State roster

Top names in Massachusetts

The names most likely to appear on 2000 Massachusetts birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 67,627 Massachusetts births in 2000 across 1,481 distinct names.

Distinctively Massachusetts

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

#95Kathleenoutside the national top 200
#99Ameliaoutside the national top 200
#57Shannon#152 nationally
#51Owen#145 nationally
#41Meghan#134 nationally
#49Liam#140 nationally
#97Harrison#184 nationally
#87Max#165 nationally
#44Jillian#120 nationally
#50Peter#125 nationally
#85Sophie#160 nationally
#38Margaret#110 nationally

Girls

#1Emily753US #1
#2Hannah547US #2
#3Olivia531US #16
#4Sarah509US #5
#5Julia504US #29
#6Emma495US #17
#7Samantha475US #7
#8Ashley402US #4
#9Abigail387US #14
#10Madison387US #3
#11Jessica376US #8
#12Elizabeth367US #9
#13Lauren319US #11
#14Nicole314US #31
#15Rachel309US #21
#16Victoria306US #20
#17Grace299US #19
#18Katherine292US #33
#19Caroline291US #65
#20Kayla278US #13
#21Sophia277US #42
#22Amanda265US #32
#23Alyssa262US #12
#24Anna250US #22
#25Brianna248US #15
#26Alexandra236US #36
#27Alexis234US #6
#28Isabella216US #45
#29Erin214US #61
#30Megan209US #18
#31Taylor208US #10
#32Molly206US #96
#33Sydney201US #23
#34Rebecca182US #39
#35Haley180US #28
#36Jennifer176US #26
#37Mackenzie175US #43
#38Margaret165US #110
#39Catherine161US #81
#40Kaitlyn160US #30
#41Meghan159US #134
#42Caitlin154US #76
#43Stephanie153US #40
#44Jillian151US #120
#45Jenna148US #63
#46Morgan146US #25
#47Allison142US #44
#48Hailey142US #35
#49Kathryn140US #89
#50Danielle138US #48
#51Natalie138US #34
#52Gabrielle134US #49
#53Chloe133US #38
#54Lily133US #124
#55Brooke128US #51
#56Sara127US #57
#57Shannon127US #152
#58Jacqueline121US #64
#59Jasmine120US #27
#60Madeline118US #56
#61Mary117US #46
#62Christina116US #73
#63Maria116US #41
#64Katelyn111US #54
#65Paige109US #69
#66Alexa106US #87
#67Amber106US #47
#68Ariana106US #109
#69Courtney105US #59
#70Jordan104US #50
#71Kelsey103US #88
#72Marissa103US #78
#73Angela101US #79
#74Kelly101US #111
#75Mia101US #93
#76Leah99US #97
#77Isabel98US #94
#78Cassandra97US #100
#79Isabelle96US #144
#80Michelle96US #52
#81Melissa95US #71
#82Destiny94US #24
#83Vanessa94US #62
#84Michaela93US #154
#85Sophie92US #160
#86Laura91US #85
#87Maya91US #113
#88Kaylee87US #72
#89Zoe87US #82
#90Arianna86US #128
#91Sabrina84US #92
#92Kimberly77US #58
#93Alicia76US #121
#94Gabriella75US #98
#95Kathleen74
#96Cassidy73US #107
#97Amy72US #105
#98Lillian72US #129
#99Amelia70
#100Caitlyn70US #118

Boys

#1Matthew1,038US #3
#2Michael1,018US #2
#3John814US #14
#4Nicholas798US #6
#5Ryan705US #13
#6Joseph665US #8
#7Christopher647US #5
#8Jacob645US #1
#9Andrew644US #7
#10Benjamin588US #26
#11William564US #11
#12Daniel556US #9
#13Joshua533US #4
#14Anthony528US #17
#15Zachary491US #15
#16Alexander481US #20
#17Tyler473US #10
#18Kyle458US #37
#19James456US #18
#20Thomas443US #33
#21David437US #16
#22Samuel427US #28
#23Kevin415US #32
#24Cameron410US #31
#25Jonathan409US #21
#26Justin397US #19
#27Jack359US #46
#28Robert343US #29
#29Brandon333US #12
#30Nathan333US #30
#31Patrick329US #68
#32Sean329US #57
#33Dylan316US #24
#34Ethan300US #25
#35Christian278US #22
#36Noah278US #27
#37Timothy277US #58
#38Brian257US #43
#39Connor252US #50
#40Jason246US #39
#41Evan236US #55
#42Adam230US #45
#43Jared218US #56
#44Brendan214US #101
#45Jake209US #96
#46Aidan208US #114
#47Eric203US #42
#48Charles194US #51
#49Liam193US #140
#50Peter189US #125
#51Owen174US #145
#52Luke172US #59
#53Colin171US #117
#54Nathaniel165US #61
#55Steven159US #54
#56Austin158US #23
#57Devin156US #69
#58Maxwell152US #113
#59Paul152US #100
#60Richard152US #65
#61Ian146US #73
#62Gabriel145US #44
#63Alex143US #62
#64Jordan143US #36
#65Cole134US #71
#66Lucas134US #83
#67Mark132US #79
#68Jeffrey131US #104
#69Aaron128US #41
#70Stephen128US #95
#71Henry122US #126
#72Hunter121US #35
#73Luis117US #49
#74Shane115US #116
#75Derek114US #121
#76Isaiah113US #47
#77Jeremy111US #84
#78Jose111US #34
#79Edward108US #108
#80Elijah107US #52
#81Trevor106US #75
#82Jackson105US #72
#83Bryan103US #70
#84Logan103US #40
#85Sebastian93US #81
#86Angel90US #67
#87Max88US #165
#88George87US #130
#89Isaac86US #53
#90Dominic82US #118
#91Mason79US #64
#92Shawn79US #135
#93Brett78US #163
#94Scott78US #158
#95Seth78US #63
#96Carlos77US #66
#97Harrison77US #184
#98Nicolas77US #137
#99Marcus76US #99
#100Gregory75US #138

On the move since 1999

Rising

↑32Hailey#48
↑24Jacqueline#58
↑18Brooke#55
↑16Mackenzie#37
↑16Jasmine#59
↑15Kathryn#49
↑14Maria#63
↑14Lucas#66

Falling

↓24Cassandra#78
↓18Mary#61
↓18Scott#94
↓17Michelle#80
↓17Sophie#85
↓17Jordan#64
↓17Shawn#92
↓16Shannon#57

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1999 rankings.