Top baby names in Massachusetts, 1987
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jessica | 1,277 |
| 2 | Amanda | 1,214 |
| 3 | Ashley | 1,210 |
| 4 | Jennifer | 942 |
| 5 | Sarah | 762 |
| 6 | Nicole | 749 |
| 7 | Stephanie | 614 |
| 8 | Elizabeth | 594 |
| 9 | Danielle | 530 |
| 10 | Melissa | 513 |
| 11 | Samantha | 512 |
| 12 | Lauren | 486 |
| 13 | Emily | 479 |
| 14 | Michelle | 378 |
| 15 | Heather | 371 |
| 16 | Rachel | 366 |
| 17 | Laura | 355 |
| 18 | Christina | 332 |
| 19 | Katherine | 328 |
| 20 | Rebecca | 322 |
| 21 | Erin | 308 |
| 22 | Kimberly | 305 |
| 23 | Kelly | 299 |
| 24 | Megan | 287 |
| 25 | Kristen | 279 |
| 26 | Brittany | 277 |
| 26 | Caitlin | 277 |
| 28 | Amy | 273 |
| 29 | Christine | 258 |
| 29 | Courtney | 258 |
| 31 | Meghan | 253 |
| 32 | Jillian | 236 |
| 33 | Alexandra | 234 |
| 34 | Shannon | 224 |
| 35 | Jacqueline | 220 |
| 36 | Kayla | 219 |
| 36 | Lindsay | 219 |
| 38 | Sara | 218 |
| 39 | Erica | 212 |
| 40 | Allison | 208 |
| 41 | Katelyn | 202 |
| 42 | Alicia | 201 |
| 43 | Jenna | 200 |
| 44 | Alyssa | 195 |
| 45 | Kathryn | 193 |
| 46 | Julie | 187 |
| 47 | Lisa | 186 |
| 48 | Andrea | 181 |
| 49 | Mary | 176 |
| 50 | Catherine | 174 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 2,258 |
| 2 | Matthew | 1,567 |
| 3 | Christopher | 1,489 |
| 4 | Daniel | 1,195 |
| 5 | David | 1,043 |
| 6 | Andrew | 1,013 |
| 7 | John | 964 |
| 8 | Joseph | 866 |
| 9 | Ryan | 826 |
| 10 | James | 822 |
| 11 | Robert | 794 |
| 12 | Nicholas | 791 |
| 13 | Joshua | 757 |
| 14 | Jonathan | 724 |
| 15 | Brian | 712 |
| 16 | Kevin | 643 |
| 17 | Justin | 623 |
| 18 | Thomas | 607 |
| 18 | Timothy | 607 |
| 20 | William | 591 |
| 21 | Anthony | 559 |
| 22 | Jeffrey | 532 |
| 23 | Jason | 527 |
| 24 | Eric | 523 |
| 25 | Patrick | 519 |
| 26 | Alexander | 473 |
| 27 | Benjamin | 466 |
| 28 | Steven | 453 |
| 29 | Adam | 445 |
| 30 | Stephen | 442 |
| 31 | Sean | 428 |
| 32 | Richard | 420 |
| 33 | Kyle | 400 |
| 34 | Mark | 394 |
| 35 | Paul | 365 |
| 36 | Peter | 343 |
| 37 | Scott | 335 |
| 38 | Gregory | 331 |
| 39 | Derek | 293 |
| 40 | Zachary | 289 |
| 41 | Brandon | 261 |
| 42 | Samuel | 254 |
| 43 | Nathan | 236 |
| 44 | Jeremy | 227 |
| 45 | Charles | 216 |
| 46 | Brendan | 204 |
| 47 | Shawn | 203 |
| 48 | Bryan | 198 |
| 49 | Edward | 192 |
| 50 | Corey | 186 |