Top 5 Baby Names by State for Births in 2009

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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