Top 5 Baby Names by State for Births in 1998
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 2013.
See the
limitations of this data source.
Top Five Female Names for Births in 1998
State
Rank 1
Number
Rank 2
Number
Rank 3
Number
Rank 4
Number
Rank 5
Number
Alabama
Hannah
458
Alexis
389
Emily
378
Madison
343
Taylor
340
Alaska
Emily
60
Sarah
59
Hannah
57
Megan
50
Alyssa
46
Arizona
Alexis
408
Samantha
390
Jessica
382
Emily
364
Ashley
358
Arkansas
Hannah
266
Madison
249
Emily
231
Taylor
195
Sarah
193
California
Jessica
2,844
Ashley
2,718
Emily
2,668
Samantha
2,668
Jennifer
2,559
Colorado
Emily
372
Samantha
330
Hannah
312
Jessica
308
Madison
290
Connecticut
Emily
347
Sarah
324
Samantha
267
Ashley
236
Julia
221
Delaware
Emily
92
Taylor
86
Madison
69
Samantha
66
Sarah
66
Dist. of Columbia
Alexis
65
Jasmine
62
Taylor
56
Kayla
54
Jessica
51
Florida
Emily
1,184
Ashley
1,166
Alexis
980
Samantha
977
Jessica
942
Georgia
Hannah
810
Emily
717
Taylor
717
Madison
694
Alexis
682
Hawaii
Taylor
77
Kayla
65
Ashley
64
Jessica
62
Alyssa
57
Idaho
Madison
131
Emily
128
Hannah
128
Samantha
120
Ashley
99
Illinois
Emily
1,179
Samantha
1,013
Jessica
967
Alexis
928
Ashley
852
Indiana
Emily
674
Hannah
640
Alexis
578
Taylor
565
Madison
517
Iowa
Emily
318
Hannah
310
Taylor
263
Madison
260
Alexis
257
Kansas
Madison
282
Emily
267
Hannah
259
Taylor
221
Alexis
192
Kentucky
Hannah
513
Emily
448
Madison
397
Sarah
395
Taylor
321
Louisiana
Alexis
438
Taylor
406
Hannah
375
Madison
371
Emily
366
Maine
Emily
138
Hannah
106
Sarah
100
Emma
93
Taylor
86
Maryland
Emily
477
Taylor
421
Sarah
414
Alexis
404
Kayla
381
Massachusetts
Emily
802
Samantha
627
Sarah
609
Hannah
520
Julia
490
Michigan
Emily
1,094
Hannah
857
Alexis
820
Samantha
757
Taylor
752
Minnesota
Emily
577
Hannah
495
Samantha
406
Madison
396
Megan
366
Mississippi
Alexis
235
Hannah
233
Madison
231
Taylor
202
Anna
186
Missouri
Emily
633
Hannah
570
Madison
569
Taylor
523
Samantha
455
Montana
Emily
77
Madison
74
Hannah
73
Ashley
62
Jessica
55
Nebraska
Emily
189
Hannah
189
Madison
177
Alexis
140
Taylor
134
Nevada
Jessica
163
Samantha
150
Emily
143
Alexis
140
Ashley
140
New Hampshire
Emily
157
Hannah
128
Sarah
103
Madison
95
Samantha
93
New Jersey
Samantha
809
Emily
798
Ashley
650
Nicole
631
Jessica
627
New Mexico
Ashley
145
Alyssa
138
Alexis
136
Samantha
128
Jessica
121
New York
Samantha
1,688
Emily
1,671
Ashley
1,494
Jessica
1,283
Sarah
1,261
North Carolina
Hannah
855
Taylor
690
Sarah
673
Emily
666
Madison
657
North Dakota
Emily
92
Madison
76
Taylor
72
Hannah
69
Alexis
59
Ohio
Emily
1,193
Taylor
1,141
Hannah
1,120
Alexis
1,019
Madison
930
Oklahoma
Hannah
337
Emily
332
Madison
327
Taylor
266
Jessica
239
Oregon
Emily
349
Hannah
329
Madison
231
Emma
224
Jessica
223
Pennsylvania
Emily
1,371
Sarah
934
Samantha
926
Hannah
839
Madison
835
Rhode Island
Emily
122
Samantha
104
Hannah
75
Victoria
71
Madison
68
South Carolina
Hannah
363
Taylor
340
Alexis
299
Emily
297
Ashley
265
South Dakota
Emily
80
Hannah
74
Taylor
66
Madison
61
Samantha
59
Tennessee
Hannah
689
Emily
609
Madison
530
Alexis
504
Sarah
493
Texas
Emily
1,813
Ashley
1,795
Alexis
1,762
Samantha
1,679
Sarah
1,571
Utah
Madison
306
Emily
290
Hannah
279
Sarah
264
Samantha
250
Vermont
Emily
71
Hannah
57
Sarah
43
Taylor
43
Madison
40
Virginia
Emily
659
Hannah
611
Sarah
587
Taylor
527
Alexis
499
Washington
Emily
566
Hannah
491
Madison
446
Samantha
409
Taylor
367
West Virginia
Hannah
221
Emily
183
Taylor
156
Madison
145
Ashley
138
Wisconsin
Emily
563
Hannah
471
Samantha
467
Alexis
374
Elizabeth
370
Wyoming
Madison
34
Taylor
33
Sarah
32
Ashley
31
Emily
29
