Massachusetts’ official nickname is the
Bay State.The state earned this nickname because it has a total of five bays which include:
Massachusetts Bay,
Quincy Bay,
Narragansett Bay,
Buzzards Bay and
Cape Cod Bay. Due to its nickname, people who live in Massachusetts are called Bay Staters. Some unofficial nicknames for Massachusetts are: the Old Colony State, the Old Bay State, the Codfish State, the Pilgrim State, the Puritan State, the Baked Bean State, and the Spirit of America.