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Top 5 Baby Names by State for Births in 2006


Top 100 names by State

The following tables show the five most frequent given names, by State, for male and female births in 2006. 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 2006
State Rank 1 Number Rank 2 Number Rank 3 Number Rank 4 Number Rank 5 Number
Alaska Emma 48 Emily 42 Madison 42 Isabella 37 Ava 35
Alabama Madison 383 Emma 365 Anna 306 Emily 292 Hannah 255
Arkansas Madison 269 Emily 211 Emma 203 Hannah 171 Abigail 167
Arizona Mia 501 Emily 487 Isabella 433 Ashley 396 Emma 384
California Emily 3,082 Isabella 2,781 Ashley 2,593 Mia 2,435 Samantha 2,335
Colorado Isabella 317 Emily 298 Emma 293 Hannah 267 Abigail 257
Connecticut Isabella 271 Emily 263 Ava 252 Olivia 238 Emma 215
Dist. of Columbia Katherine 53 Elizabeth 48 Ashley 46 Ava 41 Sophia 38
Delaware Madison 72 Emily 66 Ava 65 Emma 53 Olivia 48
Florida Isabella 1,580 Emily 1,237 Madison 1,010 Sophia 895 Emma 887
Georgia Madison 743 Emily 671 Emma 642 Hannah 518 Ava 493
Hawaii Isabella 56 Emma 49 Madison 49 Hailey 48 Ava 45
Iowa Emma 314 Ava 260 Olivia 224 Madison 216 Hannah 194
Idaho Emma 150 Olivia 106 Abigail 103 Hannah 88 Madison 86
Illinois Emily 905 Isabella 795 Emma 790 Olivia 787 Ava 708
Indiana Emma 569 Ava 469 Olivia 467 Madison 461 Emily 446
Kansas Emma 232 Emily 213 Abigail 200 Madison 195 Ava 189
Kentucky Madison 416 Emma 351 Emily 344 Hannah 330 Abigail 290
Louisiana Madison 399 Emma 314 Ava 307 Emily 259 Hannah 223
Massachusetts Ava 557 Isabella 494 Emma 449 Sophia 435 Olivia 427
Maryland Madison 374 Emily 308 Abigail 291 Emma 285 Ava 272
Maine Emma 111 Abigail 104 Emily 96 Olivia 92 Madison 91
Michigan Ava 762 Emma 695 Madison 662 Olivia 643 Emily 599
Minnesota Ava 483 Olivia 375 Grace 374 Emma 365 Sophia 355
Missouri Emma 492 Madison 454 Ava 394 Abigail 382 Emily 378
Mississippi Madison 284 Anna 201 Emma 183 Hannah 154 Emily 147
Montana Emma 63 Abigail 57 Madison 57 Hannah 45 Grace 44
North Carolina Madison 666 Emily 635 Emma 573 Hannah 527 Abigail 526
North Dakota Ava 63 Emma 62 Grace 57 Madison 53 Alexis 47
Nebraska Emma 165 Ava 162 Madison 134 Addison 131 Emily 119
New Hampshire Emma 126 Olivia 109 Emily 95 Ava 93 Madison 86
New Jersey Isabella 652 Ava 639 Emily 618 Sophia 494 Olivia 480
New Mexico Isabella 123 Alyssa 110 Emily 106 Mia 103 Madison 95
Nevada Emily 181 Isabella 164 Mia 146 Emma 144 Ashley 141
New York Emily 1,313 Isabella 1,221 Ava 1,064 Olivia 1,032 Sophia 1,011
Ohio Emma 905 Madison 861 Ava 812 Olivia 794 Emily 739
Oklahoma Emma 279 Madison 257 Emily 237 Abigail 209 Hannah 205
Oregon Emma 253 Emily 242 Olivia 201 Madison 200 Abigail 195
Pennsylvania Ava 869 Emily 818 Emma 800 Madison 798 Olivia 782
Rhode Island Isabella 100 Olivia 93 Ava 89 Madison 85 Emily 81
South Carolina Madison 389 Emma 282 Emily 269 Hannah 226 Olivia 206
South Dakota Emma 64 Hannah 63 Ava 60 Grace 55 Madison 52
Tennessee Madison 565 Emma 532 Emily 479 Hannah 466 Abigail 455
Texas Emily 2,113 Mia 1,771 Ashley 1,497 Isabella 1,491 Madison 1,465
Utah Emma 309 Abigail 224 Olivia 214 Elizabeth 209 Emily 209
Virginia Madison 546 Emily 523 Abigail 479 Emma 464 Hannah 442
Vermont Emma 58 Ava 54 Abigail 37 Grace 37 Olivia 36
Washington Emma 420 Emily 390 Ava 375 Olivia 357 Isabella 352
Wisconsin Ava 433 Emma 429 Emily 360 Olivia 358 Isabella 336
West Virginia Madison 181 Hannah 151 Emily 141 Abigail 134 Alexis 130
Wyoming Emily 39 Emma 38 Madison 29 Alexis 27 Hannah 25

