Top 5 Baby Names by State for Births in 2011
The following tables show the five most frequent given names, by State, for
male and
female births in 2011.
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 2013.
See the
limitations of this data source.
Top Five Female Names for Births in 2011
State
Rank 1
Number
Rank 2
Number
Rank 3
Number
Rank 4
Number
Rank 5
Number
Alabama
Emma
282
Ava
275
Madison
255
Olivia
229
Isabella
222
Alaska
Olivia
60
Emma
56
Isabella
50
Madison
46
Sophia
44
Arizona
Sophia
556
Isabella
504
Emma
369
Emily
343
Mia
338
Arkansas
Emma
185
Isabella
154
Addison
140
Madison
137
Abigail
132
California
Sophia
3,550
Isabella
3,048
Emily
2,393
Mia
2,299
Emma
2,109
Colorado
Olivia
318
Sophia
300
Emma
280
Isabella
274
Abigail
230
Connecticut
Sophia
256
Isabella
232
Olivia
225
Emma
197
Ava
196
Delaware
Sophia
70
Olivia
60
Ava
59
Emma
56
Emily
49
Dist. of Columbia
Sophia
50
Ava
41
Elizabeth
38
Olivia
35
Madison
34
Florida
Isabella
1,565
Sophia
1,411
Emma
984
Olivia
910
Emily
830
Georgia
Emma
526
Isabella
526
Madison
513
Olivia
491
Ava
476
Hawaii
Sophia
68
Olivia
65
Chloe
55
Emma
54
Isabella
54
Idaho
Emma
116
Sophia
110
Olivia
90
Ava
78
Emily
70
Illinois
Sophia
892
Olivia
853
Isabella
816
Emma
688
Emily
621
Indiana
Emma
452
Olivia
447
Ava
444
Sophia
430
Isabella
377
Iowa
Emma
202
Olivia
193
Sophia
187
Ava
174
Addison
142
Kansas
Sophia
218
Emma
198
Olivia
185
Isabella
163
Ava
157
Kentucky
Emma
331
Isabella
307
Sophia
259
Olivia
244
Addison
239
Louisiana
Ava
287
Emma
258
Isabella
256
Sophia
233
Olivia
218
Maine
Emma
102
Sophia
88
Isabella
83
Olivia
80
Ava
71
Maryland
Sophia
367
Olivia
299
Isabella
296
Madison
288
Ava
283
Massachusetts
Sophia
554
Olivia
454
Isabella
438
Emma
431
Ava
403
Michigan
Olivia
617
Sophia
613
Emma
561
Isabella
535
Ava
529
Minnesota
Olivia
366
Sophia
355
Emma
338
Ava
337
Isabella
255
Mississippi
Madison
160
Emma
150
Ava
125
Addison
116
Olivia
115
Missouri
Emma
417
Sophia
414
Olivia
386
Ava
381
Isabella
321
Montana
Emma
69
Madison
45
Olivia
45
Ava
42
Harper
39
Nebraska
Emma
141
Sophia
126
Ava
118
Olivia
118
Ella
104
Nevada
Sophia
223
Isabella
202
Olivia
132
Emily
130
Emma
128
New Hampshire
Sophia
123
Olivia
102
Emma
95
Ava
77
Isabella
69
New Jersey
Sophia
660
Isabella
635
Olivia
540
Ava
481
Emily
462
New Mexico
Sophia
141
Isabella
125
Mia
107
Nevaeh
89
Emma
85
New York
Sophia
1,453
Isabella
1,410
Olivia
1,173
Emma
1,122
Ava
952
North Carolina
Emma
610
Ava
554
Olivia
522
Isabella
490
Sophia
483
North Dakota
Emma
66
Ava
63
Sophia
53
Olivia
49
Harper
47
Ohio
Emma
784
Sophia
775
Ava
742
Olivia
723
Isabella
649
Oklahoma
Emma
261
Sophia
228
Isabella
201
Olivia
187
Addison
173
Oregon
Sophia
270
Emma
221
Olivia
217
Ava
167
Isabella
165
Pennsylvania
Sophia
874
Emma
817
Ava
804
Olivia
740
Isabella
687
Rhode Island
Sophia
95
Olivia
70
Isabella
69
Emma
61
Ava
56
South Carolina
Madison
250
Emma
242
Isabella
234
Olivia
223
Ava
194
South Dakota
Ava
73
Emma
60
Olivia
54
Sophia
52
Brooklyn
50
Tennessee
Emma
460
Isabella
393
Ava
362
Olivia
354
Madison
349
Texas
Sophia
2,185
Isabella
2,064
Emma
1,720
Mia
1,481
Emily
1,443
Utah
Olivia
236
Sophia
230
Emma
217
Lily
185
Abigail
177
Vermont
Emma
39
Olivia
38
Sophia
36
Ava
29
Isabella
28
Virginia
Sophia
509
Emma
493
Olivia
455
Isabella
446
Abigail
412
Washington
Sophia
443
Olivia
427
Emma
424
Emily
330
Isabella
330
West Virginia
Isabella
160
Emma
135
Madison
119
Sophia
109
Addison
99
