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| 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. |
| 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 |
| State | Rank 1 | Number | Rank 2 | Number | Rank 3 | Number | Rank 4 | Number | Rank 5 | Number |
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| 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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