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Top 5 Baby Names by State for Births in 2009


Top 100 names by State

The following tables show the five most frequent given names, by State, for male and female births in 2009. 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 2011. See the limitations of this data source.

Top Five Female Names for Births in 2009
State Rank 1 Number Rank 2 Number Rank 3 Number Rank 4 Number Rank 5 Number
Alabama Emma 336 Madison 312 Isabella 271 Ava 252 Anna 231
Alaska Isabella 57 Sophia 46 Olivia 45 Abigail 43 Ava 41
Arizona Isabella 536 Sophia 413 Emma 368 Mia 362 Emily 306
Arkansas Emma 186 Madison 179 Addison 177 Isabella 162 Ava 141
California Isabella 3,151 Sophia 2,654 Emily 2,530 Mia 2,102 Samantha 1,826
Colorado Isabella 349 Olivia 320 Sophia 261 Abigail 251 Emma 239
Connecticut Isabella 275 Olivia 236 Sophia 225 Ava 219 Emma 189
Delaware Isabella 70 Sophia 59 Olivia 58 Abigail 51 Ava 50
Dist. of Columbia Sophia 43 Allison 41 Abigail 36 Elizabeth 36 Ashley 35
Florida Isabella 1,705 Sophia 1,148 Emma 871 Olivia 826 Emily 825
Georgia Madison 649 Isabella 555 Emma 524 Olivia 488 Ava 480
Hawaii Isabella 81 Sophia 66 Mia 50 Ava 48 Chloe 46
Idaho Olivia 120 Emma 113 Isabella 95 Sophia 90 Addison 87
Illinois Isabella 938 Olivia 830 Sophia 757 Emma 709 Emily 671
Indiana Emma 490 Olivia 464 Isabella 451 Ava 438 Addison 380
Iowa Ava 214 Olivia 211 Emma 205 Isabella 185 Addison 170
Kansas Emma 217 Isabella 184 Ava 181 Olivia 174 Abigail 167
Kentucky Emma 330 Isabella 303 Madison 279 Olivia 278 Abigail 271
Louisiana Ava 313 Emma 297 Isabella 284 Madison 263 Olivia 241
Maine Emma 104 Olivia 99 Isabella 84 Abigail 79 Madison 78
Maryland Madison 336 Olivia 332 Ava 287 Isabella 283 Emma 269
Massachusetts Olivia 513 Isabella 512 Sophia 425 Ava 418 Emma 399
Michigan Olivia 659 Isabella 638 Ava 622 Emma 588 Madison 505
Minnesota Olivia 406 Ava 363 Emma 341 Sophia 339 Isabella 329
Mississippi Madison 235 Emma 183 Addison 161 Ava 142 Anna 131
Missouri Emma 432 Olivia 425 Isabella 411 Ava 352 Madison 352
Montana Emma 70 Isabella 61 Olivia 54 Ava 52 Madison 48
Nebraska Addison 128 Isabella 118 Ava 115 Olivia 115 Sophia 109
Nevada Isabella 242 Sophia 157 Emma 135 Olivia 130 Emily 122
New Hampshire Olivia 100 Isabella 88 Ava 87 Emma 86 Abigail 78
New Jersey Isabella 744 Olivia 562 Sophia 542 Ava 515 Emily 486
New Mexico Isabella 161 Olivia 89 Mia 88 Nevaeh 84 Sophia 83
New York Isabella 1,397 Sophia 1,190 Olivia 1,187 Emma 1,064 Emily 1,053
North Carolina Emma 584 Madison 571 Isabella 569 Ava 535 Abigail 469
North Dakota Olivia 63 Ava 61 Emma 59 Ella 50 Isabella 48
Ohio Isabella 829 Emma 805 Olivia 792 Ava 779 Madison 675
Oklahoma Isabella 251 Emma 243 Addison 217 Madison 199 Abigail 194
Oregon Emma 236 Olivia 229 Isabella 228 Emily 204 Sophia 190
Pennsylvania Isabella 883 Olivia 801 Ava 786 Emma 763 Sophia 724
Rhode Island Isabella 89 Olivia 82 Sophia 78 Ava 75 Emma 72
South Carolina Emma 281 Madison 266 Isabella 245 Olivia 229 Abigail 202
South Dakota Emma 59 Ava 58 Isabella 51 Sophia 51 Alexis 49
Tennessee Emma 459 Madison 437 Isabella 396 Olivia 373 Abigail 360
Texas Isabella 2,087 Emily 1,716 Mia 1,614 Emma 1,465 Sophia 1,446
Utah Olivia 263 Emma 227 Abigail 218 Brooklyn 204 Lily 188
Vermont Emma 38 Ava 32 Isabella 32 Madison 31 Sophia 31
Virginia Isabella 477 Madison 463 Emma 446 Olivia 443 Abigail 428
Washington Isabella 451 Sophia 427 Olivia 426 Emma 386 Abigail 325
West Virginia Madison 147 Isabella 146 Emma 136 Alexis 122 Emily 109
Wisconsin Olivia 364 Isabella 358 Emma 348 Ava 337 Sophia 311
Wyoming Isabella 36 Madison 35 Ava 31 Emma 30 Alexis 28

