State roster

Top names in Massachusetts

The names most likely to appear on 2017 Massachusetts birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 54,011 Massachusetts births in 2017 across 1,763 distinct names.

Distinctively Massachusetts

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

#58Maeveoutside the national top 200
#76Bradyoutside the national top 200
#57Fiona#180 nationally
#84Colinoutside the national top 200
#78Brooke#193 nationally
#58Patrick#171 nationally
#94Teagan#175 nationally
#91Finn#167 nationally
#97Molly#166 nationally
#66Luca#130 nationally
#53Cole#116 nationally
#85Juliana#147 nationally

Girls

#1Emma394US #1
#2Olivia381US #2
#3Charlotte348US #7
#4Sophia330US #5
#5Isabella296US #4
#6Amelia284US #8
#7Ava264US #3
#8Evelyn254US #9
#9Abigail251US #10
#10Mia242US #6
#11Emily231US #12
#12Ella221US #16
#13Grace208US #21
#14Nora179US #29
#15Elizabeth177US #13
#16Avery176US #14
#17Harper164US #11
#18Hannah162US #32
#19Penelope162US #24
#20Madison159US #17
#21Scarlett153US #18
#22Lillian146US #27
#23Victoria146US #19
#24Sofia145US #15
#25Aria139US #20
#26Stella139US #42
#27Eleanor137US #36
#28Maya136US #60
#29Lucy131US #52
#30Mila130US #30
#31Zoe130US #41
#32Chloe128US #22
#33Gabriella126US #65
#34Natalie121US #35
#35Caroline120US #55
#36Julia119US #93
#37Lily117US #33
#38Anna116US #53
#39Emilia114US #77
#40Claire111US #49
#41Savannah111US #38
#42Vivian109US #97
#43Aubrey108US #31
#44Violet106US #47
#45Madelyn105US #63
#46Riley104US #25
#47Quinn103US #76
#48Hazel102US #43
#49Layla102US #26
#50Zoey100US #28
#51Leah99US #40
#52Ellie98US #44
#53Eva98US #73
#54Samantha97US #54
#55Audrey94US #46
#56Alice93US #70
#57Fiona93US #180
#58Maeve93
#59Sophie92US #106
#60Hailey91US #72
#61Addison89US #34
#62Sarah88US #62
#63Cora87US #83
#64Luna87US #37
#65Josephine85US #107
#66Alexandra84US #120
#67Isabelle82US #92
#68Clara80US #95
#69Mackenzie80US #100
#70Madeline80US #99
#71Gianna78US #91
#72Margaret78US #132
#73Aaliyah77US #57
#74Camila77US #23
#75Eliana76US #88
#76Aurora75US #51
#77Adeline73US #64
#78Brooke73US #193
#79Isla73US #103
#80Lydia73US #85
#81Ariana71US #67
#82Bella71US #50
#83Valentina71US #96
#84Liliana69US #109
#85Juliana68US #147
#86Brielle64US #101
#87Elena64US #68
#88Rose64US #141
#89Sadie63US #71
#90Hadley62US #112
#91Ruby62US #79
#92Arianna61US #87
#93Autumn61US #75
#94Teagan61US #175
#95Emerson60US #150
#96Norah60US #137
#97Molly59US #166
#98Skylar58US #48
#99Brooklyn57US #39
#100Lyla57US #131

Boys

#1Benjamin494US #6
#2William426US #3
#3Liam375US #1
#4Lucas374US #11
#5Noah370US #2
#6James339US #4
#7Logan325US #5
#8Jacob311US #9
#9John309US #27
#10Michael299US #12
#11Henry287US #19
#12Jack276US #36
#13Thomas276US #49
#14Charles275US #48
#15Daniel273US #15
#16Julian273US #37
#17Ethan270US #14
#18Ryan270US #44
#19Mason268US #7
#20Owen264US #28
#21Joseph263US #18
#22Alexander261US #13
#23Oliver259US #10
#24Samuel255US #21
#25Jackson251US #20
#26Anthony235US #33
#27Matthew225US #16
#28Dylan220US #29
#29Jayden213US #26
#30Theodore202US #61
#31Gabriel198US #31
#32Luke194US #30
#33Cameron185US #60
#34Connor185US #56
#35Andrew177US #40
#36Nathan175US #45
#37Christopher174US #39
#38Aiden173US #17
#39Joshua170US #38
#40Nicholas169US #68
#41David166US #22
#42Elijah163US #8
#43Carter158US #24
#44Isaac157US #32
#45Caleb150US #50
#46Sebastian145US #23
#47Hunter140US #53
#48Brayden138US #72
#49Leo138US #62
#50Nolan138US #67
#51Jonathan131US #55
#52Lincoln131US #41
#53Cole127US #116
#54Robert127US #65
#55Grayson123US #34
#56Aaron118US #47
#57Christian117US #52
#58Patrick116US #171
#59Landon115US #57
#60Zachary114US #103
#61Adam113US #77
#62Evan113US #85
#63Wyatt112US #25
#64Chase111US #94
#65Jason111US #92
#66Luca111US #130
#67Jameson108US #100
#68Adrian106US #58
#69Colton106US #70
#70Tyler106US #105
#71Wesley106US #111
#72Harrison104US #113
#73Austin102US #75
#74Levi102US #35
#75Nathaniel101US #112
#76Brady99
#77Gavin98US #96
#78Declan96US #115
#79Kevin96US #102
#80Miles96US #110
#81Josiah95US #51
#82Dominic93US #74
#83Maxwell93US #133
#84Colin92
#85Ian92US #76
#86Jeremiah92US #63
#87Max92US #128
#88Vincent90US #108
#89Isaiah89US #46
#90Jaxson88US #79
#91Finn86US #167
#92Mateo80US #42
#93George79US #125
#94Greyson79US #80
#95Bennett77US #123
#96Parker77US #90
#97Elias76US #78
#98Calvin75US #146
#99Jaxon75US #43
#100Jordan75US #73

On the move since 2016

Rising

↑32Aaron#56
↑24Fiona#57
↑24Eliana#75
↑23Ellie#52
↑23Lincoln#52
↑22Wesley#71
↑18Zoey#50
↑17Zoe#31

Falling

↓37Jordan#100
↓30Sadie#89
↓23Riley#46
↓21Declan#78
↓21George#93
↓20Dominic#82
↓19Lily#37
↓19Maxwell#83

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2016 rankings.