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 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 2001
State
Rank 1
Number
Rank 2
Number
Rank 3
Number
Rank 4
Number
Rank 5
Number
Alabama
Madison
418
Hannah
413
Anna
378
Emily
370
Sarah
299
Alaska
Madison
54
Emily
47
Hannah
46
Ashley
40
Abigail
39
Arizona
Ashley
377
Emily
374
Alexis
368
Madison
350
Samantha
341
Arkansas
Hannah
292
Madison
288
Emily
238
Alexis
199
Sarah
148
California
Emily
2,927
Ashley
2,713
Samantha
2,536
Jessica
2,242
Alyssa
2,058
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
53
Katherine
51
Taylor
51
Florida
Emily
1,222
Madison
1,055
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
103
Emma
101
Illinois
Emily
1,171
Hannah
856
Jessica
786
Grace
758
Samantha
754
Indiana
Madison
640
Hannah
626
Emily
558
Alexis
485
Abigail
480
Iowa
Madison
329
Hannah
308
Emma
268
Emily
254
Alexis
230
Kansas
Madison
259
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
353
Hannah
342
Sarah
329
Massachusetts
Emily
707
Olivia
574
Hannah
516
Sarah
504
Julia
503
Michigan
Madison
930
Emily
897
Hannah
817
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
595
Emily
593
Madison
549
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
118
New Hampshire
Emily
143
Madison
129
Hannah
124
Emma
112
Olivia
105
New Jersey
Emily
767
Samantha
609
Ashley
527
Nicole
526
Sarah
520
New Mexico
Alexis
139
Alyssa
135
Destiny
127
Ashley
114
Samantha
100
New York
Emily
1,574
Ashley
1,274
Samantha
1,261
Sarah
1,076
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
1,086
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
793
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
1,427
Utah
Emily
308
Madison
287
Emma
252
Hannah
237
Alexis
226
Vermont
Emily
52
Hannah
50
Olivia
47
Emma
46
Madison
45
Virginia
Emily
621
Hannah
575
Madison
573
Sarah
515
Abigail
408
Washington
Emily
507
Madison
452
Hannah
434
Emma
351
Grace
333
West Virginia
Madison
233
Hannah
220
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
618
Jacob
494
Joshua
448
James
427
Christopher
417
Alaska
Michael
67
Jacob
66
Tyler
62
Ethan
61
Joseph
57
Arizona
Jacob
655
Michael
600
Jose
560
Anthony
506
Matthew
495
Arkansas
Jacob
327
William
251
Joshua
248
Austin
221
Ethan
218
California
Daniel
4,164
Anthony
3,825
Andrew
3,449
Jose
3,423
Jacob
3,383
Colorado
Jacob
527
Michael
416
Joshua
396
Joseph
351
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
1,671
Jacob
1,448
Christopher
1,400
Joshua
1,375
Matthew
1,336
Georgia
William
1,120
Jacob
948
Joshua
931
Michael
924
Christopher
913
Hawaii
Joshua
108
Jacob
90
Matthew
79
Noah
79
Dylan
71
Idaho
Jacob
180
Ethan
116
Joshua
109
Andrew
107
Michael
101
Illinois
Michael
1,448
Jacob
1,421
Matthew
1,340
Daniel
1,183
Nicholas
1,133
Indiana
Jacob
941
Ethan
587
Andrew
564
Michael
563
Joshua
546
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
419
James
401
Ethan
384
Louisiana
Jacob
426
Joshua
408
Michael
389
Christopher
362
Matthew
345
Maine
Jacob
201
Matthew
118
Nicholas
117
Ethan
111
Cameron
109
Maryland
Michael
600
Matthew
534
Joshua
520
Jacob
503
Nicholas
457
Massachusetts
Matthew
917
Michael
904
Nicholas
792
Ryan
746
John
731
Michigan
Jacob
1,381
Nicholas
947
Joshua
936
Michael
922
Andrew
896
Minnesota
Jacob
720
Samuel
509
Joseph
487
Benjamin
480
Andrew
477
Mississippi
William
339
James
289
Jacob
282
Michael
278
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
Matthew
142
Nevada
Anthony
256
Jacob
228
Christopher
190
Michael
185
Daniel
184
New Hampshire
Jacob
166
Matthew
130
Ryan
125
Tyler
121
Nicholas
119
New Jersey
Michael
1,417
Matthew
1,289
Nicholas
1,079
Joseph
1,065
Christopher
963
New Mexico
Joshua
212
Jacob
208
Michael
179
Isaiah
170
Joseph
150
New York
Michael
2,758
Matthew
2,255
Nicholas
2,072
Joseph
2,032
Christopher
1,943
North Carolina
Jacob
1,016
William
972
Joshua
919
Christopher
796
Michael
785
North Dakota
Jacob
89
Ethan
72
Matthew
62
Dylan
58
Hunter
54
Ohio
Jacob
1,754
Michael
1,206
Nicholas
1,116
Andrew
1,093
Joshua
1,054
Oklahoma
Jacob
456
Joshua
319
Michael
318
Ethan
286
Caleb
256
Oregon
Jacob
389
Joshua
306
Ethan
272
Michael
262
Tyler
250
Pennsylvania
Michael
1,438
Jacob
1,304
Matthew
1,271
Nicholas
1,162
Tyler
1,054
Rhode Island
Michael
140
Matthew
133
Jacob
122
Nicholas
118
Ryan
110
South Carolina
William
532
Jacob
429
Joshua
399
Christopher
388
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
2,918
Jacob
2,578
Michael
2,288
Joshua
2,248
Christopher
2,202
Utah
Jacob
424
Ethan
372
Joshua
347
Tyler
261
Michael
250
Vermont
Jacob
77
Nicholas
49
Dylan
48
Ethan
47
Samuel
47
Virginia
Jacob
876
William
796
Michael
790
Joshua
713
Matthew
712
Washington
Jacob
644
Joshua
467
Ethan
464
Michael
438
Andrew
436
West Virginia
Jacob
325
Austin
188
Hunter
170
Zachary
158
Tyler
156
Wisconsin
Jacob
748
Matthew
448
Samuel
448
Tyler
447
Nicholas
428
Wyoming
Jacob
44
Joshua
42
Michael
36
Tyler
35
Hunter
34
