Top baby names in Massachusetts, 1984
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jennifer | 1,316 |
| 2 | Jessica | 1,102 |
| 3 | Sarah | 782 |
| 4 | Nicole | 760 |
| 5 | Elizabeth | 641 |
| 6 | Amanda | 636 |
| 7 | Ashley | 615 |
| 7 | Melissa | 615 |
| 9 | Stephanie | 577 |
| 10 | Danielle | 501 |
| 11 | Lauren | 473 |
| 12 | Heather | 447 |
| 13 | Amy | 442 |
| 14 | Erin | 430 |
| 15 | Laura | 416 |
| 16 | Emily | 390 |
| 17 | Rebecca | 372 |
| 18 | Michelle | 370 |
| 19 | Rachel | 363 |
| 20 | Kimberly | 343 |
| 21 | Kristen | 338 |
| 22 | Megan | 325 |
| 23 | Katherine | 313 |
| 24 | Lisa | 312 |
| 25 | Kelly | 309 |
| 26 | Meghan | 304 |
| 27 | Christine | 293 |
| 28 | Christina | 277 |
| 29 | Crystal | 267 |
| 30 | Lindsay | 266 |
| 31 | Andrea | 258 |
| 32 | Shannon | 246 |
| 33 | Sara | 239 |
| 34 | Caitlin | 234 |
| 35 | Julie | 227 |
| 36 | Tiffany | 221 |
| 37 | Kristin | 217 |
| 38 | Courtney | 215 |
| 39 | Erica | 210 |
| 40 | Kathryn | 209 |
| 41 | Katie | 192 |
| 42 | Allison | 191 |
| 43 | Jenna | 189 |
| 44 | Kathleen | 180 |
| 45 | Lindsey | 178 |
| 46 | Jillian | 176 |
| 47 | Jamie | 175 |
| 48 | Jacqueline | 173 |
| 49 | Samantha | 170 |
| 50 | Mary | 167 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 2,279 |
| 2 | Christopher | 1,598 |
| 3 | Matthew | 1,454 |
| 4 | Daniel | 1,070 |
| 5 | David | 1,012 |
| 6 | John | 936 |
| 7 | James | 913 |
| 8 | Joseph | 881 |
| 9 | Andrew | 801 |
| 10 | Brian | 795 |
| 11 | Ryan | 789 |
| 12 | Robert | 788 |
| 13 | Joshua | 727 |
| 14 | Jonathan | 690 |
| 15 | Jason | 668 |
| 16 | Nicholas | 644 |
| 17 | Adam | 635 |
| 18 | William | 612 |
| 19 | Thomas | 540 |
| 20 | Justin | 537 |
| 21 | Eric | 529 |
| 21 | Jeffrey | 529 |
| 23 | Kevin | 524 |
| 24 | Timothy | 505 |
| 25 | Patrick | 500 |
| 26 | Stephen | 467 |
| 27 | Sean | 449 |
| 28 | Anthony | 444 |
| 29 | Mark | 434 |
| 30 | Steven | 424 |
| 31 | Richard | 414 |
| 32 | Paul | 387 |
| 33 | Scott | 373 |
| 34 | Benjamin | 358 |
| 35 | Gregory | 348 |
| 36 | Peter | 340 |
| 37 | Alexander | 284 |
| 38 | Derek | 277 |
| 39 | Kyle | 246 |
| 40 | Brandon | 228 |
| 41 | Nathan | 220 |
| 42 | Charles | 199 |
| 43 | Edward | 196 |
| 44 | Keith | 185 |
| 45 | Aaron | 178 |
| 45 | Shawn | 178 |
| 47 | Jared | 171 |
| 48 | Kenneth | 169 |
| 49 | Zachary | 158 |
| 50 | Bryan | 154 |