Top Baby Names By State

Gone are the days of sifting through endless pages of baby names in a paperback book! Expectant parents can easily find baby name inspiration in their Facebook feeds, pregnancy apps and even on the Social Security Administration’s website.

That’s right—the SSA releases the top baby names, broken down by US states each year. We found a lot of similarities between the states’ top lists of baby boy and baby girl names. Did your little one make the baby names list?

See below for the top baby names for girls and boys by state in 2016:

Alabama

Top Girl Names

1. Ava
2. Emma
3. Olivia

Top Boy Names

1. William
2. James
3. John

Alaska

Top Girl Names

1. Emma
2. Olivia
3. Amelia

Top Boy Names

1. Liam
2. Oliver
3. James

Arizona

Top Girl Names

1. Emma
2. Sophia
3. Mia

Top Boy Names

1. Liam
2. Noah
3. Sebastian

Arkansas

Top Girl Names

1. Ava
2. Emma
3. Olivia

Top Boy Names

1. Elijah
2. William
3. Mason

California

Top Girl Names

1. Mia
2. Sophia
3. Emma

Top Boy Names

1. Noah
2. Matthew
3. Ethan

Colorado

Top Girl Names

1. Oliva
2. Emma
3. Charlotte

Top Boy Names

1. Liam
2. Noah
3. Oliver

Connecticut

Top Girl Names

1. Olivia
2. Charlotte
3. Mia

Top Boy Names

1. Noah
2. James
3. Michael

Delaware

Top Girl Names

1. Ava
2. Olivia
3. Emma

Top Boy Names

1. Liam
2. Michael
3. Mason

District of Columbia

Top Girl Names

1. Ava
2. Sofia
3. Charlotte

Top Boy Names

1. William
2. Alexander
3. Henry

Florida

Top Girl Names

1. Isabella
2. Olivia
3. Emma

Top Boy Names

1. Liam
2. Noah
3. Jacob

Georgia

Top Girl Names

1. Ava
2. Olivia
3. Emma

Top Boy Names

1. William
2. Noah
3. Mason

Hawaii

Top Girl Names

1. Olivia
2. Mia
3. Emma

Top Boy Names

1. Noah
2. Liam
3. Ethan

Idaho

Top Girl Names

1. Emma
2. Olivia
3. Harper

Top Boy Names

1. Oliver
2. Liam
3. Mason

Illinois

Top Girl Names

1. Olivia
2. Emma
3. Sophia

Top Boy Names

1. Noah
2. Liam
3. Alexander

Indiana

Top Girl Names

1. Emma
2. Olivia
3. Ava

Top Boy Names

1. Oliver
2. Liam
3. Elijah

Iowa

Top Girl Names

1. Olivia
2. Emma
3. Harper

Top Boy Names

1. Oliver
2. Owen
3. William

Kansas

Top Girl Names

1. Emma
2. Olivia
3. Charlotte

Top Boy Names

1. Benjamin
2. Henry
3. William

Kentucky

Top Girl Names

1. Emma
2. Ava
3. Olivia

Top Boy Names

1. William
2. Elijah
3. James

Louisiana

Top Girl Names

1. Ava
2. Olivia
3. Emma

Top Boy Names

1. Liam
2. Noah
3. Mason

Maine

Top Girl Names

1. Emma
2. Charlotte
3. Olivia

Top Boy Names

1. Liam
2. Owen
3. Benjamin

Maryland

Top Girl Names

1. Ava
2. Charlotte
3. Olivia

Top Boy Names

1. Noah
2. Mason
3. Liam

Massachusetts

Top Girl Names

1. Olivia
2. Emma
3. Charlotte

Top Boy Names

1. Benjamin
2. William

3. James

Michigan

1. Ava
2. Olivia
3. Emma

1. Noah
2. Mason
3. Benjamin

Minnesota

1. Evelyn
2. Olivia
3. Emma

1. Henry
2. Oliver
3. William

Mississippi

1. Ava
2. Olivia
3. Emma

Top Boy Names

1. William
2. James
3. Mason

Missouri

1. Olivia
2. Emma
3. Charlotte

1. William
2. Liam
3. Mason

Montana

Top Girl Names

1. Haper
2. Olivia
3. Emma

1. James
2. Liam
3. Owen

Nebraska

1. Emma
2. Harper
3. Ava

1. Liam
2. Henry
3. Oliver

Nevada

1. Mia
2. Sophia
3. Olivia

Top Boy Names

1. Liam
2. Alexander
3. Noah

New Hampshire

Top Girl Names

1. Charlotte
2. Emma
3. Olivia

1. Noah
2. William
3. Owen

New Jersey

1. Mia
2. Olivia
3. Emma

1. Liam
2. Noah
3. Matthew

New Mexico

Top Girl Names

1. Mia
2. Sophia
3. Emma

1. Elijah
2. Noah
3. Liam

New York

1. Olivia
2. Emma
3. Sophia

1. Liam
2. Jacob
3. Noah

North Carolina

1. Ava
2. Emma
3. Olivia

1. William
2. Noah
3. Mason

North Dakota

1. Harper
2. Olivia
3. Emma

Top Boy Names

1. Oliver
2. William
3. Easton

Ohio

1. Emma
2. Ava
3. Olivia

1. Liam
2. Noah
3. Carter

Oklahoma

1. Emma
2. Olivia
3. Ava

1. Liam
2. Elijah
3. Oliver

Oregon

1. Olivia
2. Emma
3. Sophia

1. Oliver
2. Henry
3. William

Pennsylvania

1. Emma
2. Olivia
3. Ava

1. Noah
2. Liam
3. Mason

Rhode Island

1. Olivia
2. Isabella
3. Charlotte

1. Liam
2. Noah
3. Benjamin

South Carolina

1. Ava
2. Emma
3. Olivia

1. William
2. Noah
3. Mason

South Dakota

1. Emma
2. Harper
3. Olivia

1. Oliver
2. Liam
3. Owen

Tennessee

1. Emma
2. Ava
3. Olivia

1. William
2. James
3. Elijah

Texas

1. Emma
2. Mia
3. Sophia

Top Boy Names

1. Noah
2. Liam
3. Sebastian

Utah

1. Olivia
2. Emma
3. Charlotte

1. Oliver
2. William
3. Liam

Vermont

1. Harper
2. Charlotte
3. Emma

1. Owen
2. Oliver
3. Wyatt

Virginia

1. Olivia
2. Emma
3. Ava

1. William
2. Noah
3. James

Washington

1. Emma
2. Olivia
3. Sophia

1. Liam
2. Benjamin
3. Oliver

West Virginia

1. Harper
2. Olivia
3. Ava

Top Boy Names

1. Mason
2. Noah
3. Liam

Wisconsin

1. Olivia
2. Emma
3. Ava

1. Oliver
2. Henry
3. Liam

Wyoming

1. Emma
2. Olivia
3. Ava

1. Wyatt
2. Liam
3. William

Want to search a different year? Find the top baby names dating back to 1980 here.