State roster

Top names in Massachusetts

The names most likely to appear on 2016 Massachusetts birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 54,903 Massachusetts births in 2016 across 1,777 distinct names.

Distinctively Massachusetts

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

#54Maeveoutside the national top 200
#66Colin#198 nationally
#81Fionaoutside the national top 200
#65Patrick#170 nationally
#70Brooke#173 nationally
#94Aidan#191 nationally
#88Arya#169 nationally
#89Juliana#163 nationally
#81Luca#151 nationally
#82Rose#151 nationally
#91Molly#157 nationally
#98Edward#162 nationally

Girls

#1Olivia424US #2
#2Emma412US #1
#3Charlotte367US #7
#4Sophia321US #4
#5Isabella317US #5
#6Ava275US #3
#7Mia272US #6
#8Abigail259US #8
#9Grace253US #19
#10Amelia243US #10
#11Emily230US #9
#12Evelyn214US #12
#13Avery207US #16
#14Ella204US #17
#15Madison190US #15
#16Nora176US #36
#17Elizabeth174US #13
#18Lily164US #24
#19Hannah159US #33
#20Lucy155US #55
#21Aria154US #23
#22Sofia154US #14
#23Riley153US #22
#24Gabriella152US #61
#25Scarlett148US #18
#26Lillian143US #28
#27Eleanor141US #41
#28Chloe139US #20
#29Harper138US #11
#30Penelope137US #27
#31Victoria131US #21
#32Aubrey128US #25
#33Maya125US #64
#34Caroline123US #56
#35Claire122US #40
#36Natalie122US #31
#37Savannah122US #38
#38Julia119US #88
#39Anna118US #49
#40Stella116US #45
#41Eva115US #74
#42Leah114US #37
#43Mila114US #48
#44Samantha111US #44
#45Violet108US #47
#46Sarah107US #57
#47Audrey105US #39
#48Zoe104US #35
#49Quinn102US #79
#50Addison99US #29
#51Emilia98US #103
#52Sophie97US #109
#53Layla96US #30
#54Maeve95
#55Alice93US #76
#56Mackenzie93US #85
#57Vivian93US #95
#58Isabelle92US #102
#59Sadie92US #60
#60Madelyn91US #62
#61Josephine90US #114
#62Gianna88US #92
#63Hazel88US #52
#64Madeline87US #90
#65Alexandra85US #110
#66Valentina81US #106
#67Ariana80US #54
#68Zoey78US #26
#69Bella77US #78
#70Brooke77US #173
#71Clara77US #100
#72Cora77US #87
#73Hailey77US #68
#74Isla77US #127
#75Ellie76US #43
#76Adeline74US #63
#77Aaliyah72US #53
#78Margaret71US #139
#79Sydney71US #135
#80Camila69US #32
#81Fiona69
#82Rose69US #151
#83Skylar69US #42
#84Ashley68US #101
#85Katherine68US #91
#86Arianna67US #69
#87Aurora67US #66
#88Arya66US #169
#89Juliana65US #163
#90Lydia64US #80
#91Molly64US #157
#92Alexa63US #51
#93Annabelle63US #104
#94Brooklyn62US #34
#95Ruby62US #71
#96Liliana61US #123
#97Taylor61US #89
#98Elena60US #94
#99Eliana60US #93
#100Genesis59US #58

Boys

#1Benjamin491US #6
#2William411US #3
#3James401US #5
#4Noah398US #1
#5Lucas374US #14
#6Liam347US #2
#7John341US #28
#8Michael334US #8
#9Jack332US #38
#10Jacob317US #7
#11Owen317US #24
#12Daniel303US #13
#13Mason294US #4
#14Alexander293US #11
#15Logan284US #18
#16Ryan284US #40
#17Thomas282US #48
#18Jackson265US #17
#19Matthew264US #15
#20Oliver259US #12
#21Henry257US #22
#22Anthony256US #30
#23Ethan250US #10
#24Charles242US #52
#25Gabriel241US #25
#26Joseph240US #20
#27Samuel236US #21
#28Andrew220US #34
#29Cameron218US #57
#30Aiden211US #16
#31Julian209US #39
#32Dylan202US #32
#33Nathan201US #43
#34Joshua197US #35
#35Elijah182US #9
#36Luke179US #29
#37Isaac178US #31
#38Connor175US #54
#39David173US #19
#40Christopher168US #36
#41Caleb165US #44
#42Theodore165US #83
#43Jayden162US #27
#44Nicholas161US #63
#45Sebastian157US #23
#46Nolan156US #67
#47Leo151US #74
#48Robert148US #62
#49Carter147US #26
#50Wyatt142US #33
#51Zachary142US #89
#52Hunter138US #45
#53Christian136US #46
#54Evan133US #69
#55Brayden131US #64
#56Cole126US #110
#57Declan125US #109
#58Grayson121US #37
#59Tyler120US #91
#60Jason118US #84
#61Jonathan118US #56
#62Dominic117US #72
#63Jordan115US #65
#64Maxwell115US #111
#65Patrick115US #170
#66Colin113US #198
#67Harrison112US #107
#68Landon112US #53
#69Austin111US #73
#70Max111US #118
#71Colton109US #68
#72George109US #126
#73Gavin108US #80
#74Jameson105US #128
#75Lincoln105US #51
#76Adrian104US #60
#77Adam103US #75
#78Isaiah100US #47
#79Chase98US #86
#80Jaxon98US #41
#81Luca97US #151
#82Nathaniel97US #103
#83Jeremiah93US #58
#84Parker90US #87
#85Kevin89US #90
#86Josiah88US #55
#87Levi88US #42
#88Aaron87US #49
#89Miles86US #105
#90Vincent86US #104
#91Jaxson85US #82
#92Calvin83US #149
#93Wesley83US #117
#94Aidan82US #191
#95Kayden82US #101
#96Eli80US #50
#97Ian79US #78
#98Edward77US #162
#99Xavier76US #88
#100Elias74US #93

On the move since 2015

Rising

↑29Bella#69
↑26Wyatt#50
↑24Lucy#20
↑23Maeve#54
↑22Harrison#67
↑21Sophie#52
↑20Emilia#51
↑20Leo#47

Falling

↓36Arianna#86
↓31Gianna#62
↓24Gavin#73
↓23Jeremiah#83
↓21Nathaniel#82
↓20Lydia#90
↓20Jonathan#61
↓18Ellie#75

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2015 rankings.