Top baby names in Massachusetts, 1974
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jennifer | 1,843 |
| 2 | Amy | 794 |
| 3 | Michelle | 752 |
| 4 | Melissa | 641 |
| 5 | Heather | 622 |
| 6 | Lisa | 611 |
| 7 | Kimberly | 522 |
| 8 | Nicole | 473 |
| 9 | Christine | 453 |
| 10 | Jessica | 425 |
| 11 | Elizabeth | 424 |
| 12 | Rebecca | 397 |
| 13 | Kristen | 371 |
| 14 | Julie | 362 |
| 15 | Karen | 331 |
| 16 | Sarah | 327 |
| 17 | Stephanie | 308 |
| 18 | Susan | 301 |
| 19 | Kelly | 296 |
| 20 | Tara | 288 |
| 21 | Erin | 278 |
| 22 | Danielle | 264 |
| 23 | Kathleen | 247 |
| 24 | Laura | 238 |
| 25 | Tracy | 234 |
| 26 | Andrea | 229 |
| 27 | Jill | 221 |
| 28 | Dawn | 220 |
| 29 | Mary | 213 |
| 30 | Patricia | 211 |
| 31 | Angela | 201 |
| 32 | Tammy | 200 |
| 33 | Shannon | 199 |
| 34 | Rachel | 196 |
| 35 | Christina | 194 |
| 36 | Kristin | 193 |
| 37 | Lori | 184 |
| 38 | Kerry | 181 |
| 39 | Tina | 177 |
| 40 | Wendy | 168 |
| 41 | Kerri | 167 |
| 42 | Sandra | 162 |
| 43 | Amanda | 159 |
| 44 | Maria | 156 |
| 45 | Deborah | 153 |
| 46 | Catherine | 151 |
| 46 | Katherine | 151 |
| 48 | Colleen | 149 |
| 49 | Melanie | 148 |
| 49 | Pamela | 148 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 2,065 |
| 2 | Christopher | 1,305 |
| 3 | Jason | 1,264 |
| 4 | David | 1,220 |
| 5 | John | 1,079 |
| 6 | Robert | 973 |
| 7 | James | 965 |
| 8 | Brian | 945 |
| 9 | Matthew | 898 |
| 10 | Daniel | 755 |
| 11 | Joseph | 710 |
| 12 | Mark | 646 |
| 13 | Jeffrey | 635 |
| 14 | William | 618 |
| 15 | Scott | 615 |
| 16 | Eric | 590 |
| 17 | Richard | 569 |
| 18 | Kevin | 554 |
| 19 | Thomas | 550 |
| 20 | Paul | 503 |
| 21 | Timothy | 453 |
| 22 | Stephen | 445 |
| 23 | Sean | 417 |
| 24 | Steven | 411 |
| 25 | Peter | 393 |
| 26 | Jonathan | 362 |
| 27 | Andrew | 357 |
| 28 | Anthony | 354 |
| 29 | Shawn | 348 |
| 30 | Joshua | 342 |
| 31 | Keith | 313 |
| 32 | Gregory | 292 |
| 33 | Adam | 279 |
| 34 | Patrick | 270 |
| 35 | Edward | 256 |
| 36 | Todd | 245 |
| 37 | Derek | 243 |
| 38 | Charles | 226 |
| 39 | Jeremy | 214 |
| 39 | Kenneth | 214 |
| 41 | Ryan | 207 |
| 42 | Justin | 198 |
| 43 | Marc | 193 |
| 44 | Aaron | 191 |
| 45 | Craig | 187 |
| 46 | George | 178 |
| 47 | Benjamin | 168 |
| 48 | Douglas | 154 |
| 49 | Nathan | 143 |
| 50 | Dennis | 142 |