Top 5 Baby Names by State for Births in 2001

The following tables show the five most frequent given names, by State, for male and female births in 2001. 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 2001**
State	Rank 1	Number	Rank 2	Number	Rank 3	Number	Rank 4	Number	Rank 5	Number
Alabama	Madison	418	Hannah	412	Anna	378	Emily	370	Sarah	299
Alaska	Madison	54	Emily	47	Hannah	46	Ashley	40	Abigail	39
Arizona	Ashley	377	Emily	374	Alexis	367	Madison	350	Samantha	341
Arkansas	Hannah	292	Madison	288	Emily	238	Alexis	199	Sarah	148
California	Emily	2,925	Ashley	2,713	Samantha	2,533	Jessica	2,240	Alyssa	2,056
Colorado	Emily	364	Hannah	328	Madison	322	Ashley	295	Taylor	249
Connecticut	Emily	327	Julia	273	Olivia	249	Hannah	237	Sarah	232
Delaware	Madison	89	Emily	65	Alexis	64	Hannah	63	Abigail	60
Dist. of Columbia	Emily	57	Emma	53	Kayla	52	Katherine	51	Taylor	51
Florida	Emily	1,222	Madison	1,053	Ashley	933	Hannah	896	Samantha	842
Georgia	Madison	817	Emily	743	Hannah	704	Sarah	604	Taylor	554
Hawaii	Taylor	65	Kayla	64	Madison	47	Alyssa	46	Sarah	45
Idaho	Madison	143	Emily	122	Ashley	103	Hannah	102	Emma	101
Illinois	Emily	1,170	Hannah	856	Jessica	786	Grace	758	Samantha	754
Indiana	Madison	639	Hannah	626	Emily	558	Alexis	485	Abigail	479
Iowa	Madison	329	Hannah	308	Emma	267	Emily	254	Alexis	230
Kansas	Madison	258	Emily	246	Hannah	237	Emma	190	Alexis	188
Kentucky	Madison	516	Hannah	508	Emily	425	Taylor	291	Alexis	279
Louisiana	Madison	482	Hannah	355	Emily	314	Alexis	307	Taylor	276
Maine	Emily	148	Abigail	118	Hannah	108	Emma	103	Madison	98
Maryland	Emily	450	Kayla	373	Madison	352	Hannah	342	Sarah	328
Massachusetts	Emily	707	Olivia	574	Hannah	515	Julia	503	Sarah	503
Michigan	Madison	930	Emily	897	Hannah	816	Olivia	677	Alexis	644
Minnesota	Emily	482	Grace	447	Emma	415	Madison	409	Hannah	401
Mississippi	Madison	263	Hannah	257	Anna	237	Alexis	194	Destiny	173
Missouri	Hannah	594	Emily	593	Madison	548	Abigail	440	Alexis	419
Montana	Madison	103	Emily	65	Hannah	63	Alyssa	45	Sarah	43
Nebraska	Madison	190	Emily	175	Hannah	167	Emma	137	Grace	122
Nevada	Emily	172	Ashley	155	Madison	150	Hannah	124	Alexis	117
New Hampshire	Emily	143	Madison	129	Hannah	124	Emma	112	Olivia	105
New Jersey	Emily	768	Samantha	609	Ashley	526	Nicole	526	Sarah	519
New Mexico	Alexis	139	Alyssa	135	Destiny	127	Ashley	114	Samantha	100
New York	Emily	1,574	Ashley	1,274	Samantha	1,261	Sarah	1,074	Kayla	977
North Carolina	Hannah	801	Madison	763	Emily	638	Sarah	592	Taylor	513
North Dakota	Madison	91	Hannah	59	Emily	55	Grace	52	Emma	45
Ohio	Madison	1,252	Hannah	1,085	Emily	1,075	Alexis	878	Abigail	823
Oklahoma	Madison	384	Hannah	301	Emily	291	Alexis	212	Ashley	194
Oregon	Emily	295	Madison	289	Hannah	263	Emma	222	Elizabeth	208
Pennsylvania	Emily	1,118	Madison	1,086	Hannah	810	Sarah	790	Abigail	755
Rhode Island	Emily	105	Madison	84	Samantha	80	Hannah	77	Sarah	77
South Carolina	Madison	366	Hannah	341	Emily	302	Taylor	232	Anna	228
South Dakota	Madison	68	Hannah	65	Grace	60	Taylor	57	Emily	54
Tennessee	Hannah	691	Madison	635	Emily	541	Sarah	440	Alexis	406
Texas	Emily	2,048	Madison	1,817	Ashley	1,719	Alexis	1,458	Alyssa	1,426
Utah	Emily	308	Madison	286	Emma	252	Hannah	237	Alexis	226
Vermont	Emily	52	Hannah	50	Olivia	47	Emma	46	Madison	45
Virginia	Emily	621	Hannah	574	Madison	573	Sarah	514	Abigail	408
Washington	Emily	507	Madison	452	Hannah	434	Emma	351	Grace	333
West Virginia	Madison	232	Hannah	219	Emily	210	Alexis	170	Abigail	111
Wisconsin	Emily	542	Hannah	439	Emma	363	Olivia	356	Megan	344
Wyoming	Madison	37	Taylor	35	Alexis	29	Emily	23	Megan	23

