Top baby names in Massachusetts, 1988
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jessica | 1,113 |
| 2 | Ashley | 1,082 |
| 3 | Amanda | 1,077 |
| 4 | Sarah | 785 |
| 5 | Nicole | 780 |
| 6 | Jennifer | 772 |
| 7 | Stephanie | 667 |
| 8 | Elizabeth | 639 |
| 9 | Lauren | 583 |
| 10 | Samantha | 557 |
| 11 | Emily | 492 |
| 12 | Danielle | 466 |
| 13 | Melissa | 449 |
| 14 | Brittany | 423 |
| 15 | Rebecca | 364 |
| 16 | Megan | 363 |
| 17 | Katherine | 360 |
| 18 | Laura | 354 |
| 19 | Heather | 347 |
| 19 | Michelle | 347 |
| 21 | Courtney | 345 |
| 22 | Christina | 333 |
| 23 | Rachel | 323 |
| 24 | Caitlin | 322 |
| 25 | Alexandra | 313 |
| 25 | Kimberly | 313 |
| 27 | Kelly | 311 |
| 28 | Kayla | 301 |
| 29 | Amy | 289 |
| 30 | Erin | 284 |
| 31 | Kristen | 276 |
| 32 | Christine | 275 |
| 33 | Tiffany | 272 |
| 34 | Meghan | 244 |
| 35 | Katelyn | 238 |
| 36 | Sara | 228 |
| 37 | Alyssa | 227 |
| 38 | Erica | 224 |
| 39 | Allison | 214 |
| 40 | Jillian | 213 |
| 41 | Lisa | 210 |
| 42 | Jacqueline | 198 |
| 43 | Shannon | 197 |
| 44 | Alicia | 195 |
| 45 | Mary | 194 |
| 46 | Kathryn | 193 |
| 47 | Julie | 192 |
| 48 | Andrea | 190 |
| 48 | Angela | 190 |
| 50 | Vanessa | 189 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 2,056 |
| 2 | Matthew | 1,517 |
| 3 | Christopher | 1,474 |
| 4 | Daniel | 1,106 |
| 5 | Andrew | 1,019 |
| 6 | David | 970 |
| 7 | Nicholas | 946 |
| 8 | John | 922 |
| 9 | Joseph | 915 |
| 10 | Ryan | 875 |
| 11 | James | 857 |
| 12 | Joshua | 835 |
| 13 | Robert | 804 |
| 14 | Jonathan | 717 |
| 15 | Brian | 682 |
| 16 | Justin | 655 |
| 17 | Kevin | 647 |
| 18 | William | 634 |
| 19 | Thomas | 615 |
| 20 | Anthony | 598 |
| 21 | Timothy | 561 |
| 22 | Eric | 520 |
| 23 | Benjamin | 498 |
| 24 | Jeffrey | 494 |
| 25 | Alexander | 492 |
| 26 | Patrick | 483 |
| 27 | Kyle | 475 |
| 28 | Sean | 464 |
| 29 | Stephen | 453 |
| 30 | Jason | 450 |
| 31 | Adam | 422 |
| 32 | Steven | 421 |
| 33 | Richard | 397 |
| 34 | Mark | 385 |
| 35 | Paul | 360 |
| 36 | Gregory | 333 |
| 37 | Zachary | 329 |
| 38 | Peter | 325 |
| 39 | Scott | 316 |
| 40 | Samuel | 290 |
| 41 | Derek | 275 |
| 42 | Brandon | 274 |
| 43 | Jeremy | 251 |
| 44 | Nathan | 232 |
| 45 | Corey | 214 |
| 46 | Aaron | 211 |
| 47 | Tyler | 209 |
| 48 | Bryan | 205 |
| 49 | Brendan | 204 |
| 49 | Charles | 204 |