Massachusetts · 1984

Top 100 names in Massachusetts, 1984, by official Social Security birth counts.

Rank	Name	Births
#1	Jennifer	1,316
#2	Jessica	1,102
#3	Sarah	782
#4	Nicole	760
#5	Elizabeth	641
#6	Amanda	636
#7	Melissa	615
#8	Ashley	615
#9	Stephanie	577
#10	Danielle	501
#11	Lauren	473
#12	Heather	447
#13	Amy	442
#14	Erin	430
#15	Laura	416
#16	Emily	390
#17	Rebecca	372
#18	Michelle	370
#19	Rachel	363
#20	Kimberly	343
#21	Kristen	338
#22	Megan	325
#23	Katherine	313
#24	Lisa	312
#25	Kelly	309
#26	Meghan	304
#27	Christine	293
#28	Christina	277
#29	Crystal	267
#30	Lindsay	266
#31	Andrea	258
#32	Shannon	246
#33	Sara	239
#34	Caitlin	234
#35	Julie	227
#36	Tiffany	221
#37	Kristin	217
#38	Courtney	215
#39	Erica	210
#40	Kathryn	209
#41	Katie	192
#42	Allison	191
#43	Jenna	189
#44	Kathleen	180
#45	Lindsey	178
#46	Jillian	176
#47	Jamie	175
#48	Jacqueline	173
#49	Samantha	170
#50	Mary	167
#51	Angela	166
#52	Tara	164
#53	Alicia	161
#54	Colleen	157
#55	Vanessa	153
#56	Catherine	149
#57	Alexandra	141
#58	Katelyn	134
#59	Julia	129
#60	Alison	127
#61	Victoria	118
#62	Leah	112
#63	Kate	110
#64	Holly	107
#65	Maria	106
#66	Joanna	104
#67	Cassandra	104
#68	Kara	101
#69	Stacey	101
#70	Melanie	101
#71	Kerri	97
#72	Susan	97
#73	Diana	95
#74	Jaclyn	95
#75	Bethany	95
#76	Kristina	94
#77	Carolyn	92
#78	Alyssa	92
#79	Meredith	91
#80	Patricia	91
#81	Tanya	88
#82	Karen	88
#83	Renee	85
#84	Stacy	85
#85	Meaghan	81
#86	Amber	81
#87	Alexis	79
#88	Caroline	75
#89	Brittany	75
#90	Margaret	75
#91	Monica	75
#92	Pamela	75
#93	Jill	75
#94	Kaitlyn	74
#95	Anne	74
#96	Anna	72
#97	Tracy	72
#98	Krystal	72
#99	Rachael	71
#100	April	70

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	134	40	4
Maura	40	12	1
Kaitlyn	74	22	3
Meaghan	81	24	3
Caitlyn	31	9	1
Deirdre	22	7	1
Kerri	97	29	5
Caitlin	234	70	14
Kerry	65	19	4
Kaitlin	59	18	4
Colleen	157	47	12
Michaela	25	7	2

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.