Massachusetts · 1982

Top 100 names in Massachusetts, 1982, by official Social Security birth counts.

Rank	Name	Births
#1	Jennifer	1,433
#2	Jessica	1,162
#3	Sarah	786
#4	Nicole	732
#5	Melissa	732
#6	Elizabeth	666
#7	Amanda	557
#8	Amy	529
#9	Michelle	498
#10	Erin	472
#11	Stephanie	447
#12	Lauren	428
#13	Rebecca	408
#14	Heather	386
#15	Danielle	385
#16	Kimberly	375
#17	Kristen	374
#18	Lisa	357
#19	Kelly	342
#20	Laura	335
#21	Emily	332
#22	Katherine	328
#23	Crystal	291
#24	Rachel	283
#25	Christine	277
#26	Lindsay	260
#27	Andrea	259
#28	Jillian	251
#29	Sara	246
#30	Julie	245
#31	Kristin	243
#32	Christina	241
#33	Angela	233
#34	Katie	221
#35	Kathryn	220
#36	Shannon	214
#37	Jacqueline	208
#38	Erica	206
#39	Tiffany	204
#40	Courtney	203
#41	Meghan	198
#42	Mary	196
#43	Kathleen	188
#44	Jamie	185
#45	Megan	178
#46	Caitlin	172
#47	Allison	165
#48	Tara	162
#49	Ashley	162
#50	Lindsey	157
#51	Colleen	149
#52	Alicia	143
#53	Samantha	131
#54	Melanie	127
#55	Karen	126
#56	Catherine	126
#57	Patricia	122
#58	Kate	119
#59	Diana	117
#60	Maria	116
#61	Alison	115
#62	Jill	114
#63	Leah	112
#64	Julia	108
#65	Susan	105
#66	Victoria	103
#67	Anna	99
#68	Tanya	99
#69	April	98
#70	Kristina	96
#71	Kara	96
#72	Cassandra	93
#73	Vanessa	91
#74	Kerri	87
#75	Jaclyn	86
#76	Kerry	86
#77	Anne	85
#78	Pamela	83
#79	Meredith	83
#80	Stacey	83
#81	Renee	81
#82	Bethany	81
#83	Sandra	80
#84	Holly	79
#85	Margaret	79
#86	Carolyn	78
#87	Katelyn	78
#88	Tracy	78
#89	Cynthia	75
#90	Alexandra	75
#91	Heidi	74
#92	Krystal	73
#93	Theresa	73
#94	Dawn	73
#95	Monica	73
#96	Erika	71
#97	Alexis	71
#98	Katrina	69
#99	Gina	68
#100	Jaime	68

Uniquely popular in Massachusetts

Names whose share of births in this state is far above the national share (per 10,000 births).

Name	Births	Per 10k in state	Per 10k nationwide
Katelyn	78	24	1
Kaitlyn	36	11	1
Caitlyn	24	7	1
Kaitlin	46	14	1
Maura	44	14	2
Caitlin	172	53	7
Lynne	24	7	1
Meaghan	37	11	2
Siobhan	21	6	1
Kerry	86	26	6
Kate	119	37	8
Kerri	87	27	6

Figures are from the U.S. Social Security Administration Popular Baby Names dataset (public domain). Names with fewer than 5 recorded births in a year or state are suppressed by the source.