Data from the United States Security Administration (SSA) reveals the top baby names in every U.S. state. The top 1000 names for U.S. births represent about 72% of all names.
Baby Name Favorites
The United States Security Administration has compiled a list of the most popular baby names by state. The top five female names across all states in 2022 are Olivia, Emma, Charlotte, Amelia and Sophia. Similarly, Liam, Noah, Oliver, James and Elijah have been listed as the top male names.
Find out the most popular baby names in your state.
Alabama
- Female names: Olivia, Charlotte, Ava, Amelia, Emma
- Male names: William, James, John, Noah, Liam
Alaska
- Female names: Aurora, Charlotte, Emma, Evelyn, Amelia
- Male names: Oliver, Liam, James, Lucas, Theodore
Arizona
- Female names: Olivia, Emma, Isabella, Sophia, Luna
- Male names: Liam, Noah, Mateo, Oliver, Santiago
Arkansas
- Female names: Olivia, Emma, Amelia, Charlotte, Harper
- Male names: Oliver, Elijah, Noah, Liam, William
California
- Female names: Olivia, Emma, Camila, Mia, Sophia
- Male names: Liam, Noah, Mateo, Sebastian, Julian
Colorado
- Female names: Olivia, Emma, Charlotte, Sophia, Mia
- Male names: Oliver, Liam, Theodore, Noah, Henry
Connecticut
- Female names: Olivia, Emma, Charlotte, Isabella, Mia
- Male names: Liam, Noah, Jack, Michael, Luca
Delaware
- Female names: Sophia, Olivia, Charlotte, Ava, Amelia
- Male names: Liam, Noah, James, Michael, William
District of Columbia
- Female names: Charlotte, Ava, Olivia, Nora, Eleanor
- Male names: Henry, Theodore, Charles, James, Liam
Florida
- Female names: Olivia, Isabella, Emma, Sophia, Mia
- Male names: Liam, Noah, Lucas, Elijah, Oliver
Georgia
- Female names: Olivia, Ava, Charlotte, Amelia, Emma
- Male names: Noah, Liam, William, Elijah, James
Hawaii
- Female names Olivia, Amelia, Aria, Luna, Sophia
- Male names: Noah, Liam, Kai, Asher, Ethan
Idaho
- Female names: Olivia, Charlotte, Hazel, Emma, Evelyn
- Male names: Oliver, Liam, Henry, James, William
Illinois
- Female names: Olivia, Sophia, Emma, Charlotte, Amelia
- Male names: Noah, Liam, Oliver, Mateo, Theodore
Indiana
- Female names: Charlotte, Amelia, Olivia, Emma, Ava
- Male names: Oliver, Liam, Theodore, Henry, Noah
Iowa
- Female names: Olivia, Charlotte, Ava, Amelia, Emma
- Male names: Oliver, Liam, Theodore, Henry, William
Kansas
- Female names: Olivia, Charlotte, Amelia, Emma, Harper
- Male names: Liam, Oliver, Henry, Theodore, Noah
Kentucky
- Female names: Harper, Olivia, Amelia, Emma, Charlotte
- Male names: Liam, Noah, Oliver, William, Asher
Louisiana
- Female names: Olivia, Amelia, Ava, Charlotte, Harper
- Male names: Liam, Elijah, Noah, Luke, James
Maine
- Female names: Evelyn, Charlotte, Amelia, Olivia, Harper
- Male names: Oliver, Theodore, Henry, Owen, Jackson
Maryland
- Female names: Ava, Olivia, Charlotte, Emma, Sophia
- Male names: Liam, Noah, James, Lucas, Oliver
Massachusetts
- Female names: Olivia, Charlotte, Emma, Sophia, Isabella
- Male names: Noah, Liam, James, Theodore, Benjamin
Michigan
- Female names: Charlotte, Olivia, Amelia, Ava, Emma
- Male names: Noah, Oliver, Theodore, Henry, Liam
Minnesota
- Female names: Charlotte, Olivia, Emma, Evelyn, Nora
- Male names: Oliver, Henry, Theodore, Liam, Jack
Mississippi
- Female names: Ava, Olivia, Amelia, Nova, Kinsley
- Male names: James, John, Elijah, Noah, William
Missouri
- Female names: Charlotte, Olivia, Amelia, Emma, Evelyn
- Male names: Oliver, Theodore, Henry, Liam, William
Montana
