Top 5 Baby Names by State for Births in 2007

The following tables show the five most frequent given names, by State, for male and female births in 2007. 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 2007**
State	Rank 1	Number	Rank 2	Number	Rank 3	Number	Rank 4	Number	Rank 5	Number
Alabama	Emma	380	Madison	360	Emily	258	Hannah	258	Elizabeth	252
Alaska	Isabella	52	Emily	43	Madison	43	Ava	42	Abigail	41
Arizona	Isabella	448	Emily	426	Mia	414	Sophia	378	Ashley	366
Arkansas	Madison	224	Emma	221	Emily	200	Addison	190	Olivia	156
California	Emily	2,942	Isabella	2,916	Sophia	2,588	Ashley	2,518	Samantha	2,365
Colorado	Isabella	327	Sophia	306	Emma	266	Olivia	262	Abigail	258
Connecticut	Isabella	256	Ava	252	Olivia	251	Emma	234	Emily	229
Delaware	Ava	67	Sophia	67	Emily	64	Madison	58	Abigail	50
Dist. of Columbia	Ashley	58	Sophia	53	Katherine	43	Elizabeth	41	Caroline	39
Florida	Isabella	1,577	Sophia	1,187	Emily	1,028	Madison	964	Ava	917
Georgia	Madison	728	Emily	608	Emma	546	Ava	524	Abigail	510
Hawaii	Sophia	59	Ava	52	Chloe	51	Emma	48	Isabella	48
Idaho	Emma	137	Emily	98	Olivia	98	Hannah	94	Abigail	91
Illinois	Isabella	867	Olivia	839	Emily	798	Sophia	784	Ava	767
Indiana	Emma	524	Ava	485	Olivia	472	Madison	456	Addison	437
Iowa	Ava	281	Emma	265	Addison	243	Olivia	212	Grace	191
Kansas	Addison	238	Emma	231	Ava	228	Madison	186	Emily	173
Kentucky	Madison	407	Emma	350	Emily	327	Addison	299	Olivia	295
Louisiana	Madison	350	Ava	329	Emma	297	Isabella	256	Olivia	226
Maine	Madison	111	Abigail	107	Olivia	102	Emma	97	Ava	94
Maryland	Madison	376	Emily	311	Ava	300	Olivia	288	Abigail	276
Massachusetts	Ava	532	Isabella	530	Sophia	509	Olivia	435	Emma	428
Michigan	Ava	752	Madison	681	Emma	628	Olivia	618	Isabella	580
Minnesota	Ava	456	Olivia	400	Emma	376	Addison	349	Sophia	348
Mississippi	Madison	265	Emma	161	Chloe	152	Hannah	143	Addison	141
Missouri	Emma	460	Madison	411	Ava	403	Addison	389	Olivia	389
Montana	Emma	66	Madison	66	Olivia	59	Addison	50	Emily	43
Nebraska	Addison	158	Emma	157	Ava	153	Elizabeth	117	Emily	115
Nevada	Emily	160	Sophia	158	Isabella	154	Madison	142	Ava	137
New Hampshire	Olivia	107	Abigail	106	Ava	106	Emma	95	Madison	83
New Jersey	Isabella	664	Emily	608	Sophia	601	Ava	595	Olivia	545
New Mexico	Isabella	128	Nevaeh	103	Sophia	103	Alyssa	101	Emily	101
New York	Isabella	1,421	Sophia	1,228	Emily	1,223	Olivia	1,136	Ava	1,123
North Carolina	Madison	678	Emma	623	Emily	565	Ava	551	Abigail	526
North Dakota	Emma	64	Ava	58	Olivia	58	Madison	54	Abigail	47
Ohio	Ava	909	Madison	835	Olivia	826	Emma	770	Isabella	690
Oklahoma	Emma	261	Madison	246	Emily	238	Addison	234	Hannah	213
Oregon	Emma	244	Sophia	232	Isabella	221	Emily	210	Olivia	199
Pennsylvania	Ava	990	Olivia	821	Emma	800	Madison	782	Isabella	731
Rhode Island	Sophia	94	Ava	88	Isabella	84	Madison	77	Olivia	75
South Carolina	Madison	323	Emma	281	Emily	254	Abigail	215	Ava	215
South Dakota	Ava	73	Emma	66	Olivia	66	Addison	57	Hannah	53
Tennessee	Emma	541	Madison	533	Emily	427	Addison	409	Abigail	407
Texas	Emily	1,982	Mia	1,585	Isabella	1,564	Madison	1,486	Abigail	1,435
Utah	Olivia	254	Emma	243	Abigail	224	Elizabeth	213	Ava	210
Vermont	Ava	53	Emma	50	Abigail	42	Olivia	40	Ella	39
Virginia	Madison	492	Abigail	471	Emily	462	Olivia	434	Emma	415
Washington	Olivia	432	Emily	427	Emma	391	Isabella	369	Sophia	369
West Virginia	Madison	174	Emma	145	Emily	134	Abigail	133	Hannah	113
Wisconsin	Ava	451	Emma	416	Olivia	398	Sophia	335	Addison	315
Wyoming	Madison	36	Emma	33	Abigail	29	Taylor	27	Alexis	26

