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Most popular baby names in Massachusetts, 2025
The names given most often to babies born in Massachusetts in 2025, with how each one moved since 2024. 24,031 girls and 27,021 boys are in the Massachusetts list.
Top 25 girls · Massachusetts 2025
- #1CharlotteForm of Charles, meaning “free man”*348▲ 1
- #2Sophia“wisdom”*318▲ 2
- #3Emma“entire”*287▼ 1
- #4Olivia“olive; olive branch”*281▼ 3
- #5IsabellaForm of Isabel, meaning “my God is an oath”*258▲ 2
- #6Amelia“vigor, bravery”*245▼ 1
- #7MiaEditor’s note Steady in the US: #6 in 2015 and #6 in 2025. About 1 in 150 US girls in the 2025 records243▼ 1
- #8NoraForm of Eleanor, possibly meaning “other”*223same
- #9GraceFrom the word “grace”*193▲ 6
- #10Chloe“young green shoot”*187▲ 3
- #10EvelynSame root as Eileen, possibly meaning “radiance, beauty”*187▲ 2
- #12ZoeVariant of Zoë, meaning “life”*181▼ 2
- #13Lucy“light”*176▲ 6
- #14Eleanorpossibly “other”*169▲ 7
- #14Maeve“intoxicating”*169same
- #16AvaEditor’s note Down from #4 in 2015 to #11 in 2025 in the US. About 1 in 210 US girls in the 2025 records167▼ 6
- #17Sofia“wisdom, especially divine wisdom”*166▼ 8
- #18MayaEditor’s note Steady in the US: #68 in 2015 and #62 in 2025. About 1 in 430 US girls in the 2025 records161▼ 2
- #19AuroraItalian, from Latin Aurōra, meaning “dawn, sunrise”*157▲ 5
- #19Penelopepossibly “duck”*157▲ 8
- #21IslaEditor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #142 in 2015, #28 in 2025. Short and simple: 4 letters155▼ 4
- #22EllaShort form of Eleanor, possibly meaning “other”*148▲ 8
- #22LilyDiminutive of Lilian, possibly meaning “lily”*148▼ 1
- #24MadisonEditor’s note First shows up in US records in 1970, with 5 babies137▲ 9
- #25VioletFrom the word “violet”*134▼ 7
Top 25 boys · Massachusetts 2025
- #1NoahEditor’s note Steady in the US: #1 in 2015 and #2 in 2025. About 1 in 84 US boys in the 2025 records468same
- #2LiamForm of William, meaning “will + helmet”*446same
- #3HenryEditor’s note Up from #29 in 2015 to #5 in 2025 in the US. About 1 in 140 US boys in the 2025 records372▲ 1
- #4TheodoreEditor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #99 in 2015, #4 in 2025358▲ 2
- #5James“May He Heel”*323▼ 2
- #6JackShort form of John, possibly meaning “God is gracious”*319▲ 2
- #7Benjamin“son of the right/south or son of days”*312same
- #8OliverEditor’s note Up from #19 in 2015 to #3 in 2025 in the US. About 1 in 110 US boys in the 2025 records310▼ 4
- #9William“will + helmet”*271▲ 1
- #10LucasEditor’s note Up from #16 in 2015 to #10 in 2025 in the US. About 1 in 170 US boys in the 2025 records261▼ 1
- #11OwenEditor’s note More popular in the US than England & Wales: #31 vs #170 in 2025259same
- #12LucaForm of Lucy, meaning “light”*240▼ 1
- #13Johnpossibly “God is gracious”*227same
- #14Leo“lion”*223▲ 4
- #15Julian“Roman personal name”*211▲ 10
- #16Thomas“twin”*209▼ 1
- #17Samuel“God has set or God has placed”*204▼ 1
- #18Ethan“firmness, strong, or long-lived”*201▲ 1
- #19Charles“free man”*200▼ 5
- #20Anthony“flower”*195▲ 4
- #21LeviEditor’s note Up from #42 in 2015 to #12 in 2025 in the US. About 1 in 180 US boys in the 2025 records188▲ 7
- #21Michael“who is like God?”*188▲ 1
- #23Wesley“west + wood, clearing”*179▲ 4
- #24Logan“little hollow”*175▼ 7
- #25Joseph“(God) shall add”*166▼ 4
Names that stand out in Massachusetts
Names in the Massachusetts top 100 that make up a bigger share of babies here than in the US overall. “2.0×” means the name’s share of Massachusetts births is twice its share of all US births.
Counts: US Social Security Administration, state data for 2024 and 2025 (names given to 5 or more babies in Massachusetts). Ranks are worked out from the counts, with ties sharing a rank, so a list can run past 25 names. Shares divide by all listed babies of the same sex. Meanings, where shown, are from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).