Top 5 Baby Names by State for Births in 2008

The following tables show the five most frequent given names, by State, for male and female births in 2008. 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 2008**
State	Rank 1	Number	Rank 2	Number	Rank 3	Number	Rank 4	Number	Rank 5	Number
Alabama	Emma	352	Madison	338	Addison	257	Ava	256	Emily	245
Alaska	Emma	49	Ava	40	Abigail	38	Sophia	37	Emily	36
Arizona	Isabella	454	Sophia	420	Emma	374	Emily	360	Mia	339
Arkansas	Madison	190	Emma	188	Addison	162	Emily	162	Olivia	149
California	Isabella	2,761	Emily	2,758	Sophia	2,541	Samantha	2,238	Ashley	2,028
Colorado	Isabella	311	Olivia	293	Sophia	267	Emma	266	Abigail	246
Connecticut	Isabella	258	Olivia	235	Ava	230	Emily	211	Emma	200
Delaware	Ava	70	Olivia	68	Madison	60	Abigail	56	Emma	56
Dist. of Columbia	Ashley	47	Chloe	42	Sophia	41	Katherine	38	Emma	36
Florida	Isabella	1,558	Sophia	1,024	Emily	945	Emma	899	Madison	866
Georgia	Madison	674	Emma	576	Emily	547	Ava	517	Olivia	477
Hawaii	Chloe	65	Isabella	59	Madison	48	Mia	47	Sophia	46
Idaho	Olivia	129	Emma	127	Madison	101	Abigail	96	Emily	88
Illinois	Olivia	770	Emily	726	Isabella	718	Emma	715	Sophia	693
Indiana	Emma	510	Olivia	495	Ava	443	Madison	402	Addison	390
Iowa	Emma	249	Olivia	218	Ava	217	Addison	206	Abigail	171
Kansas	Emma	199	Olivia	184	Emily	178	Ava	177	Madison	176
Kentucky	Madison	357	Emma	351	Olivia	283	Abigail	281	Addison	267
Louisiana	Madison	326	Ava	294	Emma	288	Olivia	236	Isabella	229
Maine	Emma	104	Olivia	97	Madison	95	Ava	86	Abigail	84
Maryland	Madison	379	Emily	293	Emma	290	Olivia	283	Ava	274
Massachusetts	Ava	470	Isabella	458	Olivia	457	Emma	450	Sophia	439
Michigan	Olivia	672	Ava	630	Emma	628	Madison	603	Isabella	483
Minnesota	Ava	443	Olivia	385	Emma	363	Sophia	324	Grace	304
Mississippi	Madison	251	Emma	190	Addison	150	Ava	150	Anna	140
Missouri	Emma	442	Ava	380	Madison	379	Olivia	377	Chloe	337
Montana	Madison	62	Olivia	56	Emma	55	Isabella	49	Chloe	47
Nebraska	Ava	128	Addison	123	Emma	123	Olivia	109	Sophia	109
Nevada	Emily	166	Isabella	166	Olivia	136	Madison	133	Sophia	133
New Hampshire	Emma	110	Olivia	96	Ava	90	Madison	83	Abigail	81
New Jersey	Isabella	631	Ava	564	Sophia	554	Olivia	539	Emily	529
New Mexico	Isabella	110	Alyssa	107	Nevaeh	97	Madison	94	Olivia	90
New York	Isabella	1,275	Olivia	1,191	Sophia	1,152	Madison	1,066	Ava	1,060
North Carolina	Emma	648	Madison	618	Ava	512	Emily	497	Abigail	494
North Dakota	Ava	64	Emma	62	Sophia	53	Addison	50	Ella	48
Ohio	Ava	858	Olivia	816	Emma	798	Madison	752	Isabella	663
Oklahoma	Emma	277	Madison	231	Addison	226	Emily	192	Ava	187
Oregon	Olivia	242	Emma	232	Ava	202	Isabella	196	Emily	187
Pennsylvania	Ava	904	Olivia	845	Emma	809	Madison	742	Isabella	730
Rhode Island	Ava	94	Emma	85	Olivia	79	Sophia	76	Isabella	74
South Carolina	Madison	300	Emma	272	Emily	254	Abigail	217	Olivia	207
South Dakota	Emma	76	Olivia	64	Addison	55	Grace	54	Ava	52
Tennessee	Emma	552	Madison	550	Abigail	361	Addison	359	Emily	358
Texas	Emily	1,832	Isabella	1,687	Abigail	1,471	Emma	1,433	Madison	1,378
Utah	Olivia	255	Emma	247	Abigail	219	Lily	198	Elizabeth	195
Vermont	Emma	49	Elizabeth	37	Ava	36	Olivia	35	Emily	33
Virginia	Emma	463	Abigail	454	Madison	453	Emily	429	Olivia	404
Washington	Olivia	425	Emma	388	Ava	378	Sophia	375	Emily	372
West Virginia	Emma	167	Madison	164	Abigail	123	Olivia	117	Emily	114
Wisconsin	Ava	409	Emma	363	Olivia	362	Sophia	303	Isabella	278
Wyoming	Madison	35	Emma	32	Taylor	28	Abigail	27	Emily	25

