Top baby names in Massachusetts, 1998
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Emily | 802 |
| 2 | Samantha | 627 |
| 3 | Sarah | 609 |
| 4 | Hannah | 520 |
| 5 | Julia | 491 |
| 6 | Olivia | 480 |
| 7 | Emma | 430 |
| 8 | Ashley | 422 |
| 9 | Jessica | 395 |
| 10 | Elizabeth | 382 |
| 11 | Nicole | 380 |
| 12 | Amanda | 354 |
| 13 | Abigail | 346 |
| 14 | Rachel | 343 |
| 15 | Madison | 332 |
| 16 | Taylor | 313 |
| 17 | Katherine | 312 |
| 18 | Victoria | 309 |
| 19 | Alexis | 292 |
| 20 | Kayla | 284 |
| 21 | Lauren | 282 |
| 22 | Alexandra | 274 |
| 23 | Brianna | 266 |
| 24 | Megan | 260 |
| 25 | Rebecca | 257 |
| 26 | Alyssa | 256 |
| 26 | Caroline | 256 |
| 28 | Erin | 249 |
| 29 | Jennifer | 215 |
| 30 | Stephanie | 214 |
| 31 | Anna | 204 |
| 32 | Allison | 201 |
| 33 | Meghan | 196 |
| 34 | Grace | 194 |
| 35 | Danielle | 180 |
| 36 | Shannon | 176 |
| 37 | Molly | 173 |
| 38 | Jillian | 167 |
| 39 | Haley | 163 |
| 40 | Gabrielle | 159 |
| 41 | Courtney | 158 |
| 42 | Morgan | 157 |
| 43 | Sophia | 156 |
| 44 | Caitlin | 155 |
| 44 | Sara | 155 |
| 46 | Sydney | 154 |
| 47 | Madeline | 150 |
| 48 | Brittany | 148 |
| 49 | Mary | 147 |
| 50 | Isabella | 145 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 1,175 |
| 2 | Matthew | 1,136 |
| 3 | Nicholas | 1,009 |
| 4 | John | 746 |
| 5 | Ryan | 718 |
| 6 | Christopher | 700 |
| 7 | Jacob | 688 |
| 8 | Daniel | 675 |
| 9 | Joseph | 658 |
| 10 | Andrew | 639 |
| 11 | Kyle | 581 |
| 12 | Tyler | 579 |
| 13 | Joshua | 570 |
| 14 | Zachary | 525 |
| 15 | Benjamin | 521 |
| 16 | Alexander | 519 |
| 17 | James | 517 |
| 18 | William | 514 |
| 19 | David | 465 |
| 19 | Thomas | 465 |
| 21 | Anthony | 444 |
| 22 | Jonathan | 442 |
| 23 | Justin | 421 |
| 24 | Cameron | 419 |
| 25 | Samuel | 391 |
| 26 | Brandon | 384 |
| 27 | Robert | 381 |
| 28 | Kevin | 375 |
| 29 | Sean | 354 |
| 30 | Patrick | 346 |
| 31 | Brian | 314 |
| 32 | Timothy | 306 |
| 33 | Connor | 289 |
| 33 | Nathan | 289 |
| 35 | Dylan | 279 |
| 36 | Brendan | 272 |
| 36 | Noah | 272 |
| 38 | Christian | 269 |
| 39 | Jason | 267 |
| 40 | Jack | 264 |
| 41 | Austin | 256 |
| 42 | Eric | 236 |
| 43 | Adam | 235 |
| 44 | Ethan | 221 |
| 45 | Jared | 213 |
| 46 | Jordan | 209 |
| 47 | Evan | 206 |
| 48 | Peter | 204 |
| 49 | Liam | 201 |
| 50 | Jake | 200 |