Top baby names in Massachusetts, 1982
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jennifer | 1,433 |
| 2 | Jessica | 1,162 |
| 3 | Sarah | 786 |
| 4 | Melissa | 732 |
| 4 | Nicole | 732 |
| 6 | Elizabeth | 666 |
| 7 | Amanda | 557 |
| 8 | Amy | 529 |
| 9 | Michelle | 498 |
| 10 | Erin | 472 |
| 11 | Stephanie | 447 |
| 12 | Lauren | 428 |
| 13 | Rebecca | 408 |
| 14 | Heather | 386 |
| 15 | Danielle | 385 |
| 16 | Kimberly | 375 |
| 17 | Kristen | 374 |
| 18 | Lisa | 357 |
| 19 | Kelly | 342 |
| 20 | Laura | 335 |
| 21 | Emily | 332 |
| 22 | Katherine | 328 |
| 23 | Crystal | 291 |
| 24 | Rachel | 283 |
| 25 | Christine | 277 |
| 26 | Lindsay | 260 |
| 27 | Andrea | 259 |
| 28 | Jillian | 251 |
| 29 | Sara | 246 |
| 30 | Julie | 245 |
| 31 | Kristin | 243 |
| 32 | Christina | 241 |
| 33 | Angela | 233 |
| 34 | Katie | 221 |
| 35 | Kathryn | 220 |
| 36 | Shannon | 214 |
| 37 | Jacqueline | 208 |
| 38 | Erica | 206 |
| 39 | Tiffany | 204 |
| 40 | Courtney | 203 |
| 41 | Meghan | 198 |
| 42 | Mary | 196 |
| 43 | Kathleen | 188 |
| 44 | Jamie | 185 |
| 45 | Megan | 178 |
| 46 | Caitlin | 172 |
| 47 | Allison | 165 |
| 48 | Ashley | 162 |
| 48 | Tara | 162 |
| 50 | Lindsey | 157 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 2,216 |
| 2 | Matthew | 1,481 |
| 3 | Christopher | 1,473 |
| 4 | David | 1,081 |
| 5 | Daniel | 925 |
| 6 | John | 913 |
| 7 | Jason | 895 |
| 8 | Joseph | 861 |
| 9 | James | 860 |
| 10 | Robert | 855 |
| 11 | Brian | 817 |
| 12 | Ryan | 677 |
| 13 | Jonathan | 640 |
| 14 | Joshua | 633 |
| 15 | Andrew | 630 |
| 16 | William | 602 |
| 17 | Timothy | 599 |
| 18 | Justin | 568 |
| 19 | Adam | 558 |
| 20 | Nicholas | 554 |
| 21 | Jeffrey | 546 |
| 22 | Eric | 521 |
| 23 | Thomas | 491 |
| 24 | Kevin | 486 |
| 25 | Mark | 456 |
| 26 | Patrick | 440 |
| 27 | Paul | 430 |
| 28 | Richard | 424 |
| 29 | Anthony | 422 |
| 30 | Stephen | 406 |
| 31 | Sean | 400 |
| 32 | Scott | 369 |
| 33 | Steven | 367 |
| 34 | Benjamin | 351 |
| 35 | Peter | 335 |
| 36 | Gregory | 334 |
| 37 | Derek | 263 |
| 38 | Jeremy | 230 |
| 39 | Edward | 229 |
| 40 | Charles | 225 |
| 41 | Shawn | 215 |
| 42 | Aaron | 210 |
| 43 | Nathan | 206 |
| 44 | Alexander | 205 |
| 45 | Keith | 203 |
| 46 | Jesse | 187 |
| 47 | Kenneth | 161 |
| 48 | Jared | 145 |
| 49 | Kyle | 140 |
| 50 | Bryan | 138 |