Top 5 Baby Names by State for Births in 2004

The following tables show the five most frequent given names, by State, for male and female births in 2004. 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 2004**
State	Rank 1	Number	Rank 2	Number	Rank 3	Number	Rank 4	Number	Rank 5	Number
Alaska	Emma	62	Madison	48	Hannah	46	Grace	44	Emily	41
Alabama	Emma	387	Madison	382	Emily	334	Hannah	319	Anna	305
Arkansas	Madison	281	Emily	264	Emma	200	Hannah	189	Olivia	152
Arizona	Emily	444	Isabella	384	Emma	358	Madison	357	Ashley	356
California	Emily	3,407	Ashley	2,919	Samantha	2,477	Isabella	2,442	Natalie	1,942
Colorado	Emma	336	Emily	314	Isabella	291	Madison	289	Abigail	255
Connecticut	Emily	309	Olivia	302	Emma	279	Isabella	237	Samantha	222
Dist. of Columbia	Sophia	53	Katherine	48	Kayla	48	Elizabeth	42	Emma	42
Delaware	Madison	68	Olivia	68	Emily	65	Alexis	53	Elizabeth	52
Florida	Emily	1,363	Isabella	1,204	Madison	1,061	Emma	921	Ashley	786
Georgia	Emily	789	Madison	755	Emma	668	Hannah	532	Sarah	514
Hawaii	Emma	60	Isabella	54	Emily	53	Kayla	52	Chloe	45
Iowa	Emma	355	Madison	250	Grace	220	Olivia	205	Abigail	201
Idaho	Emma	140	Emily	117	Alexis	113	Abigail	103	Hannah	97
Illinois	Emily	1,083	Emma	856	Olivia	776	Abigail	739	Madison	711
Indiana	Emma	671	Madison	565	Abigail	495	Olivia	490	Emily	487
Kansas	Emma	262	Emily	220	Madison	219	Abigail	197	Grace	182
Kentucky	Madison	380	Emily	356	Hannah	312	Emma	285	Abigail	235
Louisiana	Madison	430	Emma	362	Emily	332	Hannah	257	Alexis	226
Massachusetts	Emily	578	Emma	554	Olivia	546	Isabella	433	Abigail	431
Maryland	Madison	431	Emily	384	Emma	356	Kayla	318	Hannah	291
Maine	Emma	145	Emily	126	Madison	115	Hannah	91	Olivia	89
Michigan	Emma	877	Madison	854	Emily	801	Olivia	719	Hannah	556
Minnesota	Emma	562	Grace	476	Olivia	425	Emily	393	Abigail	347
Missouri	Emma	572	Madison	530	Emily	477	Abigail	429	Olivia	416
Mississippi	Madison	262	Emily	194	Hannah	185	Anna	182	Emma	179
Montana	Madison	85	Emma	70	Grace	54	Hannah	52	Emily	51
North Carolina	Emma	725	Emily	710	Madison	699	Hannah	603	Abigail	485
North Dakota	Madison	77	Emma	74	Emily	65	Grace	60	Olivia	58
Nebraska	Emma	169	Emily	151	Madison	142	Grace	137	Hannah	127
New Hampshire	Emma	151	Emily	123	Abigail	108	Hannah	104	Madison	101
New Jersey	Emily	778	Olivia	568	Isabella	564	Samantha	554	Ashley	539
New Mexico	Alyssa	112	Isabella	112	Alexis	109	Emily	101	Madison	93
Nevada	Ashley	155	Emily	154	Madison	152	Isabella	137	Emma	132
New York	Emily	1,589	Emma	1,196	Olivia	1,129	Isabella	1,080	Ashley	1,054
Ohio	Emma	1,053	Madison	1,031	Emily	917	Olivia	883	Hannah	771
Oklahoma	Madison	330	Emily	318	Emma	278	Alexis	210	Hannah	207
Oregon	Emily	295	Emma	264	Madison	224	Grace	220	Hannah	207
Pennsylvania	Emily	1,021	Emma	1,002	Madison	948	Olivia	829	Abigail	681
Rhode Island	Emily	118	Madison	87	Emma	86	Isabella	86	Olivia	83
South Carolina	Madison	373	Emily	340	Emma	283	Hannah	260	Abigail	211
South Dakota	Madison	81	Emma	73	Emily	68	Olivia	61	Hannah	56
Tennessee	Madison	592	Emma	586	Emily	564	Hannah	522	Abigail	385
Texas	Emily	2,428	Ashley	1,740	Madison	1,646	Emma	1,392	Alyssa	1,349
Utah	Emma	380	Emily	238	Olivia	237	Madison	236	Abigail	227
Virginia	Emily	644	Madison	644	Emma	538	Hannah	462	Olivia	415
Vermont	Emma	72	Emily	57	Olivia	43	Madison	42	Abigail	37
Washington	Emma	487	Emily	466	Olivia	364	Isabella	362	Madison	349
Wisconsin	Emma	473	Olivia	418	Emily	393	Abigail	358	Grace	346
West Virginia	Madison	214	Emily	202	Hannah	176	Emma	165	Alexis	142
Wyoming	Madison	40	Emma	37	Alexis	31	Elizabeth	31	Hannah	28

