Massachusetts · 2002

Top 100 names in Massachusetts, 2002, by official Social Security birth counts.

Rank	Name	Births
#1	Emily	677
#2	Olivia	594
#3	Emma	522
#4	Sarah	481
#5	Abigail	456
#6	Madison	417
#7	Julia	414
#8	Hannah	412
#9	Grace	388
#10	Isabella	376
#11	Samantha	365
#12	Elizabeth	352
#13	Sophia	337
#14	Ashley	327
#15	Lauren	302
#16	Jessica	302
#17	Katherine	276
#18	Victoria	271
#19	Caroline	251
#20	Anna	242
#21	Alexis	242
#22	Rachel	237
#23	Nicole	225
#24	Brianna	222
#25	Kayla	221
#26	Sydney	218
#27	Alyssa	213
#28	Alexandra	213
#29	Megan	212
#30	Amanda	205
#31	Ava	205
#32	Chloe	201
#33	Erin	179
#34	Taylor	178
#35	Rebecca	168
#36	Lily	164
#37	Mia	163
#38	Molly	161
#39	Jennifer	160
#40	Brooke	151
#41	Mackenzie	150
#42	Allison	148
#43	Hailey	148
#44	Meghan	146
#45	Jenna	145
#46	Jillian	140
#47	Haley	139
#48	Morgan	137
#49	Paige	136
#50	Mary	135
#51	Kaitlyn	131
#52	Catherine	129
#53	Sara	128
#54	Stephanie	124
#55	Danielle	122
#56	Caitlin	121
#57	Natalie	120
#58	Zoe	115
#59	Jordan	115
#60	Jasmine	115
#61	Gabriella	113
#62	Isabelle	113
#63	Leah	110
#64	Margaret	110
#65	Madeline	109
#66	Sofia	109
#67	Aaliyah	107
#68	Kathryn	106
#69	Katelyn	105
#70	Riley	102
#71	Kylie	101
#72	Arianna	101
#73	Christina	100
#74	Maya	100
#75	Ella	99
#76	Gabrielle	98
#77	Charlotte	98
#78	Ariana	97
#79	Angelina	97
#80	Shannon	96
#81	Alexa	95
#82	Amber	93
#83	Gianna	92
#84	Destiny	90
#85	Kaylee	90
#86	Sophie	90
#87	Audrey	89
#88	Savannah	88
#89	Amelia	87
#90	Isabel	85
#91	Jacqueline	83
#92	Lindsey	83
#93	Laura	82
#94	Michelle	82
#95	Kelly	81
#96	Lillian	80
#97	Bridget	79
#98	Maria	78
#99	Vanessa	77
#100	Melissa	76

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
Maeve	53	17	2
Meaghan	31	10	1
Colleen	44	14	3
Tess	33	11	2
Meghan	146	48	10
Maura	23	7	2
Nora	45	15	3
Bridget	79	26	6
Katharine	20	7	2
Celia	27	9	2
Fiona	53	17	5
Charlotte	98	32	9

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.