**Top Five Male Names for Births in 2001**
State	Rank 1	Number	Rank 2	Number	Rank 3	Number	Rank 4	Number	Rank 5	Number
Alabama	William	617	Jacob	493	Joshua	448	James	427	Christopher	418
Alaska	Michael	67	Jacob	66	Tyler	62	Ethan	61	Joseph	57
Arizona	Jacob	655	Michael	599	Jose	560	Anthony	505	Matthew	494
Arkansas	Jacob	327	William	251	Joshua	248	Austin	220	Ethan	218
California	Daniel	4,159	Anthony	3,822	Andrew	3,446	Jose	3,421	Jacob	3,378
Colorado	Jacob	527	Michael	416	Joshua	395	Joseph	349	Tyler	346
Connecticut	Michael	489	Matthew	457	Nicholas	389	Christopher	359	John	342
Delaware	Michael	107	Jacob	95	Matthew	88	Zachary	78	Ryan	76
Dist. of Columbia	Michael	108	John	100	William	96	Christopher	79	Joshua	79
Florida	Michael	1,669	Jacob	1,446	Christopher	1,404	Joshua	1,375	Matthew	1,335
Georgia	William	1,120	Jacob	948	Joshua	930	Michael	923	Christopher	914
Hawaii	Joshua	108	Jacob	90	Matthew	79	Noah	79	Dylan	71
Idaho	Jacob	180	Ethan	116	Joshua	109	Andrew	107	Michael	101
Illinois	Michael	1,447	Jacob	1,421	Matthew	1,339	Daniel	1,183	Nicholas	1,133
Indiana	Jacob	939	Ethan	587	Andrew	564	Michael	563	Joshua	544
Iowa	Jacob	433	Tyler	263	Logan	246	Ethan	228	Nicholas	226
Kansas	Jacob	343	Michael	224	Ethan	222	Andrew	212	Austin	208
Kentucky	Jacob	711	William	504	Austin	418	James	400	Ethan	383
Louisiana	Jacob	426	Joshua	407	Michael	389	Christopher	365	Matthew	345
Maine	Jacob	201	Matthew	118	Nicholas	117	Ethan	111	Cameron	109
Maryland	Michael	600	Matthew	534	Joshua	520	Jacob	502	Nicholas	457
Massachusetts	Matthew	916	Michael	904	Nicholas	792	Ryan	746	John	731
Michigan	Jacob	1,381	Nicholas	947	Joshua	933	Michael	922	Andrew	895
Minnesota	Jacob	720	Samuel	509	Joseph	487	Benjamin	480	Andrew	477
Mississippi	William	339	James	288	Jacob	282	Michael	277	Christopher	273
Missouri	Jacob	829	Andrew	504	Michael	499	Austin	496	Matthew	487
Montana	Jacob	71	Ethan	70	Tyler	69	Dylan	60	Hunter	60
Nebraska	Jacob	288	Zachary	156	Ethan	152	Tyler	147	Joshua	141
Nevada	Anthony	256	Jacob	228	Christopher	192	Michael	185	Daniel	184
New Hampshire	Jacob	166	Matthew	130	Ryan	125	Tyler	121	Nicholas	119
New Jersey	Michael	1,414	Matthew	1,288	Nicholas	1,079	Joseph	1,065	Christopher	965
New Mexico	Joshua	212	Jacob	208	Michael	179	Isaiah	170	Joseph	150
New York	Michael	2,758	Matthew	2,255	Nicholas	2,072	Joseph	2,031	Christopher	1,945
North Carolina	Jacob	1,016	William	972	Joshua	919	Christopher	798	Michael	784
North Dakota	Jacob	89	Ethan	71	Matthew	62	Dylan	58	Hunter	54
Ohio	Jacob	1,754	Michael	1,206	Nicholas	1,115	Andrew	1,094	Joshua	1,054
Oklahoma	Jacob	455	Joshua	319	Michael	318	Ethan	286	Caleb	256
Oregon	Jacob	389	Joshua	306	Ethan	272	Michael	262	Tyler	250
Pennsylvania	Michael	1,437	Jacob	1,298	Matthew	1,271	Nicholas	1,161	Tyler	1,054
Rhode Island	Michael	140	Matthew	133	Jacob	122	Nicholas	118	Ryan	110
South Carolina	William	531	Jacob	428	Joshua	398	Christopher	390	James	378
South Dakota	Jacob	93	Dylan	79	Ethan	68	Hunter	65	Austin	64
Tennessee	Jacob	873	William	793	Joshua	645	James	614	Austin	556
Texas	Jose	2,917	Jacob	2,576	Michael	2,288	Joshua	2,248	Christopher	2,208
Utah	Jacob	424	Ethan	372	Joshua	347	Tyler	261	Michael	250
Vermont	Jacob	77	Nicholas	49	Dylan	48	Ethan	47	Samuel	47
Virginia	Jacob	875	William	796	Michael	787	Joshua	712	Matthew	711
Washington	Jacob	644	Joshua	467	Ethan	464	Andrew	436	Michael	436
West Virginia	Jacob	325	Austin	188	Hunter	170	Zachary	158	Tyler	156
Wisconsin	Jacob	747	Matthew	448	Samuel	447	Tyler	447	Nicholas	427
Wyoming	Jacob	44	Joshua	42	Michael	36	Tyler	35	Hunter	34


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