Top 5 Baby Names by State for Births in 2000

The following tables show the five most frequent given names, by State, for male and female births in 2000. 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 2008. See the limitations of this data source.

**Top Five Female Names for Births in 2000**
State	Rank 1	Number	Rank 2	Number	Rank 3	Number	Rank 4	Number	Rank 5	Number
Alaska	Hannah	58	Madison	50	Emily	48	Sarah	38	Ashley	36
Alabama	Hannah	443	Anna	384	Madison	382	Emily	371	Sarah	305
Arkansas	Hannah	287	Madison	271	Emily	240	Alexis	177	Sarah	169
Arizona	Emily	407	Ashley	399	Samantha	397	Alexis	378	Jessica	364
California	Emily	2,958	Ashley	2,831	Samantha	2,579	Jessica	2,480	Jennifer	2,262
Colorado	Emily	366	Hannah	322	Madison	321	Ashley	285	Emma	269
Connecticut	Emily	335	Sarah	257	Samantha	254	Olivia	252	Hannah	240
Dist. of Columbia	Kayla	74	Katherine	56	Elizabeth	50	Destiny	49	Jordan	45
Delaware	Emily	79	Sarah	75	Kayla	65	Madison	64	Alexis	61
Florida	Emily	1,205	Ashley	1,020	Hannah	1,016	Samantha	954	Sarah	919
Georgia	Hannah	797	Madison	784	Emily	707	Sarah	624	Taylor	595
Hawaii	Kayla	63	Taylor	63	Alyssa	61	Ashley	58	Kiana	52
Iowa	Madison	296	Hannah	293	Emily	292	Emma	274	Alexis	244
Idaho	Hannah	132	Emily	122	Madison	119	Ashley	84	Hailey	83
Illinois	Emily	1,172	Hannah	1,003	Alexis	844	Jessica	844	Samantha	799
Indiana	Hannah	632	Madison	628	Emily	607	Alexis	498	Abigail	421
Kansas	Madison	277	Hannah	257	Emily	238	Taylor	181	Alexis	172
Kentucky	Hannah	561	Madison	466	Emily	420	Sarah	326	Alexis	318
Louisiana	Madison	465	Hannah	392	Alexis	381	Emily	373	Taylor	339
Massachusetts	Emily	753	Hannah	547	Olivia	531	Sarah	509	Julia	504
Maryland	Emily	458	Kayla	397	Hannah	388	Sarah	352	Taylor	352
Maine	Emily	123	Hannah	113	Abigail	101	Samantha	91	Emma	89
Michigan	Emily	941	Hannah	897	Madison	867	Alexis	758	Olivia	647
Minnesota	Emily	558	Hannah	483	Grace	429	Emma	412	Elizabeth	373
Missouri	Emily	605	Hannah	605	Madison	502	Taylor	429	Alexis	422
Mississippi	Hannah	283	Madison	233	Anna	228	Destiny	202	Alexis	197
Montana	Madison	95	Emily	77	Taylor	55	Hannah	54	Abigail	52
North Carolina	Hannah	937	Madison	702	Emily	684	Sarah	630	Taylor	605
North Dakota	Madison	82	Alexis	69	Hannah	61	Emily	59	Taylor	54
Nebraska	Hannah	194	Madison	181	Emily	177	Taylor	125	Emma	124
New Hampshire	Emily	159	Hannah	150	Emma	112	Olivia	102	Sarah	100
New Jersey	Emily	811	Samantha	691	Nicole	610	Jessica	606	Sarah	588
New Mexico	Alexis	141	Alyssa	135	Destiny	114	Ashley	110	Brianna	110
Nevada	Emily	161	Hannah	145	Madison	140	Jessica	138	Samantha	135
New York	Emily	1,719	Samantha	1,421	Ashley	1,289	Sarah	1,256	Jessica	1,143
Ohio	Hannah	1,190	Emily	1,124	Madison	1,104	Alexis	971	Taylor	837
Oklahoma	Madison	329	Emily	315	Hannah	314	Taylor	234	Sarah	206
Oregon	Emily	312	Hannah	310	Madison	223	Emma	206	Ashley	205
Pennsylvania	Emily	1,174	Madison	998	Hannah	921	Sarah	818	Alexis	759
Rhode Island	Emily	122	Hannah	84	Sarah	80	Madison	75	Victoria	70
South Carolina	Hannah	386	Madison	343	Emily	310	Alexis	261	Taylor	242
South Dakota	Hannah	97	Emily	76	Morgan	65	Taylor	60	Grace	58
Tennessee	Hannah	705	Madison	596	Emily	576	Sarah	464	Alexis	459
Texas	Emily	2,036	Ashley	1,840	Hannah	1,669	Alexis	1,543	Madison	1,543
Utah	Madison	311	Emily	304	Hannah	301	Abigail	226	Samantha	223
Virginia	Hannah	707	Emily	596	Sarah	543	Madison	499	Alexis	448
Vermont	Emily	69	Olivia	51	Abigail	48	Emma	46	Hannah	46
Washington	Emily	557	Hannah	506	Madison	441	Emma	368	Sarah	350
Wisconsin	Emily	560	Hannah	459	Samantha	373	Elizabeth	357	Alexis	315
West Virginia	Hannah	220	Emily	203	Madison	196	Alexis	146	Haley	123
Wyoming	Madison	45	Taylor	39	Emily	37	Alexis	34	Hannah	32

