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| 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 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 | 439 | Hannah | 404 | Anna | 399 | Emily | 307 | Alexis | 274 |
| Alaska | Madison | 57 | Elizabeth | 40 | Emily | 40 | Emma | 36 | Hannah | 35 |
| Arizona | Emily | 403 | Ashley | 360 | Alexis | 353 | Samantha | 344 | Madison | 329 |
| Arkansas | Madison | 283 | Hannah | 230 | Emily | 223 | Abigail | 142 | Sarah | 142 |
| California | Emily | 3,016 | Ashley | 2,678 | Samantha | 2,535 | Jessica | 1,998 | Jennifer | 1,985 |
| Colorado | Madison | 364 | Emily | 348 | Emma | 287 | Ashley | 282 | Isabella | 277 |
| 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 | 995 | Ashley | 908 | 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 |
| Idaho | Madison | 130 | Emily | 121 | Emma | 118 | Hannah | 96 | Abigail | 93 |
| Illinois | Emily | 1,081 | Emma | 824 | Olivia | 771 | Madison | 757 | Hannah | 755 |
| Indiana | Madison | 641 | Emily | 556 | Emma | 517 | Hannah | 514 | Abigail | 489 |
| Iowa | Emma | 319 | Madison | 291 | Emily | 248 | Hannah | 233 | Abigail | 215 |
| Kansas | Emily | 243 | Madison | 221 | Emma | 213 | Abigail | 209 | Hannah | 208 |
| Kentucky | Madison | 550 | Hannah | 454 | Emily | 423 | Alexis | 326 | 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 | 330 | Sarah | 318 | Hannah | 314 |
| Massachusetts | Emily | 677 | Olivia | 594 | Emma | 521 | Sarah | 481 | Abigail | 456 |
| Michigan | Madison | 900 | Emily | 806 | Emma | 727 | Hannah | 721 | Olivia | 681 |
| Minnesota | Emma | 505 | Grace | 488 | Emily | 442 | Olivia | 398 | Abigail | 394 |
| Mississippi | Madison | 264 | Hannah | 212 | Anna | 206 | Alexis | 177 | Emily | 159 |
| Missouri | Madison | 579 | Hannah | 503 | Emily | 499 | Emma | 441 | Abigail | 431 |
| Montana | Madison | 77 | Emily | 72 | Hannah | 69 | Emma | 48 | Abigail | 44 |
| Nebraska | Emma | 176 | Madison | 174 | Emily | 171 | Hannah | 151 | Grace | 126 |
| Nevada | Emily | 167 | Madison | 153 | Ashley | 141 | Alexis | 121 | Samantha | 114 |
| 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 |
| New York | Emily | 1,555 | Samantha | 1,156 | Ashley | 1,105 | Sarah | 1,085 | Olivia | 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 | 989 | Emily | 957 | Alexis | 873 | Emma | 851 |
| 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 | Abigail | 744 | Sarah | 743 |
| Rhode Island | Madison | 110 | Emily | 93 | Emma | 92 | Isabella | 75 | Ashley | 74 |
| South Carolina | Madison | 366 | Hannah | 299 | Emily | 291 | 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 | 2,079 | Madison | 1,726 | Ashley | 1,683 | Alyssa | 1,444 | Alexis | 1,441 |
| 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 | 597 | Hannah | 561 | Sarah | 481 | Abigail | 422 |
| Washington | Emily | 494 | 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 |
| State | Rank 1 | Number | Rank 2 | Number | Rank 3 | Number | Rank 4 | Number | Rank 5 | Number |
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| Alabama | William | 618 | Jacob | 456 | Joshua | 412 | James | 406 | John | 378 |
| Alaska | Jacob | 75 | Joshua | 68 | Michael | 68 | Ethan | 56 | Tyler | 55 |
| Arizona | Jacob | 639 | Jose | 637 | Michael | 606 | Daniel | 538 | Joshua | 526 |
| Arkansas | Jacob | 327 | Ethan | 250 | William | 240 | Caleb | 219 | Joshua | 211 |
| California | Daniel | 4,124 | Anthony | 3,764 | Jose | 3,552 | Andrew | 3,550 | Jacob | 3,378 |
| Colorado | Jacob | 493 | Joshua | 405 | Michael | 396 | Ethan | 387 | Alexander | 348 |
