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 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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