Top 5 Baby Names by State for Births in 2006

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 2009. 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
Alabama	Madison	383	Emma	365	Anna	307	Emily	292	Hannah	255
Alaska	Emma	48	Emily	42	Madison	42	Isabella	37	Ava	35
Arizona	Mia	504	Emily	489	Isabella	438	Ashley	396	Emma	385
Arkansas	Madison	269	Emily	211	Emma	203	Hannah	171	Abigail	167
California	Emily	3,087	Isabella	2,792	Ashley	2,595	Mia	2,439	Samantha	2,338
Colorado	Isabella	318	Emily	298	Emma	293	Hannah	267	Abigail	258
Connecticut	Isabella	271	Emily	264	Ava	252	Olivia	238	Emma	215
Delaware	Madison	72	Emily	66	Ava	65	Emma	53	Olivia	48
Dist. of Columbia	Katherine	53	Elizabeth	48	Ashley	46	Ava	41	Sophia	38
Florida	Isabella	1,582	Emily	1,238	Madison	1,011	Sophia	896	Emma	890
Georgia	Madison	745	Emily	674	Emma	642	Hannah	519	Ava	496
Hawaii	Isabella	58	Emma	49	Madison	49	Hailey	48	Ava	45
Idaho	Emma	151	Olivia	106	Abigail	103	Hannah	88	Madison	87
Illinois	Emily	906	Isabella	795	Emma	790	Olivia	787	Ava	708
Indiana	Emma	570	Ava	469	Olivia	467	Madison	461	Emily	446
Iowa	Emma	315	Ava	260	Olivia	224	Madison	216	Hannah	194
Kansas	Emma	232	Emily	213	Abigail	200	Madison	196	Ava	190
Kentucky	Madison	417	Emma	351	Emily	346	Hannah	332	Abigail	291
Louisiana	Madison	400	Emma	316	Ava	307	Emily	261	Hannah	224
Maine	Emma	111	Abigail	104	Emily	96	Olivia	93	Madison	91
Maryland	Madison	374	Emily	308	Abigail	291	Emma	285	Ava	272
Massachusetts	Ava	557	Isabella	494	Emma	449	Sophia	437	Olivia	428
Michigan	Ava	762	Emma	698	Madison	664	Olivia	644	Emily	602
Minnesota	Ava	483	Grace	375	Olivia	375	Emma	365	Sophia	356
Mississippi	Madison	284	Anna	201	Emma	183	Hannah	154	Emily	147
Missouri	Emma	493	Madison	454	Ava	394	Abigail	383	Emily	378
Montana	Emma	63	Abigail	57	Madison	57	Hannah	46	Grace	44
Nebraska	Emma	165	Ava	163	Madison	134	Addison	132	Emily	119
Nevada	Emily	184	Isabella	165	Mia	147	Emma	145	Ashley	144
New Hampshire	Emma	126	Olivia	109	Emily	95	Ava	93	Madison	86
New Jersey	Isabella	652	Ava	640	Emily	618	Sophia	495	Olivia	481
New Mexico	Isabella	124	Alyssa	110	Emily	106	Mia	103	Madison	95
New York	Emily	1,315	Isabella	1,222	Ava	1,064	Olivia	1,032	Sophia	1,012
North Carolina	Madison	669	Emily	637	Emma	573	Hannah	527	Abigail	526
North Dakota	Ava	63	Emma	62	Grace	58	Madison	53	Alexis	48
Ohio	Emma	907	Madison	866	Ava	812	Olivia	794	Emily	740
Oklahoma	Emma	281	Madison	257	Emily	237	Abigail	210	Hannah	205
Oregon	Emma	253	Emily	242	Olivia	203	Madison	201	Abigail	195
Pennsylvania	Ava	870	Emily	821	Emma	800	Madison	800	Olivia	782
Rhode Island	Isabella	100	Olivia	93	Ava	89	Madison	86	Emily	81
South Carolina	Madison	389	Emma	283	Emily	270	Hannah	226	Olivia	207
South Dakota	Emma	64	Hannah	63	Ava	60	Grace	56	Madison	52
Tennessee	Madison	566	Emma	532	Emily	479	Hannah	467	Abigail	456
Texas	Emily	2,113	Mia	1,773	Ashley	1,497	Isabella	1,493	Madison	1,467
Utah	Emma	311	Abigail	225	Olivia	215	Elizabeth	210	Emily	209
Vermont	Emma	58	Ava	54	Abigail	37	Grace	37	Olivia	37
Virginia	Madison	547	Emily	523	Abigail	479	Emma	464	Hannah	443
Washington	Emma	421	Emily	391	Ava	375	Olivia	358	Isabella	352
West Virginia	Madison	181	Hannah	152	Emily	142	Abigail	134	Alexis	130
Wisconsin	Ava	433	Emma	429	Emily	360	Olivia	359	Isabella	337
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
