Gerald104US #62
#63Jay103US #88
#64Frederick101US #113
#65Walter99US #83
#66Darren98US #60
#67Vincent97US #73
#68Adam96US #119
#69Dana94
#70Nicholas94US #118
#71Albert89US #103
#72Randy88US #54
#73Benjamin84US #99
#74Glen83US #162
#75Christian80US #151
#76Barry77US #107
#77Alexander75US #154
#78Chris73US #64
#79Martin71US #68
#80Jose69US #58
#81Leonard68US #128
#82Louis67US #109
#83Troy67US #40
#84Jeffery66US #46
#85Joel66US #80
#86Derek64US #122
#87Ralph64US #127
#88Eugene62US #126
#89Henry61US #95
#90Lee60US #106
#91Kurt58US #123
#92Alfred57US #178
#93Joshua57
#94Norman57US #155
#95Samuel56US #66
#96Leo55
#97Neil54
#98Karl53US #168
#99Rodney53US #42
#100Dale51US #91

On the move since 1967

Rising

↑29Kerry#71
↑22Benjamin#73
↑22Glen#74
↑19Kristen#33
↑19Stacey#58
↑13Christina#57
↑12Rhonda#82
↑11Erik#59

Falling

↓21Jane#100
↓21Norman#94
↓18Margaret#72
↓18Ellen#79
↓18Jean#87
↓13Barry#76
↓11Carol#59
↓11Theresa#60

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1967 rankings.