**Top Five Male Names for Births in 2008**
State	Rank 1	Number	Rank 2	Number	Rank 3	Number	Rank 4	Number	Rank 5	Number
Alabama	William	533	John	372	James	367	Jacob	346	Christopher	325
Alaska	James	66	Jacob	59	Michael	55	Ethan	53	Tyler	49
Arizona	Anthony	571	Daniel	512	Angel	511	Alexander	477	Jacob	474
Arkansas	Jacob	204	Ethan	201	William	199	Landon	174	Joshua	167
California	Daniel	3,700	Anthony	3,594	Angel	3,138	Jacob	2,986	David	2,879
Colorado	Alexander	353	Jacob	314	William	297	Ethan	294	Noah	292
Connecticut	Michael	317	Ryan	265	Matthew	263	Alexander	255	Jacob	247
Delaware	Michael	87	Jacob	69	William	69	Christopher	64	Joshua	64
Dist. of Columbia	William	94	Alexander	76	Michael	75	John	74	Christopher	66
Florida	Jayden	1,331	Joshua	1,319	Michael	1,296	Anthony	1,224	Christopher	1,182
Georgia	William	908	Christopher	797	Joshua	775	Michael	686	Jacob	668
Hawaii	Ethan	85	Noah	79	Isaiah	77	Jayden	75	Elijah	71
Idaho	Ethan	130	William	117	Jacob	111	Alexander	110	Logan	94
Illinois	Alexander	921	Daniel	893	Michael	883	Jacob	849	Anthony	820
Indiana	Jacob	534	Ethan	517	Noah	424	William	407	Aiden	396
Iowa	Ethan	236	William	217	Carter	203	Jackson	193	Logan	190
Kansas	Ethan	243	Aiden	204	Jacob	204	Alexander	181	William	181
Kentucky	William	424	Jacob	390	James	329	Ethan	319	Landon	294
Louisiana	Ethan	296	Christopher	276	Jacob	272	Jayden	272	Michael	252
Maine	Jacob	110	Benjamin	102	Noah	79	Ethan	76	Caleb	72
Maryland	Jacob	390	Michael	390	Ryan	375	Joshua	365	William	353
Massachusetts	Ryan	540	Michael	539	Jacob	487	Matthew	483	William	460
Michigan	Jacob	753	Ethan	623	Michael	581	Alexander	550	Logan	547
Minnesota	Ethan	406	Alexander	371	Logan	363	William	353	Jacob	342
Mississippi	William	285	James	234	Christopher	224	Jayden	223	John	222
Missouri	Jacob	479	Ethan	398	William	395	Logan	369	Alexander	343
Montana	Ethan	65	Jacob	59	William	58	Wyatt	53	Gabriel	50
Nebraska	Jacob	143	Ethan	132	Logan	123	Noah	123	Samuel	123
Nevada	Anthony	241	Daniel	200	Alexander	193	Jacob	180	Michael	177
New Hampshire	Jacob	114	Owen	91	Ethan	89	Logan	89	Aiden	86
New Jersey	Michael	833	Matthew	786	Anthony	709	Christopher	678	Daniel	674
New Mexico	Isaiah	175	Daniel	158	Elijah	151	Jacob	147	Joshua	136
New York	Michael	1,732	Matthew	1,568	Anthony	1,475	Daniel	1,442	Ryan	1,429
North Carolina	William	878	Joshua	702	Jacob	700	Christopher	662	Ethan	618
North Dakota	Carter	62	Aiden	58	Mason	56	Gavin	53	Wyatt	53
Ohio	Jacob	939	Ethan	819	Michael	756	Logan	710	Andrew	708
Oklahoma	Ethan	263	Jacob	257	Logan	203	Michael	203	William	198
Oregon	Ethan	229	Alexander	226	Jacob	203	Logan	203	Aiden	202
Pennsylvania	Michael	919	Ryan	872	Jacob	866	Matthew	727	Joseph	707
Rhode Island	Michael	89	Jayden	83	Jacob	82	Ethan	81	Anthony	78
South Carolina	William	452	Joshua	317	Christopher	312	Jayden	311	Jacob	295
South Dakota	Jacob	56	Mason	56	Noah	56	Jackson	54	Ethan	53
Tennessee	William	696	Jacob	557	James	501	Ethan	483	Elijah	470
Texas	Jose	2,336	Jacob	2,107	Daniel	2,040	Christopher	1,952	Joshua	1,950
Utah	Ethan	301	Samuel	264	William	262	Jacob	261	Benjamin	228
Vermont	Noah	45	Jacob	44	Benjamin	40	Logan	37	Mason	36
Virginia	William	667	Jacob	583	Ethan	546	Joshua	543	Michael	540
Washington	Ethan	462	Jacob	447	Alexander	435	Daniel	406	Logan	378
West Virginia	Jacob	174	Ethan	132	Hunter	126	Landon	126	Noah	125
Wisconsin	Ethan	425	Mason	388	Jacob	369	Logan	368	Benjamin	313
Wyoming	James	41	Wyatt	37	Hunter	34	Jacob	34	Tyler	33


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