State roster

Top names in Massachusetts

The names most likely to appear on 2022 Massachusetts birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 52,152 Massachusetts births in 2022 across 1,829 distinct names.

Distinctively Massachusetts

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

#78Molly#199 nationally
#89Patrickoutside the national top 200
#92Lauraoutside the national top 200
#93Brookeoutside the national top 200
#100Colinoutside the national top 200
#57Cecilia#145 nationally
#85Reese#168 nationally
#86Zachary#165 nationally
#25Maeve#103 nationally
#85Tyler#163 nationally
#67Cole#144 nationally
#64Arthur#140 nationally

Girls

#1Olivia363US #1
#2Charlotte350US #3
#3Emma323US #2
#4Sophia309US #5
#5Isabella272US #6
#6Amelia245US #4
#7Mia244US #8
#8Evelyn223US #9
#9Nora218US #28
#10Ava213US #7
#11Chloe184US #19
#12Luna177US #10
#13Grace169US #35
#14Madison169US #34
#15Isla164US #36
#16Mila157US #18
#17Maya155US #51
#18Lucy150US #48
#19Sofia150US #13
#20Harper149US #11
#21Lily148US #30
#22Zoe148US #38
#23Eleanor147US #16
#24Elizabeth147US #15
#25Maeve146US #103
#26Avery143US #26
#27Penelope140US #21
#28Ella138US #25
#29Emily137US #17
#30Gianna135US #22
#31Layla127US #29
#32Ayla126US #98
#33Hannah126US #47
#34Violet124US #20
#35Natalie123US #55
#36Emilia122US #44
#37Abigail117US #24
#38Madelyn116US #60
#39Riley116US #39
#40Scarlett115US #14
#41Aria113US #23
#42Sophie113US #63
#43Alice112US #64
#44Josephine110US #70
#45Quinn108US #73
#46Hazel107US #27
#47Lillian106US #50
#48Aurora105US #31
#49Addison103US #54
#50Stella101US #40
#51Madeline99US #102
#52Victoria99US #43
#53Camila97US #12
#54Ellie94US #33
#55Julia93US #111
#56Claire91US #66
#57Cecilia90US #145
#58Gabriella88US #89
#59Elena85US #49
#60Anna84US #83
#61Cora84US #75
#62Eloise84US #86
#63Eliana83US #41
#64Nova81US #32
#65Maria79US #91
#66Clara78US #110
#67Audrey77US #67
#68Hailey77US #79
#69Valentina77US #57
#70Vivian77US #104
#71Zoey76US #45
#72Leah75US #52
#73Rose75US #119
#74Ruby74US #62
#75Sadie74US #68
#76Mackenzie71US #142
#77Adeline70US #92
#78Molly69US #199
#79Ivy68US #42
#80Sarah68US #95
#81Caroline66US #77
#82Iris65US #84
#83Savannah64US #76
#84Aaliyah63US #69
#85Reese63US #168
#86Willow63US #37
#87Bella62US #85
#88Eva62US #108
#89Everly62US #56
#90Autumn61US #71
#91Isabelle61US #137
#92Laura61
#93Brooke60
#94Kinsley59US #61
#95Liliana59US #97
#96Arya58US #122
#97Lyla58US #105
#98Margaret58US #127
#99Samantha58US #106
#100Sloane58US #140

Boys

#1Noah547US #2
#2Liam406US #1
#3James344US #4
#4Theodore322US #10
#5Benjamin320US #9
#6Henry315US #7
#7Jack309US #15
#8Oliver309US #3
#9Lucas286US #8
#10William281US #6
#11Owen264US #18
#12John254US #26
#13Leo241US #22
#14Joseph233US #30
#15Luca229US #28
#16Jackson228US #23
#17Anthony222US #44
#18Charles220US #50
#19Cameron217US #64
#20Thomas217US #45
#21Ethan216US #21
#22Julian216US #35
#23Michael216US #16
#24Samuel207US #19
#25Logan199US #33
#26Daniel191US #14
#27Elijah188US #5
#28Matthew187US #39
#29Alexander183US #17
#30Gabriel183US #36
#31Levi174US #12
#32Jacob172US #32
#33Mason165US #24
#34Luke162US #34
#35Ryan153US #74
#36David152US #31
#37Dylan152US #42
#38Aiden149US #29
#39Isaac148US #41
#40Nathan147US #57
#41Caleb145US #52
#42Miles143US #56
#43Jayden140US #46
#44Nolan135US #65
#45Wesley133US #70
#46Theo131US #98
#47Christopher130US #55
#48Carter129US #47
#49Elias128US #43
#50Andrew125US #61
#51Sebastian124US #13
#52Joshua119US #60
#53Kai116US #59
#54Connor114US #118
#55Ezra113US #25
#56Lincoln113US #54
#57Wyatt110US #38
#58Mateo109US #11
#59Bennett106US #83
#60Grayson105US #37
#61Rowan105US #96
#62Declan102US #114
#63Myles101US #112
#64Arthur100US #140
#65Asher98US #20
#66Robert98US #84
#67Cole96US #144
#68Landon96US #86
#69Nicholas96US #97
#70Cooper93US #53
#71George93US #142
#72Colton91US #91
#73Vincent90US #123
#74Hunter88US #101
#75Josiah85US #51
#76Elliot84US #150
#77Enzo84US #121
#78Jonathan83US #79
#79Ian82US #72
#80Lorenzo82US #134
#81Aaron80US #71
#82Emmett80US #116
#83Austin79US #111
#84Calvin79US #148
#85Tyler79US #163
#86Zachary79US #165
#87Adrian78US #63
#88Nathaniel78US #138
#89Patrick78
#90Jordan77US #92
#91Max77US #157
#92Isaiah76US #58
#93Parker76US #94
#94Harrison74US #128
#95Dominic73US #102
#96Hudson73US #27
#97Jameson73US #85
#98Maverick73US #40
#99August72US #109
#100Colin72

On the move since 2021

Rising

↑38Kai#53
↑34Nova#64
↑25Bennett#59
↑23Lucy#18
↑21Zoe#22
↑21Carter#48
↑20Clara#66
↑17Adeline#77

Falling

↓24Abigail#37
↓21Dominic#95
↓20Emmett#82
↓19Zoey#71
↓19Harrison#94
↓18Ella#28
↓18Hudson#96
↓17Eva#88

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2021 rankings.