Top 100 Most Popular Boy and Girl Baby Names in Massachusetts, 2005

This is a list of the 100 most popular names for babies in Massachusetts, 2005 . All names are from Social Security card applications for births that occurred in the United States.

Most popular boy names

Rank	Boys	Number
1	Matthew	690
2	Michael	637
3	Ryan	629
4	Nicholas	540
5	John	517
6	Joseph	496
7	Andrew	485
8	Jacob	478
9	William	467
10	Anthony	463
11	Daniel	456
12	Alexander	445
13	Jack	440
14	Christopher	428
15	Benjamin	417
16	Joshua	412
17	Tyler	408
18	James	406
19	Samuel	403
20	Thomas	364
21	Ethan	337
22	Dylan	326
23	Nathan	325
24	Aidan	323
25	Zachary	304
26	Jonathan	295
27	Owen	291
28	David	288
29	Connor	274
30	Kevin	261
31	Sean	260
32	Luke	257
33	Christian	253
34	Jason	253
35	Evan	251
36	Cameron	244
37	Liam	242
38	Gabriel	237
39	Noah	235
40	Kyle	232
41	Lucas	231
42	Charles	222
43	Aiden	216
44	Colin	206
45	Justin	206
46	Robert	201
47	Adam	184
48	Brady	182
49	Brandon	182
50	Logan	178
51	Patrick	178
52	Jake	175
53	Brian	172
54	Jayden	165
55	Elijah	161
56	Eric	161
57	Nathaniel	160
58	Caleb	156
59	Jackson	146
60	Cole	145
61	Timothy	144
62	Alex	142
63	Gavin	142
64	Henry	142
65	Mason	137
66	Dominic	133
67	Brendan	131
68	Isaiah	127
69	Peter	123
70	Ian	120
71	Austin	116
72	Jordan	114
73	Richard	112
74	Angel	109
75	Luis	106
76	Mark	105
77	Devin	103
78	Xavier	102
79	Max	100
80	Jose	99
81	Paul	99
82	Hunter	98
83	Isaac	95
84	Maxwell	95
85	Nolan	94
86	Aaron	93
87	Steven	92
88	Bryan	91
89	Julian	88
90	Edward	87
91	Brayden	86
92	Stephen	86
93	Derek	82
94	Vincent	82
95	Antonio	81
96	Harrison	80
97	Marcus	80
98	George	79
99	Shane	79
100	Jeffrey	77

Most popular names for girls in Massachusetts, 2005

Rank	Girls	Number
1	Emma	526
2	Emily	500
3	Ava	470
4	Olivia	459
5	Sophia	439
6	Abigail	399
7	Isabella	397
8	Julia	376
9	Madison	369
10	Grace	353
11	Sarah	344
12	Samantha	342
13	Hannah	306
14	Elizabeth	277
15	Ella	257
16	Lily	237
17	Mia	225
18	Ashley	223
19	Caroline	213
20	Anna	211
21	Lauren	192
22	Jessica	190
23	Victoria	189
24	Katherine	184
25	Chloe	182
26	Alexandra	170
27	Brianna	169
28	Kayla	169
29	Alyssa	167
30	Sofia	163
31	Alexis	162
32	Sydney	162
33	Gianna	161
34	Molly	161
35	Natalie	158
36	Angelina	148
37	Brooke	143
38	Hailey	143
39	Maya	143
40	Gabriella	134
41	Rachel	134
42	Amanda	130
43	Nicole	130
44	Allison	128
45	Riley	127
46	Taylor	126
47	Megan	123
48	Charlotte	121
49	Mackenzie	117
50	Paige	116
51	Rebecca	113
52	Sophie	113
53	Amelia	109
54	Morgan	108
55	Sara	107
56	Leah	106
57	Jasmine	104
58	Isabelle	103
59	Madeline	102
60	Margaret	102
61	Zoe	102
62	Catherine	101
63	Jenna	101
64	Erin	98
65	Lillian	98
66	Jennifer	97
67	Kaitlyn	95
68	Audrey	94
69	Arianna	93
70	Alexa	92
71	Stephanie	92
72	Avery	91
73	Katelyn	91
74	Gabrielle	90
75	Lucy	88
76	Maria	88
77	Kaylee	86
78	Mary	83
79	Haley	80
80	Kylie	80
81	Jillian	79
82	Ariana	78
83	Eva	76
84	Faith	76
85	Caitlin	75
86	Juliana	75
87	Bridget	74
88	Christina	73
89	Savannah	73
90	Vanessa	73
91	Kate	72
92	Marissa	72
93	Isabel	71
94	Meghan	71
95	Mya	71
96	Kiara	70
97	Destiny	69
98	Nevaeh	69
99	Danielle	68
100	Michelle	68

Table key

Data derived from the U.S. Bureau of the Census (2010).

Count Number of occurrences: Estimate of the number of people with the surname in the United States. (s) means the data was suppressed for privacy.
#/100K Occurrences / 100,000 people: The number of occurrences of a given surname per 100,000 in the United States.
% White % Non-Hispanic White Only: Percentage of people with a given surname who classified themselves as "non-hispanic white" (race)
% Black % Non-Hispanic Black Only: Percentage of people with a given surname who classified themselves as "non-hispanic black" (race)
% API % Non-Hispanic Asian & Pacific Islander Only: Percentage of people with a given surname who classified themselves as "non-hispanic Asian & Pacific Islander" (race)
% AIAN % Non-Hispanic American Indian & Alaskan Native Only: Percentage of people with a given surname who classified themselves as "non-hispanic American Indian & Alaskan Native" (race)
% 2 or More Races % Non-Hispanic of 2 or More Races: Percentage of people with a given surname who classified themselves as "non-hispanic two or more races" (race)
% Hispanic % Hispanic Origin: Percentage of people with a given surname who classified themselves as "Hispanic origin" (race)
Rank in 2010
Count in 2010 Number of occurrences: Estimate of the number of people with the surname in the United States according to the 2000 census.
% Change % Change between 2000 and 2010
Rank change Change in rank between 2000 and 2010

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