Top MA Baby Names For 2018 Revealed

It's all about the Benjamin babies. Again.

The Social Security Administration on Friday released each state's most popular baby names in 2018. For the seventh straight year, Benjamin was atop the boys' list.

For the second straight straight year, Emma led the girls' list. Emma and Olivia have been in some order in the 1-2 spots since 2012. Emma was also the No. 1 girls' name in the country for the fifth straight year.

In Massachusetts, the top 10 baby names for boys in 2018 were:

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

The top 10 baby names for Massachusetts girls in 2018 were:

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

Check out the top 100 boys' and girls' baby names across Massachusetts here.

Nationwide, the top baby names for boys and girls born in 2018 are once again Liam and Emma, the same names that topped the Social Security Administration’s annual list last year. Liam has been a preferred name for boys for the second year in a row. When Liam made it to the top of the list in 2017, it overtook Noah, which had been the No. 1 name for boys since 2013.

There were some changes to the popular list. According to the Social Security Administration, Jacob and Abigail — two names that have been longtimers on the list — dropped out of the top 10 for the first time since 1992 and 2000, respectively. Sadly, Michael also fell out of the top 10 boys' names for the first time this century.

Nationally, the top 10 baby names for boys in 2018 were:

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

For girls, the top 10 baby names for 2018 were:

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

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

In 2018, parents appeared to have been influenced by Meghan Markle, the Duchess of Sussex. Meghan was the fastest rising girls' name in 2018.

The agency is already anticipating what effect the name Archie will have in 2019, the name given to Meghan Markle and Prince Harry's newborn son. Archie already had a gain in popularity in 2018, making it to the top 1,000 for the first time since 1988.

You can read more about the top baby names here.