Top baby names in Massachusetts, 1989
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ashley | 1,081 |
| 2 | Jessica | 1,054 |
| 3 | Amanda | 1,021 |
| 4 | Sarah | 834 |
| 5 | Samantha | 810 |
| 6 | Jennifer | 715 |
| 7 | Nicole | 688 |
| 8 | Stephanie | 667 |
| 9 | Elizabeth | 627 |
| 10 | Lauren | 618 |
| 11 | Brittany | 578 |
| 12 | Emily | 558 |
| 13 | Melissa | 442 |
| 14 | Danielle | 422 |
| 15 | Michelle | 407 |
| 16 | Katherine | 402 |
| 17 | Rebecca | 392 |
| 18 | Rachel | 376 |
| 19 | Kayla | 362 |
| 20 | Alexandra | 358 |
| 21 | Christina | 355 |
| 21 | Courtney | 355 |
| 23 | Laura | 347 |
| 24 | Heather | 322 |
| 25 | Megan | 320 |
| 26 | Alyssa | 319 |
| 27 | Kimberly | 295 |
| 28 | Kelly | 290 |
| 29 | Kristen | 284 |
| 30 | Erin | 283 |
| 31 | Christine | 268 |
| 32 | Caitlin | 255 |
| 33 | Meghan | 254 |
| 34 | Tiffany | 251 |
| 35 | Sara | 230 |
| 36 | Jillian | 226 |
| 37 | Allison | 219 |
| 38 | Alicia | 218 |
| 39 | Kelsey | 213 |
| 40 | Andrea | 211 |
| 41 | Amy | 208 |
| 42 | Victoria | 204 |
| 43 | Erica | 202 |
| 43 | Hannah | 202 |
| 45 | Katelyn | 197 |
| 46 | Jacqueline | 195 |
| 47 | Kathryn | 194 |
| 48 | Mary | 193 |
| 48 | Molly | 193 |
| 50 | Lindsay | 189 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 2,257 |
| 2 | Christopher | 1,613 |
| 3 | Matthew | 1,502 |
| 4 | Daniel | 1,184 |
| 5 | Andrew | 1,071 |
| 6 | Nicholas | 1,055 |
| 7 | John | 996 |
| 8 | Joseph | 972 |
| 9 | David | 940 |
| 10 | Ryan | 926 |
| 11 | Joshua | 891 |
| 12 | James | 876 |
| 13 | Robert | 818 |
| 14 | Jonathan | 727 |
| 15 | Kevin | 702 |
| 16 | Brian | 652 |
| 17 | Justin | 650 |
| 18 | Timothy | 628 |
| 19 | William | 604 |
| 20 | Anthony | 594 |
| 21 | Thomas | 589 |
| 22 | Alexander | 559 |
| 23 | Patrick | 542 |
| 24 | Kyle | 520 |
| 25 | Eric | 519 |
| 26 | Sean | 506 |
| 27 | Jeffrey | 492 |
| 28 | Steven | 489 |
| 29 | Benjamin | 480 |
| 30 | Stephen | 447 |
| 31 | Adam | 423 |
| 32 | Zachary | 402 |
| 33 | Richard | 400 |
| 34 | Mark | 388 |
| 35 | Jason | 365 |
| 36 | Paul | 344 |
| 37 | Scott | 311 |
| 38 | Peter | 307 |
| 39 | Gregory | 301 |
| 40 | Derek | 286 |
| 41 | Samuel | 274 |
| 42 | Tyler | 272 |
| 43 | Jacob | 261 |
| 44 | Brandon | 259 |
| 45 | Corey | 243 |
| 46 | Brendan | 239 |
| 47 | Jeremy | 224 |
| 48 | Charles | 219 |
| 49 | Evan | 216 |
| 50 | Nathan | 213 |