Top 5 Baby Names by State for Births in 1999

The following tables show the five most frequent given names, by State, for male and female births in 1999. 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 2009. See the limitations of this data source.

**Top Five Female Names for Births in 1999**
State	Rank 1	Number	Rank 2	Number	Rank 3	Number	Rank 4	Number	Rank 5	Number
Alabama	Hannah	474	Emily	382	Madison	367	Alexis	358	Anna	314
Alaska	Emily	62	Hannah	49	Ashley	40	Sarah	39	Elizabeth	33
Arizona	Samantha	416	Alexis	406	Emily	400	Ashley	378	Alyssa	340
Arkansas	Hannah	298	Madison	246	Emily	244	Sarah	194	Taylor	176
California	Emily	2,825	Samantha	2,784	Jennifer	2,674	Ashley	2,608	Jessica	2,509
Colorado	Hannah	342	Emily	326	Madison	302	Sarah	287	Jessica	282
Connecticut	Emily	400	Sarah	296	Samantha	287	Julia	224	Emma	223
Delaware	Emily	79	Alexis	76	Sarah	75	Madison	69	Taylor	61
Dist. of Columbia	Kayla	85	Jasmine	54	Taylor	53	Destiny	49	Sarah	48
Florida	Emily	1,263	Ashley	1,106	Samantha	998	Sarah	948	Alexis	947
Georgia	Emily	743	Hannah	731	Taylor	690	Madison	669	Alexis	654
Hawaii	Taylor	75	Kayla	67	Jasmine	56	Ashley	52	Alyssa	50
Idaho	Emily	122	Hannah	111	Madison	110	Megan	97	Taylor	92
Illinois	Emily	1,198	Hannah	928	Jessica	887	Samantha	881	Alexis	867
Indiana	Hannah	704	Emily	640	Alexis	634	Madison	567	Taylor	540
Iowa	Emily	329	Madison	309	Hannah	258	Alexis	251	Taylor	216
Kansas	Madison	252	Emily	237	Hannah	231	Taylor	219	Alexis	186
Kentucky	Hannah	509	Emily	428	Madison	408	Sarah	365	Haley	329
Louisiana	Alexis	406	Hannah	405	Madison	390	Emily	358	Taylor	339
Maine	Emily	152	Hannah	110	Emma	93	Sarah	89	Samantha	79
Maryland	Emily	476	Sarah	392	Taylor	379	Hannah	362	Kayla	355
Massachusetts	Emily	746	Sarah	564	Olivia	533	Samantha	524	Julia	517
Michigan	Emily	1,080	Hannah	896	Alexis	825	Madison	749	Samantha	675
Minnesota	Emily	585	Samantha	415	Hannah	409	Emma	382	Madison	369
Mississippi	Madison	246	Hannah	230	Alexis	224	Anna	198	Emily	179
Missouri	Emily	613	Hannah	573	Madison	521	Taylor	488	Alexis	453
Montana	Madison	73	Emily	69	Hannah	66	Taylor	55	Alexis	50
Nebraska	Emily	187	Hannah	170	Madison	156	Samantha	134	Taylor	129
Nevada	Samantha	147	Taylor	141	Emily	140	Ashley	129	Madison	129
New Hampshire	Emily	182	Hannah	132	Sarah	99	Samantha	93	Emma	89
New Jersey	Emily	904	Samantha	754	Sarah	616	Jessica	573	Nicole	563
New Mexico	Alexis	165	Alyssa	125	Samantha	121	Ashley	116	Mariah	101
New York	Emily	1,850	Samantha	1,572	Ashley	1,341	Sarah	1,300	Jessica	1,181
North Carolina	Hannah	810	Sarah	699	Emily	652	Madison	632	Taylor	595
North Dakota	Hannah	87	Madison	82	Emily	77	Alexis	71	Taylor	69
Ohio	Hannah	1,188	Emily	1,167	Alexis	1,003	Madison	992	Taylor	942
Oklahoma	Madison	317	Hannah	315	Emily	313	Taylor	227	Alexis	225
Oregon	Emily	321	Hannah	274	Emma	239	Jessica	214	Madison	209
Pennsylvania	Emily	1,240	Sarah	946	Hannah	866	Madison	850	Alexis	838
Rhode Island	Emily	105	Samantha	92	Hannah	91	Sarah	91	Madison	81
South Carolina	Hannah	358	Emily	304	Alexis	292	Taylor	281	Sarah	250
South Dakota	Alexis	74	Hannah	71	Emily	67	Madison	65	Taylor	62
Tennessee	Hannah	706	Emily	611	Madison	528	Sarah	480	Taylor	480
Texas	Emily	1,935	Alexis	1,794	Ashley	1,772	Samantha	1,761	Hannah	1,585
Utah	Emily	346	Madison	314	Hannah	265	Samantha	244	Sarah	239
Vermont	Hannah	65	Emily	58	Emma	51	Taylor	41	Olivia	40
Virginia	Emily	662	Hannah	619	Sarah	536	Taylor	494	Alexis	493
Washington	Emily	553	Hannah	487	Samantha	402	Madison	392	Jessica	352
West Virginia	Hannah	219	Madison	198	Emily	179	Alexis	161	Taylor	148
Wisconsin	Emily	547	Hannah	483	Alexis	382	Taylor	371	Megan	369
Wyoming	Taylor	37	Hannah	36	Madison	35	Emily	26	Samantha	26