Wisconsin
Sophia
362
Emma
336
Ava
329
Olivia
309
Isabella
268
Wyoming
Emma
42
Olivia
30
Addison
27
Sophia
26
Isabella
22
Top Five Male Names for Births in 2011
State
Rank 1
Number
Rank 2
Number
Rank 3
Number
Rank 4
Number
Rank 5
Number
Alabama
William
445
Mason
300
James
299
Jacob
281
John
275
Alaska
Mason
58
James
52
William
52
Liam
48
Ethan
45
Arizona
Jacob
416
Anthony
395
Daniel
392
Michael
365
Angel
358
Arkansas
William
215
Jacob
186
Mason
182
Aiden
165
Noah
158
California
Jacob
3,157
Daniel
2,895
Jayden
2,747
Anthony
2,683
Matthew
2,456
Colorado
Liam
290
Mason
285
Noah
283
Elijah
277
Alexander
270
Connecticut
Alexander
234
Michael
230
Mason
229
Ryan
224
Jacob
196
Delaware
Michael
64
Mason
61
William
61
Ryan
60
Noah
56
Dist. of Columbia
William
72
Alexander
63
James
63
Daniel
61
Christopher
60
Florida
Jayden
1,232
Jacob
1,216
Daniel
986
Noah
984
Michael
979
Georgia
William
828
Christopher
595
Mason
590
Joshua
583
Jayden
579
Hawaii
Noah
90
Mason
89
Elijah
80
Aiden
73
Ethan
68
Idaho
Mason
120
Jacob
92
Liam
87
Benjamin
84
Alexander
81
Illinois
Alexander
899
Michael
799
Jacob
780
Noah
733
Daniel
703
Indiana
Mason
509
Liam
393
Elijah
369
William
364
Jackson
362
Iowa
Carter
195
Mason
188
Owen
171
Noah
167
Jacob
160
Kansas
Mason
186
William
173
Jacob
166
Ethan
162
Jackson
161
Kentucky
William
394
Mason
327
Elijah
323
Jacob
297
Brayden
278
Louisiana
Mason
309
Jayden
286
Aiden
255
William
232
Landon
229
Maine
Mason
94
Liam
74
Jacob
72
Benjamin
71
Wyatt
68
Maryland
Mason
432
Jacob
341
Michael
323
Ethan
317
Ryan
311
Massachusetts
William
469
Benjamin
460
Jacob
450
Michael
446
Ryan
432
Michigan
Mason
686
Jacob
594
Noah
525
Logan
507
Liam
474
Minnesota
Mason
446
William
366
Jacob
326
Liam
325
Benjamin
321
Mississippi
William
289
James
208
Jayden
205
John
178
Christopher
169
Missouri
Mason
482
William
414
Jacob
352
Noah
349
Liam
344
Montana
Mason
74
Liam
62
Wyatt
55
Jacob
52
Noah
47
Nebraska
Mason
131
Jackson
118
William
117
Alexander
108
Jacob
108
Nevada
Anthony
192
Jacob
182
Daniel
175
Mason
173
Jayden
171
New Hampshire
Mason
107
Logan
91
Liam
84
Jackson
83
Noah
77
New Jersey
Michael
696
Anthony
591
Ryan
591
Jayden
583
Jacob
579
New Mexico
Jacob
159
Elijah
131
Michael
128
Aiden
116
Noah
115
New York
Michael
1,450
Jacob
1,405
Jayden
1,376
Joseph
1,255
Matthew
1,250
North Carolina
William
763
Mason
727
Jacob
596
Elijah
580
Noah
574
North Dakota
Mason
71
Carter
52
Jacob
50
Ethan
49
Liam
49
Ohio
Mason
887
Jacob
704
Noah
665
William
641
Liam
625
Oklahoma
William
232
Mason
226
Jacob
221
Elijah
213
Noah
213
Oregon
Mason
221
Liam
212
Logan
187
Jacob
185
Alexander
183
Pennsylvania
Mason
915
Michael
827
Jacob
756
Logan
669
Ryan
648
Rhode Island
Mason
85
Michael
71
Benjamin
66
William
62
Jayden
60
South Carolina
William
408
Mason
268
Jayden
264
James
257
Aiden
255
South Dakota
Mason
82
Carter
60
William
53
Logan
52
Elijah
50
Tennessee
William
603
Mason
467
Elijah
440
Jacob
418
James
393
Texas
Jacob
2,037
Jayden
1,879
Daniel
1,732
Jose
1,704
David
1,607
Utah
Mason
274
William
267
James
227
Jacob
218
Samuel
206
Vermont
Liam
41
William
38
Mason
37
Carter
35
Owen
34
Virginia
William
586
Jacob
515
Mason
486
Noah
476
Ethan
438
Washington
Mason
446
Liam
386
Alexander
375
Ethan
355
Jacob
355
West Virginia
Mason
160
Jacob
131
Landon
128
Noah
117
Aiden
115
Wisconsin
Mason
512
Liam
325
William
312
Logan
300
Owen
299
Wyoming
William
32
Jacob
30
Jackson
27
Liam
27
Parker
27
