Massachusetts · 1987

Top 100 names in Massachusetts, 1987, by official Social Security birth counts.

Rank	Name	Births
#1	Jessica	1,277
#2	Amanda	1,214
#3	Ashley	1,210
#4	Jennifer	942
#5	Sarah	762
#6	Nicole	749
#7	Stephanie	614
#8	Elizabeth	594
#9	Danielle	530
#10	Melissa	513
#11	Samantha	512
#12	Lauren	486
#13	Emily	479
#14	Michelle	378
#15	Heather	371
#16	Rachel	366
#17	Laura	355
#18	Christina	332
#19	Katherine	328
#20	Rebecca	322
#21	Erin	308
#22	Kimberly	305
#23	Kelly	299
#24	Megan	287
#25	Kristen	279
#26	Brittany	277
#27	Caitlin	277
#28	Amy	273
#29	Courtney	258
#30	Christine	258
#31	Meghan	253
#32	Jillian	236
#33	Alexandra	234
#34	Shannon	224
#35	Jacqueline	220
#36	Lindsay	219
#37	Kayla	219
#38	Sara	218
#39	Erica	212
#40	Allison	208
#41	Katelyn	202
#42	Alicia	201
#43	Jenna	200
#44	Alyssa	195
#45	Kathryn	193
#46	Julie	187
#47	Lisa	186
#48	Andrea	181
#49	Mary	176
#50	Catherine	174
#51	Lindsey	173
#52	Katie	173
#53	Vanessa	171
#54	Angela	170
#55	Kathleen	169
#56	Crystal	168
#57	Tiffany	166
#58	Kristin	166
#59	Kristina	163
#60	Jamie	160
#61	Kaitlyn	143
#62	Victoria	143
#63	Alison	134
#64	Cassandra	130
#65	Julia	119
#66	Colleen	116
#67	Hannah	115
#68	Anna	113
#69	Kara	113
#70	Chelsea	112
#71	Maria	111
#72	Jaclyn	109
#73	Molly	109
#74	Leah	108
#75	Caroline	105
#76	Margaret	104
#77	Amber	100
#78	Meaghan	99
#79	Rachael	96
#80	Tara	96
#81	Natasha	94
#82	Kaitlin	93
#83	Gina	88
#84	Brianna	87
#85	Carolyn	85
#86	Felicia	85
#87	Tanya	85
#88	Justine	85
#89	Marissa	85
#90	Kate	84
#91	Natalie	83
#92	Emma	83
#93	Bethany	82
#94	Meredith	81
#95	Casey	81
#96	Melanie	77
#97	Nichole	76
#98	Krystal	76
#99	Holly	74
#100	Krista	74

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
Meaghan	99	28	4
Maura	36	10	2
Siobhan	24	7	1
Kerry	69	19	4
Caitlyn	55	15	3
Leanne	45	13	3
Kerri	67	19	4
Katelyn	202	56	13
Jillian	236	66	16
Kaitlyn	143	40	10
Ariana	40	11	3
Meghan	253	71	22

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.