State roster

Top names in Massachusetts

The names most likely to appear on 1974 Massachusetts birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 64,728 Massachusetts births in 1974 across 1,030 distinct names.

Distinctively Massachusetts

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

#41Kerri#171 nationally
#72Danaoutside the national top 200
#76Francisoutside the national top 200
#38Kerry#158 nationally
#89Brendanoutside the national top 200
#91Maureenoutside the national top 200
#94Shaunoutside the national top 200
#96Joanneoutside the national top 200
#84Lauren#187 nationally
#99Angel#198 nationally
#77Neil#175 nationally
#93Geoffrey#191 nationally

Girls

#1Jennifer1,843US #1
#2Amy794US #2
#3Michelle752US #3
#4Melissa641US #7
#5Heather622US #4
#6Lisa611US #8
#7Kimberly522US #6
#8Nicole473US #11
#9Christine453US #19
#10Jessica425US #17
#11Elizabeth424US #12
#12Rebecca397US #10
#13Kristen371US #45
#14Julie362US #14
#15Karen331US #26
#16Sarah327US #20
#17Stephanie308US #9
#18Susan301US #27
#19Kelly296US #15
#20Tara288US #39
#21Erin278US #47
#22Danielle264US #40
#23Kathleen247US #76
#24Laura238US #21
#25Tracy234US #23
#26Andrea229US #35
#27Jill221US #58
#28Dawn220US #22
#29Mary213US #13
#30Patricia211US #29
#31Angela201US #5
#32Tammy200US #24
#33Shannon199US #18
#34Rachel196US #36
#35Christina194US #16
#36Kristin193US #72
#37Lori184US #30
#38Kerry181US #158
#39Tina177US #25
#40Wendy168US #32
#41Kerri167US #171
#42Sandra162US #44
#43Amanda159US #34
#44Maria156US #31
#45Deborah153US #68
#46Catherine151US #73
#47Katherine151US #62
#48Colleen149US #123
#49Melanie148US #51
#50Pamela148US #54
#51Denise147US #53
#52Laurie143US #116
#53Stacey141US #48
#54Cheryl137US #88
#55Nancy133US #78
#56Carrie129US #42
#57Sara126US #61
#58Michele125US #50
#59Kara123US #125
#60Stacy123US #38
#61April122US #28
#62Tanya122US #46
#63Brenda120US #59
#64Heidi120US #60
#65Holly116US #56
#66Suzanne116US #111
#67Renee115US #85
#68Linda113US #75
#69Alison112US #135
#70Jodi111US #91
#71Sharon111US #70
#72Diane109US #129
#73Erica108US #74
#74Cynthia104US #33
#75Debra104US #94
#76Lynn104US #163
#77Theresa103US #79
#78Robin101US #63
#79Donna100US #67
#80Emily99US #69
#81Carolyn98US #118
#82Tracey95US #108
#83Jacqueline94US #83
#84Lauren93US #187
#85Allison92US #99
#86Barbara90US #77
#87Diana90US #87
#88Kathryn90US #98
#89Gina89US #84
#90Ann88US #100
#91Maureen88
#92Megan85US #105
#93Beth84US #117
#94Alicia81US #90
#95Leah80US #149
#96Joanne79
#97Paula79US #96
#98Anna76US #82
#99Margaret76US #95
#100Meredith75US #175

Boys

#1Michael2,065US #1
#2Christopher1,305US #3
#3Jason1,264US #2
#4David1,220US #4
#5John1,079US #6
#6Robert973US #7
#7James965US #5
#8Brian945US #8
#9Matthew897US #9
#10Daniel755US #11
#11Joseph710US #12
#12Mark646US #16
#13Jeffrey635US #15
#14William617US #10
#15Scott615US #18
#16Eric589US #13
#17Richard569US #17
#18Kevin554US #14
#19Thomas550US #20
#20Paul503US #27
#21Timothy453US #22
#22Stephen445US #35
#23Sean417US #37
#24Steven411US #19
#25Peter393US #50
#26Jonathan362US #33
#27Andrew357US #28
#28Anthony354US #21
#29Shawn348US #30
#30Joshua342US #29
#31Keith313US #44
#32Gregory292US #31
#33Adam279US #36
#34Patrick269US #38
#35Edward256US #40
#36Todd245US #39
#37Derek243US #74
#38Charles226US #23
#39Jeremy214US #24
#40Kenneth214US #34
#41Ryan207US #25
#42Justin198US #43
#43Marc193US #85
#44Aaron191US #32
#45Craig187US #57
#46George178US #49
#47Benjamin168US #46
#48Douglas154US #53
#49Nathan143US #52
#50Dennis142US #59
#51Chad141US #26
#52Donald137US #41
#53Ronald130US #42
#54Erik125US #90
#55Philip125US #86
#56Alexander121US #112
#57Jose116US #47
#58Gary110US #48
#59Raymond109US #62
#60Bryan106US #45
#61Jamie106US #68
#62Jesse100US #67
#63Frank99US #65
#64Shane97US #56
#65Christian96US #103
#66Samuel86US #60
#67Nicholas85US #80
#68Joel84US #75
#69Luis81US #106
#70Wayne78US #120
#71Alan76US #118
#72Dana75
#73Brett74US #95
#74Ian74US #148
#75Jay72US #111
#76Francis71
#77Neil69US #175
#78Corey68US #77
#79Arthur66US #126
#80Carlos66US #71
#81Walter65US #104
#82Carl62US #89
#83Russell61US #84
#84Seth61US #170
#85Randy60US #79
#86Brandon59US #51
#87Jon58US #94
#88Antonio57US #82
#89Brendan57
#90Bruce57US #136
#91Frederick56US #135
#92Lawrence55US #100
#93Geoffrey52US #191
#94Shaun51
#95Vincent51US #107
#96Jacob50US #88
#97Kyle50US #97
#98Louis50US #134
#99Angel46US #198
#100Dean46US #184

On the move since 1973

Rising

↑33Kara#59
↑27Amanda#43
↑23Kerri#41
↑20Sara#57
↑20Nathan#49
↑17Jill#27
↑17Ian#74
↑16Jodi#70

Falling

↓29Cynthia#74
↓23Heidi#64
↓22Stacey#53
↓18Sharon#71
↓16Linda#68
↓15Laurie#52
↓14Tracey#82
↓14Kathryn#88

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1973 rankings.