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Which Baby Names Are Most Popular in Your State?

May 12, 2022 namerology No Comments

Which Baby Names Are Most Popular in Your State?

May 12, 2022 Namerology No Comments

The top baby names in each US state reveal trends that unite the country, and differences that give each region its own local flavor. Some takeaways from the new state name data:

Olives” grow in the North.
Olivia is the country’s dominant girl’s name, ranking #1 in 30 different states—but none of the core Deep South states are among them. The popularity of the boy’s name Oliver skews even more Northern. It tops the charts in 16 different states but doesn’t even crack the top 5 in the South. The peak Olive Zone is a block of eight contiguous states from Washington to Missouri where the two names reign together as a matched set of #1’s. That same region is especially fond of the name Olive as well.

America is embracing long boys’ names
Long, multisyllabic boy’s names like Sebastian, Benjamin, Theodore and Ezekiel are top-5 choices from coast to coast. Meanwhile the only state with a one-syllable boy’s favorite is Mississippi, where James is the top name.

No consensus on new contemporary names
The new names proliferating near the top of the state rankings are revivals of older traditional names like Amelia and Theodore. At this point, no contemporary-styled names have made a major breakthrough since Harper nearly a decade ago. Yet the name trend overall isn’t moving in a traditional direction. It seems to be more a matter of lack of consensus. Contemporary namers have a broader pool of choices to pick from, and right now no individual name is emerging from the pack.

You can look for your own state in these charts of the top 5 names for boys and girls across the US. Then explore regional trends in individual names, letter combinations, name endings and more with our freshly updated interactive name map.

