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Top 5 Baby Names by State for Births in 2005


Top 100 names by State

The following tables show the five most frequent given names, by State, for male and female births in 2005. 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 2005
State Rank 1 Number Rank 2 Number Rank 3 Number Rank 4 Number Rank 5 Number
Alaska Madison 53 Emma 49 Emily 47 Isabella 35 Samantha 35
Alabama Madison 402 Emma 399 Emily 334 Anna 306 Hannah 254
Arkansas Emily 263 Madison 261 Emma 217 Hannah 178 Alexis 159
Arizona Emily 504 Mia 427 Ashley 407 Isabella 370 Emma 350
California Emily 3,275 Ashley 2,773 Samantha 2,496 Isabella 2,343 Mia 2,182
Colorado Emma 304 Emily 302 Madison 274 Abigail 272 Isabella 271
Connecticut Olivia 269 Emily 259 Ava 237 Emma 220 Isabella 219
Dist. of Columbia Sophia 51 Olivia 44 Elizabeth 43 Kayla 43 Katherine 42
Delaware Madison 68 Emily 63 Sarah 59 Emma 56 Abigail 50
Florida Emily 1,296 Isabella 1,278 Madison 1,096 Emma 885 Sophia 834
Georgia Emily 849 Madison 758 Emma 609 Hannah 526 Abigail 506
Hawaii Emma 53 Mia 49 Madison 46 Kayla 43 Taylor 43
Iowa Emma 316 Olivia 219 Madison 217 Emily 206 Ava 188
Idaho Emma 132 Madison 104 Emily 102 Hailey 89 Abigail 88
Illinois Emily 1,002 Emma 809 Olivia 773 Isabella 707 Abigail 695
Indiana Emma 575 Madison 549 Emily 547 Abigail 461 Olivia 460
Kansas Emma 267 Emily 211 Olivia 193 Abigail 186 Madison 185
Kentucky Madison 449 Emily 432 Emma 385 Hannah 334 Abigail 315
Louisiana Madison 416 Emma 335 Emily 294 Hannah 238 Olivia 211
Massachusetts Emma 529 Emily 503 Ava 474 Olivia 461 Sophia 444
Maryland Emily 400 Madison 364 Emma 309 Abigail 296 Kayla 288
Maine Emma 134 Abigail 111 Emily 108 Hannah 108 Madison 104
Michigan Emma 736 Emily 699 Madison 683 Olivia 655 Ava 654
Minnesota Ava 459 Grace 428 Emma 420 Ella 394 Emily 394
Missouri Emma 570 Madison 509 Emily 428 Abigail 416 Olivia 393
Mississippi Madison 271 Emma 186 Anna 172 Emily 165 Hannah 155
Montana Emma 69 Madison 64 Olivia 58 Emily 56 Alexis 47
North Carolina Emily 696 Emma 695 Madison 695 Hannah 551 Abigail 473
North Dakota Emma 75 Hannah 60 Madison 54 Olivia 52 Grace 50
Nebraska Emma 158 Emily 145 Madison 142 Grace 129 Olivia 129
New Hampshire Emma 128 Emily 109 Madison 100 Olivia 92 Ava 91
New Jersey Emily 700 Isabella 559 Ava 547 Olivia 501 Samantha 493
New Mexico Alyssa 117 Emily 112 Madison 106 Isabella 97 Destiny 96
Nevada Emily 182 Samantha 137 Ashley 135 Isabella 134 Madison 132
New York Emily 1,443 Isabella 1,101 Emma 1,094 Olivia 1,063 Madison 997
Ohio Emma 1,052 Madison 915 Olivia 848 Emily 836 Ava 709
Oklahoma Emma 279 Madison 278 Emily 273 Hannah 248 Abigail 194
Oregon Emma 282 Emily 255 Madison 209 Hannah 196 Olivia 195
Pennsylvania Emily 889 Madison 863 Emma 858 Olivia 789 Abigail 726
Rhode Island Olivia 97 Ava 88 Abigail 80 Emily 80 Isabella 79
South Carolina Emily 326 Madison 308 Emma 276 Hannah 231 Abigail 227
South Dakota Emma 60 Madison 60 Olivia 60 Emily 58 Grace 53
Tennessee Madison 599 Emma 574 Emily 520 Hannah 476 Abigail 387
Texas Emily 2,471 Mia 1,647 Madison 1,614 Ashley 1,582 Emma 1,476
Utah Emma 311 Emily 256 Olivia 245 Abigail 217 Hannah 210
Virginia Emily 591 Madison 570 Emma 510 Hannah 476 Abigail 450
Vermont Emma 61 Emily 47 Olivia 43 Hannah 42 Madison 40
Washington Emma 423 Emily 411 Madison 358 Olivia 352 Isabella 326
Wisconsin Emma 452 Olivia 411 Emily 386 Ava 350 Abigail 345
West Virginia Madison 197 Emily 195 Emma 168 Hannah 136 Olivia 135
Wyoming Madison 38 Emma 31 Hailey 29 Hannah 29 Olivia 26

