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 2002. 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 2002**
State	Rank 1	Number	Rank 2	Number	Rank 3	Number	Rank 4	Number	Rank 5	Number
Alaska	Madison	57	Elizabeth	40	Emily	40	Emma	36	Hannah	35
Alabama	Madison	439	Hannah	404	Anna	399	Emily	307	Alexis	274
Arkansas	Madison	283	Hannah	230	Emily	223	Abigail	142	Alexis	141
Arizona	Emily	402	Ashley	360	Alexis	353	Samantha	344	Madison	328
California	Emily	3,016	Ashley	2,678	Samantha	2,535	Jessica	1,998	Jennifer	1,984
Colorado	Madison	364	Emily	347	Emma	287	Ashley	282	Isabella	277
Connecticut	Emily	307	Olivia	257	Emma	243	Samantha	230	Julia	229
Dist. of Columbia	Kayla	52	Taylor	48	Sarah	47	Elizabeth	46	Olivia	45
Delaware	Emily	70	Madison	64	Hannah	57	Olivia	55	Sarah	53
Florida	Emily	1,168	Madison	995	Ashley	907	Isabella	895	Hannah	893
Georgia	Madison	773	Emily	760	Hannah	655	Alexis	541	Sarah	535
Hawaii	Kayla	74	Taylor	57	Emma	49	Madison	49	Jasmine	48
Iowa	Emma	319	Madison	291	Emily	247	Hannah	233	Abigail	215
Idaho	Madison	130	Emily	121	Emma	118	Hannah	96	Abigail	93
Illinois	Emily	1,081	Emma	824	Olivia	770	Madison	757	Hannah	755
Indiana	Madison	641	Emily	556	Emma	517	Hannah	514	Abigail	489
Kansas	Emily	243	Madison	221	Emma	213	Abigail	209	Hannah	208
Kentucky	Madison	550	Hannah	454	Emily	423	Alexis	325	Abigail	270
Louisiana	Madison	519	Emily	334	Hannah	319	Alexis	303	Taylor	231
Massachusetts	Emily	677	Olivia	594	Emma	521	Sarah	481	Abigail	456
Maryland	Madison	422	Emily	391	Kayla	330	Sarah	318	Hannah	314
Maine	Emily	142	Hannah	118	Madison	111	Abigail	109	Emma	105
Michigan	Madison	900	Emily	806	Emma	727	Hannah	720	Olivia	681
Minnesota	Emma	505	Grace	488	Emily	442	Olivia	398	Abigail	394
Missouri	Madison	579	Hannah	501	Emily	499	Emma	441	Abigail	431
Mississippi	Madison	264	Hannah	212	Anna	206	Alexis	177	Emily	159
Montana	Madison	77	Emily	72	Hannah	69	Emma	48	Abigail	44
North Carolina	Madison	799	Hannah	722	Emily	622	Sarah	537	Emma	520
North Dakota	Madison	70	Hannah	68	Emily	55	Grace	48	Emma	47
Nebraska	Emma	176	Madison	174	Emily	171	Hannah	151	Grace	126
New Hampshire	Emily	117	Madison	112	Emma	111	Olivia	103	Abigail	101
New Jersey	Emily	785	Samantha	576	Ashley	563	Sarah	518	Kayla	509
New Mexico	Alexis	144	Alyssa	134	Ashley	111	Brianna	91	Emily	89
Nevada	Emily	167	Madison	153	Ashley	141	Alexis	121	Samantha	114
New York	Emily	1,555	Samantha	1,156	Ashley	1,105	Sarah	1,085	Brianna	969
Ohio	Madison	1,211	Hannah	989	Emily	956	Alexis	873	Olivia	851
Oklahoma	Madison	357	Emily	308	Hannah	290	Alexis	193	Abigail	192
Oregon	Emily	278	Madison	256	Emma	250	Hannah	245	Elizabeth	208
Pennsylvania	Emily	1,153	Madison	1,053	Hannah	811	Abigail	744	Sarah	742
Rhode Island	Madison	110	Emily	93	Emma	92	Isabella	75	Ashley	74
South Carolina	Madison	366	Hannah	299	Emily	290	Elizabeth	237	Abigail	222
South Dakota	Hannah	72	Emily	67	Grace	57	Abigail	56	Emma	53
Tennessee	Madison	620	Hannah	608	Emily	573	Emma	422	Sarah	398
Texas	Emily	2,078	Madison	1,724	Ashley	1,683	Alyssa	1,442	Alexis	1,440
Utah	Emily	281	Emma	272	Abigail	266	Madison	264	Hannah	249
Virginia	Madison	625	Emily	597	Hannah	560	Sarah	480	Abigail	421
Vermont	Emma	63	Hannah	58	Madison	50	Emily	48	Abigail	43
Washington	Emily	494	Emma	429	Hannah	416	Madison	391	Olivia	333
Wisconsin	Emily	499	Emma	442	Olivia	377	Hannah	375	Abigail	374
West Virginia	Madison	225	Hannah	215	Emily	212	Alexis	156	Abigail	146
