State roster

Top names in Massachusetts

The names most likely to appear on 2018 Massachusetts birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 52,882 Massachusetts births in 2018 across 1,754 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
#74Fionaoutside the national top 200
#65Patrick#189 nationally
#86Brookeoutside the national top 200
#91Theooutside the national top 200
#92Colinoutside the national top 200
#85Ayla#190 nationally
#98Vivienneoutside the national top 200
#98Arthuroutside the national top 200
#96Edward#170 nationally
#99Lorenzo#173 nationally
#66Max#136 nationally

Girls

#1Emma407US #1
#2Olivia395US #2
#3Sophia338US #5
#4Charlotte336US #6
#5Isabella302US #4
#6Ava261US #3
#7Amelia247US #8
#8Mia244US #7
#9Evelyn235US #10
#10Emily230US #12
#11Abigail229US #11
#12Grace209US #24
#13Avery194US #16
#14Harper187US #9
#15Mila179US #14
#16Nora177US #30
#17Ella175US #15
#18Hannah175US #33
#19Sofia159US #17
#20Madison158US #22
#21Maya153US #62
#22Elizabeth149US #13
#23Riley149US #28
#24Victoria145US #21
#25Scarlett143US #20
#26Aria135US #19
#27Gabriella134US #69
#28Zoe134US #40
#29Penelope133US #26
#30Lily132US #31
#31Eleanor130US #32
#32Emilia128US #58
#33Stella127US #38
#34Chloe126US #25
#35Natalie124US #39
#36Luna121US #23
#37Alice120US #71
#38Anna120US #54
#39Josephine119US #91
#40Lucy115US #51
#41Layla107US #27
#42Violet107US #43
#43Isla106US #82
#44Camila103US #18
#45Lillian102US #34
#46Cora100US #73
#47Valentina100US #81
#48Julia99US #93
#49Quinn99US #85
#50Savannah99US #45
#51Claire97US #50
#52Ellie97US #36
#53Sophie97US #98
#54Caroline94US #56
#55Mackenzie93US #106
#56Aubrey92US #37
#57Vivian91US #96
#58Maeve89
#59Leah87US #41
#60Zoey87US #29
#61Hazel86US #42
#62Eva84US #76
#63Gianna84US #80
#64Sarah84US #66
#65Adeline83US #78
#66Samantha83US #61
#67Clara81US #103
#68Hailey81US #79
#69Addison78US #35
#70Alexandra78US #125
#71Rose78US #123
#72Audrey77US #46
#73Willow73US #60
#74Fiona72
#75Madelyn72US #72
#76Ruby72US #74
#77Sadie72US #87
#78Elena70US #67
#79Everly70US #53
#80Madeline70US #100
#81Aaliyah68US #65
#82Aurora68US #44
#83Margaret68US #127
#84Skylar68US #49
#85Ayla67US #190
#86Brooke66
#87Liliana65US #109
#88Maria65US #115
#89Molly65US #158
#90Ivy63US #86
#91Isabelle61US #113
#92Naomi61US #64
#93Ariana60US #68
#94Brooklyn60US #47
#95Isabel60US #139
#96Kennedy60US #59
#97Lydia60US #89
#98Vivienne60
#99Bella59US #48
#100Katherine59US #112

Boys

#1Benjamin428US #6
#2Liam397US #1
#3James373US #4
#4Lucas364US #8
#5William363US #3
#6Noah358US #2
#7Logan321US #10
#8Henry311US #16
#9Owen287US #25
#10Michael276US #14
#11Theodore276US #44
#12Jacob272US #13
#13Oliver267US #5
#14John266US #26
#15Jack265US #28
#16Thomas260US #49
#17Mason257US #9
#18Ethan254US #12
#19Ryan248US #46
#20Samuel244US #21
#21Alexander241US #11
#22Joseph241US #23
#23Julian232US #36
#24Jackson231US #17
#25Daniel230US #15
#26Anthony223US #38
#27Matthew220US #20
#28Gabriel210US #35
#29Charles200US #53
#30Dylan197US #31
#31Connor196US #58
#32Andrew195US #43
#33Isaac194US #34
#34Cameron192US #69
#35Nathan190US #48
#36Aiden188US #19
#37David179US #22
#38Elijah176US #7
#39Leo174US #50
#40Jayden169US #29
#41Nicholas167US #74
#42Christopher158US #42
#43Carter156US #24
#44Sebastian155US #18
#45Grayson153US #32
#46Joshua153US #40
#47Luke149US #30
#48Nolan149US #65
#49Caleb144US #45
#50Robert139US #71
#51Jonathan131US #63
#52Wyatt130US #27
#53Hunter128US #56
#54Landon124US #61
#55Levi123US #33
#56Cole122US #118
#57Lincoln118US #41
#58Declan117US #101
#59Evan117US #85
#60Brayden116US #84
#61Adrian110US #62
#62Jaxon110US #39
#63Zachary109US #107
#64Colton107US #68
#65Patrick106US #189
#66Max105US #136
#67Tyler105US #119
#68George104US #127
#69Maxwell104US #134
#70Dominic103US #75
#71Wesley103US #105
#72Kevin102US #125
#73Adam101US #78
#74Elias101US #67
#75Christian100US #54
#76Harrison100US #115
#77Austin97US #81
#78Luca97US #106
#79Aaron96US #60
#80Jameson96US #91
#81Jason94US #99
#82Asher93US #47
#83Ian93US #79
#84Parker92US #96
#85Mateo91US #37
#86Gavin90US #111
#87Isaiah90US #51
#88Jeremiah88US #64
#89Jaxson85US #76
#90Josiah85US #52
#91Theo85
#92Colin84
#93Miles84US #98
#94Nathaniel84US #116
#95Vincent83US #108
#96Edward80US #170
#97Finn79US #166
#98Arthur77
#99Lorenzo77US #173
#100Greyson76US #77

On the move since 2017

Rising

↑37Jaxon#62
↑36Isla#43
↑36Valentina#47
↑30Camila#44
↑28Luna#36
↑26Josephine#39
↑25George#68
↑23Riley#23

Falling

↓30Madelyn#75
↓24Isabelle#91
↓23Lillian#45
↓23Aaron#79
↓19Caroline#54
↓19Nathaniel#94
↓18Christian#75
↓17Audrey#72

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2017 rankings.