Alabama	William	606	Jacob	431	James	421	Joshua	374	John	371
Alaska	James	66	Jacob	55	Michael	54	Andrew	52	Ethan	52
Arizona	Angel	641	Daniel	606	Jacob	598	Anthony	594	Jose	573
Arkansas	William	260	Jacob	243	Ethan	242	James	201	Landon	198
California	Daniel	3,805	Anthony	3,766	Angel	3,682	Jacob	3,182	David	3,139
Colorado	Jacob	388	Ethan	319	Alexander	318	Joshua	316	Noah	306
Connecticut	Michael	297	Matthew	292	Ryan	289	Nicholas	283	Anthony	269
Delaware	Ryan	74	Michael	72	Jacob	67	John	67	Matthew	67
Dist. of Columbia	William	109	Michael	89	Christopher	78	Anthony	71	Alexander	70
Florida	Joshua	1,470	Michael	1,437	Anthony	1,378	Christopher	1,322	Jacob	1,256
Georgia	William	1,012	Joshua	915	Christopher	796	Jacob	754	Michael	720
Hawaii	Noah	96	Joshua	90	Ethan	78	Dylan	73	Jacob	67
Idaho	Ethan	121	Jacob	109	Joshua	107	Noah	107	Logan	101
Illinois	Daniel	1,020	Michael	989	Jacob	963	Alexander	943	Joshua	916
Indiana	Jacob	574	Ethan	538	Andrew	439	Michael	432	William	421
Iowa	Ethan	253	Jacob	239	Noah	214	Logan	207	Andrew	205
Kansas	Jacob	221	Ethan	212	Logan	198	Alexander	192	William	179
Kentucky	Jacob	496	William	462	Ethan	426	James	367	Landon	339
Louisiana	Ethan	321	Landon	318	Joshua	300	Jacob	289	Christopher	281
Maine	Jacob	126	Ethan	108	Benjamin	102	Tyler	87	Logan	83
Maryland	Joshua	465	Michael	453	Jacob	407	William	407	Matthew	383
Massachusetts	Matthew	590	Ryan	567	Michael	562	Nicholas	508	Andrew	487
Michigan	Jacob	862	Ethan	734	Michael	661	Logan	660	Andrew	659
Minnesota	Ethan	463	Jacob	448	Logan	411	Benjamin	405	Jack	401
Mississippi	William	310	James	302	Joshua	252	Christopher	239	John	234
Missouri	Jacob	554	Logan	449	Andrew	444	Ethan	444	William	430
Montana	Jacob	68	Logan	61	Michael	60	William	60	James	55
Nebraska	Jacob	149	Alexander	144	Ethan	129	Andrew	124	Logan	122
Nevada	Anthony	277	Angel	236	Daniel	234	Jacob	210	Alexander	191
New Hampshire	Jacob	118	Ryan	105	Benjamin	96	William	92	Andrew	90
New Jersey	Michael	1,024	Matthew	898	Daniel	794	Joseph	789	Anthony	779
New Mexico	Joshua	167	Isaiah	166	Gabriel	164	Daniel	154	Joseph	149
New York	Michael	1,974	Matthew	1,766	Joseph	1,607	Anthony	1,537	Daniel	1,479
North Carolina	William	889	Joshua	834	Jacob	783	Christopher	739	Michael	670
North Dakota	Logan	73	Ethan	64	Jacob	64	Carter	59	Noah	58
Ohio	Jacob	1,045	Andrew	931	Ethan	857	Michael	847	Noah	793
Oklahoma	Jacob	344	Ethan	262	Joshua	239	William	220	Michael	214
Oregon	Jacob	288	Ethan	258	Alexander	229	Logan	219	Noah	219
Pennsylvania	Jacob	1,069	Michael	1,037	Ryan	957	Joseph	849	Matthew	820
Rhode Island	Ryan	101	Jacob	89	Nicholas	82	Michael	78	Christopher	77
South Carolina	William	439	Christopher	364	James	346	Jacob	333	Joshua	329
South Dakota	Jacob	80	Ethan	76	Carter	55	Logan	55	Mason	55
Tennessee	William	694	Jacob	617	Joshua	544	Ethan	522	James	511
Texas	Jose	2,651	Jacob	2,230	Daniel	2,150	Joshua	2,149	Christopher	2,137
Utah	Ethan	350	Joshua	333	Jacob	317	Samuel	286	Benjamin	253
Vermont	Jacob	56	William	42	Noah	41	Owen	38	Aiden	37
Virginia	William	663	Jacob	618	Michael	584	Joshua	582	Christopher	562
Washington	Jacob	491	Alexander	473	Ethan	461	Daniel	405	Logan	397
West Virginia	Jacob	198	Ethan	189	Logan	164	Landon	136	Hunter	128
Wisconsin	Ethan	476	Jacob	447	Logan	397	Mason	372	Alexander	353
Wyoming	Ethan	44	Jacob	42	Logan	41	Ryan	38	Hunter	34


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