**Top Five Male Names for Births in 2000**
State	Rank 1	Number	Rank 2	Number	Rank 3	Number	Rank 4	Number	Rank 5	Number
Alaska	Michael	74	Jacob	68	William	65	Joshua	58	James	57
Alabama	William	655	Jacob	612	Joshua	502	Christopher	455	Michael	452
Arkansas	Jacob	378	William	265	Michael	249	Joshua	240	Christopher	227
Arizona	Jacob	680	Michael	620	Daniel	570	Jose	542	Anthony	494
California	Daniel	4,335	Anthony	3,832	Jose	3,800	Andrew	3,596	Michael	3,562
Colorado	Jacob	517	Michael	442	Joshua	424	Matthew	372	Ryan	367
Connecticut	Michael	553	Matthew	461	Nicholas	439	Christopher	387	Ryan	369
Dist. of Columbia	John	113	Christopher	107	William	105	Michael	102	Anthony	88
Delaware	Michael	139	Matthew	105	Jacob	99	Joshua	95	Nicholas	94
Florida	Michael	1,828	Joshua	1,589	Christopher	1,465	Matthew	1,351	Jacob	1,338
Georgia	William	1,105	Christopher	1,004	Jacob	988	Michael	924	Joshua	902
Hawaii	Joshua	131	Noah	115	Jacob	101	Justin	92	Matthew	86
Iowa	Jacob	482	Tyler	282	Austin	273	Zachary	257	Nicholas	251
Idaho	Jacob	162	Joshua	114	Joseph	110	Michael	110	Ethan	105
Illinois	Jacob	1,593	Michael	1,541	Matthew	1,389	Daniel	1,260	Nicholas	1,190
Indiana	Jacob	1,054	Austin	639	Andrew	637	Michael	609	Zachary	589
Kansas	Jacob	405	Michael	250	Tyler	239	Joshua	238	Zachary	238
Kentucky	Jacob	805	William	508	Austin	500	James	475	Michael	468
Louisiana	Joshua	471	Jacob	438	Christopher	430	Michael	426	Tyler	399
Massachusetts	Matthew	1,038	Michael	1,016	John	814	Nicholas	798	Ryan	705
Maryland	Michael	618	Joshua	553	Jacob	541	Matthew	531	Ryan	525
Maine	Jacob	166	Nicholas	130	Joshua	114	Tyler	111	Matthew	108
Michigan	Jacob	1,568	Joshua	1,011	Michael	996	Nicholas	967	Andrew	935
Minnesota	Jacob	750	Nicholas	536	Matthew	510	Andrew	501	Samuel	491
Missouri	Jacob	900	Tyler	581	Michael	578	Matthew	546	Nicholas	517
Mississippi	William	391	James	327	Christopher	316	Michael	270	Jacob	269
Montana	Jacob	99	Tyler	76	Zachary	64	Michael	63	Dylan	62
North Carolina	William	1,043	Jacob	1,038	Joshua	1,010	Christopher	889	Michael	861
North Dakota	Jacob	114	Hunter	73	Ethan	71	Matthew	65	Austin	61
Nebraska	Jacob	270	Tyler	178	Joshua	162	Zachary	161	Andrew	158
New Hampshire	Jacob	197	Matthew	163	Ryan	146	Nicholas	132	Michael	127
New Jersey	Michael	1,437	Matthew	1,254	Nicholas	1,059	Christopher	1,013	Joseph	987
New Mexico	Jacob	216	Joshua	185	Isaiah	184	Michael	184	Matthew	159
Nevada	Jacob	234	Anthony	223	Joshua	201	Brandon	194	Daniel	190
New York	Michael	2,888	Matthew	2,484	Nicholas	2,122	Christopher	2,072	Joseph	2,066
Ohio	Jacob	1,880	Michael	1,367	Nicholas	1,220	Tyler	1,206	Andrew	1,193
Oklahoma	Jacob	467	Tyler	357	Joshua	348	Matthew	329	Michael	324
Oregon	Jacob	446	Joshua	298	Michael	292	Daniel	285	Tyler	285
Pennsylvania	Michael	1,489	Jacob	1,375	Matthew	1,373	Nicholas	1,284	Ryan	1,161
Rhode Island	Matthew	150	Michael	146	Nicholas	141	Jacob	119	Ryan	106
South Carolina	William	551	Christopher	442	Jacob	428	Joshua	399	James	398
South Dakota	Jacob	120	Dylan	77	Austin	71	Ethan	69	Nicholas	65
Tennessee	Jacob	947	William	867	James	669	Joshua	665	Michael	637
Texas	Jose	3,095	Jacob	2,823	Joshua	2,453	Michael	2,434	Christopher	2,274
Utah	Jacob	438	Joshua	346	Ethan	333	Tyler	277	Zachary	277
Virginia	Jacob	869	William	783	Michael	777	Matthew	738	Christopher	736
Vermont	Jacob	79	Matthew	60	Ryan	59	Michael	52	Tyler	51
Washington	Jacob	654	Michael	509	Joshua	505	Alexander	493	Tyler	482
Wisconsin	Jacob	732	Nicholas	510	Tyler	497	Michael	462	Joshua	445
West Virginia	Jacob	312	Austin	212	Tyler	190	Michael	189	Joshua	176
Wyoming	Jacob	49	Ethan	36	Michael	36	Matthew	33	Hunter	32


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