Massachusetts · 2000

Top 100 names in Massachusetts, 2000, by official Social Security birth counts.

Rank	Name	Births
#1	Emily	753
#2	Hannah	547
#3	Olivia	531
#4	Sarah	509
#5	Julia	504
#6	Emma	495
#7	Samantha	475
#8	Ashley	402
#9	Madison	387
#10	Abigail	387
#11	Jessica	376
#12	Elizabeth	367
#13	Lauren	319
#14	Nicole	314
#15	Rachel	309
#16	Victoria	306
#17	Grace	299
#18	Katherine	292
#19	Caroline	291
#20	Kayla	278
#21	Sophia	277
#22	Amanda	265
#23	Alyssa	262
#24	Anna	250
#25	Brianna	248
#26	Alexandra	236
#27	Alexis	234
#28	Isabella	216
#29	Erin	214
#30	Megan	209
#31	Taylor	208
#32	Molly	206
#33	Sydney	201
#34	Rebecca	182
#35	Haley	180
#36	Mackenzie	176
#37	Jennifer	176
#38	Margaret	165
#39	Catherine	161
#40	Kaitlyn	160
#41	Meghan	159
#42	Caitlin	154
#43	Stephanie	153
#44	Jillian	151
#45	Jenna	148
#46	Morgan	146
#47	Hailey	142
#48	Allison	142
#49	Kathryn	140
#50	Danielle	138
#51	Natalie	138
#52	Gabrielle	134
#53	Lily	133
#54	Chloe	133
#55	Brooke	128
#56	Shannon	127
#57	Sara	127
#58	Jacqueline	121
#59	Jasmine	120
#60	Madeline	118
#61	Mary	117
#62	Maria	116
#63	Christina	116
#64	Katelyn	111
#65	Paige	109
#66	Alexa	106
#67	Ariana	106
#68	Amber	106
#69	Courtney	105
#70	Jordan	104
#71	Kelsey	103
#72	Marissa	103
#73	Kelly	101
#74	Angela	101
#75	Mia	101
#76	Leah	99
#77	Isabel	98
#78	Cassandra	97
#79	Isabelle	96
#80	Michelle	96
#81	Melissa	95
#82	Destiny	94
#83	Vanessa	94
#84	Michaela	93
#85	Sophie	92
#86	Laura	91
#87	Maya	91
#88	Kaylee	87
#89	Zoe	87
#90	Arianna	86
#91	Sabrina	84
#92	Kimberly	77
#93	Alicia	76
#94	Gabriella	75
#95	Kathleen	74
#96	Cassidy	73
#97	Lillian	72
#98	Amy	72
#99	Caitlyn	70
#100	Amelia	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
Meaghan	56	18	2
Maeve	44	14	2
Colleen	53	17	3
Fiona	45	14	3
Nora	37	12	3
Eleanor	51	16	4
Meghan	159	51	14
Molly	206	66	19
Skyla	22	7	2
Tess	28	9	3
Shannon	127	40	12
Caroline	291	93	28

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.