Top 5 Baby Names by State for Births in 2002
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 2002
State
Rank 1
Number
Rank 2
Number
Rank 3
Number
Rank 4
Number
Rank 5
Number
Alabama
Madison
439
Hannah
405
Anna
399
Emily
307
Alexis
274
Alaska
Madison
57
Elizabeth
40
Emily
40
Emma
36
Hannah
35
Arizona
Emily
404
Ashley
360
Alexis
353
Samantha
345
Madison
329
Arkansas
Madison
283
Hannah
231
Emily
223
Abigail
142
Sarah
142
California
Emily
3,018
Ashley
2,680
Samantha
2,538
Jessica
2,004
Jennifer
1,987
Colorado
Madison
364
Emily
348
Emma
287
Ashley
282
Isabella
278
Connecticut
Emily
307
Olivia
257
Emma
243
Samantha
230
Julia
229
Delaware
Emily
70
Madison
64
Hannah
57
Olivia
55
Sarah
53
Dist. of Columbia
Kayla
52
Taylor
48
Sarah
47
Elizabeth
46
Olivia
45
Florida
Emily
1,168
Madison
996
Ashley
909
Isabella
895
Hannah
894
Georgia
Madison
773
Emily
761
Hannah
656
Alexis
542
Sarah
535
Hawaii
Kayla
74
Taylor
57
Emma
49
Jasmine
49
Madison
49
Idaho
Madison
130
Emily
121
Emma
118
Hannah
96
Abigail
93
Illinois
Emily
1,081
Emma
824
Olivia
771
Madison
758
Hannah
755
Indiana
Madison
642
Emily
556
Emma
517
Hannah
515
Abigail
489
Iowa
Emma
319
Madison
291
Emily
249
Hannah
233
Abigail
215
Kansas
Emily
243
Madison
221
Emma
213
Abigail
209
Hannah
209
Kentucky
Madison
550
Hannah
454
Emily
424
Alexis
327
Abigail
270
Louisiana
Madison
520
Emily
334
Hannah
319
Alexis
303
Taylor
231
Maine
Emily
142
Hannah
118
Madison
111
Abigail
109
Emma
105
Maryland
Madison
422
Emily
391
Kayla
331
Sarah
319
Hannah
314
Massachusetts
Emily
677
Olivia
594
Emma
522
Sarah
481
Abigail
456
Michigan
Madison
900
Emily
806
Emma
728
Hannah
723
Olivia
681
Minnesota
Emma
505
Grace
488
Emily
442
Olivia
398
Abigail
395
Mississippi
Madison
264
Hannah
212
Anna
206
Alexis
177
Emily
159
Missouri
Madison
579
Hannah
503
Emily
499
Emma
441
Abigail
432
Montana
Madison
77
Emily
72
Hannah
69
Emma
48
Abigail
44
Nebraska
Emma
176
Madison
175
Emily
171
Hannah
151
Grace
126
Nevada
Emily
167
Madison
154
Ashley
141
Alexis
121
Samantha
114
New Hampshire
Emily
117
Madison
112
Emma
111
Olivia
103
Abigail
101
New Jersey
Emily
786
Samantha
576
Ashley
563
Sarah
518
Kayla
509
New Mexico
Alexis
144
Alyssa
134
Ashley
111
Brianna
91
Emily
89
New York
Emily
1,555
Samantha
1,156
Ashley
1,105
Sarah
1,085
Brianna
970
North Carolina
Madison
799
Hannah
722
Emily
623
Sarah
537
Emma
520
North Dakota
Madison
70
Hannah
68
Emily
55
Grace
48
Emma
47
Ohio
Madison
1,211
Hannah
991
Emily
959
Alexis
875
Emma
852
Oklahoma
Madison
357
Emily
308
Hannah
290
Alexis
193
Abigail
192
Oregon
Emily
278
Madison
256
Emma
250
Hannah
247
Elizabeth
208
Pennsylvania
Emily
1,153
Madison
1,054
Hannah
811
Sarah
747
Abigail
744
Rhode Island
Madison
110
Emily
93
Emma
92
Isabella
75
Ashley
74
South Carolina
Madison
367
Hannah
300
Emily
291
Elizabeth
238
Abigail
222
South Dakota
Hannah
72
Emily
67
Grace
57
Abigail
56
Emma
53
Tennessee
Madison
620
Hannah
609
Emily
573
Emma
423
Sarah
398
Texas
Emily
2,081
Madison
1,727
Ashley
1,685
Alyssa
1,446
Alexis
1,442
Utah
Emily
281
Emma
272
Abigail
266
Madison
264
Hannah
249
Vermont
Emma
63
Hannah
58
Madison
50
Emily
48
Abigail
43
Virginia
Madison
625
Emily
598
Hannah
562
Sarah
481
Abigail
422
Washington
Emily
495
Emma
429
Hannah
416
Madison
392
Olivia
333
West Virginia
Madison
225
Hannah
215
Emily
212
Alexis
156
Abigail
146
Wisconsin
Emily
499
Emma
443
Olivia
377
Hannah
375
Abigail
374
Wyoming
Madison
35
Hannah
27
Elizabeth
25
Taylor
25
Emily
24
Top Five Male Names for Births in 2002
