Top baby names in Massachusetts, 1996
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Emily | 784 |
| 2 | Sarah | 619 |
| 3 | Samantha | 616 |
| 4 | Jessica | 526 |
| 5 | Rachel | 466 |
| 6 | Ashley | 457 |
| 7 | Nicole | 453 |
| 8 | Amanda | 425 |
| 9 | Elizabeth | 408 |
| 10 | Hannah | 403 |
| 11 | Kayla | 395 |
| 12 | Olivia | 377 |
| 13 | Julia | 367 |
| 14 | Alexandra | 366 |
| 15 | Brianna | 359 |
| 16 | Katherine | 343 |
| 17 | Lauren | 328 |
| 18 | Victoria | 318 |
| 19 | Jennifer | 310 |
| 20 | Emma | 306 |
| 20 | Taylor | 306 |
| 22 | Rebecca | 284 |
| 23 | Stephanie | 266 |
| 24 | Caroline | 261 |
| 25 | Megan | 259 |
| 26 | Courtney | 257 |
| 27 | Brittany | 254 |
| 28 | Danielle | 253 |
| 29 | Erin | 242 |
| 30 | Abigail | 235 |
| 31 | Alyssa | 231 |
| 31 | Meghan | 231 |
| 33 | Alexis | 230 |
| 34 | Shannon | 228 |
| 35 | Kelsey | 203 |
| 36 | Madison | 198 |
| 37 | Allison | 188 |
| 37 | Anna | 188 |
| 37 | Haley | 188 |
| 40 | Molly | 184 |
| 41 | Christina | 177 |
| 42 | Melissa | 176 |
| 43 | Jacqueline | 172 |
| 44 | Michelle | 167 |
| 45 | Mary | 164 |
| 46 | Catherine | 158 |
| 47 | Sabrina | 157 |
| 48 | Morgan | 151 |
| 49 | Kelly | 149 |
| 50 | Amber | 148 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 1,218 |
| 2 | Matthew | 1,178 |
| 3 | Nicholas | 1,003 |
| 4 | Christopher | 881 |
| 5 | John | 844 |
| 6 | Joseph | 780 |
| 7 | Andrew | 770 |
| 8 | Ryan | 753 |
| 9 | Daniel | 737 |
| 10 | Joshua | 629 |
| 11 | Tyler | 610 |
| 12 | Jacob | 593 |
| 13 | James | 575 |
| 14 | Zachary | 559 |
| 15 | David | 540 |
| 16 | Anthony | 534 |
| 17 | Benjamin | 526 |
| 18 | Alexander | 525 |
| 19 | Robert | 509 |
| 20 | Kevin | 506 |
| 20 | William | 506 |
| 22 | Kyle | 499 |
| 23 | Thomas | 472 |
| 24 | Jonathan | 467 |
| 25 | Justin | 428 |
| 26 | Patrick | 411 |
| 27 | Samuel | 409 |
| 28 | Brandon | 404 |
| 29 | Brian | 376 |
| 30 | Sean | 366 |
| 31 | Adam | 318 |
| 32 | Timothy | 307 |
| 33 | Austin | 301 |
| 34 | Eric | 295 |
| 35 | Christian | 289 |
| 36 | Connor | 275 |
| 37 | Cameron | 255 |
| 38 | Dylan | 251 |
| 39 | Nathan | 249 |
| 40 | Steven | 245 |
| 41 | Brendan | 244 |
| 42 | Peter | 241 |
| 43 | Jason | 214 |
| 44 | Richard | 209 |
| 45 | Stephen | 205 |
| 46 | Aaron | 196 |
| 47 | Mark | 193 |
| 48 | Evan | 187 |
| 48 | Jeffrey | 187 |
| 50 | Alex | 182 |