Top Five Male Names for Births in 2006
State Rank 1 Number Rank 2 Number Rank 3 Number Rank 4 Number Rank 5 Number
Alaska James 66 Jacob 55 Michael 54 Andrew 52 Ethan 52
Alabama William 606 Jacob 431 James 421 Joshua 373 John 371
Arkansas William 260 Ethan 242 Jacob 242 James 200 Landon 198
Arizona Angel 640 Daniel 599 Jacob 595 Anthony 591 Jose 571
California Daniel 3,799 Anthony 3,762 Angel 3,679 Jacob 3,177 David 3,131
Colorado Jacob 388 Ethan 319 Alexander 317 Joshua 315 Noah 305
Connecticut Michael 297 Matthew 292 Ryan 288 Nicholas 282 Anthony 269
Dist. of Columbia William 109 Michael 89 Christopher 78 Anthony 71 Alexander 70
Delaware Ryan 74 Michael 72 Jacob 67 John 67 Matthew 67
Florida Joshua 1,469 Michael 1,437 Anthony 1,376 Christopher 1,321 Jacob 1,252
Georgia William 1,008 Joshua 911 Christopher 793 Jacob 752 Michael 716
Hawaii Noah 96 Joshua 90 Ethan 78 Dylan 72 Jacob 67
Iowa Ethan 253 Jacob 239 Noah 213 Logan 207 Andrew 204
Idaho Ethan 121 Jacob 108 Joshua 107 Noah 106 Logan 101
Illinois Daniel 1,019 Michael 986 Jacob 963 Alexander 943 Joshua 915
Indiana Jacob 574 Ethan 538 Andrew 438 Michael 432 William 419
Kansas Jacob 221 Ethan 212 Logan 198 Alexander 192 William 178
Kentucky Jacob 496 William 462 Ethan 425 James 367 Landon 339
Louisiana Ethan 321 Landon 316 Joshua 298 Jacob 288 Christopher 281
Massachusetts Matthew 590 Ryan 567 Michael 558 Nicholas 508 Andrew 487
Maryland Joshua 462 Michael 451 Jacob 407 William 407 Matthew 381
Maine Jacob 126 Ethan 108 Benjamin 102 Tyler 87 Logan 83
Michigan Jacob 862 Ethan 731 Logan 660 Michael 660 Andrew 656
Minnesota Ethan 463 Jacob 447 Logan 411 Benjamin 404 Jack 401
Missouri Jacob 553 Logan 449 Andrew 444 Ethan 444 William 429
Mississippi William 310 James 301 Joshua 252 Christopher 239 John 234
Montana Jacob 68 Logan 61 Michael 60 William 60 James 55
North Carolina William 885 Joshua 833 Jacob 781 Christopher 736 Michael 669
North Dakota Logan 73 Ethan 64 Jacob 63 Carter 59 Noah 58
Nebraska Jacob 148 Alexander 144 Ethan 129 Andrew 124 Logan 122
New Hampshire Jacob 118 Ryan 105 Benjamin 96 William 92 Andrew 90
New Jersey Michael 1,022 Matthew 897 Daniel 794 Joseph 787 Anthony 778
New Mexico Isaiah 166 Joshua 166 Gabriel 163 Daniel 153 Joseph 149
Nevada Anthony 275 Angel 236 Daniel 232 Jacob 209 Alexander 190
New York Michael 1,970 Matthew 1,764 Joseph 1,601 Anthony 1,535 Daniel 1,476
Ohio Jacob 1,043 Andrew 930 Ethan 855 Michael 844 Noah 790
Oklahoma Jacob 342 Ethan 262 Joshua 239 William 219 Michael 214
Oregon Jacob 286 Ethan 258 Alexander 229 Logan 219 Noah 219
Pennsylvania Jacob 1,068 Michael 1,033 Ryan 956 Joseph 845 Matthew 817
Rhode Island Ryan 101 Jacob 89 Nicholas 82 Michael 78 Christopher 77
South Carolina William 439 Christopher 361 James 346 Jacob 332 Joshua 329
South Dakota Jacob 80 Ethan 76 Carter 55 Logan 55 Mason 55
Tennessee William 694 Jacob 617 Joshua 543 Ethan 522 James 510
Texas Jose 2,651 Jacob 2,220 Joshua 2,147 Daniel 2,146 Christopher 2,135
Utah Ethan 349 Joshua 333 Jacob 316 Samuel 286 Benjamin 252
Virginia William 663 Jacob 618 Michael 584 Joshua 581 Christopher 560
Vermont Jacob 56 William 42 Noah 41 Owen 38 Aiden 37
Washington Jacob 488 Alexander 472 Ethan 460 Daniel 405 Logan 397
Wisconsin Ethan 475 Jacob 447 Logan 397 Mason 372 Alexander 352
West Virginia Jacob 198 Ethan 189 Logan 164 Landon 136 Hunter 128
Wyoming Ethan 44 Jacob 42 Logan 41 Ryan 38 Hunter 34

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