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
Alaska	Jacob	75	Joshua	68	Michael	68	Ethan	56	Tyler	55
Alabama	William	618	Jacob	456	Joshua	412	James	406	John	378
Arkansas	Jacob	327	Ethan	250	William	240	Caleb	219	Joshua	211
Arizona	Jacob	639	Jose	636	Michael	605	Daniel	536	Joshua	525
California	Daniel	4,124	Anthony	3,764	Jose	3,551	Andrew	3,548	Jacob	3,377
Colorado	Jacob	492	Joshua	405	Michael	396	Ethan	387	Alexander	348
Connecticut	Michael	476	Matthew	416	Nicholas	397	Ryan	342	Christopher	338
Dist. of Columbia	Michael	113	William	105	James	82	John	78	David	76
Delaware	Matthew	100	Nicholas	87	Michael	84	Jacob	78	John	78
Florida	Michael	1,609	Joshua	1,469	Jacob	1,326	Matthew	1,306	Daniel	1,286
Georgia	William	1,112	Joshua	962	Jacob	924	Christopher	844	Michael	818
Hawaii	Joshua	124	Ethan	93	Noah	88	Isaiah	79	Jacob	78
Iowa	Jacob	376	Ethan	288	Tyler	237	Zachary	223	Austin	222
Idaho	Jacob	148	Ethan	145	Tyler	112	Austin	107	Andrew	101
Illinois	Michael	1,426	Jacob	1,370	Matthew	1,156	Daniel	1,134	Joshua	1,049
Indiana	Jacob	776	Ethan	659	Michael	508	Joshua	505	Austin	493
Kansas	Jacob	317	Ethan	288	Andrew	234	Joshua	216	Zachary	215
Kentucky	Jacob	627	Ethan	498	William	486	James	419	Joshua	386
Louisiana	Jacob	409	Joshua	409	Michael	398	Ethan	352	Christopher	330
Massachusetts	Matthew	889	Michael	874	Nicholas	748	Ryan	700	John	655
Maryland	Michael	552	Matthew	518	Jacob	517	Joshua	500	Christopher	459
Maine	Jacob	153	Ethan	121	Joshua	103	Nicholas	102	Samuel	96
Michigan	Jacob	1,301	Ethan	870	Joshua	870	Michael	857	Nicholas	823
Minnesota	Jacob	619	Ethan	496	Benjamin	459	Samuel	457	Nicholas	452
Missouri	Jacob	758	Ethan	529	Andrew	512	Austin	462	Joshua	455
Mississippi	William	336	Christopher	297	James	286	Joshua	286	Jacob	249
Montana	Ethan	79	Jacob	65	Dylan	63	Logan	62	Tyler	61
North Carolina	William	1,009	Jacob	980	Joshua	888	Christopher	776	Michael	767
North Dakota	Jacob	92	Ethan	88	Logan	72	Joshua	53	Tyler	51
Nebraska	Jacob	245	Ethan	170	Joshua	160	Zachary	143	Alexander	142
New Hampshire	Jacob	147	Matthew	144	Nicholas	112	Ethan	110	Joshua	108
New Jersey	Michael	1,358	Matthew	1,203	Nicholas	1,042	Joseph	1,018	Christopher	965
New Mexico	Joshua	186	Jacob	181	Isaiah	174	Matthew	169	Michael	153
Nevada	Anthony	237	Daniel	217	Michael	213	Jacob	212	Christopher	195
New York	Michael	2,579	Matthew	2,115	Nicholas	2,056	Joseph	1,999	Christopher	1,821
Ohio	Jacob	1,582	Michael	1,158	Andrew	1,048	Joshua	1,014	Ethan	993
Oklahoma	Jacob	435	Ethan	317	Joshua	304	Caleb	270	Tyler	264
Oregon	Jacob	339	Ethan	331	Joshua	243	Michael	238	Andrew	235
Pennsylvania	Michael	1,348	Jacob	1,253	Matthew	1,171	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	385	James	375	Christopher	359
South Dakota	Jacob	102	Ethan	74	Mason	71	Logan	69	Samuel	57
Tennessee	Jacob	817	William	749	Joshua	591	James	589	Michael	577
Texas	Jose	3,147	Jacob	2,618	Joshua	2,335	Michael	2,175	Christopher	2,147
Utah	Jacob	398	Ethan	378	Joshua	360	Samuel	256	Tyler	245
Virginia	Jacob	765	Michael	754	William	743	Joshua	650	Ethan	623
Vermont	Ethan	71	Jacob	60	Matthew	57	Hunter	51	William	47
Washington	Ethan	562	Jacob	533	Michael	431	Joshua	421	Alexander	416
Wisconsin	Jacob	603	Ethan	519	Tyler	423	Nicholas	421	Joshua	412
West Virginia	Jacob	268	Austin	190	Hunter	186	Ethan	176	James	165
Wyoming	Ethan	52	Jacob	49	Hunter	35	Joshua	35	Austin	29


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