Top baby names in Massachusetts, 1980
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jennifer | 1,480 |
| 2 | Melissa | 908 |
| 3 | Jessica | 874 |
| 4 | Sarah | 756 |
| 5 | Nicole | 639 |
| 6 | Elizabeth | 635 |
| 7 | Michelle | 540 |
| 8 | Erin | 476 |
| 9 | Amanda | 462 |
| 10 | Lisa | 452 |
| 11 | Heather | 429 |
| 12 | Amy | 427 |
| 13 | Kimberly | 425 |
| 14 | Rebecca | 395 |
| 15 | Stephanie | 373 |
| 16 | Danielle | 371 |
| 17 | Laura | 362 |
| 18 | Kelly | 354 |
| 19 | Lauren | 347 |
| 20 | Kristen | 329 |
| 21 | Christina | 316 |
| 22 | Christine | 306 |
| 23 | Julie | 297 |
| 24 | Katherine | 272 |
| 25 | Emily | 259 |
| 26 | Sara | 256 |
| 27 | Rachel | 240 |
| 28 | Shannon | 232 |
| 29 | Angela | 228 |
| 30 | Katie | 226 |
| 31 | Andrea | 224 |
| 32 | Kristin | 216 |
| 33 | Erica | 207 |
| 33 | Kathleen | 207 |
| 35 | Meghan | 204 |
| 36 | Mary | 198 |
| 37 | Crystal | 195 |
| 37 | Megan | 195 |
| 39 | Tiffany | 192 |
| 40 | Kathryn | 177 |
| 41 | Jill | 175 |
| 42 | Allison | 168 |
| 43 | Tara | 161 |
| 44 | Courtney | 160 |
| 45 | Karen | 151 |
| 46 | Jamie | 149 |
| 47 | Catherine | 148 |
| 48 | Colleen | 147 |
| 48 | Maria | 147 |
| 50 | Alison | 142 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 2,017 |
| 2 | Matthew | 1,238 |
| 3 | Christopher | 1,222 |
| 4 | Jason | 1,134 |
| 5 | David | 1,038 |
| 6 | John | 952 |
| 7 | Daniel | 878 |
| 8 | James | 832 |
| 9 | Robert | 798 |
| 10 | Brian | 786 |
| 11 | Joseph | 780 |
| 12 | Joshua | 591 |
| 13 | Timothy | 573 |
| 14 | Eric | 571 |
| 15 | Ryan | 570 |
| 15 | William | 570 |
| 17 | Andrew | 563 |
| 18 | Jeffrey | 555 |
| 19 | Jonathan | 549 |
| 20 | Adam | 526 |
| 21 | Kevin | 520 |
| 22 | Thomas | 507 |
| 23 | Nicholas | 506 |
| 24 | Justin | 501 |
| 25 | Mark | 473 |
| 26 | Richard | 436 |
| 27 | Paul | 419 |
| 28 | Scott | 404 |
| 29 | Stephen | 376 |
| 30 | Anthony | 356 |
| 30 | Steven | 356 |
| 32 | Sean | 349 |
| 33 | Patrick | 348 |
| 34 | Peter | 336 |
| 35 | Benjamin | 322 |
| 36 | Derek | 277 |
| 37 | Gregory | 257 |
| 38 | Shawn | 244 |
| 39 | Jeremy | 242 |
| 40 | Nathan | 229 |
| 41 | Kenneth | 226 |
| 42 | Keith | 221 |
| 43 | Charles | 208 |
| 44 | Edward | 203 |
| 45 | Aaron | 197 |
| 46 | Jesse | 179 |
| 47 | Alexander | 148 |
| 48 | Craig | 143 |
| 49 | Jared | 138 |
| 50 | Bryan | 137 |