Massachusetts ★ 1978

Top names in Massachusetts, 1978

Jennifer led for girls with 1,492 babies ; Michael for boys with 2,132. State counts omit names with fewer than five babies that year.

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Girls

#	Name	Babies
1	Jennifer	1,492
2	Melissa	863
3	Jessica	772
4	Amy	603
5	Sarah	574
6	Michelle	572
7	Nicole	569
8	Elizabeth	553
9	Lisa	530
10	Heather	513
11	Kelly	496
12	Erin	400
13	Christine	386
14	Kimberly	367
15	Rebecca	365
16	Danielle	347
17	Julie	334
18	Stephanie	325
19	Christina	310
20	Amanda	307
21	Kristen	287
22	Andrea	266
23	Laura	256
24	Angela	251
25	Rachel	245
26	Kathleen	240
27	Katherine	219
28	Emily	214
29	Jill	209
30	Mary	206
31	Shannon	201
32	Karen	196
33	Lauren	190
34	Tara	189
35	Sara	180
36	Erica	172
37	Kristin	168
38	Jamie	157
39	Susan	155
40	Maria	151
41	Kathryn	149
42	Crystal	144
43	Catherine	141
43	Megan	141
45	Tracy	138
46	Meghan	133
47	Stacey	132
48	Melanie	131
49	Katie	126
50	Colleen	125
51	Allison	123
51	Carrie	123
53	Dawn	122
53	Jaime	122
55	Beth	119
56	Cheryl	115
57	Alicia	113
57	Alison	113
59	Kerry	111
60	Patricia	109
61	Gina	108
61	Holly	108
61	Stacy	108
64	Kristy	107
64	Sandra	107
66	Heidi	106
67	Kerri	105
68	Jacqueline	104
69	Courtney	103
69	Renee	103
71	Tammy	102
72	Carolyn	101
72	Robin	101
74	Jillian	98
75	Tina	93
76	Lori	91
77	Tiffany	89
78	Leah	86
78	Tanya	86
80	Kristina	84
80	Linda	84
80	Lindsay	84
80	Nancy	84
84	Kara	83
84	Kate	83
84	Meredith	83
87	Denise	81
88	April	80
88	Samantha	80
88	Suzanne	80
91	Cynthia	79
91	Deborah	79
93	Theresa	76
94	Pamela	75
95	Erika	73
95	Laurie	73
97	Lynn	72
98	Anne	71
98	Brenda	71
98	Wendy	71

Boys

#	Name	Babies
1	Michael	2,132
2	Matthew	1,318
3	Christopher	1,245
4	Jason	1,149
5	David	1,103
6	John	905
7	James	860
8	Daniel	858
9	Brian	815
10	Robert	794
11	Joseph	731
12	Jeffrey	604
13	Kevin	594
14	Timothy	575
15	William	514
16	Andrew	490
17	Eric	484
18	Joshua	476
19	Richard	466
20	Thomas	457
21	Mark	449
22	Ryan	442
23	Scott	432
24	Adam	427
25	Paul	421
26	Stephen	411
27	Jonathan	371
28	Nicholas	369
29	Peter	350
30	Steven	346
31	Anthony	339
32	Patrick	308
33	Justin	302
34	Sean	300
35	Gregory	296
36	Benjamin	271
37	Shawn	250
38	Keith	243
39	Charles	241
40	Jeremy	230
41	Edward	189
42	Kenneth	175
43	Todd	171
44	Nathan	168
45	Shaun	164
46	Aaron	159
47	Derek	146
48	Bryan	136
49	Jesse	135
50	Craig	133
51	George	128
52	Marc	127
53	Chad	123
54	Jose	122
55	Donald	116
56	Philip	113
57	Alexander	108
58	Dennis	105
59	Jared	103
60	Douglas	100
61	Erik	99
62	Ronald	97
63	Seth	96
64	Corey	95
65	Joel	93
66	Frank	87
67	Brendan	85
68	Raymond	84
69	Samuel	80
70	Shane	79
71	Jacob	78
72	Ian	75
72	Kyle	75
74	Gary	74
74	Luis	74
76	Nathaniel	73
77	Jamie	69
78	Brad	64
79	Vincent	62
80	Christian	59
81	Jay	58
81	Russell	58
81	Wayne	58
84	Arthur	56
84	Carlos	56
86	Luke	53
87	Alan	51
88	Antonio	50
88	Brandon	50
88	Evan	50
91	Zachary	49
92	Mathew	47
92	Neil	47
94	Geoffrey	46
95	Cory	45
95	Lawrence	45
95	Randy	45
98	Angel	44
98	Gabriel	44
98	Victor	44