| Connecticut | Michael | 476 | Matthew | 416 | Nicholas | 397 | Ryan | 342 | Christopher | 338 |
| Delaware | Matthew | 100 | Nicholas | 87 | Michael | 84 | Jacob | 78 | John | 78 |
| Dist. of Columbia | Michael | 113 | William | 105 | James | 82 | John | 78 | David | 76 |
| Florida | Michael | 1,609 | Joshua | 1,469 | Jacob | 1,328 | Matthew | 1,307 | Daniel | 1,287 |
| Georgia | William | 1,112 | Joshua | 962 | Jacob | 924 | Christopher | 844 | Michael | 818 |
| Hawaii | Joshua | 124 | Ethan | 93 | Noah | 88 | Isaiah | 79 | Jacob | 78 |
| Idaho | Jacob | 148 | Ethan | 145 | Tyler | 112 | Austin | 107 | Andrew | 101 |
| Illinois | Michael | 1,428 | Jacob | 1,370 | Matthew | 1,156 | Daniel | 1,134 | Joshua | 1,049 |
| Indiana | Jacob | 779 | Ethan | 659 | Michael | 508 | Joshua | 507 | Austin | 493 |
| Iowa | Jacob | 376 | Ethan | 288 | Tyler | 237 | Zachary | 223 | Austin | 222 |
| Kansas | Jacob | 317 | Ethan | 288 | Andrew | 234 | Joshua | 217 | Zachary | 215 |
| Kentucky | Jacob | 627 | Ethan | 498 | William | 486 | James | 419 | Joshua | 387 |
| Louisiana | Joshua | 410 | Jacob | 409 | Michael | 398 | Ethan | 352 | Christopher | 330 |
| 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 | 1,302 | Ethan | 870 | Joshua | 870 | Michael | 858 | Nicholas | 824 |
| Minnesota | Jacob | 619 | Ethan | 496 | Benjamin | 460 | Samuel | 457 | Nicholas | 452 |
| Mississippi | William | 336 | Christopher | 297 | James | 286 | Joshua | 286 | Jacob | 249 |
| Missouri | Jacob | 758 | Ethan | 529 | Andrew | 513 | Austin | 462 | Joshua | 455 |
| Montana | Ethan | 79 | Jacob | 65 | Dylan | 63 | Logan | 62 | Tyler | 61 |
| Nebraska | Jacob | 245 | Ethan | 170 | Joshua | 160 | Zachary | 143 | Alexander | 142 |
| Nevada | Anthony | 237 | Daniel | 217 | Michael | 214 | Jacob | 212 | Christopher | 195 |
| 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 | 187 | Jacob | 181 | Isaiah | 174 | Matthew | 169 | Michael | 153 |
| New York | Michael | 2,579 | Matthew | 2,115 | Nicholas | 2,056 | Joseph | 2,000 | Christopher | 1,821 |
| North Carolina | William | 1,010 | Jacob | 980 | Joshua | 888 | Christopher | 777 | Michael | 767 |
| North Dakota | Jacob | 92 | Ethan | 88 | Logan | 72 | Joshua | 53 | Tyler | 51 |
| Ohio | Jacob | 1,583 | Michael | 1,158 | Andrew | 1,049 | Joshua | 1,014 | Ethan | 993 |
| Oklahoma | Jacob | 435 | Ethan | 317 | Joshua | 304 | Caleb | 270 | Tyler | 264 |
| Oregon | Jacob | 339 | Ethan | 331 | Joshua | 244 | Michael | 238 | Andrew | 235 |
| Pennsylvania | Michael | 1,349 | Jacob | 1,257 | 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 | 385 | James | 375 | Christopher | 359 |
| South Dakota | Jacob | 102 | Ethan | 74 | Mason | 71 | Logan | 69 | Samuel | 57 |
| Tennessee | Jacob | 817 | William | 749 | Joshua | 592 | James | 589 | Michael | 579 |
| Texas | Jose | 3,148 | Jacob | 2,619 | Joshua | 2,337 | Michael | 2,176 | Christopher | 2,147 |
| Utah | Jacob | 398 | Ethan | 378 | Joshua | 360 | Samuel | 256 | Tyler | 245 |
| Vermont | Ethan | 71 | Jacob | 60 | Matthew | 57 | Hunter | 51 | William | 47 |
| Virginia | Jacob | 765 | Michael | 755 | William | 743 | Joshua | 650 | Ethan | 623 |
| Washington | Ethan | 562 | Jacob | 534 | Michael | 432 | Joshua | 421 | Alexander | 416 |
| West Virginia | Jacob | 268 | Austin | 190 | Hunter | 187 | Ethan | 176 | James | 165 |
| Wisconsin | Jacob | 603 | Ethan | 519 | Tyler | 423 | Nicholas | 422 | Joshua | 412 |
| Wyoming | Ethan | 52 | Jacob | 49 | Hunter | 35 | Joshua | 35 | Austin | 29 |
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