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 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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