Top 5 Baby Names by State for Births in 2010
Baby Names
Obie Editorial Team
The following tables show the five most frequent given names, by State, for male and female births in 2010. 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.
State | Rank 1 | Number | Rank 2 | Number | Rank 3 | Number | Rank 4 | Number | Rank 5 | Number |
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Alabama | William | 494 | James | 334 | John | 302 | Jacob | 290 | Jayden | 284 |
Alaska | William | 56 | James | 51 | Logan | 50 | Michael | 49 | Jacob | 46 |
Arizona | Jacob | 533 | Daniel | 427 | Anthony | 424 | Alexander | 401 | Angel | 389 |
Arkansas | William | 193 | Jacob | 156 | Elijah | 149 | James | 147 | Ethan | 145 |
California | Jacob | 3,324 | Daniel | 3,119 | Anthony | 2,846 | Alexander | 2,587 | Angel | 2,521 |
Colorado | Jacob | 336 | Alexander | 306 | Noah | 280 | William | 264 | Daniel | 262 |
Connecticut | Michael | 249 | Alexander | 227 | Jacob | 220 | Matthew | 204 | Ryan | 201 |
Delaware | Michael | 68 | William | 62 | Alexander | 57 | James | 57 | Anthony | 56 |
Dist. of Columbia | William | 70 | Alexander | 67 | Henry | 60 | John | 58 | Christopher | 55 |
Florida | Jayden | 1,286 | Jacob | 1,202 | Michael | 1,090 | Anthony | 1,068 | Alexander | 1,015 |
Georgia | William | 782 | Jacob | 655 | Jayden | 620 | Joshua | 608 | Elijah | 580 |
Hawaii | Noah | 88 | Jacob | 73 | Elijah | 63 | Joshua | 57 | Ethan | 56 |
Idaho | William | 113 | Samuel | 112 | Logan | 109 | Ethan | 98 | Jacob | 92 |
Illinois | Alexander | 912 | Jacob | 905 | Michael | 739 | Daniel | 731 | Anthony | 712 |
Indiana | Elijah | 448 | Jacob | 438 | Ethan | 418 | Mason | 411 | Noah | 411 |
Iowa | Noah | 181 | Mason | 180 | Ethan | 178 | Aiden | 169 | Jacob | 163 |
Kansas | Jacob | 202 | William | 192 | Alexander | 177 | Ethan | 176 | Elijah | 175 |
Kentucky | William | 372 | Jacob | 336 | Brayden | 304 | Noah | 293 | James | 287 |
Louisiana | Jayden | 301 | Ethan | 257 | Mason | 246 | Noah | 236 | Michael | 224 |
Maine | Owen | 84 | Aiden | 79 | Liam | 78 | Noah | 78 | Logan | 74 |
Maryland | Jacob | 385 | Joshua | 360 | Michael | 357 | Noah | 328 | Ethan | 310 |
Massachusetts | Ryan | 446 | Benjamin | 438 | William | 433 | Jacob | 428 | Michael | 405 |
Michigan | Jacob | 672 | Ethan | 576 | Noah | 534 | Logan | 492 | Aiden | 489 |
Minnesota | Mason | 406 | Ethan | 343 | William | 332 | Owen | 322 | Logan | 315 |
Mississippi | William | 215 | James | 198 | Jayden | 197 | John | 187 | Elijah | 159 |
Missouri | Jacob | 413 | Mason | 379 | William | 360 | Logan | 358 | Jackson | 349 |
Montana | Wyatt | 60 | Samuel | 56 | Ethan | 52 | Jacob | 52 | Logan | 50 |
Nebraska | Jacob | 129 | Mason | 125 | Noah | 110 | William | 109 | Jackson | 105 |
Nevada | Jacob | 192 | Jayden | 185 | Anthony | 184 | Daniel | 157 | Alexander | 153 |
New Hampshire | Logan | 98 | Mason | 95 | Owen | 91 | Jacob | 89 | Liam | 88 |
New Jersey | Michael | 703 | Ryan | 625 | Jayden | 611 | Anthony | 608 | Joseph | 594 |