**Top Five Male Names for Births in 1999**
State	Rank 1	Number	Rank 2	Number	Rank 3	Number	Rank 4	Number	Rank 5	Number
Alabama	William	671	Jacob	532	Christopher	506	Austin	504	John	469
Alaska	Jacob	96	Joshua	77	Michael	73	Tyler	59	Dylan	58
Arizona	Jacob	746	Michael	620	Jose	598	Daniel	543	Christopher	500
Arkansas	Jacob	339	William	272	Matthew	266	Austin	263	Michael	248
California	Daniel	4,347	Jose	3,866	Anthony	3,806	Michael	3,755	Andrew	3,596
Colorado	Jacob	568	Michael	465	Joshua	416	Matthew	400	Nicholas	360
Connecticut	Matthew	589	Michael	556	Nicholas	438	Christopher	415	John	410
Delaware	Michael	114	Joshua	108	Ryan	103	Matthew	101	Andrew	97
Dist. of Columbia	Michael	119	William	107	Christopher	92	John	89	David	82
Florida	Michael	1,899	Joshua	1,513	Christopher	1,499	Matthew	1,468	Jacob	1,442
Georgia	William	1,178	Jacob	1,036	Joshua	1,035	Michael	989	Christopher	969
Hawaii	Joshua	126	Noah	108	Justin	92	Dylan	85	Tyler	85
Idaho	Jacob	182	Tyler	131	Austin	124	Michael	110	Matthew	104
Illinois	Michael	1,765	Jacob	1,638	Matthew	1,472	Daniel	1,310	Nicholas	1,300
Indiana	Jacob	1,133	Austin	760	Tyler	645	Nicholas	625	Michael	619
Iowa	Jacob	480	Austin	332	Tyler	297	Nicholas	288	Zachary	266
Kansas	Jacob	451	Austin	267	Joshua	244	Michael	243	Matthew	229
Kentucky	Jacob	732	Austin	605	William	549	James	461	Matthew	448
Louisiana	Joshua	461	Jacob	451	Christopher	429	Michael	405	Tyler	399
Maine	Jacob	187	Nicholas	167	Tyler	136	Zachary	129	Matthew	114
Maryland	Michael	687	Matthew	599	Jacob	566	Joshua	542	Ryan	505
Massachusetts	Matthew	1,007	Michael	991	Nicholas	868	John	802	Ryan	768
Michigan	Jacob	1,738	Michael	1,078	Nicholas	1,021	Tyler	1,005	Joshua	997
Minnesota	Jacob	754	Nicholas	549	Matthew	537	Benjamin	514	Andrew	501
Mississippi	William	336	James	333	Christopher	330	Joshua	315	Michael	305
Missouri	Jacob	985	Austin	667	Andrew	584	Matthew	583	Michael	575
Montana	Tyler	87	Jacob	85	Michael	80	Matthew	71	Ryan	66
Nebraska	Jacob	307	Tyler	194	Austin	180	Joshua	166	Michael	154
Nevada	Jacob	228	Michael	207	Anthony	197	Joshua	195	Tyler	183
New Hampshire	Jacob	193	Matthew	153	Nicholas	149	Tyler	140	Ryan	132
New Jersey	Michael	1,620	Matthew	1,415	Nicholas	1,115	Christopher	1,011	Joseph	977
New Mexico	Jacob	233	Joshua	203	Michael	188	Matthew	175	Isaiah	168
New York	Michael	3,097	Matthew	2,739	Nicholas	2,296	Joseph	2,234	Christopher	2,094
North Carolina	Jacob	1,092	Joshua	1,004	William	991	Christopher	962	Michael	954
North Dakota	Jacob	105	Dylan	71	Hunter	71	Tyler	71	Zachary	70
Ohio	Jacob	2,051	Michael	1,415	Austin	1,344	Nicholas	1,273	Tyler	1,244
Oklahoma	Jacob	502	Joshua	357	Tyler	350	Matthew	332	Michael	329
Oregon	Jacob	457	Michael	308	Austin	298	Joshua	297	Tyler	296
Pennsylvania	Michael	1,644	Matthew	1,507	Nicholas	1,381	Jacob	1,374	Ryan	1,249
Rhode Island	Matthew	163	Nicholas	161	Michael	160	Jacob	132	Zachary	129
South Carolina	William	507	Joshua	434	Jacob	431	Michael	424	James	419
South Dakota	Jacob	109	Austin	90	Tyler	89	Dylan	84	Logan	71
Tennessee	Jacob	968	William	831	Austin	801	Joshua	674	James	659
Texas	Jose	2,938	Jacob	2,734	Michael	2,660	Christopher	2,399	Joshua	2,303
Utah	Jacob	453	Joshua	358	Tyler	292	Zachary	286	Michael	280
Vermont	Jacob	74	Nicholas	68	Matthew	63	Dylan	58	Ryan	54
Virginia	Jacob	910	Michael	807	William	777	Matthew	757	Christopher	704
Washington	Jacob	731	Michael	528	Joshua	509	Andrew	479	Alexander	462
West Virginia	Jacob	312	Austin	273	Tyler	205	Matthew	190	Joshua	182
Wisconsin	Jacob	854	Austin	562	Michael	528	Tyler	524	Matthew	500
Wyoming	Michael	52	Austin	45	Tyler	44	Joshua	43	Jacob	40


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