Every name given to at least five babies in Massachusetts in 2008, ranked. Ava led for girls and Ryan for boys.
| Name | Births | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ava | 470 |
| 2 | Isabella | 461 |
| 3 | Olivia | 459 |
| 4 | Emma | 453 |
| 5 | Sophia | 441 |
| 6 | Abigail | 391 |
| 7 | Emily | 361 |
| 8 | Madison | 334 |
| 9 | Grace | 284 |
| 10 | Ella | 275 |
| 11 | Julia | 267 |
| 12 | Mia | 266 |
| 13 | Samantha | 256 |
| 14 | Sarah | 248 |
| 15 | Lily | 224 |
| 16 | Elizabeth | 218 |
| 17 | Chloe | 202 |
| 18 | Anna | 198 |
| 19 | Hannah | 185 |
| 20 | Gabriella | 174 |
| 21 | Sofia | 170 |
| 22 | Charlotte | 167 |
| 23 | Victoria | 166 |
| 24 | Ashley | 160 |
| 25 | Katherine | 159 |
| 26 | Alexis | 156 |
| 27 | Riley | 154 |
| 28 | Addison | 151 |
| 29 | Caroline | 150 |
| 30 | Natalie | 145 |
| 31 | Brooke | 143 |
| 32 | Molly | 142 |
| 33 | Sophie | 140 |
| 34 | Avery | 136 |
| 35 | Alyssa | 131 |
| 36 | Madeline | 129 |
| 37 | Alexandra | 127 |
| 38 | Kayla | 127 |
| 39 | Lauren | 127 |
| 40 | Amelia | 125 |
| 41 | Gianna | 122 |
| 42 | Maya | 121 |
| 43 | Hailey | 120 |
| 44 | Lillian | 119 |
| 45 | Madelyn | 119 |
| 46 | Leah | 114 |
| 47 | Sadie | 111 |
| 48 | Sydney | 107 |
| 49 | Arianna | 106 |
| 50 | Allison | 104 |
| Name | Births | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ryan | 543 |
| 2 | Michael | 542 |
| 3 | Jacob | 492 |
| 4 | Matthew | 488 |
| 5 | William | 463 |
| 6 | John | 442 |
| 7 | Jack | 418 |
| 8 | Nicholas | 414 |
| 9 | Alexander | 400 |
| 10 | Joseph | 400 |
| 11 | Daniel | 399 |
| 12 | Anthony | 396 |
| 13 | Benjamin | 396 |
| 14 | Andrew | 375 |
| 15 | Joshua | 364 |
| 16 | Jayden | 363 |
| 17 | Nathan | 355 |
| 18 | Christopher | 348 |
| 19 | Ethan | 340 |
| 20 | James | 324 |
| 21 | Aiden | 311 |
| 22 | Tyler | 306 |
| 23 | Samuel | 303 |
| 24 | Cameron | 301 |
| 25 | Owen | 293 |
| 26 | Noah | 290 |
| 27 | Thomas | 285 |
| 28 | Lucas | 277 |
| 29 | David | 269 |
| 30 | Jonathan | 269 |
| 31 | Dylan | 266 |
| 32 | Evan | 249 |
| 33 | Gabriel | 249 |
| 34 | Logan | 243 |
| 35 | Liam | 242 |
| 36 | Connor | 241 |
| 37 | Aidan | 238 |
| 38 | Zachary | 230 |
| 39 | Luke | 227 |
| 40 | Gavin | 222 |
| 41 | Jackson | 210 |
| 42 | Jason | 209 |
| 43 | Charles | 194 |
| 44 | Colin | 193 |
| 45 | Sean | 193 |
| 46 | Henry | 191 |
| 47 | Kevin | 187 |
| 48 | Christian | 177 |
| 49 | Justin | 174 |
| 50 | Brady | 168 |
Source: US Social Security Administration state files. Names given to fewer than five babies in a state-year are withheld by the SSA for privacy.