Top baby names in Massachusetts, 1983
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jennifer | 1,408 |
| 2 | Jessica | 1,089 |
| 3 | Nicole | 770 |
| 4 | Sarah | 737 |
| 5 | Elizabeth | 642 |
| 6 | Melissa | 635 |
| 7 | Amanda | 600 |
| 8 | Erin | 542 |
| 9 | Stephanie | 511 |
| 10 | Ashley | 499 |
| 11 | Lauren | 467 |
| 12 | Michelle | 449 |
| 13 | Amy | 440 |
| 14 | Heather | 422 |
| 15 | Rebecca | 407 |
| 16 | Emily | 390 |
| 17 | Kimberly | 382 |
| 18 | Kristen | 363 |
| 19 | Danielle | 353 |
| 20 | Laura | 339 |
| 21 | Kelly | 337 |
| 22 | Lisa | 334 |
| 23 | Christine | 315 |
| 24 | Christina | 309 |
| 25 | Meghan | 290 |
| 25 | Rachel | 290 |
| 27 | Katherine | 274 |
| 28 | Crystal | 269 |
| 29 | Shannon | 265 |
| 30 | Megan | 264 |
| 31 | Kathryn | 263 |
| 32 | Andrea | 262 |
| 33 | Lindsay | 258 |
| 34 | Julie | 238 |
| 35 | Angela | 236 |
| 35 | Kristin | 236 |
| 37 | Sara | 220 |
| 38 | Caitlin | 219 |
| 39 | Jamie | 208 |
| 39 | Kathleen | 208 |
| 41 | Katie | 204 |
| 42 | Erica | 203 |
| 43 | Lindsey | 193 |
| 43 | Mary | 193 |
| 45 | Courtney | 189 |
| 46 | Catherine | 170 |
| 47 | Jacqueline | 169 |
| 48 | Jillian | 164 |
| 49 | Tiffany | 163 |
| 50 | Allison | 160 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 2,165 |
| 2 | Matthew | 1,544 |
| 3 | Christopher | 1,524 |
| 4 | Daniel | 1,053 |
| 5 | David | 1,015 |
| 6 | John | 898 |
| 7 | James | 871 |
| 8 | Andrew | 851 |
| 9 | Joseph | 846 |
| 10 | Jason | 834 |
| 11 | Brian | 789 |
| 12 | Robert | 780 |
| 13 | Ryan | 718 |
| 14 | Adam | 673 |
| 15 | Jonathan | 657 |
| 16 | Joshua | 633 |
| 17 | Jeffrey | 569 |
| 18 | Timothy | 554 |
| 19 | Kevin | 542 |
| 20 | Nicholas | 533 |
| 21 | William | 526 |
| 22 | Justin | 512 |
| 23 | Thomas | 489 |
| 24 | Eric | 482 |
| 25 | Mark | 472 |
| 26 | Stephen | 468 |
| 27 | Richard | 454 |
| 28 | Patrick | 433 |
| 28 | Steven | 433 |
| 30 | Sean | 406 |
| 31 | Anthony | 400 |
| 32 | Paul | 365 |
| 33 | Benjamin | 332 |
| 34 | Gregory | 330 |
| 35 | Scott | 318 |
| 36 | Peter | 309 |
| 37 | Nathan | 245 |
| 38 | Derek | 231 |
| 39 | Keith | 212 |
| 40 | Charles | 204 |
| 41 | Brandon | 199 |
| 42 | Kyle | 193 |
| 43 | Alexander | 191 |
| 43 | Jeremy | 191 |
| 45 | Edward | 180 |
| 46 | Bryan | 168 |
| 47 | Shawn | 166 |
| 48 | Kenneth | 162 |
| 49 | Aaron | 161 |
| 50 | Jared | 154 |