**Top Five Male Names for Births in 2007**
State	Rank 1	Number	Rank 2	Number	Rank 3	Number	Rank 4	Number	Rank 5	Number
Alabama	William	547	James	425	Christopher	396	John	377	Jacob	375
Alaska	Aiden	58	Ethan	53	Logan	53	Alexander	52	Michael	51
Arizona	Angel	654	Jose	590	Daniel	589	Anthony	557	Jacob	548
Arkansas	William	268	Jacob	237	Ethan	203	Jackson	203	Christopher	189
California	Daniel	3,850	Anthony	3,760	Angel	3,487	David	3,106	Jacob	3,099
Colorado	Jacob	349	Daniel	344	Alexander	322	Ethan	314	Joshua	313
Connecticut	Michael	316	Matthew	289	Ryan	289	Joseph	271	Anthony	262
Delaware	Michael	71	Ryan	69	Alexander	67	Christopher	66	John	63
Dist. of Columbia	William	99	John	90	Christopher	88	Michael	79	Anthony	77
Florida	Anthony	1,427	Michael	1,369	Christopher	1,325	Joshua	1,314	Daniel	1,257
Georgia	William	989	Joshua	860	Christopher	843	Jacob	750	Michael	724
Hawaii	Noah	100	Ethan	82	Joshua	74	Isaiah	66	Elijah	62
Idaho	Jacob	134	Ethan	122	Logan	115	Isaac	101	Michael	99
Illinois	Daniel	1,029	Anthony	971	Jacob	955	Michael	952	Alexander	949
Indiana	Jacob	567	Ethan	520	Noah	452	Logan	434	Andrew	412
Iowa	Ethan	260	Jacob	234	Logan	212	Noah	199	Jackson	191
Kansas	Ethan	249	Jacob	234	Alexander	190	Jackson	189	Noah	184
Kentucky	Jacob	479	William	440	Ethan	413	James	363	Logan	315
Louisiana	Joshua	298	Jacob	297	Ethan	294	Christopher	285	Michael	285
Maine	Ethan	109	Jacob	106	Noah	96	William	95	Logan	92
Maryland	Michael	464	Christopher	400	Joshua	399	Jacob	382	William	374
Massachusetts	Matthew	563	Michael	558	Ryan	554	William	513	Jacob	469
Michigan	Jacob	814	Ethan	725	Michael	635	Logan	632	Noah	608
Minnesota	Jacob	461	Ethan	413	Logan	403	Jack	364	Samuel	362
Mississippi	William	300	James	280	Christopher	270	John	261	Joshua	234
Missouri	Jacob	543	Ethan	441	Logan	429	Andrew	410	Noah	386
Montana	Ethan	68	Logan	64	Jacob	61	Noah	56	Mason	54
Nebraska	Jacob	157	Alexander	132	Jackson	123	William	121	Ethan	118
Nevada	Anthony	252	Angel	234	Christopher	216	Jacob	211	Alexander	208
New Hampshire	Jacob	124	Logan	120	Ryan	100	Connor	90	Ethan	90
New Jersey	Michael	984	Matthew	852	Anthony	814	Daniel	747	Joseph	737
New Mexico	Jacob	172	Joshua	168	Isaiah	162	Michael	159	Daniel	143
New York	Michael	1,928	Matthew	1,692	Anthony	1,612	Joseph	1,546	Daniel	1,545
North Carolina	William	894	Jacob	825	Christopher	725	Joshua	720	Ethan	689
North Dakota	Logan	66	Ethan	64	Jacob	61	Jack	51	Alexander	48
Ohio	Jacob	1,007	Michael	851	Ethan	832	Andrew	828	Logan	806
Oklahoma	Ethan	324	Jacob	297	Joshua	253	William	219	Noah	216
Oregon	Jacob	255	Alexander	252	Logan	248	Daniel	246	Ethan	227
Pennsylvania	Michael	1,019	Jacob	930	Ryan	907	Matthew	798	Logan	796
Rhode Island	Michael	97	Anthony	88	Jacob	88	Nicholas	86	Ethan	83
South Carolina	William	403	James	369	Christopher	334	Michael	323	Joshua	318
South Dakota	Ethan	72	Mason	66	Jacob	63	Gavin	59	Noah	57
Tennessee	William	699	Jacob	624	Ethan	562	James	543	Joshua	473
Texas	Jose	2,578	Jacob	2,284	Daniel	2,212	Christopher	2,170	Angel	2,086
Utah	Ethan	346	Jacob	282	Joshua	253	Benjamin	252	Samuel	249
Vermont	Logan	50	Jacob	40	Alexander	35	Mason	33	Noah	33
Virginia	William	692	Jacob	623	Christopher	608	Joshua	569	Michael	548
Washington	Jacob	504	Ethan	469	Alexander	461	Daniel	385	Logan	376
West Virginia	Jacob	201	Ethan	179	Logan	147	Austin	122	Hunter	121
Wisconsin	Ethan	435	Jacob	418	Logan	389	Mason	385	Alexander	358
Wyoming	Ethan	37	James	37	William	35	Gavin	33	Logan	32


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