Top baby names in Massachusetts, 1997
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Emily | 768 |
| 2 | Samantha | 682 |
| 3 | Sarah | 640 |
| 4 | Jessica | 513 |
| 5 | Hannah | 497 |
| 6 | Julia | 443 |
| 7 | Nicole | 428 |
| 8 | Rachel | 411 |
| 9 | Ashley | 410 |
| 10 | Elizabeth | 405 |
| 10 | Olivia | 405 |
| 12 | Amanda | 384 |
| 13 | Brianna | 338 |
| 14 | Katherine | 330 |
| 15 | Lauren | 328 |
| 15 | Taylor | 328 |
| 17 | Emma | 323 |
| 18 | Alexandra | 322 |
| 19 | Megan | 313 |
| 20 | Kayla | 312 |
| 21 | Victoria | 310 |
| 22 | Madison | 293 |
| 23 | Jennifer | 289 |
| 24 | Abigail | 286 |
| 25 | Rebecca | 273 |
| 26 | Alyssa | 271 |
| 27 | Erin | 250 |
| 28 | Caroline | 231 |
| 29 | Stephanie | 224 |
| 30 | Danielle | 210 |
| 31 | Alexis | 206 |
| 32 | Haley | 205 |
| 33 | Molly | 201 |
| 34 | Meghan | 199 |
| 35 | Allison | 190 |
| 36 | Anna | 181 |
| 37 | Shannon | 180 |
| 38 | Brittany | 177 |
| 39 | Courtney | 170 |
| 40 | Christina | 162 |
| 40 | Sabrina | 162 |
| 42 | Morgan | 158 |
| 43 | Sophia | 155 |
| 44 | Catherine | 154 |
| 45 | Kathryn | 149 |
| 46 | Jacqueline | 148 |
| 47 | Mary | 147 |
| 48 | Melissa | 146 |
| 48 | Sara | 146 |
| 50 | Kaitlyn | 143 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Matthew | 1,169 |
| 2 | Michael | 1,119 |
| 3 | Nicholas | 1,006 |
| 4 | Christopher | 800 |
| 5 | John | 796 |
| 6 | Andrew | 750 |
| 7 | Joseph | 717 |
| 8 | Ryan | 700 |
| 9 | Daniel | 664 |
| 10 | Jacob | 595 |
| 11 | Joshua | 580 |
| 12 | Tyler | 563 |
| 13 | James | 554 |
| 14 | Kyle | 548 |
| 15 | Zachary | 542 |
| 16 | Alexander | 535 |
| 17 | Benjamin | 519 |
| 18 | Anthony | 499 |
| 19 | David | 489 |
| 20 | Jonathan | 475 |
| 21 | Thomas | 472 |
| 22 | William | 447 |
| 23 | Robert | 437 |
| 24 | Kevin | 430 |
| 25 | Brandon | 415 |
| 26 | Justin | 413 |
| 27 | Patrick | 403 |
| 28 | Samuel | 395 |
| 29 | Brian | 363 |
| 30 | Sean | 318 |
| 31 | Timothy | 314 |
| 32 | Cameron | 313 |
| 33 | Austin | 286 |
| 34 | Jason | 259 |
| 34 | Nathan | 259 |
| 36 | Adam | 256 |
| 36 | Christian | 256 |
| 38 | Dylan | 252 |
| 39 | Connor | 240 |
| 40 | Eric | 239 |
| 41 | Brendan | 220 |
| 42 | Peter | 217 |
| 43 | Stephen | 205 |
| 44 | Evan | 201 |
| 45 | Jake | 198 |
| 46 | Jordan | 197 |
| 46 | Steven | 197 |
| 48 | Liam | 190 |
| 49 | Alex | 184 |
| 50 | Jack | 181 |