Top baby names in Massachusetts, 1979
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jennifer | 1,512 |
| 2 | Melissa | 1,007 |
| 3 | Jessica | 818 |
| 4 | Sarah | 639 |
| 5 | Nicole | 570 |
| 6 | Michelle | 559 |
| 7 | Amy | 546 |
| 8 | Elizabeth | 542 |
| 9 | Lisa | 502 |
| 10 | Heather | 474 |
| 11 | Kelly | 447 |
| 12 | Amanda | 422 |
| 13 | Erin | 407 |
| 14 | Kimberly | 353 |
| 15 | Stephanie | 351 |
| 16 | Christine | 350 |
| 17 | Rebecca | 349 |
| 18 | Christina | 342 |
| 19 | Danielle | 323 |
| 20 | Lauren | 319 |
| 21 | Julie | 307 |
| 22 | Laura | 289 |
| 23 | Andrea | 256 |
| 24 | Angela | 247 |
| 24 | Shannon | 247 |
| 26 | Katherine | 245 |
| 27 | Kristen | 237 |
| 28 | Emily | 222 |
| 29 | Rachel | 221 |
| 30 | Sara | 210 |
| 31 | Mary | 208 |
| 32 | Erica | 205 |
| 32 | Katie | 205 |
| 34 | Jamie | 198 |
| 35 | Jill | 188 |
| 35 | Meghan | 188 |
| 37 | Tara | 185 |
| 38 | Kathleen | 183 |
| 39 | Kristin | 178 |
| 40 | Kathryn | 169 |
| 41 | Karen | 168 |
| 42 | Megan | 164 |
| 43 | Melanie | 153 |
| 44 | Crystal | 150 |
| 45 | Colleen | 142 |
| 46 | Allison | 141 |
| 47 | Susan | 136 |
| 48 | Patricia | 135 |
| 49 | Catherine | 134 |
| 50 | Alicia | 130 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 2,113 |
| 2 | Christopher | 1,228 |
| 3 | Matthew | 1,150 |
| 4 | David | 1,114 |
| 5 | Jason | 1,068 |
| 6 | John | 946 |
| 7 | Brian | 867 |
| 8 | Daniel | 852 |
| 9 | James | 815 |
| 10 | Robert | 814 |
| 11 | Joseph | 778 |
| 12 | Andrew | 569 |
| 13 | Jeffrey | 567 |
| 14 | William | 562 |
| 15 | Kevin | 561 |
| 16 | Nicholas | 550 |
| 17 | Joshua | 533 |
| 18 | Eric | 524 |
| 19 | Timothy | 509 |
| 20 | Adam | 507 |
| 21 | Thomas | 506 |
| 22 | Mark | 456 |
| 23 | Ryan | 442 |
| 23 | Scott | 442 |
| 25 | Richard | 427 |
| 26 | Jonathan | 421 |
| 27 | Paul | 416 |
| 28 | Peter | 387 |
| 29 | Patrick | 368 |
| 29 | Steven | 368 |
| 31 | Stephen | 364 |
| 32 | Anthony | 353 |
| 33 | Justin | 335 |
| 34 | Sean | 332 |
| 35 | Benjamin | 295 |
| 36 | Jeremy | 275 |
| 37 | Gregory | 245 |
| 38 | Charles | 237 |
| 39 | Keith | 225 |
| 40 | Edward | 224 |
| 41 | Shawn | 218 |
| 42 | Nathan | 206 |
| 43 | Aaron | 173 |
| 44 | Derek | 158 |
| 45 | Kenneth | 147 |
| 46 | Jose | 141 |
| 47 | Shaun | 139 |
| 48 | Dennis | 138 |
| 49 | Chad | 137 |
| 49 | Erik | 137 |