100 Most Popular Baby Boy Names in Massachusetts (Updated for 2022)

In this section of the site we have data on the most popular baby names since records began in 1910 to the most recent data in 2022. These names are taken directly from the Social Security card applications for births that occurred in the United States.

The table below shows the top 100 most popular baby boy names for the latest year, 2022, with a total count for the number of births registered with that given name.

You might be wondering why we don't have data for the current year, 2024. This is because the Social Security Administration who collect the data have to first verify it and safeguard privacy. Data from the previous year is released around May each year.

Rank	Name	Count
1	Noah	547
2	Liam	405
3	James	343
4	Theodore	321
5	Benjamin	319
6	Henry	314
7	Jack	309
8	Oliver	308
9	Lucas	285
10	William	280
11	Owen	263
12	John	254
13	Leo	240
14	Joseph	231
15	Luca	228
16	Jackson	226
17	Anthony	220
18	Charles	220
19	Cameron	217
20	Julian	216
21	Michael	216
22	Thomas	216
23	Ethan	215
24	Samuel	205
25	Logan	199
26	Daniel	191
27	Elijah	187
28	Matthew	187
29	Gabriel	183
30	Alexander	182
31	Levi	174
32	Jacob	172
33	Mason	165
34	Luke	162
35	Dylan	152
36	Ryan	152
37	David	151
38	Aiden	148
39	Nathan	147
40	Isaac	146
41	Caleb	143
42	Miles	142
43	Jayden	140
44	Nolan	135
45	Wesley	133
46	Christopher	130
47	Theo	130
48	Elias	128
49	Carter	127
50	Andrew	125
51	Sebastian	123
52	Joshua	119
53	Kai	116
54	Connor	113
55	Ezra	113
56	Lincoln	113
57	Wyatt	109
58	Mateo	108
59	Bennett	106
60	Rowan	105
61	Grayson	102
62	Declan	101
63	Myles	101
64	Arthur	99
65	Robert	98
66	Asher	96
67	Cole	96
68	Nicholas	96
69	Landon	95
70	Cooper	93
71	George	93
72	Colton	91
73	Vincent	89
74	Hunter	88
75	Josiah	85
76	Elliot	84
77	Enzo	84
78	Jonathan	83
79	Ian	82
80	Lorenzo	82
81	Aaron	80
82	Emmett	80
83	Austin	79
84	Tyler	79
85	Zachary	79
86	Calvin	78
87	Patrick	78
88	Jordan	77
89	Max	77
90	Nathaniel	77
91	Adrian	76
92	Isaiah	76
93	Parker	75
94	Harrison	74
95	Dominic	73
96	Maverick	73
97	Jameson	72
98	Hudson	72
99	August	72
100	Finn	72

Most Popular Massachusetts Baby Boy Names by Year

We have data on the most popular baby boy names in Massachusetts for each year since records began in 1910 to the most recent data in 2022.

However, 112 years is a lot of data to display, so in the sections below we'll show you the top 5 most popular baby boy names for each of the last 10 years.

Popular Baby Boy Names in Massachusetts for 2021

As you can see the most popular baby boy names in Massachusetts for births recorded in 2021 is Noah.

The table below shows the top 5 most popular baby boy names for the year.

	Name	Count
1	Noah	475
2	Liam	447
3	Henry	374
4	Jack	341
5	Benjamin	338

Popular Baby Boy Names in Massachusetts for 2020

As you can see the most popular baby boy names in Massachusetts for births recorded in 2020 is Noah.

The table below shows the top 5 most popular baby boy names for the year.

	Name	Count
1	Noah	453
2	Liam	404
3	Benjamin	391
4	James	327
5	William	326

Popular Baby Boy Names in Massachusetts for 2019

As you can see the most popular baby boy names in Massachusetts for births recorded in 2019 is Benjamin.

The table below shows the top 5 most popular baby boy names for the year.

	Name	Count
1	Benjamin	475
2	Noah	462
3	Liam	425
4	William	349
5	James	346

Popular Baby Boy Names in Massachusetts for 2018

As you can see the most popular baby boy names in Massachusetts for births recorded in 2018 is Benjamin.

The table below shows the top 5 most popular baby boy names for the year.

	Name	Count
1	Benjamin	427
2	Liam	395
3	James	373
4	Lucas	364
5	William	363

Popular Baby Boy Names in Massachusetts for 2017

As you can see the most popular baby boy names in Massachusetts for births recorded in 2017 is Benjamin.

The table below shows the top 5 most popular baby boy names for the year.

	Name	Count
1	Benjamin	494
2	William	426
3	Liam	375
4	Lucas	374
5	Noah	370

Popular Baby Boy Names in Massachusetts for 2016

As you can see the most popular baby boy names in Massachusetts for births recorded in 2016 is Benjamin.

The table below shows the top 5 most popular baby boy names for the year.

	Name	Count
1	Benjamin	489
2	William	410
3	James	401
4	Noah	398
5	Lucas	374

Popular Baby Boy Names in Massachusetts for 2015

As you can see the most popular baby boy names in Massachusetts for births recorded in 2015 is Benjamin.

The table below shows the top 5 most popular baby boy names for the year.

	Name	Count
1	Benjamin	456
2	William	445
3	Noah	403
4	Mason	365
5	James	356

Popular Baby Boy Names in Massachusetts for 2014

As you can see the most popular baby boy names in Massachusetts for births recorded in 2014 is Benjamin.

The table below shows the top 5 most popular baby boy names for the year.

	Name	Count
1	Benjamin	458
2	William	417
3	Jacob	398
4	Liam	376
5	Michael	368

Popular Baby Boy Names in Massachusetts for 2013

As you can see the most popular baby boy names in Massachusetts for births recorded in 2013 is Benjamin.

The table below shows the top 5 most popular baby boy names for the year.

	Name	Count
1	Benjamin	501
2	William	441
3	Jacob	389
4	Ryan	360
5	Michael	359

Popular Baby Boy Names in Massachusetts for 2012

As you can see the most popular baby boy names in Massachusetts for births recorded in 2012 is Benjamin.

The table below shows the top 5 most popular baby boy names for the year.

	Name	Count
1	Benjamin	444
2	Mason	404
3	Ryan	403
4	William	402
5	Jacob	389

Data Source(s)

All of the data on this page is sourced from the Social Security Administration (SSA) and excludes any names with fewer than 5 occurrences in any geographic area.

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