State roster

Top names in Massachusetts

The names most likely to appear on 2014 Massachusetts birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 55,292 Massachusetts births in 2014 across 1,755 distinct names.

Distinctively Massachusetts

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

#77Fionaoutside the national top 200
#88Maeveoutside the national top 200
#97Aylaoutside the national top 200
#92Sean#193 nationally
#100Tessaoutside the national top 200
#93Lila#184 nationally
#52Colin#142 nationally
#69Juliana#159 nationally
#80Margaret#169 nationally
#86Catherine#170 nationally
#64Josephine#147 nationally
#89Emilia#164 nationally

Girls

#1Emma448US #1
#2Olivia443US #2
#3Isabella393US #4
#4Sophia384US #3
#5Ava345US #5
#6Charlotte325US #10
#7Emily282US #7
#8Abigail252US #8
#9Grace243US #20
#10Mia242US #6
#11Avery217US #14
#12Madison217US #9
#13Ella199US #17
#14Sofia191US #12
#15Amelia186US #15
#16Lily175US #27
#17Elizabeth170US #13
#18Julia170US #86
#19Evelyn164US #16
#20Hannah164US #28
#21Gabriella159US #42
#22Nora152US #49
#23Chloe147US #18
#24Lillian143US #25
#25Harper141US #11
#26Anna138US #34
#27Victoria136US #19
#28Caroline133US #59
#29Maya131US #74
#30Natalie131US #23
#31Zoe127US #32
#32Aria123US #31
#33Sarah123US #50
#34Samantha122US #33
#35Aubrey120US #21
#36Scarlett118US #30
#37Gianna117US #95
#38Savannah117US #38
#39Eleanor115US #78
#40Mackenzie115US #69
#41Lucy113US #61
#42Zoey113US #22
#43Audrey111US #36
#44Claire110US #44
#45Riley109US #47
#46Alexandra108US #92
#47Vivian108US #97
#48Addison107US #24
#49Annabelle104US #57
#50Madeline104US #89
#51Madelyn104US #60
#52Violet104US #67
#53Penelope101US #43
#54Mila100US #72
#55Leah99US #35
#56Stella99US #66
#57Layla97US #29
#58Hailey96US #51
#59Ariana95US #37
#60Alice94US #98
#61Eva94US #83
#62Arianna92US #40
#63Molly91US #122
#64Josephine90US #147
#65Sadie90US #46
#66Katherine89US #82
#67Brooke87US #139
#68Alexis84US #65
#69Juliana84US #159
#70Skylar83US #48
#71Ashley82US #87
#72Brooklyn81US #26
#73Cora80US #103
#74Sophie80US #91
#75Aaliyah78US #45
#76Quinn78US #126
#77Fiona77
#78Clara76US #108
#79Ellie75US #55
#80Margaret74US #169
#81Lydia73US #84
#82Brianna72US #85
#83Camila72US #41
#84Autumn67US #71
#85Bella67US #70
#86Catherine66US #170
#87Isla66US #151
#88Maeve66
#89Emilia65US #164
#90Hazel65US #105
#91Isabelle65US #96
#92Kayla65US #101
#93Lila65US #184
#94Morgan65US #102
#95Valentina65US #112
#96Alexa64US #64
#97Ayla64
#98Eliana64US #117
#99Genesis64US #68
#100Tessa64

Boys

#1Benjamin458US #12
#2William417US #5
#3Jacob398US #4
#4Liam376US #2
#5Michael369US #7
#6Mason350US #3
#7Alexander349US #8
#8James348US #9
#9Noah345US #1
#10Daniel339US #10
#11Lucas325US #19
#12John324US #26
#13Joseph324US #20
#14Ryan309US #37
#15Samuel298US #23
#16Jack296US #41
#17Owen285US #36
#18Ethan284US #6
#19Logan282US #13
#20Matthew280US #16
#21Jackson278US #18
#22Anthony277US #21
#23Henry265US #33
#24Thomas254US #54
#25Aiden251US #14
#26Cameron251US #53
#27Andrew248US #22
#28Dylan243US #29
#29Jayden242US #15
#30Gabriel235US #24
#31Nathan228US #38
#32Nicholas219US #57
#33Connor214US #52
#34Charles212US #51
#35Luke196US #28
#36Joshua181US #25
#37David180US #17
#38Oliver180US #32
#39Caleb177US #35
#40Christopher175US #30
#41Isaac175US #31
#42Hunter170US #40
#43Jonathan168US #44
#44Zachary162US #82
#45Christian160US #42
#46Tyler156US #72
#47Carter155US #27
#48Elijah155US #11
#49Brayden154US #62
#50Evan153US #58
#51Gavin153US #61
#52Colin146US #142
#53Theodore144US #126
#54Sebastian141US #34
#55Maxwell137US #107
#56Julian130US #47
#57Nolan130US #81
#58Jordan129US #55
#59Declan128US #123
#60Jason127US #75
#61Landon121US #43
#62Robert121US #60
#63Leo120US #97
#64Austin118US #66
#65Jeremiah118US #56
#66Max118US #112
#67Dominic116US #69
#68Adrian113US #59
#69Adam111US #79
#70Nathaniel111US #94
#71Chase109US #78
#72Kevin106US #70
#73Camden103US #101
#74Wyatt102US #39
#75Cole101US #116
#76Colton101US #65
#77Harrison101US #127
#78Wesley101US #130
#79Eli98US #49
#80Josiah96US #64
#81Patrick96US #152
#82Aaron93US #50
#83Brody92US #93
#84Jaxon90US #46
#85Isaiah88US #48
#86Jaxson88US #85
#87Miles87US #108
#88Vincent87US #104
#89Blake86US #84
#90Ian86US #77
#91Levi86US #45
#92Sean85US #193
#93Angel84US #67
#94Ayden82US #74
#95Edward82US #162
#96Kayden82US #90
#97Jace81US #68
#98Justin81US #96
#99George80US #135
#100Parker80US #73

On the move since 2013

Rising

↑27Annabelle#49
↑24Maxwell#55
↑20Claire#44
↑20Vivian#47
↑20Cora#73
↑20Camden#73
↑18Brooklyn#72
↑18Leo#63

Falling

↓26Isla#87
↓26Angel#93
↓22Margaret#80
↓22Isabelle#91
↓21Leah#55
↓21Justin#98
↓19Addison#48
↓19Violet#52

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2013 rankings.