Top baby names in Massachusetts, 1985
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jennifer | 1,123 |
| 2 | Jessica | 1,022 |
| 3 | Amanda | 897 |
| 4 | Ashley | 865 |
| 5 | Nicole | 834 |
| 6 | Sarah | 751 |
| 7 | Elizabeth | 617 |
| 8 | Stephanie | 587 |
| 9 | Melissa | 536 |
| 10 | Lauren | 507 |
| 11 | Laura | 496 |
| 12 | Danielle | 482 |
| 13 | Heather | 421 |
| 14 | Emily | 397 |
| 15 | Michelle | 391 |
| 16 | Amy | 388 |
| 17 | Christina | 386 |
| 18 | Kimberly | 376 |
| 19 | Erin | 372 |
| 20 | Megan | 366 |
| 21 | Kristen | 357 |
| 22 | Rebecca | 356 |
| 23 | Rachel | 346 |
| 24 | Katherine | 328 |
| 25 | Christine | 321 |
| 26 | Kelly | 308 |
| 27 | Caitlin | 287 |
| 27 | Meghan | 287 |
| 29 | Lisa | 277 |
| 30 | Lindsay | 257 |
| 31 | Sara | 235 |
| 32 | Andrea | 230 |
| 33 | Courtney | 228 |
| 34 | Allison | 227 |
| 34 | Jenna | 227 |
| 36 | Shannon | 226 |
| 37 | Samantha | 220 |
| 38 | Crystal | 218 |
| 39 | Julie | 217 |
| 40 | Jamie | 210 |
| 41 | Kathryn | 208 |
| 42 | Jillian | 198 |
| 43 | Erica | 196 |
| 44 | Kathleen | 195 |
| 45 | Jacqueline | 191 |
| 45 | Kristin | 191 |
| 47 | Alicia | 190 |
| 47 | Angela | 190 |
| 49 | Lindsey | 189 |
| 50 | Katie | 182 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 2,122 |
| 2 | Matthew | 1,564 |
| 3 | Christopher | 1,555 |
| 4 | Daniel | 1,205 |
| 5 | David | 977 |
| 6 | John | 969 |
| 7 | Ryan | 944 |
| 8 | Andrew | 928 |
| 9 | Joseph | 918 |
| 10 | James | 884 |
| 11 | Robert | 845 |
| 12 | Brian | 805 |
| 13 | Jonathan | 741 |
| 14 | Joshua | 734 |
| 15 | Nicholas | 706 |
| 16 | Jason | 646 |
| 17 | Kevin | 587 |
| 18 | Timothy | 579 |
| 19 | William | 575 |
| 20 | Adam | 569 |
| 21 | Thomas | 544 |
| 22 | Eric | 531 |
| 23 | Jeffrey | 526 |
| 24 | Anthony | 512 |
| 25 | Justin | 503 |
| 26 | Stephen | 501 |
| 27 | Patrick | 473 |
| 28 | Sean | 466 |
| 29 | Mark | 446 |
| 30 | Richard | 430 |
| 31 | Steven | 424 |
| 32 | Benjamin | 389 |
| 33 | Paul | 384 |
| 34 | Gregory | 332 |
| 34 | Scott | 332 |
| 36 | Alexander | 324 |
| 36 | Kyle | 324 |
| 36 | Peter | 324 |
| 39 | Brandon | 305 |
| 40 | Derek | 264 |
| 41 | Charles | 229 |
| 42 | Nathan | 216 |
| 43 | Bryan | 201 |
| 44 | Aaron | 197 |
| 44 | Zachary | 197 |
| 46 | Jeremy | 193 |
| 47 | Edward | 192 |
| 48 | Keith | 187 |
| 49 | Kenneth | 183 |
| 50 | Shawn | 180 |