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Top 5 Baby Names by State for Births in 2007


Top 100 names by State

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 2008. 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
Alaska Isabella 52 Madison 43 Ava 42 Abigail 41 Emily 41
Alabama Emma 378 Madison 360 Emily 258 Hannah 257 Elizabeth 251
Arkansas Madison 224 Emma 218 Emily 198 Addison 190 Olivia 153
Arizona Isabella 444 Emily 420 Mia 411 Sophia 376 Ashley 364
California Emily 2,923 Isabella 2,899 Sophia 2,570 Ashley 2,504 Samantha 2,347
Colorado Isabella 323 Sophia 306 Emma 262 Olivia 262 Abigail 258
Connecticut Isabella 256 Olivia 251 Ava 250 Emma 233 Emily 229
Dist. of Columbia Ashley 57 Sophia 53 Katherine 43 Elizabeth 41 Caroline 39
Delaware Sophia 67 Ava 66 Emily 63 Madison 58 Abigail 49
Florida Isabella 1,569 Sophia 1,182 Emily 1,020 Madison 962 Ava 916
Georgia Madison 723 Emily 598 Emma 539 Ava 524 Abigail 502
Hawaii Sophia 59 Ava 52 Chloe 51 Isabella 48 Emma 47
Iowa Ava 281 Emma 264 Addison 241 Olivia 209 Grace 190
Idaho Emma 136 Emily 98 Olivia 96 Hannah 94 Abigail 91
Illinois Isabella 830 Olivia 782 Emily 753 Ava 734 Sophia 732
Indiana Emma 523 Ava 483 Olivia 469 Madison 452 Addison 436
Kansas Addison 237 Emma 231 Ava 228 Madison 185 Emily 173
Kentucky Madison 406 Emma 347 Emily 325 Addison 297 Olivia 293
Louisiana Madison 337 Ava 321 Emma 285 Isabella 246 Olivia 217
Massachusetts Ava 532 Isabella 529 Sophia 508 Olivia 431 Emma 426
Maryland Madison 376 Emily 308 Ava 299 Olivia 285 Abigail 276
Maine Madison 111 Abigail 105 Olivia 102 Emma 97 Ava 94
Michigan Ava 746 Madison 673 Emma 618 Olivia 604 Isabella 571
Minnesota Ava 453 Olivia 399 Emma 375 Addison 349 Sophia 345
Missouri Emma 459 Madison 410 Ava 403 Addison 387 Olivia 386
Mississippi Madison 264 Emma 159 Chloe 152 Hannah 142 Addison 141
Montana Emma 66 Madison 66 Olivia 59 Addison 49 Emily 43
North Carolina Madison 674 Emma 619 Emily 563 Ava 548 Abigail 524
North Dakota Emma 64 Ava 58 Olivia 58 Madison 53 Abigail 47
Nebraska Addison 158 Emma 155 Ava 153 Elizabeth 117 Emily 115
New Hampshire Olivia 107 Abigail 106 Ava 103 Emma 94 Madison 83
New Jersey Isabella 663 Emily 606 Sophia 599 Ava 595 Olivia 545
New Mexico Isabella 122 Sophia 101 Emily 100 Nevaeh 99 Alyssa 98
Nevada Emily 148 Sophia 148 Isabella 138 Madison 123 Ava 120
New York Isabella 1,416 Sophia 1,224 Emily 1,218 Olivia 1,129 Ava 1,119
Ohio Ava 904 Madison 831 Olivia 824 Emma 767 Isabella 681
Oklahoma Emma 260 Madison 241 Emily 231 Addison 230 Hannah 208
Oregon Emma 241 Sophia 231 Isabella 216 Emily 208 Olivia 198
Pennsylvania Ava 988 Olivia 819 Emma 793 Madison 777 Isabella 731
Rhode Island Sophia 94 Ava 88 Isabella 84 Madison 77 Olivia 75
South Carolina Madison 321 Emma 278 Emily 252 Abigail 215 Ava 211
South Dakota Ava 73 Emma 66 Olivia 66 Addison 57 Hannah 53
Tennessee Emma 537 Madison 529 Emily 427 Addison 408 Abigail 407
Texas Emily 1,968 Mia 1,579 Isabella 1,557 Madison 1,480 Abigail 1,428
Utah Olivia 252 Emma 240 Abigail 223 Elizabeth 210 Ava 208
Virginia Madison 489 Abigail 469 Emily 461 Olivia 429 Emma 413
Vermont Ava 53 Emma 50 Abigail 41 Olivia 40 Ella 39
Washington Olivia 431 Emily 426 Emma 389 Sophia 367 Isabella 365
Wisconsin Ava 450 Emma 416 Olivia 396 Sophia 334 Addison 311
West Virginia Madison 172 Emma 145 Emily 134 Abigail 133 Hannah 112
