Top 5 Baby Names by State for Births in 2009
The following tables show the five most frequent given names, by State, for
male and
female births in 2011.
The number to the right of each name is the number of occurrences in the data.
The source is a 100% sample based on Social Security card application data
as of the end of February 2012.
See the
limitations of this data source.
Top Five Female Names for Births in 2009
State
Rank 1
Number
Rank 2
Number
Rank 3
Number
Rank 4
Number
Rank 5
Number
Alabama
Emma
336
Madison
312
Isabella
271
Ava
252
Anna
232
Alaska
Isabella
57
Sophia
46
Olivia
45
Abigail
43
Ava
41
Arizona
Isabella
539
Sophia
416
Emma
368
Mia
362
Emily
308
Arkansas
Emma
186
Madison
180
Addison
177
Isabella
162
Ava
141
California
Isabella
3,153
Sophia
2,656
Emily
2,534
Mia
2,104
Samantha
1,831
Colorado
Isabella
349
Olivia
322
Sophia
261
Abigail
251
Emma
239
Connecticut
Isabella
275
Olivia
236
Sophia
225
Ava
219
Emma
190
Delaware
Isabella
70
Sophia
59
Olivia
58
Abigail
51
Ava
50
Dist. of Columbia
Sophia
43
Allison
41
Abigail
36
Elizabeth
36
Ashley
35
Florida
Isabella
1,706
Sophia
1,148
Emma
873
Olivia
828
Emily
826
Georgia
Madison
650
Isabella
556
Emma
525
Olivia
488
Ava
480
Hawaii
Isabella
81
Sophia
66
Mia
51
Ava
48
Chloe
46
Idaho
Olivia
120
Emma
113
Isabella
95
Sophia
90
Addison
87
Illinois
Isabella
939
Olivia
830
Sophia
759
Emma
709
Emily
671
Indiana
Emma
491
Olivia
464
Isabella
451
Ava
438
Addison
380
Iowa
Ava
215
Olivia
211
Emma
206
Isabella
185
Addison
170
Kansas
Emma
218
Isabella
184
Ava
181
Olivia
175
Abigail
167
Kentucky
Emma
330
Isabella
303
Madison
279
Olivia
279
Abigail
271
Louisiana
Ava
313
Emma
298
Isabella
284
Madison
263
Olivia
242
Maine
Emma
104
Olivia
99
Isabella
84
Abigail
79
Madison
78
Maryland
Madison
337
Olivia
332
Ava
287
Isabella
283
Emma
270
Massachusetts
Olivia
513
Isabella
512
Sophia
425
Ava
418
Emma
399
Michigan
Olivia
660
Isabella
640
Ava
623
Emma
590
Madison
506
Minnesota
Olivia
406
Ava
363
Emma
341
Sophia
339
Isabella
330
Mississippi
Madison
235
Emma
183
Addison
161
Ava
142
Anna
131
Missouri
Emma
432
Olivia
425
Isabella
413
Ava
352
Madison
352
Montana
Emma
70
Isabella
61
Olivia
54
Ava
52
Madison
48
Nebraska
Addison
128
Isabella
118
Ava
117
Olivia
115
Sophia
110
Nevada
Isabella
242
Sophia
158
Emma
135
Olivia
130
Emily
122
New Hampshire
Olivia
100
Isabella
88
Ava
87
Emma
86
Abigail
78
New Jersey
Isabella
744
Olivia
562
Sophia
542
Ava
515
Emily
486
New Mexico
Isabella
161
Olivia
89
Mia
88
Nevaeh
85
Sophia
83
New York
Isabella
1,398
Sophia
1,192
Olivia
1,188
Emma
1,064
Emily
1,054
North Carolina
Emma
585
Madison
571
Isabella
569
Ava
535
Abigail
470
North Dakota
Olivia
63
Ava
61
Emma
59
Ella
50
Isabella
48
Ohio
Isabella
831
Emma
807
Olivia
793
Ava
780
Madison
675
Oklahoma
Isabella
252
Emma
244
Addison
217
Madison
199
Abigail
194
Oregon
Emma
236
Olivia
229
Isabella
228
Emily
204
Sophia
191
Pennsylvania
Isabella
884
Olivia
801
Ava
786
Emma
765
Sophia
725
Rhode Island
Isabella
89
Olivia
82
Sophia
78
Ava
75
Emma
72
South Carolina
Emma
282
Madison
266
Isabella
245
Olivia
229
Abigail
202
South Dakota
Emma
59
Ava
58
Isabella
51
Sophia
51
Alexis
49
Tennessee
Emma
459
Madison
437
Isabella
397
Olivia
373
Abigail
360
Texas
Isabella
2,089
Emily
1,719
Mia
1,615
Emma
1,467
Sophia
1,449
Utah
Olivia
266
Emma
227
Abigail
218
Brooklyn
204
Lily
189
Vermont
Emma
38
Ava
32
Isabella
32
Madison
31
Sophia
31
Virginia
Isabella
477
Madison
465
Emma
447
Olivia
443
Abigail
430
Washington
Isabella
451
Sophia
428
Olivia
426
Emma
388
Abigail
326
West Virginia