Top Five Male Names for Births in 2009
State Rank 1 Number Rank 2 Number Rank 3 Number Rank 4 Number Rank 5 Number
Alabama William 508 James 341 Jacob 320 Jackson 307 John 305
Alaska Michael 58 Ethan 57 Logan 49 Samuel 49 Elijah 48
Arizona Jacob 493 Daniel 480 Alexander 479 Angel 472 Anthony 461
Arkansas William 220 Jacob 200 Ethan 187 Joshua 175 Jayden 166
California Daniel 3,385 Anthony 3,079 Angel 2,999 Jacob 2,950 Alexander 2,874
Colorado Alexander 339 Jacob 317 Noah 309 William 301 Benjamin 285
Connecticut Michael 256 Ryan 253 Alexander 240 Matthew 230 Jayden 229
Delaware Alexander 69 Michael 66 James 63 Jayden 63 Ethan 60
Dist. of Columbia William 87 James 69 Michael 69 Alexander 67 Daniel 60
Florida Jayden 1,324 Michael 1,163 Joshua 1,145 Jacob 1,091 Anthony 1,081
Georgia William 891 Christopher 708 Joshua 704 James 645 Jayden 639
Hawaii Ethan 86 Noah 76 Jayden 66 Joshua 63 Caleb 61
Idaho Logan 112 Jacob 107 Ethan 102 William 98 Wyatt 94
Illinois Alexander 1,041 Jacob 874 Daniel 871 Michael 804 Anthony 773
Indiana Ethan 495 Noah 437 Jacob 425 Logan 399 Elijah 396
Iowa Jacob 207 Ethan 203 Carter 197 Noah 193 William 179
Kansas Ethan 204 William 190 Jacob 186 Alexander 175 Noah 173
Kentucky Jacob 426 William 407 James 330 Ethan 313 Noah 298
Louisiana Jayden 296 Ethan 289 Landon 272 Joshua 267 Noah 249
Maine Noah 98 Logan 89 Jacob 79 Owen 79 Aiden 73
Maryland Michael 391 Jayden 346 Joshua 344 Ethan 336 William 336
Massachusetts Ryan 486 Jacob 469 Michael 461 William 461 Matthew 421
Michigan Jacob 707 Ethan 601 Logan 546 Noah 536 Aiden 528
Minnesota Logan 390 Benjamin 370 William 356 Ethan 350 Jacob 343
Mississippi William 252 Jayden 234 James 228 Christopher 222 Joshua 186
Missouri Jacob 392 Ethan 390 William 382 Jackson 376 Logan 363
Montana Ethan 60 Wyatt 55 Logan 53 Landon 49 Jacob 48
Nebraska Alexander 141 Carter 128 Noah 127 William 121 Jacob 120
Nevada Anthony 220 Jacob 181 Daniel 175 Michael 174 Alexander 171
New Hampshire Logan 102 Jacob 93 Liam 86 Aiden 80 Ryan 79
New Jersey Michael 803 Matthew 713 Anthony 666 Jayden 649 Ryan 647
New Mexico Aiden 139 Joshua 132 Noah 132 Jacob 129 Gabriel 127
New York Michael 1,709 Jayden 1,467 Matthew 1,446 Ethan 1,361 Daniel 1,357
North Carolina William 789 Jacob 666 Christopher 638 Noah 621 Joshua 620
North Dakota Ethan 60 Logan 60 Jack 48 Carter 47 Jacob 47
Ohio Jacob 832 Noah 768 Ethan 757 Logan 720 William 685
Oklahoma Ethan 245 Jacob 225 Noah 222 William 208 Aiden 200
Oregon Alexander 243 Logan 206 Jacob 199 Daniel 194 Ethan 191
Pennsylvania Michael 806 Jacob 803 Ethan 734 Logan 726 Matthew 704
Rhode Island Anthony 81 Jayden 79 Logan 77 Michael 74 Aiden 73
South Carolina William 415 Jayden 292 Christopher 287 James 285 Joshua 283
South Dakota Ethan 72 Noah 71 Gavin 55 Jackson 55 Logan 55
Tennessee William 641 Jacob 451 Joshua 435 Noah 433 Ethan 431
Texas Jose 2,263 Daniel 1,992 Jacob 1,989 Angel 1,867 Christopher 1,861
Utah Ethan 288 William 287 Jacob 243 Isaac 231 James 208
Vermont Noah 46 William 43 Owen 40 Logan 37 Aiden 34
Virginia William 603 Jacob 531 Noah 500 Michael 496 Ethan 495
Washington Alexander 446 Jacob 424 Ethan 417 William 415 Daniel 388
West Virginia Jacob 157 Hunter 139 Ethan 130 Noah 128 Aiden 122
Wisconsin Ethan 371 Jacob 367 Noah 363 Logan 361 Mason 347
Wyoming Wyatt 42 William 35 Aiden 33 Jacob 33 Mason 31

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