**Top Five Male Names for Births in 2004**
State	Rank 1	Number	Rank 2	Number	Rank 3	Number	Rank 4	Number	Rank 5	Number
Alaska	Ethan	65	Joseph	62	James	59	Jacob	54	Samuel	54
Alabama	William	638	Jacob	461	John	421	Joshua	398	James	387
Arkansas	Jacob	258	William	249	Ethan	240	Joshua	236	Michael	227
Arizona	Jose	624	Jacob	596	Anthony	579	Daniel	575	Angel	538
California	Daniel	4,157	Anthony	3,792	Andrew	3,476	Jose	3,377	Jacob	3,323
Colorado	Jacob	422	Joshua	380	Ethan	360	Daniel	349	Andrew	336
Connecticut	Michael	408	Ryan	405	Matthew	386	Nicholas	318	Joseph	304
Dist. of Columbia	William	109	John	96	Alexander	84	Joshua	78	Anthony	77
Delaware	Ryan	101	Michael	97	Joshua	83	Matthew	81	Nicholas	80
Florida	Michael	1,585	Joshua	1,499	Jacob	1,321	Anthony	1,286	Daniel	1,255
Georgia	William	1,174	Joshua	892	Jacob	835	Christopher	807	Michael	771
Hawaii	Joshua	113	Noah	98	Ethan	86	Jacob	82	Elijah	78
Iowa	Jacob	294	Ethan	261	Logan	224	Andrew	212	Samuel	203
Idaho	Ethan	162	Tyler	117	Jacob	113	Logan	103	Samuel	100
Illinois	Michael	1,263	Jacob	1,243	Daniel	1,143	Anthony	1,043	Joshua	1,012
Indiana	Jacob	685	Ethan	632	Andrew	486	Michael	471	Joshua	469
Kansas	Jacob	290	Ethan	245	Michael	204	Alexander	193	Andrew	189
Kentucky	Jacob	482	Ethan	391	William	370	James	337	Logan	279
Louisiana	Ethan	375	Joshua	369	Jacob	356	Michael	331	Christopher	310
Massachusetts	Michael	751	Matthew	721	Ryan	720	Nicholas	611	Andrew	547
Maryland	Michael	508	Jacob	472	Joshua	464	Ryan	430	Matthew	426
Maine	Jacob	111	Ethan	109	Samuel	101	Benjamin	95	Caleb	92
Michigan	Jacob	1,164	Ethan	853	Michael	783	Andrew	782	Joshua	744
Minnesota	Jacob	521	Ethan	464	Samuel	447	Andrew	436	Tyler	407
Missouri	Jacob	658	Ethan	543	Andrew	494	Tyler	453	Michael	441
Mississippi	William	354	James	284	John	257	Joshua	247	Michael	243
Montana	Jacob	71	Ethan	64	William	62	Joseph	57	Michael	57
North Carolina	William	956	Jacob	913	Joshua	861	Michael	654	Ethan	650
North Dakota	Ethan	84	Jacob	73	Andrew	57	Logan	55	Mason	51
Nebraska	Jacob	220	Ethan	196	Samuel	147	Alexander	129	Joshua	128
New Hampshire	Jacob	132	Ryan	129	Matthew	123	Ethan	112	Andrew	106
New Jersey	Michael	1,216	Matthew	1,090	Nicholas	986	Ryan	938	Joseph	928
New Mexico	Jacob	178	Joshua	173	Matthew	165	Daniel	154	Isaiah	154
Nevada	Anthony	252	Jacob	217	Daniel	210	Joshua	210	Michael	196
New York	Michael	2,349	Matthew	2,024	Joseph	1,861	Daniel	1,681	Ryan	1,672
Ohio	Jacob	1,300	Ethan	1,091	Andrew	1,018	Michael	957	Matthew	890
Oklahoma	Jacob	374	Ethan	332	Joshua	262	Michael	261	Tyler	251
Oregon	Jacob	290	Ethan	288	Daniel	227	Alexander	222	Andrew	217
Pennsylvania	Michael	1,237	Jacob	1,097	Ryan	1,071	Matthew	1,051	Nicholas	945
Rhode Island	Michael	115	Matthew	112	Jacob	106	Alexander	99	Nicholas	95
South Carolina	William	497	Jacob	393	James	369	Joshua	350	Christopher	346
South Dakota	Ethan	95	Jacob	79	Logan	60	Mason	59	Dylan	58
Tennessee	William	830	Jacob	721	Ethan	578	Joshua	560	James	523
Texas	Jose	2,893	Jacob	2,505	Joshua	2,307	Daniel	2,083	David	2,060
Utah	Ethan	412	Jacob	352	Joshua	304	Samuel	293	William	250
Virginia	Jacob	748	William	746	Joshua	655	Michael	637	Ethan	604
Vermont	Jacob	65	Ryan	47	William	45	Ethan	43	Matthew	42
Washington	Jacob	516	Ethan	491	Andrew	455	Alexander	415	Daniel	396
Wisconsin	Ethan	543	Jacob	535	Alexander	385	Tyler	371	Samuel	364
West Virginia	Jacob	259	Ethan	186	Logan	141	Tyler	140	Hunter	138
Wyoming	Michael	34	Hunter	31	Jacob	31	Ethan	30	Joshua	29


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