Madison
147
Isabella
146
Emma
136
Alexis
122
Emily
109
Wisconsin
Olivia
364
Isabella
359
Emma
349
Ava
338
Sophia
311
Wyoming
Isabella
36
Madison
35
Ava
31
Emma
30
Alexis
28
Top Five Male Names for Births in 2009
State
Rank 1
Number
Rank 2
Number
Rank 3
Number
Rank 4
Number
Rank 5
Number
Alabama
William
508
James
341
Jacob
320
Jackson
307
John
305
Alaska
Michael
58
Ethan
57
Logan
49
Samuel
49
Elijah
48
Arizona
Jacob
494
Daniel
482
Alexander
479
Angel
472
Anthony
463
Arkansas
William
220
Jacob
201
Ethan
187
Joshua
175
Jayden
166
California
Daniel
3,389
Anthony
3,081
Angel
3,002
Jacob
2,964
Alexander
2,878
Colorado
Alexander
340
Jacob
319
Noah
309
William
302
Benjamin
287
Connecticut
Michael
256
Ryan
253
Alexander
241
Matthew
230
Jayden
229
Delaware
Alexander
69
Michael
67
James
63
Jayden
63
Ethan
60
Dist. of Columbia
William
87
Michael
70
James
69
Alexander
67
Daniel
60
Florida
Jayden
1,324
Michael
1,165
Joshua
1,146
Jacob
1,091
Anthony
1,082
Georgia
William
892
Christopher
712
Joshua
706
James
647
Jayden
640
Hawaii
Ethan
86
Noah
76
Jayden
66
Joshua
63
Caleb
61
Idaho
Logan
112
Jacob
107
Ethan
102
William
98
Wyatt
94
Illinois
Alexander
1,042
Jacob
875
Daniel
873
Michael
804
Anthony
775
Indiana
Ethan
496
Noah
437
Jacob
426
Logan
400
Elijah
398
Iowa
Jacob
207
Ethan
203
Carter
197
Noah
194
William
179
Kansas
Ethan
204
William
190
Jacob
186
Alexander
175
Noah
173
Kentucky
Jacob
426
William
408
James
331
Ethan
313
Noah
299
Louisiana
Jayden
296
Ethan
289
Landon
272
Joshua
267
Noah
249
Maine
Noah
98
Logan
89
Jacob
79
Owen
79
Aiden
73
Maryland
Michael
391
Jayden
346
Joshua
345
Ethan
337
William
336
Massachusetts
Ryan
487
Jacob
469
Michael
461
William
461
Matthew
424
Michigan
Jacob
710
Ethan
603
Logan
548
Noah
538
Aiden
529
Minnesota
Logan
390
Benjamin
370
William
356
Ethan
350
Jacob
344
Mississippi
William
252
Jayden
236
James
228
Christopher
222
Joshua
186
Missouri
Jacob
395
Ethan
390
William
382
Jackson
376
Aiden
364
Montana
Ethan
60
Wyatt
56
Logan
53
Landon
49
Jacob
48
Nebraska
Alexander
142
Carter
128
Noah
127
William
122
Jacob
120
Nevada
Anthony
220
Jacob
182
Daniel
176
Michael
174
Alexander
171
New Hampshire
Logan
102
Jacob
94
Liam
86
Aiden
80
Ryan
79
New Jersey
Michael
803
Matthew
714
Anthony
667
Jayden
649
Ryan
647
New Mexico
Aiden
140
Joshua
132
Noah
132
Jacob
130
Gabriel
127
New York
Michael
1,709
Jayden
1,470
Matthew
1,447
Ethan
1,362
Daniel
1,361
North Carolina
William
792
Jacob
667
Christopher
638
Noah
621
Joshua
620
North Dakota
Ethan
60
Logan
60
Jack
48
Carter
47
Jacob
47
Ohio
Jacob
835
Noah
769
Ethan
757
Logan
723
William
685
Oklahoma
Ethan
245
Jacob
226
Noah
222
William
209
Aiden
200
Oregon
Alexander
243
Logan
206
Jacob
200
Daniel
194
Ethan
191
Pennsylvania
Michael
807
Jacob
805
Ethan
736
Logan
727
Matthew
704
Rhode Island
Anthony
81
Jayden
79
Logan
77
Michael
74
Aiden
73
South Carolina
William
416
Jayden
292
Christopher
288
James
285
Joshua
284
South Dakota
Ethan
72
Noah
71
Gavin
55
Jackson
55
Logan
55
Tennessee
William
643
Jacob
452
Joshua
435
Ethan
434
Noah
433
Texas
Jose
2,263
Jacob
1,995
Daniel
1,993
Angel
1,867
Christopher
1,863
Utah
Ethan
288
William
288
Jacob
244
Isaac
231
Mason
209
Vermont
Noah
46
William
43
Owen
40
Logan
37
Aiden
34
Virginia
William
603
Jacob
533
Noah
502
Michael
498
Ethan
497
Washington
Alexander
446
Jacob
427
Ethan
417
William
415
Daniel
388
West Virginia
Jacob
157
Hunter
139
Ethan
130
Noah
128
Logan
123
Wisconsin
Ethan
371
Jacob
367
Noah
363
Logan
361
Mason
348
Wyoming
Wyatt
42
William
35
Aiden
33
Jacob
33
Mason
31