Top Five Male Names for Births in 1998
State
Rank 1
Number
Rank 2
Number
Rank 3
Number
Rank 4
Number
Rank 5
Number
Alabama
William
701
Jacob
596
Austin
594
Christopher
524
Joshua
521
Alaska
Michael
78
Jacob
74
Joshua
68
Brandon
64
David
62
Arizona
Jacob
790
Michael
648
Jose
615
Daniel
561
Anthony
484
Arkansas
Jacob
372
Austin
288
Michael
275
Joshua
274
Christopher
270
California
Daniel
4,314
Jose
4,278
Michael
4,131
Anthony
3,883
Jacob
3,566
Colorado
Jacob
531
Michael
497
Joshua
401
Matthew
398
Tyler
389
Connecticut
Michael
636
Matthew
532
Nicholas
422
Christopher
396
Ryan
381
Delaware
Michael
122
Tyler
101
Matthew
100
Joshua
95
Christopher
91
Dist. of Columbia
Michael
129
Christopher
95
John
93
William
93
Matthew
88
Florida
Michael
2,052
Christopher
1,640
Joshua
1,545
Matthew
1,453
Jacob
1,430
Georgia
William
1,146
Michael
999
Christopher
994
Joshua
986
Jacob
980
Hawaii
Joshua
135
Matthew
103
Noah
100
Austin
83
Christian
83
Idaho
Jacob
188
Michael
143
Austin
139
Tyler
127
Joshua
120
Illinois
Michael
1,933
Jacob
1,648
Matthew
1,525
Nicholas
1,388
Daniel
1,276
Indiana
Jacob
1,120
Austin
804
Michael
741
Tyler
717
Matthew
635
Iowa
Jacob
507
Austin
384
Tyler
328
Matthew
276
Nicholas
270
Kansas
Jacob
432
Austin
279
Matthew
261
Zachary
251
Michael
242
Kentucky
Jacob
847
Austin
742
William
523
James
502
Matthew
474
Louisiana
Jacob
494
Joshua
481
Michael
465
Austin
461
Christopher
444
Maine
Jacob
211
Nicholas
147
Tyler
144
Matthew
124
Joshua
121
Maryland
Michael
712
Jacob
647
Matthew
607
Nicholas
537
Joshua
504
Massachusetts
Michael
1,175
Matthew
1,136
Nicholas
1,009
John
746
Ryan
718
Michigan
Jacob
1,761
Michael
1,197
Joshua
1,078
Austin
1,068
Nicholas
1,052
Minnesota
Jacob
801
Matthew
605
Nicholas
579
Tyler
526
Andrew
521
Mississippi
James
383
William
380
Christopher
333
Austin
301
Joshua
301
Missouri
Jacob
1,031
Austin
741
Tyler
654
Michael
633
Nicholas
582
Montana
Jacob
103
Austin
84
Michael
81
Tyler
72
Cody
62
Nebraska
Jacob
316
Austin
190
Tyler
190
Michael
171
Zachary
167
Nevada
Michael
251
Jacob
224
Anthony
211
Brandon
189
Matthew
178
New Hampshire
Jacob
214
Matthew
184
Nicholas
166
Michael
149
Tyler
146
New Jersey
Michael
1,724
Matthew
1,386
Nicholas
1,190
Christopher
1,103
Joseph
1,018
New Mexico
Michael
237
Joshua
210
Jacob
199
Matthew
185
Joseph
169
New York
Michael
3,402
Matthew
2,616
Nicholas
2,374
Christopher
2,287
Joseph
2,270
North Carolina
William
1,055
Jacob
1,045
Joshua
1,021
Christopher
971
Michael
948
North Dakota
Jacob
116
Matthew
89
Austin
88
Tyler
83
Zachary
71
Ohio
Jacob
2,101
Michael
1,557
Austin
1,425
Nicholas
1,309
Matthew
1,280
Oklahoma
Jacob
486
Austin
406
Joshua
373
Tyler
368
Michael
367
Oregon
Jacob
495
Austin
335
Joshua
296
Tyler
295
Michael
294
Pennsylvania
Michael
1,804
Matthew
1,573
Nicholas
1,420
Jacob
1,410
Tyler
1,355
Rhode Island
Matthew
200
Nicholas
154
Michael
146
Jacob
142
Zachary
116
South Carolina
William
528
Michael
457
Christopher
449
Joshua
438
Jacob
421
South Dakota
Austin
120
Jacob
114
Tyler
79
Matthew
74
Michael
72
Tennessee
Jacob
964
William
848
Austin
814
Joshua
743
Michael
725
Texas
Jose
2,929
Jacob
2,716
Michael
2,643
Christopher
2,509
Joshua
2,379
Utah
Jacob
461
Joshua
415
Tyler
350
Austin
333
Michael
286
Vermont
Jacob
88
Tyler
66
Matthew
54
Zachary
50
Nicholas
48
Virginia
Jacob
913
Matthew
815
Michael
807
Joshua
783
William
772
Washington
Jacob
761
Michael
598
Austin
574
Joshua
516
Andrew
512
West Virginia
Jacob
299
Austin
276
Tyler
208
Brandon
203
Michael
199
Wisconsin
Jacob
931
Michael
559
Austin
549
Tyler
541
Nicholas
520
Wyoming
Austin
55
Jacob
49
Matthew
47
Michael
46
Tyler
44