State
Rank 1
Number
Rank 2
Number
Rank 3
Number
Rank 4
Number
Rank 5
Number
Alabama
William
618
Jacob
456
Joshua
412
James
407
John
378
Alaska
Jacob
75
Joshua
68
Michael
68
Ethan
56
Tyler
55
Arizona
Jacob
642
Jose
637
Michael
606
Daniel
540
Joshua
526
Arkansas
Jacob
327
Ethan
250
William
240
Caleb
219
Joshua
211
California
Daniel
4,128
Anthony
3,769
Jose
3,553
Andrew
3,552
Jacob
3,385
Colorado
Jacob
494
Joshua
407
Michael
398
Ethan
387
Alexander
348
Connecticut
Michael
476
Matthew
417
Nicholas
397
Ryan
343
Christopher
336
Delaware
Matthew
100
Nicholas
88
Michael
84
Jacob
78
John
78
Dist. of Columbia
Michael
113
William
105
James
82
John
78
David
76
Florida
Michael
1,611
Joshua
1,469
Jacob
1,330
Matthew
1,307
Daniel
1,290
Georgia
William
1,112
Joshua
963
Jacob
924
Christopher
843
Michael
820
Hawaii
Joshua
124
Ethan
93
Noah
88
Isaiah
79
Jacob
78
Idaho
Jacob
148
Ethan
145
Tyler
112
Austin
107
Andrew
102
Illinois
Michael
1,429
Jacob
1,370
Matthew
1,156
Daniel
1,134
Joshua
1,050
Indiana
Jacob
780
Ethan
659
Michael
509
Joshua
507
Austin
493
Iowa
Jacob
377
Ethan
288
Tyler
237
Zachary
223
Austin
222
Kansas
Jacob
317
Ethan
288
Andrew
234
Joshua
218
Zachary
215
Kentucky
Jacob
627
Ethan
498
William
487
James
420
Joshua
387
Louisiana
Joshua
410
Jacob
409
Michael
398
Ethan
352
Christopher
329
Maine
Jacob
153
Ethan
121
Joshua
103
Nicholas
102
Samuel
96
Maryland
Michael
552
Matthew
518
Jacob
517
Joshua
501
Christopher
460
Massachusetts
Matthew
889
Michael
874
Nicholas
749
Ryan
700
John
655
Michigan
Jacob
1,303
Joshua
873
Ethan
870
Michael
859
Nicholas
825
Minnesota
Jacob
619
Ethan
496
Benjamin
460
Samuel
458
Nicholas
452
Mississippi
William
336
Christopher
296
James
286
Joshua
286
Jacob
249
Missouri
Jacob
759
Ethan
529
Andrew
513
Austin
462
Joshua
455
Montana
Ethan
79
Jacob
65
Dylan
63
Logan
62
Tyler
61
Nebraska
Jacob
247
Ethan
170
Joshua
160
Zachary
143
Alexander
142
Nevada
Anthony
237
Daniel
217
Michael
214
Jacob
212
Christopher
192
New Hampshire
Jacob
147
Matthew
144
Nicholas
112
Ethan
109
Joshua
108
New Jersey
Michael
1,359
Matthew
1,203
Nicholas
1,043
Joseph
1,018
Christopher
964
New Mexico
Joshua
187
Jacob
182
Isaiah
174
Matthew
169
Michael
153
New York
Michael
2,581
Matthew
2,115
Nicholas
2,057
Joseph
2,003
Christopher
1,814
North Carolina
William
1,010
Jacob
980
Joshua
888
Christopher
775
Michael
767
North Dakota
Jacob
93
Ethan
89
Logan
72
Joshua
53
Tyler
51
Ohio
Jacob
1,585
Michael
1,158
Andrew
1,049
Joshua
1,014
Ethan
993
Oklahoma
Jacob
436
Ethan
317
Joshua
304
Caleb
270
Tyler
264
Oregon
Jacob
339
Ethan
331
Joshua
245
Michael
238
Andrew
235
Pennsylvania
Michael
1,350
Jacob
1,260
Matthew
1,172
Nicholas
1,039
Ryan
1,015
Rhode Island
Nicholas
138
Michael
124
Matthew
123
Jacob
117
Ethan
103
South Carolina
William
533
Jacob
388
Joshua
386
James
375
Christopher
357
South Dakota
Jacob
102
Ethan
74
Mason
71
Logan
69
Samuel
57
Tennessee
Jacob
818
William
750
Joshua
593
James
589
Michael
580
Texas
Jose
3,148
Jacob
2,620
Joshua
2,340
Michael
2,182
Christopher
2,141
Utah
Jacob
400
Ethan
378
Joshua
360
Samuel
256
Tyler
245
Vermont
Ethan
71
Jacob
60
Matthew
57
Hunter
51
William
47
Virginia
Jacob
765
Michael
757
William
743
Joshua
650
Ethan
624
Washington
Ethan
562
Jacob
535
Michael
433
Joshua
421
Alexander
417
West Virginia
Jacob
268
Austin
190
Hunter
187
Ethan
176
James
166
Wisconsin
Jacob
604
Ethan
519
Tyler
423
Nicholas
422
Joshua
412
Wyoming
Ethan
52
Jacob
49
Hunter
36
Joshua
35
Austin
29