- Female names: Olivia, Charlotte, Harper, Amelia, Emma
- Male names: William, Henry, Theodore, Noah, Oliver
Nebraska
- Female names: Charlotte, Olivia, Emma, Harper, Evelyn
- Male names: Oliver, Henry, Liam, Theodore, James
Nevada
- Female names: Olivia, Sophia, Luna, Mia, Isabella
- Male names: Liam, Noah, Mateo, Sebastian, Oliver
New Hampshire
- Female names: Charlotte, Olivia, Amelia, Evelyn, Emma
- Male names: Theodore, Henry, Oliver, Owen, Benjamin
New Jersey
- Female names: Emma, Sophia, Mia, Olivia, Isabella
- Male names: Liam, Noah, Lucas, Joseph, Michael
New Mexico
- Female names: Sophia, Emma, Mia, Isabella, Olivia
- Male names: Liam, Mateo, Noah, Ezekiel, Santiago
New York
- Female names: Olivia, Emma, Sophia, Mia, Charlotte
- Male names: Liam, Noah, Lucas, Joseph, Jacob
North Carolina
- Female names: Olivia, Amelia, Charlotte, Ava, Emma
- Male names: Liam, Noah, William, Oliver, James
North Dakota
- Female names: Olivia, Amelia, Nora, Ellie, Evelyn
- Male names: Oliver, Theodore, Henry, Asher, Hudson
Ohio
- Female names: Charlotte, Olivia, Amelia, Sophia, Ava
- Male names: Oliver, Liam, Noah, Henry, Theodore
Oklahoma
- Female names: Olivia, Charlotte, Amelia, Isabella, Emma
- Male names: Liam, Oliver, Noah, Elijah, Asher
Oregon
- Female names: Olivia, Amelia, Charlotte, Evelyn, Emma
- Male names: Oliver, Liam, Henry, Theodore, Noah
Pennsylvania
- Female names: Olivia, Charlotte, Emma, Sophia, Amelia
- Male names: Liam, Noah, Oliver, Theodore, Benjamin
Rhode Island
- Female names: Charlotte, Amelia, Isabella, Luna, Emma
- Male names: Liam, Noah, Owen, Theodore, Benjamin
South Carolina
- Female names: Charlotte, Olivia, Amelia, Ava, Emma
- Male names: Noah, Liam, William, James, John
South Dakota
- Female names: Evelyn, Harper, Amelia, Emma, Olivia
- Male names: Oliver, Hudson, William, Liam, Henry
Tennessee
- Female names: Olivia, Amelia, Emma, Harper, Charlotte
- Male names: Liam, William, Oliver, Noah, James
Texas
- Female names: Olivia, Emma, Camila, Isabella, Mia
- Male names: Liam, Noah, Mateo, Sebastian, Santiago
Utah
- Female names: Olivia, Emma, Charlotte, Amelia, Evelyn
- Male names: Oliver, Liam, William, Henry, James
Vermont
- Female names: Amelia, Charlotte, Evelyn, Violet, Harper
- Male names: Henry, Oliver, Theodore, Jackson, Hudson
Virginia
- Female names: Charlotte, Olivia, Emma, Ava, Amelia
- Male names: Liam, Noah, James, William, Oliver
Washington
- Female names: Olivia, Emma, Evelyn, Amelia, Charlotte
- Male names: Oliver, Liam, Noah, Theodore, Henry
West Virginia
- Female names: Amelia, Olivia, Sophia, Willow, Ava
- Male names: Asher, Grayson, Waylon, Oliver, Liam
Wisconsin
- Female names: Charlotte, Olivia, Evelyn, Amelia, Emma
- Male names: Henry, Oliver, Liam, Theodore, Noah
Wyoming
- Female names: Charlotte, Olivia, Emma, Hazel, Evelyn
- Male names: Noah, Owen, Henry, William, Hudson
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Conclusion
The SSA provides parents with valuable information about baby names by state. This data can help parents make an informed decision when selecting a name for their child.
With this data, parents can compare different naming trends and find the perfect name for their bundle of joy. By taking advantage of this data, parents can find a name that is special and meaningful to them.
This post, Popular Baby Names By State According to The United States Security Administration, was produced and syndicated by TPR Teaching.
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