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
Alaska Aiden 57 Logan 53 Alexander 52 Ethan 52 Jacob 49
Alabama William 546 James 424 Christopher 395 John 375 Jacob 373
Arkansas William 267 Jacob 235 Ethan 202 Jackson 202 Christopher 186
Arizona Angel 649 Jose 587 Daniel 585 Anthony 553 Jacob 545
California Daniel 3,821 Anthony 3,725 Angel 3,457 Jacob 3,072 David 3,069
Colorado Jacob 344 Daniel 341 Alexander 320 Ethan 313 Joshua 310
Connecticut Michael 316 Ryan 289 Matthew 288 Joseph 270 Anthony 261
Dist. of Columbia William 98 John 87 Christopher 84 Michael 79 Anthony 76
Delaware Michael 71 Ryan 69 Alexander 67 Christopher 66 John 63
Florida Anthony 1,424 Michael 1,363 Christopher 1,318 Joshua 1,303 Daniel 1,251
Georgia William 976 Joshua 845 Christopher 829 Jacob 742 Michael 712
Hawaii Noah 99 Ethan 79 Joshua 74 Isaiah 66 Elijah 62
Iowa Ethan 259 Jacob 233 Logan 212 Noah 198 Jackson 190
Idaho Jacob 132 Ethan 121 Logan 114 Isaac 99 Michael 97
Illinois Daniel 937 Anthony 909 Jacob 906 Alexander 896 Michael 889
Indiana Jacob 564 Ethan 517 Noah 448 Logan 431 Andrew 411
Kansas Ethan 249 Jacob 234 Alexander 190 Jackson 189 Noah 184
Kentucky Jacob 475 William 440 Ethan 410 James 363 Logan 314
Louisiana Jacob 291 Ethan 287 Joshua 280 Michael 277 Christopher 270
Massachusetts Matthew 559 Michael 553 Ryan 551 William 510 Jacob 469
Maryland Michael 462 Christopher 399 Joshua 395 Jacob 381 William 373
Maine Ethan 109 Jacob 106 Noah 96 William 95 Logan 92
Michigan Jacob 805 Ethan 721 Michael 628 Logan 626 Noah 605
Minnesota Jacob 458 Ethan 410 Logan 402 Jack 364 Samuel 360
Missouri Jacob 536 Ethan 440 Logan 428 Andrew 407 Noah 385
Mississippi William 297 James 279 Christopher 268 John 259 Joshua 231
Montana Ethan 68 Logan 64 Jacob 60 Noah 56 Mason 54
North Carolina William 889 Jacob 822 Christopher 723 Joshua 715 Ethan 684
North Dakota Logan 66 Ethan 63 Jacob 61 Jack 51 Alexander 48
Nebraska Jacob 157 Alexander 131 Jackson 123 William 120 Ethan 118
New Hampshire Jacob 123 Logan 120 Ryan 99 Connor 90 Ethan 90
New Jersey Michael 980 Matthew 850 Anthony 811 Daniel 740 Joseph 737
New Mexico Jacob 169 Joshua 159 Michael 157 Isaiah 155 Gabriel 140
Nevada Anthony 232 Angel 205 Christopher 202 Daniel 189 Jacob 188
New York Michael 1,906 Matthew 1,680 Anthony 1,602 Joseph 1,528 Daniel 1,522
Ohio Jacob 1,003 Michael 848 Ethan 828 Andrew 820 Logan 801
Oklahoma Ethan 315 Jacob 293 Joshua 247 Noah 213 William 213
Oregon Jacob 255 Alexander 252 Logan 244 Daniel 243 Ethan 224
Pennsylvania Michael 1,015 Jacob 927 Ryan 904 Logan 792 Matthew 791
Rhode Island Michael 97 Anthony 88 Jacob 87 Nicholas 85 Ethan 83
South Carolina William 399 James 367 Christopher 333 Michael 318 Joshua 316
South Dakota Ethan 72 Mason 66 Jacob 63 Gavin 59 Noah 56
Tennessee William 696 Jacob 621 Ethan 560 James 542 Joshua 469
Texas Jose 2,560 Jacob 2,273 Daniel 2,203 Christopher 2,165 Angel 2,074
Utah Ethan 338 Jacob 280 Benjamin 252 Joshua 250 Samuel 244
Virginia William 690 Jacob 619 Christopher 605 Joshua 564 Michael 544
Vermont Logan 50 Jacob 39 Alexander 35 Mason 33 Noah 33
Washington Jacob 501 Ethan 468 Alexander 457 Daniel 384 Logan 375
Wisconsin Ethan 432 Jacob 416 Logan 389 Mason 381 Alexander 354
West Virginia Jacob 201 Ethan 179 Logan 147 Austin 122 Hunter 121
Wyoming Ethan 36 James 36 Gavin 33 William 33 Logan 32

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