Features
Massachusetts archives and vital records for name research
Celebrity families, children and baby names research in Massachusetts: the State Archives, the vital records registry from 1931, and where SSA data differs.
Topic
celebrity families, children and baby names
Analysis
How SSA baby-name data differs from NCHS state birth records
For celebrity families, children and baby names, SSA state lists and NCHS birth files answer different questions about what names are rising.