Massachusetts’ Most Popular Baby Names Since 2013

You may have heard the most popular baby names in Massachusetts for 2022 was Noah for boys (547) and Olivia for girls (363).

Liam, James, Theodore, Benjamin, Henry, Jack, Oliver, Lucas and William round out the top 10 baby names for boys. For girls, it was Charlotte, Emma, Sophia, Isabella, Amelia, Mia, Evelyn, Nora and Ava.

The Social Security Administration lists the top 100 baby names for boys and girls born in Massachusetts every year between 1960 and 2022.

Let's look back at the last 10 years to see what changes may or may not have occurred in our baby naming preferences.

The 10 most popular names for boys in 2021 were Noah, Liam, Benjamin, Jack, James, Oliver, Theodore, William and Lucas. For the girls, it was Olivia, Charlotte, Emma, Sophia, Amelia, Mia, Isabella, Ava, Evelyn and Ella.

The 10 top boys' names in 2020 were Noah, Liam, Henry, Benjamin, Jack, James, Oliver, Theodore, William and Lucas. For the girls, it was Olivia, Charlotte, Emma, Sophia, Amelia, Mia, Isabella, Ava, Evelyn and Ella.

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For 2019, the 10 most popular names for boys born in Massachusetts were Benjamin, Noah, Liam, William, James, Lucas, Jack, Henry, Jacob and John. For the girls, it was Olivia, Charlotte, Emma, Isabella, Sophia, Amelia, Ava, Mia, Evelyn and Abigail.

The 10 most popular names for boys in 2018 were Benjamin, Noah, Liam, William, James, Lucas, Jack, Henry, Jacob and John. For the girls, it was Olivia, Charlotte, Emma, Isabella, Sophia, Amelia, Ava, Mia, Evelyn and Abigail.

For 2017, the 10 most popular names for boys born in Massachusetts were Benjamin, William, Liam, Lucas, Noah, James, Logan, Jacob, John and Michael. For the girls, it was Emma, Olivia, Charlotte, Sophia, Isabella, Amelia, Ava, Evelyn, Abigail and Mia.

The 10 top boys' names in 2016 were Benjamin, William, James, Noah, Lucas, Liam, John, Michael, Jack and Jacob. For the girls, it was Olivia, Emma, Charlotte, Sophia, Isabella, Ava, Mia, Abigail, Grace and Amelia.

The 10 most popular names for boys in 2015 were Benjamin, William, James, Noah, Lucas, Liam, John, Michael, Jack and Jacob. For the girls, it was Olivia, Emma, Charlotte, Sophia, Isabella, Ava, Mia, Abigail, Grace and Amelia.

For 2014, the 10 most popular names for boys born in Massachusetts were Benjamin, William, Jacob, Laim, Michael, Mason, Alexander, James, Noah and Daniel. For the girls, it was Emma, Olivia, Isabella, Sophia, Ava, Charlotte, Emily, Abigail, Grace and Mia.

In 2013, the most popular boys' names were Benjamin, William, Jacob, Ryan, Michael, Mason, Laim, Noah, John and Lucas. For the girls, it was Emma, Olivia, Sophia, Isabella, Ava, Emily, Abigail, Mia, Charlotte and Avery.

Twenty-five years ago in 1998, the 10 most popular names for boys born in Massachusetts were Michael, Matthew, Nicholas, John, Ryan, Christopher, Jacob, Daniel, Joseph and Andrew. For the girls, it was Emily, Samantha, Sarah, Hannah, Julia, Olivia, Emily, Ashley, Jessica and Elizabeth.