Top baby names in Massachusetts, 1977
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jennifer | 1,532 |
| 2 | Jessica | 773 |
| 3 | Melissa | 745 |
| 4 | Amy | 688 |
| 5 | Michelle | 573 |
| 6 | Sarah | 551 |
| 7 | Heather | 550 |
| 8 | Kelly | 524 |
| 9 | Elizabeth | 505 |
| 10 | Nicole | 491 |
| 11 | Lisa | 466 |
| 12 | Kimberly | 441 |
| 13 | Erin | 415 |
| 14 | Christine | 380 |
| 15 | Rebecca | 354 |
| 16 | Julie | 333 |
| 17 | Danielle | 321 |
| 18 | Stephanie | 303 |
| 19 | Amanda | 290 |
| 20 | Laura | 281 |
| 21 | Andrea | 269 |
| 22 | Jill | 267 |
| 23 | Karen | 257 |
| 24 | Christina | 249 |
| 25 | Shannon | 244 |
| 26 | Angela | 235 |
| 27 | Kristen | 234 |
| 28 | Katherine | 224 |
| 29 | Mary | 209 |
| 30 | Tara | 206 |
| 31 | Emily | 197 |
| 32 | Kathleen | 192 |
| 33 | Rachel | 191 |
| 34 | Jaime | 189 |
| 35 | Jamie | 181 |
| 36 | Sara | 178 |
| 37 | Susan | 164 |
| 38 | Stacey | 157 |
| 39 | Lauren | 150 |
| 40 | Erica | 149 |
| 40 | Megan | 149 |
| 42 | Carrie | 148 |
| 42 | Tracy | 148 |
| 44 | Beth | 147 |
| 45 | Kristin | 146 |
| 46 | Melanie | 145 |
| 47 | Dawn | 141 |
| 48 | Colleen | 133 |
| 49 | Maria | 131 |
| 50 | Kerri | 130 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 1,997 |
| 2 | Jason | 1,307 |
| 3 | Matthew | 1,263 |
| 4 | Christopher | 1,181 |
| 5 | David | 1,051 |
| 6 | Brian | 949 |
| 7 | John | 918 |
| 8 | James | 861 |
| 9 | Daniel | 823 |
| 10 | Robert | 778 |
| 11 | Joseph | 698 |
| 12 | Kevin | 666 |
| 13 | Jeffrey | 634 |
| 14 | Eric | 528 |
| 15 | William | 507 |
| 16 | Thomas | 494 |
| 17 | Timothy | 486 |
| 18 | Andrew | 479 |
| 19 | Richard | 465 |
| 20 | Mark | 457 |
| 21 | Paul | 450 |
| 22 | Joshua | 424 |
| 23 | Ryan | 421 |
| 23 | Scott | 421 |
| 25 | Steven | 410 |
| 26 | Stephen | 404 |
| 27 | Sean | 371 |
| 28 | Jonathan | 354 |
| 29 | Adam | 335 |
| 30 | Peter | 317 |
| 31 | Anthony | 315 |
| 32 | Gregory | 290 |
| 33 | Benjamin | 288 |
| 34 | Justin | 282 |
| 35 | Jeremy | 277 |
| 36 | Shawn | 269 |
| 37 | Keith | 268 |
| 38 | Patrick | 264 |
| 39 | Charles | 213 |
| 40 | Nathan | 211 |
| 41 | Edward | 208 |
| 42 | Todd | 179 |
| 43 | Kenneth | 171 |
| 44 | Derek | 160 |
| 45 | Bryan | 156 |
| 46 | Marc | 155 |
| 47 | Nicholas | 150 |
| 48 | Aaron | 144 |
| 49 | Craig | 138 |
| 50 | Corey | 133 |