Top Five Male Names for Births in 2005
State Rank 1 Number Rank 2 Number Rank 3 Number Rank 4 Number Rank 5 Number
Alaska Ethan 63 Jacob 58 Joshua 55 Michael 52 Joseph 49
Alabama William 550 James 396 Joshua 395 John 386 Michael 380
Arkansas Ethan 256 William 231 Jacob 226 Michael 190 James 189
Arizona Angel 616 Jacob 592 Jose 584 Daniel 530 Michael 526
California Daniel 3,892 Anthony 3,726 Angel 3,506 David 3,256 Joshua 3,198
Colorado Jacob 386 Joshua 370 Alexander 348 Joseph 338 Ethan 326
Connecticut Ryan 354 Matthew 345 Michael 344 Nicholas 302 Anthony 263
Dist. of Columbia William 111 John 97 James 80 Michael 79 Alexander 78
Delaware Michael 89 Matthew 77 Ryan 75 Joshua 74 Anthony 72
Florida Joshua 1,497 Michael 1,490 Anthony 1,321 Christopher 1,309 Jacob 1,259
Georgia William 1,031 Joshua 906 Christopher 795 Jacob 784 Michael 733
Hawaii Joshua 94 Jacob 90 Noah 86 Ethan 72 Elijah 67
Iowa Ethan 286 Jacob 279 Logan 217 Andrew 214 Tyler 187
Idaho Ethan 134 Jacob 131 Gabriel 96 Logan 92 Michael 92
Illinois Jacob 1,113 Michael 1,105 Daniel 1,069 Alexander 991 Matthew 973
Indiana Jacob 670 Ethan 642 Andrew 464 Joshua 455 Michael 427
Kansas Jacob 265 Ethan 251 Andrew 188 Joseph 174 Logan 173
Kentucky Jacob 551 Ethan 463 William 405 James 399 Joshua 349
Louisiana Ethan 322 Joshua 322 Michael 311 Jacob 305 William 271
Massachusetts Matthew 695 Michael 642 Ryan 631 Nicholas 543 John 518
Maryland Joshua 461 Michael 460 Ryan 416 William 416 Matthew 413
Maine Jacob 124 Tyler 97 Alexander 87 Benjamin 85 Andrew 84
Michigan Jacob 956 Andrew 811 Ethan 782 Joshua 689 Michael 674
Minnesota Ethan 493 Jacob 475 Samuel 440 Jack 420 Andrew 414
Missouri Jacob 543 Ethan 498 William 460 Andrew 449 Tyler 425
Mississippi William 336 James 287 John 237 Christopher 233 Jacob 232
Montana Jacob 85 Ethan 72 Michael 60 Joseph 56 Logan 53
North Carolina William 924 Joshua 836 Jacob 834 Christopher 706 Michael 670
North Dakota Ethan 80 Jacob 59 Carter 53 Noah 53 Dylan 51
Nebraska Jacob 169 Ethan 164 Samuel 126 Alexander 117 Joshua 113
New Hampshire Jacob 145 Ryan 126 Matthew 112 Benjamin 108 Aiden 98
New Jersey Michael 1,083 Matthew 969 Ryan 919 Anthony 865 Joseph 852
New Mexico Joshua 196 Isaiah 189 Jacob 165 Daniel 155 Elijah 141
Nevada Anthony 223 Jacob 223 Daniel 210 Joshua 207 Angel 206
New York Michael 2,082 Matthew 1,830 Joseph 1,669 Anthony 1,618 Ryan 1,592
Ohio Jacob 1,178 Andrew 992 Ethan 943 Michael 910 Logan 815
Oklahoma Jacob 328 Ethan 317 Joshua 263 Michael 259 William 235
Oregon Jacob 290 Ethan 269 Andrew 226 Alexander 216 Joshua 216
Pennsylvania Michael 1,109 Jacob 1,000 Matthew 994 Ryan 963 Nicholas 936
Rhode Island Michael 119 Matthew 100 Jacob 97 Ethan 93 Ryan 93
South Carolina William 432 Jacob 355 James 331 Joshua 328 John 307
South Dakota Jacob 80 Ethan 65 Carter 60 Tyler 58 Landon 57
Tennessee William 747 Jacob 644 Ethan 597 James 547 Joshua 513
Texas Jose 2,797 Jacob 2,303 Joshua 2,218 Daniel 2,099 Christopher 2,034
Utah Jacob 323 Ethan 318 Joshua 292 Samuel 271 Andrew 249
Virginia William 745 Jacob 728 Michael 662 Joshua 628 Matthew 568
Vermont Jacob 63 Connor 44 Matthew 42 Samuel 42 Ryan 39
Washington Jacob 483 Ethan 444 Alexander 427 Andrew 395 Daniel 386
Wisconsin Ethan 489 Jacob 470 Alexander 385 Tyler 385 Logan 366
West Virginia Jacob 241 Ethan 170 Hunter 161 Logan 133 Andrew 130
Wyoming Jacob 41 Ethan 40 Tyler 35 Michael 31 Joseph 30

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