State roster

Top names in Massachusetts

The names most likely to appear on 2023 Massachusetts birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 50,624 Massachusetts births in 2023 across 1,809 distinct names.

Distinctively Massachusetts

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

#70Roryoutside the national top 200
#76Patrickoutside the national top 200
#80Vivienneoutside the national top 200
#91Fionaoutside the national top 200
#94Alexandraoutside the national top 200
#97Brookeoutside the national top 200
#95Phoebe#191 nationally
#97Finn#187 nationally
#48Cecilia#137 nationally
#66Cole#155 nationally
#98Maxwell#182 nationally
#49Declan#132 nationally

Girls

#1Charlotte362US #3
#2Olivia329US #1
#3Emma297US #2
#4Sophia271US #5
#5Isabella236US #7
#6Mia222US #6
#7Amelia221US #4
#8Nora206US #24
#9Chloe199US #26
#10Evelyn191US #9
#11Maeve183US #73
#12Sofia177US #12
#13Isla172US #33
#14Grace170US #39
#15Lily168US #20
#16Luna161US #10
#17Lucy159US #40
#18Ava155US #8
#19Eleanor152US #14
#20Maya148US #49
#21Zoe145US #36
#22Madison141US #37
#23Aurora138US #22
#24Penelope137US #23
#25Emilia135US #42
#26Layla131US #30
#27Stella131US #46
#28Scarlett130US #17
#29Harper129US #11
#30Ella127US #32
#31Riley126US #43
#32Emily124US #19
#33Mila124US #28
#34Avery122US #29
#35Abigail120US #31
#36Gianna119US #21
#37Violet118US #16
#38Sophie116US #60
#39Alice108US #66
#40Elizabeth108US #15
#41Ellie108US #27
#42Hazel107US #18
#43Madeline107US #95
#44Hannah105US #48
#45Claire103US #68
#46Natalie103US #63
#47Aria99US #25
#48Cecilia99US #137
#49Camila97US #13
#50Josephine97US #64
#51Eliana96US #34
#52Madelyn94US #58
#53Vivian91US #87
#54Eloise90US #81
#55Quinn90US #86
#56Valentina90US #50
#57Victoria86US #45
#58Ayla83US #106
#59Zoey82US #51
#60Clara81US #98
#61Naomi80US #44
#62Gabriella79US #89
#63Leah79US #53
#64Lillian78US #55
#65Sadie76US #59
#66Caroline75US #83
#67Ruby72US #65
#68Sarah72US #91
#69Adeline70US #71
#70Ivy70US #38
#71Julia70US #121
#72Addison69US #62
#73Anna69US #79
#74Elena69US #47
#75Hailey68US #90
#76Margaret67US #132
#77Cora66US #93
#78Isabelle65US #159
#79Audrey64US #74
#80Vivienne63
#81Alaia62US #120
#82Kennedy62US #72
#83Nova62US #35
#84Sloane62US #151
#85Mackenzie60US #167
#86Everly59US #69
#87Lucia59US #109
#88Rose59US #124
#89Bella58US #104
#90Esther58US #138
#91Fiona56
#92Liliana56US #88
#93Maria56US #82
#94Alexandra55
#95Phoebe54US #191
#96Willow54US #41
#97Brooke53
#98Eliza53US #116
#99Sienna53US #140
#100Delilah51US #52

Boys

#1Noah525US #2
#2Liam422US #1
#3Theodore339US #7
#4Benjamin337US #11
#5Jack314US #14
#6James312US #4
#7Henry310US #8
#8Oliver289US #3
#9Owen267US #20
#10Lucas250US #9
#11William244US #10
#12Leo242US #18
#13Ethan228US #24
#14Luca226US #25
#15Thomas226US #41
#16John224US #26
#17Julian210US #33
#18Cameron203US #58
#19Michael199US #16
#20Charles196US #54
#21Logan195US #39
#22Samuel190US #19
#23Anthony188US #46
#24Joseph185US #29
#25Mason177US #30
#26Jackson175US #28
#27Gabriel173US #38
#28Daniel166US #17
#29Miles166US #43
#30Isaac165US #42
#31Dylan163US #34
#32Jacob163US #35
#33Aiden162US #40
#34Elijah162US #5
#35Theo161US #78
#36Matthew160US #32
#37Nathan151US #59
#38Alexander150US #22
#39Levi147US #12
#40Jayden144US #49
#41Caleb141US #51
#42Ryan141US #83
#43Luke139US #31
#44Mateo129US #6
#45Christopher128US #55
#46Wesley128US #70
#47Sebastian127US #13
#48Nolan126US #57
#49Declan124US #132
#50David122US #27
#51Andrew121US #65
#52Connor121US #126
#53Rowan121US #76
#54Elias112US #36
#55Arthur111US #130
#56Ezra108US #15
#57Asher107US #23
#58Maverick105US #37
#59Ian104US #69
#60Nicholas104US #109
#61Lorenzo103US #131
#62Joshua102US #60
#63Wyatt100US #47
#64Bennett99US #74
#65Jonathan97US #82
#66Cole96US #155
#67Cooper95US #52
#68Myles95US #107
#69Enzo92US #90
#70Rory92
#71Jameson91US #102
#72Hudson88US #21
#73George87US #136
#74Hunter87US #115
#75Lincoln87US #64
#76Patrick87
#77Austin86US #101
#78Carter86US #48
#79Jordan86US #96
#80Robert86US #88
#81Grayson85US #44
#82Landon85US #97
#83Evan83US #137
#84Christian82US #77
#85Harrison82US #119
#86Kai82US #61
#87Isaiah81US #56
#88August80US #104
#89Brooks80US #73
#90Adam79US #103
#91Charlie79US #174
#92Amir78US #99
#93Vincent77US #120
#94Adrian76US #67
#95Josiah76US #53
#96Angel75US #62
#97Finn75US #187
#98Maxwell73US #182
#99Max72US #163
#100Thiago72US #72

On the move since 2022

Rising

↑40Maverick#58
↑26Jameson#71
↑25Aurora#23
↑24Hudson#72
↑23Stella#27
↑22Margaret#76
↑20Ian#59
↑19Lorenzo#61

Falling

↓33Kai#86
↓30Carter#78
↓28Maria#93
↓26Ayla#58
↓23Addison#72
↓21Grayson#81
↓20Vincent#93
↓20Josiah#95

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2022 rankings.