New Mexico | Elijah | 142 | Jacob | 131 | Aiden | 126 | Michael | 124 | Noah | 123 |
New York | Michael | 1,506 | Jayden | 1,422 | Jacob | 1,382 | Ethan | 1,334 | Daniel | 1,291 |
North Carolina | William | 812 | Jacob | 698 | Elijah | 572 | Noah | 558 | Jayden | 547 |
North Dakota | Mason | 64 | Jacob | 59 | Logan | 56 | Noah | 51 | Aiden | 50 |
Ohio | Jacob | 744 | Mason | 711 | Logan | 698 | Noah | 665 | Ethan | 645 |
Oklahoma | Jacob | 226 | Aiden | 220 | Elijah | 206 | Ethan | 206 | Noah | 200 |
Oregon | Jacob | 239 | Logan | 200 | Benjamin | 194 | Noah | 193 | Mason | 191 |
Pennsylvania | Michael | 816 | Jacob | 811 | Mason | 752 | Logan | 710 | Ryan | 666 |
Rhode Island | Logan | 83 | Michael | 80 | Alexander | 73 | Jayden | 73 | Jacob | 72 |
South Carolina | William | 396 | James | 296 | Jacob | 274 | Jayden | 262 | Michael | 251 |
South Dakota | Jacob | 68 | Mason | 67 | Noah | 63 | Carter | 51 | Landon | 51 |
Tennessee | William | 567 | Jacob | 500 | Elijah | 456 | James | 412 | Noah | 383 |
Texas | Jacob | 2,253 | Jose | 1,919 | Jayden | 1,809 | Angel | 1,744 | David | 1,679 |
Utah | William | 260 | Mason | 238 | Ethan | 232 | Jacob | 230 | James | 225 |
Vermont | Logan | 43 | Wyatt | 37 | William | 36 | Connor | 34 | Liam | 34 |
Virginia | William | 612 | Jacob | 539 | Michael | 499 | Alexander | 449 | Ethan | 440 |
Washington | Jacob | 413 | Alexander | 388 | Ethan | 373 | Daniel | 369 | William | 367 |
West Virginia | Jacob | 167 | Mason | 129 | Noah | 116 | Logan | 110 | Landon | 109 |
Wisconsin | Mason | 447 | Ethan | 341 | Jacob | 317 | Logan | 308 | Noah | 283 |
Wyoming | James | 36 | Logan | 35 | Wyatt | 35 | Gabriel | 29 | Samuel | 29 |
State | Rank 1 | Number | Rank 2 | Number | Rank 3 | Number | Rank 4 | Number | Rank 5 | Number |
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Alabama | Emma | 318 | Isabella | 253 | Madison | 250 | Ava | 218 | Olivia | 199 |
Alaska | Sophia | 60 | Emma | 51 | Isabella | 51 | Olivia | 44 | Ava | 33 |
Arizona | Isabella | 546 | Sophia | 510 | Mia | 370 | Emma | 329 | Olivia | 305 |
Arkansas | Emma | 200 | Isabella | 173 | Addison | 168 | Chloe | 138 | Madison | 136 |
California | Isabella | 3,341 | Sophia | 3,339 | Emily | 2,374 | Mia | 1,997 | Emma | 1,766 |
Colorado | Isabella | 340 | Sophia | 314 | Olivia | 268 | Emma | 265 | Abigail | 243 |
Connecticut | Isabella | 272 | Olivia | 233 | Sophia | 229 | Ava | 191 | Emma | 191 |
Delaware | Sophia | 72 | Isabella | 65 | Ava | 64 | Olivia | 45 | Emily | 40 |
Dist. of Columbia | Madison | 49 | Olivia | 43 | Charlotte | 37 | Ashley | 35 | Sophia | 34 |
Florida | Isabella | 1,832 | Sophia | 1,243 | Olivia | 879 | Emma | 830 | Emily | 815 |
Georgia | Isabella | 566 | Emma | 521 | Madison | 520 | Abigail | 460 | Olivia | 453 |
Hawaii | Isabella | 70 | Sophia | 59 | Chloe | 58 | Ava | 45 | Emma | 43 |
Idaho | Olivia | 122 | Emma | 104 | Sophia | 100 | Ava | 84 | Abigail | 82 |
Illinois | Isabella | 936 | Sophia | 912 | Olivia | 816 | Emma | 649 | Emily | 648 |
Indiana | Emma | 454 | Sophia | 451 | Isabella | 446 | Olivia | 418 | Ava | 400 |
