2022 Top Baby Names: MA Parents Love Olivia, Noah, Charlotte

MASSACHUSETTS — When babies born in Massachusetts last year graduate from high school around the year 2040, you may hear the names Olivia and Noah repeated often as the graduates walk across the stage to receive their diplomas.

Noah and Olivia are the top names Massachusetts parents chose for their babies in 2022, according to the Social Security Administration, which this month released its top baby names by state analysis.

In all, 363 girls born in our state last year were named Olivia, while 547 boys were named Noah, records show.

Here are the top 10 female names in our state last year:

1. Olivia
   
2. Charlotte
   
3. Emma
   
4. Sophia
   
5. Isabella
   
6. Amelia
   
7. Evelyn
   
8. Nora
   
9. Ava
   
10. Chloe
    

These were the top 10 male names in 2022 in our state:

1. Noah
   
2. Liam
   
3. James
   
4. Theodore
   
5. Benjamin
   
6. Henry
   
7. Jack
   
8. Oliver
   
9. Lucas
   
10. William
    

Olivia and Noah were also the top names for Massachusetts newborns in 2021.

Nationally, the top names for babies in 2022 were, for girls:

1. Olivia
2. Emma
3. Charlotte
4. Amelia
5. Sophie
6. Isabella
7. Ava
8. Mia
9. Evelyn
10. Luna

For boys, the top names were:

1. Liam
2. Noah
3. Oliver
4. James
5. Elijah
6. William
7. Henry
8. Lucas
9. Benjamin
10. Theodore

The top three names for both girls and boys last year were unchanged from 2021.

The Social Security Administration started releasing the annual list in 1997, with names dating back to 1880. The agency also notes that popular culture influences baby names.

Over the past 100 years, the male name Michael has held the top spot most often, at 44 times, while the female name Mary has been ranked No. 1 in 35 years over the same period.