Top baby names in Massachusetts, 1976
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jennifer | 1,552 |
| 2 | Amy | 877 |
| 3 | Melissa | 705 |
| 4 | Jessica | 671 |
| 5 | Heather | 582 |
| 6 | Michelle | 549 |
| 7 | Lisa | 501 |
| 8 | Nicole | 480 |
| 9 | Elizabeth | 454 |
| 10 | Sarah | 421 |
| 11 | Kimberly | 414 |
| 12 | Christine | 393 |
| 13 | Rebecca | 376 |
| 14 | Erin | 357 |
| 15 | Kelly | 335 |
| 16 | Julie | 326 |
| 17 | Shannon | 312 |
| 18 | Danielle | 295 |
| 19 | Laura | 272 |
| 20 | Karen | 267 |
| 21 | Stephanie | 266 |
| 22 | Jaime | 243 |
| 23 | Andrea | 241 |
| 24 | Amanda | 234 |
| 25 | Christina | 231 |
| 26 | Susan | 224 |
| 27 | Angela | 222 |
| 28 | Tara | 221 |
| 29 | Kristen | 206 |
| 30 | Jill | 201 |
| 30 | Kathleen | 201 |
| 32 | Rachel | 198 |
| 33 | Jamie | 186 |
| 34 | Dawn | 177 |
| 35 | Sara | 173 |
| 36 | Katherine | 172 |
| 37 | Mary | 168 |
| 38 | Stacey | 158 |
| 39 | Kristin | 152 |
| 39 | Tracy | 152 |
| 41 | Erica | 151 |
| 41 | Kerry | 151 |
| 43 | Maria | 150 |
| 44 | Lauren | 139 |
| 45 | Emily | 137 |
| 46 | Megan | 134 |
| 47 | Melanie | 133 |
| 48 | Kerri | 132 |
| 49 | Patricia | 130 |
| 50 | Allison | 129 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 2,034 |
| 2 | Jason | 1,172 |
| 3 | Christopher | 1,151 |
| 4 | David | 1,120 |
| 5 | Matthew | 941 |
| 6 | John | 891 |
| 7 | Robert | 860 |
| 8 | James | 830 |
| 9 | Brian | 813 |
| 10 | Daniel | 787 |
| 11 | Joseph | 687 |
| 12 | Eric | 610 |
| 13 | Jeffrey | 570 |
| 14 | Scott | 533 |
| 15 | William | 505 |
| 16 | Timothy | 496 |
| 17 | Kevin | 486 |
| 18 | Richard | 476 |
| 19 | Mark | 456 |
| 19 | Stephen | 456 |
| 21 | Thomas | 433 |
| 22 | Steven | 428 |
| 23 | Paul | 411 |
| 24 | Andrew | 381 |
| 25 | Jonathan | 364 |
| 26 | Sean | 354 |
| 27 | Peter | 351 |
| 28 | Joshua | 344 |
| 29 | Ryan | 340 |
| 30 | Adam | 317 |
| 31 | Anthony | 310 |
| 32 | Jeremy | 294 |
| 33 | Shawn | 291 |
| 34 | Gregory | 289 |
| 35 | Keith | 267 |
| 36 | Benjamin | 250 |
| 37 | Patrick | 247 |
| 38 | Justin | 243 |
| 39 | Edward | 229 |
| 40 | Todd | 212 |
| 41 | Charles | 205 |
| 42 | Kenneth | 198 |
| 43 | Aaron | 191 |
| 44 | Nathan | 175 |
| 45 | Craig | 151 |
| 46 | Marc | 148 |
| 47 | Derek | 141 |
| 48 | George | 139 |
| 49 | Dennis | 137 |
| 50 | Jamie | 136 |