Iowa | Ava | 208 | Emma | 198 | Sophia | 193 | Olivia | 192 | Isabella | 190 |
Kansas | Isabella | 212 | Ava | 187 | Sophia | 175 | Emma | 174 | Olivia | 161 |
Kentucky | Isabella | 369 | Emma | 312 | Abigail | 255 | Addison | 255 | Madison | 249 |
Louisiana | Ava | 289 | Emma | 270 | Isabella | 258 | Madison | 228 | Olivia | 213 |
Maine | Emma | 91 | Olivia | 84 | Isabella | 76 | Madison | 69 | Sophia | 68 |
Maryland | Sophia | 344 | Madison | 300 | Olivia | 292 | Isabella | 291 | Abigail | 282 |
Massachusetts | Isabella | 496 | Sophia | 492 | Olivia | 445 | Ava | 390 | Emma | 380 |
Michigan | Sophia | 624 | Isabella | 621 | Olivia | 607 | Ava | 590 | Emma | 560 |
Minnesota | Ava | 384 | Olivia | 375 | Sophia | 372 | Isabella | 316 | Emma | 302 |
Mississippi | Madison | 200 | Emma | 150 | Addison | 139 | Isabella | 133 | Ava | 132 |
Missouri | Isabella | 423 | Emma | 396 | Olivia | 383 | Sophia | 379 | Ava | 330 |
Montana | Emma | 62 | Isabella | 57 | Sophia | 50 | Olivia | 48 | Ella | 46 |
Nebraska | Olivia | 154 | Isabella | 129 | Ava | 123 | Sophia | 116 | Emma | 113 |
Nevada | Isabella | 223 | Sophia | 209 | Emily | 140 | Emma | 123 | Mia | 117 |
New Hampshire | Sophia | 91 | Olivia | 87 | Isabella | 86 | Ava | 85 | Emma | 84 |
New Jersey | Isabella | 748 | Sophia | 637 | Olivia | 519 | Ava | 478 | Emily | 450 |
New Mexico | Isabella | 157 | Sophia | 123 | Nevaeh | 93 | Mia | 92 | Olivia | 90 |
New York | Isabella | 1,513 | Sophia | 1,373 | Olivia | 1,179 | Emma | 1,040 | Ava | 986 |
North Carolina | Emma | 576 | Isabella | 560 | Ava | 525 | Madison | 474 | Sophia | 469 |
North Dakota | Sophia | 53 | Isabella | 52 | Addison | 48 | Ella | 48 | Olivia | 45 |
Ohio | Isabella | 786 | Ava | 760 | Olivia | 760 | Emma | 748 | Sophia | 742 |
Oklahoma | Isabella | 252 | Emma | 226 | Olivia | 195 | Addison | 188 | Madison | 182 |
Oregon | Sophia | 237 | Olivia | 225 | Emma | 223 | Isabella | 214 | Emily | 165 |
Pennsylvania | Isabella | 894 | Sophia | 806 | Emma | 784 | Olivia | 744 | Ava | 733 |
Rhode Island | Isabella | 92 | Sophia | 89 | Olivia | 76 | Ava | 74 | Emma | 61 |
South Carolina | Madison | 287 | Isabella | 267 | Emma | 218 | Olivia | 209 | Ava | 195 |
South Dakota | Sophia | 59 | Ava | 56 | Emma | 53 | Olivia | 49 | Isabella | 48 |
Tennessee | Isabella | 441 | Emma | 424 | Madison | 382 | Addison | 356 | Abigail | 350 |
Texas | Isabella | 2,278 | Sophia | 1,941 | Emma | 1,517 | Emily | 1,516 | Mia | 1,466 |
Utah | Olivia | 265 | Abigail | 204 | Sophia | 202 | Emma | 197 | Lily | 187 |
Vermont | Sophia | 44 | Ava | 37 | Olivia | 36 | Emma | 33 | Isabella | 29 |
Virginia | Olivia | 491 | Sophia | 455 | Isabella | 444 | Emma | 441 | Abigail | 433 |
Washington | Sophia | 462 | Olivia | 420 | Isabella | 404 | Emma | 355 | Abigail | 318 |
West Virginia | Isabella | 152 | Emma | 120 | Madison | 119 | Abigail | 112 | Alexis | 101 |
Wisconsin | Sophia | 396 | Olivia | 392 | Ava | 344 | Isabella | 336 | Emma | 310 |
Wyoming | Isabella | 44 | Madison | 35 | Sophia | 34 | Addison | 27 | Chloe | 24 |