BOYS
State#1#2#3#4#5
AlabamaWilliamJamesJohnElijahNoah
AlaskaLiamOliverElijahTheodoreWilliam
ArizonaLiamNoahMateoOliverBenjamin
ArkansasLiamWilliamElijahNoahOliver
CaliforniaNoahLiamMateoSebastianJulian
ColoradoLiamOliverNoahHenryWilliam
ConnecticutNoahLiamBenjaminMichaelJames
DelawareLiamNoahElijahCarterAnthony
Dist. of ColumbiaWilliamNoahJamesJohnHenry
FloridaLiamNoahLucasElijahOliver
GeorgiaLiamNoahWilliamElijahJames
HawaiiLiamNoahOliverElijahLogan
IdahoOliverLiamHenryWilliamJames
IllinoisNoahLiamOliverBenjaminHenry
IndianaOliverLiamElijahNoahHenry
IowaOliverLiamHenryTheodoreWilliam
KansasLiamHenryOliverNoahElijah
KentuckyLiamWilliamOliverElijahJames
LouisianaLiamElijahNoahJohnWilliam
MaineOliverHenryLiamTheodoreJack
MarylandLiamNoahJamesLucasBenjamin
MassachusettsNoahLiamBenjaminJamesWilliam
MichiganOliverNoahLiamHenryBenjamin
MinnesotaHenryOliverTheodoreLiamJack
MississippiJamesWilliamElijahJohnNoah
MissouriOliverLiamWilliamHenryNoah
MontanaOliverHenryWilliamWyattJames
NebraskaOliverHenryLiamTheodoreWilliam
NevadaLiamNoahElijahSebastianMateo
New HampshireLucasOliverBenjaminOwenJack
New JerseyLiamNoahLucasJosephJacob
New MexicoLiamNoahEzekielElijahMateo
New YorkLiamNoahLucasJacobJoseph
North CarolinaLiamNoahWilliamJamesElijah
North DakotaOliverLiamHudsonAsherBenjamin
OhioLiamOliverNoahElijahWilliam
OklahomaLiamOliverNoahElijahLincoln
OregonOliverHenryLiamNoahWilliam
PennsylvaniaNoahLiamBenjaminMasonMichael
Rhode IslandLiamNoahJacobBenjaminJulian
South CarolinaWilliamNoahJamesLiamElijah
South DakotaOliverLiamHenryMaverickAsher
TennesseeLiamWilliamElijahJamesNoah
TexasLiamNoahMateoElijahSebastian
UtahOliverWilliamLiamJackHenry
VermontOliverTheodoreOwenBenjaminLiam
VirginiaLiamNoahWilliamJamesOliver
WashingtonOliverLiamNoahBenjaminHenry
West VirginiaLiamElijahMasonNoahAsher
WisconsinOliverLiamHenryWilliamTheodore
WyomingOliverLiamWyattLoganJackson
GIRLS
State#1#2#3#4#5
AlabamaAvaOliviaEmmaCharlotteHarper
AlaskaAmeliaCharlotteOliviaSophiaAurora
ArizonaOliviaEmmaSophiaMiaIsabella
ArkansasOliviaEmmaAmeliaHarperAva
CaliforniaOliviaCamilaEmmaMiaSophia
ColoradoOliviaCharlotteEmmaSophiaAmelia
ConnecticutOliviaCharlotteEmmaSophiaIsabella
DelawareCharlotteOliviaIsabellaAmeliaEmma
Dist. of ColumbiaOliviaAvaCharlotteEmmaEleanor
FloridaEmmaOliviaIsabellaSophiaAva
GeorgiaAvaOliviaAmeliaEmmaCharlotte
HawaiiOliviaSophiaIsabellaAmeliaLuna
IdahoOliviaCharlotteEmmaHarperEvelyn
IllinoisOliviaEmmaCharlotteSophiaAmelia
IndianaCharlotteOliviaEmmaAmeliaAva
IowaOliviaCharlotteEvelynEmmaAmelia
KansasOliviaCharlotteEmmaSophiaAmelia
KentuckyAmeliaOliviaEmmaAvaHarper
LouisianaAvaAmeliaOliviaEmmaCharlotte
MaineCharlotteHarperOliviaEvelynEmma
MarylandOliviaAvaEmmaSophiaCharlotte
MassachusettsOliviaCharlotteEmmaSophiaIsabella
MichiganCharlotteAmeliaOliviaAvaEmma
MinnesotaOliviaCharlotteEmmaEvelynAmelia
MississippiAvaOliviaAmeliaKinsleyHarper
MissouriOliviaCharlotteAmeliaEmmaHarper
MontanaCharlotteOliviaEvelynHarperNora
NebraskaOliviaAmeliaCharlotteEmmaEvelyn
NevadaOliviaEmmaIsabellaMiaSophia
New HampshireCharlotteOliviaAmeliaEmmaAva
New JerseyOliviaSophiaEmmaMiaAva
New MexicoOliviaSophiaEmmaMiaAmelia
New YorkOliviaEmmaSophiaAvaIsabella
North CarolinaOliviaAvaEmmaCharlotteAmelia
North DakotaAmeliaOliviaAvaHazelEvelyn
OhioOliviaCharlotteAmeliaAvaEmma
OklahomaOliviaEmmaAvaAmeliaCharlotte
OregonOliviaAmeliaCharlotteEmmaEvelyn
PennsylvaniaEmmaOliviaCharlotteAvaSophia
Rhode IslandOliviaCharlotteEmmaIsabellaAmelia
South CarolinaAvaOliviaCharlotteEmmaAmelia
South DakotaHarperCharlotteAmeliaEllaEmma
TennesseeOliviaAvaAmeliaEmmaHarper
TexasOliviaEmmaCamilaIsabellaMia
UtahOliviaEmmaCharlotteAmeliaEvelyn
VermontAmeliaEmmaOliviaEleanorEvelyn
VirginiaCharlotteOliviaAvaEmmaAmelia
WashingtonOliviaEmmaCharlotteAmeliaSophia
West VirginiaHarperAmeliaAvaEmmaOlivia
WisconsinCharlotteOliviaEvelynAmeliaEmma
WyomingOliviaAmeliaHarperCharlotteEvelyn
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