Top baby names in Massachusetts, 1986
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jessica | 1,199 |
| 2 | Amanda | 1,045 |
| 3 | Ashley | 1,002 |
| 4 | Jennifer | 959 |
| 5 | Sarah | 777 |
| 6 | Nicole | 774 |
| 7 | Stephanie | 623 |
| 8 | Elizabeth | 583 |
| 9 | Lauren | 510 |
| 10 | Melissa | 494 |
| 11 | Laura | 433 |
| 12 | Danielle | 428 |
| 13 | Heather | 405 |
| 14 | Emily | 402 |
| 15 | Michelle | 390 |
| 16 | Rachel | 370 |
| 17 | Samantha | 369 |
| 18 | Christina | 362 |
| 19 | Amy | 346 |
| 20 | Katherine | 344 |
| 21 | Kimberly | 333 |
| 22 | Kristen | 328 |
| 23 | Erin | 327 |
| 24 | Rebecca | 304 |
| 25 | Megan | 301 |
| 26 | Kelly | 293 |
| 27 | Christine | 287 |
| 28 | Caitlin | 277 |
| 28 | Courtney | 277 |
| 30 | Sara | 273 |
| 31 | Meghan | 246 |
| 32 | Brittany | 231 |
| 33 | Allison | 228 |
| 33 | Lisa | 228 |
| 35 | Erica | 224 |
| 36 | Andrea | 222 |
| 37 | Katelyn | 220 |
| 38 | Jillian | 214 |
| 39 | Katie | 212 |
| 39 | Kristin | 212 |
| 41 | Angela | 210 |
| 42 | Lindsay | 208 |
| 43 | Julie | 205 |
| 44 | Kathryn | 202 |
| 45 | Crystal | 201 |
| 46 | Tiffany | 193 |
| 47 | Jacqueline | 192 |
| 48 | Alicia | 189 |
| 49 | Shannon | 187 |
| 50 | Jenna | 182 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 2,199 |
| 2 | Christopher | 1,522 |
| 3 | Matthew | 1,485 |
| 4 | Daniel | 1,159 |
| 5 | David | 955 |
| 6 | Andrew | 954 |
| 7 | Joseph | 893 |
| 8 | James | 882 |
| 9 | John | 865 |
| 10 | Ryan | 847 |
| 11 | Robert | 799 |
| 12 | Jonathan | 742 |
| 13 | Brian | 736 |
| 14 | Nicholas | 718 |
| 15 | Joshua | 668 |
| 16 | Kevin | 629 |
| 17 | William | 588 |
| 18 | Timothy | 583 |
| 19 | Jason | 576 |
| 20 | Thomas | 568 |
| 21 | Eric | 530 |
| 21 | Jeffrey | 530 |
| 23 | Justin | 520 |
| 24 | Adam | 507 |
| 25 | Anthony | 498 |
| 26 | Patrick | 478 |
| 27 | Sean | 469 |
| 28 | Stephen | 458 |
| 29 | Richard | 448 |
| 30 | Steven | 436 |
| 31 | Mark | 427 |
| 32 | Alexander | 419 |
| 33 | Kyle | 396 |
| 34 | Benjamin | 384 |
| 35 | Peter | 368 |
| 36 | Paul | 354 |
| 37 | Scott | 312 |
| 38 | Gregory | 311 |
| 39 | Brandon | 279 |
| 40 | Jeremy | 247 |
| 41 | Bryan | 235 |
| 42 | Nathan | 229 |
| 43 | Charles | 219 |
| 44 | Zachary | 218 |
| 45 | Shawn | 211 |
| 46 | Derek | 194 |
| 47 | Edward | 186 |
| 48 | Keith | 183 |
| 49 | Aaron | 180 |
| 50 | Brendan | 175 |