State roster

Top names in Massachusetts

The names most likely to appear on 2013 Massachusetts birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 54,740 Massachusetts births in 2013 across 1,720 distinct names.

Distinctively Massachusetts

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

#70Maeveoutside the national top 200
#58Margaret#180 nationally
#79Fiona#197 nationally
#91Aylaoutside the national top 200
#61Isla#167 nationally
#97Keiraoutside the national top 200
#98Peteroutside the national top 200
#69Theodore#167 nationally
#96Julianna#191 nationally
#87Jameson#181 nationally
#65Patrick#154 nationally
#96Sean#185 nationally

Girls

#1Emma486US #2
#2Olivia437US #3
#3Sophia429US #1
#4Isabella394US #4
#5Ava338US #5
#6Emily321US #7
#7Abigail309US #8
#8Mia280US #6
#9Charlotte276US #11
#10Avery239US #12
#11Grace235US #22
#12Ella228US #15
#13Madison211US #9
#14Elizabeth196US #10
#15Amelia189US #17
#16Hannah184US #23
#17Lily175US #27
#18Victoria168US #25
#19Anna167US #35
#20Sofia162US #13
#21Chloe160US #14
#22Julia152US #75
#23Evelyn148US #20
#24Gabriella144US #38
#25Lillian141US #26
#26Maya141US #72
#27Samantha141US #29
#28Gianna136US #87
#29Addison132US #19
#30Aria129US #41
#31Harper128US #16
#32Alexandra126US #82
#33Violet123US #69
#34Leah121US #32
#35Riley121US #45
#36Nora120US #83
#37Caroline118US #63
#38Aubrey117US #18
#39Zoe115US #31
#40Natalie112US #21
#41Sarah112US #48
#42Scarlett107US #42
#43Eleanor105US #106
#44Stella105US #70
#45Arianna102US #44
#46Molly101US #102
#47Layla100US #30
#48Brooke99US #115
#49Mackenzie99US #62
#50Penelope99US #56
#51Savannah99US #36
#52Hailey98US #43
#53Zoey96US #24
#54Audrey95US #33
#55Madelyn94US #68
#56Sophie91US #76
#57Lucy89US #66
#58Margaret88US #180
#59Madeline86US #90
#60Alexis84US #47
#61Isla83US #167
#62Aaliyah82US #37
#63Alice82US #107
#64Claire82US #50
#65Sadie82US #49
#66Mila80US #79
#67Vivian80US #120
#68Eva79US #88
#69Isabelle79US #114
#70Maeve79
#71Katherine78US #77
#72Juliana77US #151
#73Brianna74US #71
#74Sydney73US #98
#75Ariana72US #54
#76Annabelle70US #81
#77Ashley70US #67
#78Autumn70US #64
#79Fiona70US #197
#80Kylie70US #61
#81Mya69US #116
#82Eliana68US #125
#83Adriana67US #150
#84Allison66US #34
#85Lauren66US #92
#86Quinn66US #119
#87Alexa64US #60
#88Catherine64US #170
#89Paige63US #128
#90Brooklyn61US #28
#91Ayla60
#92Bella60US #58
#93Cora60US #127
#94Clara59US #131
#95Kaylee59US #40
#96Julianna58US #191
#97Keira58
#98Jasmine57US #103
#99Valentina57US #129
#100Brielle56US #117

Boys

#1Benjamin501US #14
#2William441US #5
#3Jacob389US #2
#4Ryan361US #30
#5Michael360US #7
#6Mason358US #4
#7Liam351US #3
#8Noah349US #1
#9John346US #27
#10Lucas341US #23
#11Matthew329US #15
#12Alexander328US #8
#13Jack313US #40
#14Jackson311US #16
#15Daniel310US #10
#16James309US #13
#17Samuel297US #25
#18Ethan293US #6
#19Logan292US #18
#20Anthony287US #19
#21Andrew282US #22
#22Joseph282US #20
#23Owen280US #38
#24Nathan265US #31
#25Jayden252US #9
#26Dylan249US #29
#27Gabriel236US #24
#28Henry236US #37
#29Cameron235US #59
#30Aiden227US #12
#31Connor222US #56
#32Nicholas221US #54
#33Charles213US #57
#34Thomas213US #61
#35Christopher209US #26
#36David208US #17
#37Joshua202US #21
#38Evan201US #55
#39Luke201US #34
#40Caleb195US #32
#41Tyler193US #63
#42Zachary188US #73
#43Christian177US #35
#44Oliver167US #52
#45Brayden159US #48
#46Gavin159US #50
#47Jonathan153US #41
#48Elijah152US #11
#49Isaac142US #28
#50Sebastian142US #46
#51Robert140US #62
#52Dominic139US #68
#53Colin138US #125
#54Carter136US #33
#55Jordan135US #53
#56Adam134US #82
#57Hunter132US #36
#58Julian132US #47
#59Jason128US #79
#60Adrian124US #60
#61Chase124US #78
#62Landon124US #39
#63Declan123US #121
#64Nathaniel123US #91
#65Patrick120US #154
#66Nolan115US #86
#67Angel111US #67
#68Jeremiah108US #58
#69Theodore104US #167
#70Max102US #111
#71Cole100US #114
#72Kevin100US #72
#73Wyatt100US #42
#74Aaron99US #51
#75Austin99US #64
#76Isaiah99US #44
#77Justin97US #85
#78Eli96US #43
#79Maxwell95US #108
#80Brody94US #94
#81Leo93US #112
#82Parker93US #74
#83Ian88US #80
#84Jaxon87US #45
#85Aidan86US #146
#86Xavier85US #83
#87Jameson82US #181
#88Vincent82US #101
#89Jaxson81US #92
#90Wesley80US #139
#91Colton79US #65
#92Blake78US #75
#93Camden78US #99
#94Grayson78US #77
#95Ayden77US #71
#96Sean76US #185
#97Josiah75US #69
#98Peter75
#99Brady73US #175
#100Elias73US #113

On the move since 2012

Rising

↑44Aria#30
↑29Violet#33
↑27Harper#31
↑27Alice#63
↑27Angel#67
↑25Scarlett#42
↑22Eleanor#43
↑21Nora#36

Falling

↓35Kaylee#95
↓31Alexa#87
↓27Claire#64
↓26Sophie#56
↓26Ashley#77
↓26Paige#89
↓26Bella#92
↓25Katherine#71

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2012 rankings.