Top Baby Names By State
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
- Ava
- Emma
- Olivia
Top Boy Names
- William
- James
- John
Alaska
Top Girl Names
- Emma
- Olivia
- Amelia
Top Boy Names
- Liam
- Oliver
- James
Arizona
Top Girl Names
- Emma
- Sophia
- Mia
Top Boy Names
- Liam
- Noah
- Sebastian
Arkansas
Top Girl Names
- Ava
- Emma
- Olivia
Top Boy Names
- Elijah
- William
- Mason
California
Top Girl Names
- Mia
- Sophia
- Emma
Top Boy Names
- Noah
- Matthew
- Ethan
Colorado
Top Girl Names
- Oliva
- Emma
- Charlotte
Top Boy Names
- Liam
- Noah
- Oliver
Connecticut
Top Girl Names
- Olivia
- Charlotte
- Mia
Top Boy Names
- Noah
- James
- Michael
Delaware
Top Girl Names
- Ava
- Olivia
- Emma
Top Boy Names
- Liam
- Michael
- Mason
District of Columbia
Top Girl Names
- Ava
- Sofia
- Charlotte
Top Boy Names
- William
- Alexander
- Henry
Florida
Top Girl Names
- Isabella
- Olivia
- Emma
Top Boy Names
- Liam
- Noah
- Jacob
Georgia
Top Girl Names
- Ava
- Olivia
- Emma
Top Boy Names
- William
- Noah
- Mason
Hawaii
Top Girl Names
- Olivia
- Mia
- Emma
Top Boy Names
- Noah
- Liam
- Ethan
Idaho
Top Girl Names
- Emma
- Olivia
- Harper
Top Boy Names
- Oliver
- Liam
- Mason
Illinois
Top Girl Names
- Olivia
- Emma
- Sophia
Top Boy Names
- Noah
- Liam
- Alexander
Indiana
Top Girl Names
- Emma
- Olivia
- Ava
Top Boy Names
- Oliver
- Liam
- Elijah
Iowa
Top Girl Names
- Olivia
- Emma
- Harper
Top Boy Names
- Oliver
- Owen
- William
Kansas
Top Girl Names
- Emma
- Olivia
- Charlotte
Top Boy Names
- Benjamin
- Henry
- William
Kentucky
Top Girl Names
- Emma
- Ava
- Olivia
Top Boy Names
- William
- Elijah
- James
Louisiana
Top Girl Names
- Ava
- Olivia
- Emma
Top Boy Names
- Liam
- Noah
- Mason
Maine
Top Girl Names
- Emma
- Charlotte
- Olivia
Top Boy Names
- Liam
- Owen
- Benjamin
Maryland
Top Girl Names
- Ava
- Charlotte
- Olivia
Top Boy Names
- Noah
- Mason
- Liam
Massachusetts
Top Girl Names
- Olivia
- Emma
- Charlotte
Top Boy Names
- Benjamin
- William
-
James
Michigan
Top Girl Names- Ava
- Olivia
- Emma
- Noah
- Mason
- Benjamin
Minnesota
Top Girl Names- Evelyn
- Olivia
- Emma
- Henry
- Oliver
- William
Mississippi
Top Girl Names- Ava
- Olivia
- Emma
Top Boy Names
- William
- James
- Mason
Missouri
Top Girl Names- Olivia
- Emma
- Charlotte
- William
- Liam
- Mason
Montana
Top Girl Names
- Haper
- Olivia
- Emma
- James
- Liam
- Owen
Nebraska
Top Girl Names- Emma
- Harper
- Ava
- Liam
- Henry
- Oliver
Nevada
Top Girl Names- Mia
- Sophia
- Olivia
Top Boy Names
- Liam
- Alexander
- Noah
New Hampshire
Top Girl Names
- Charlotte
- Emma
- Olivia
- Noah
- William
- Owen
New Jersey
Top Girl Names- Mia
- Olivia
- Emma
- Liam
- Noah
- Matthew
New Mexico
Top Girl Names
- Mia
- Sophia
- Emma
- Elijah
- Noah
- Liam
New York
Top Girl Names- Olivia
- Emma
- Sophia
- Liam
- Jacob
- Noah
North Carolina
Top Girl Names- Ava
- Emma
- Olivia
- William
- Noah
- Mason
North Dakota
Top Girl Names- Harper
- Olivia
- Emma
Top Boy Names
- Oliver
- William
- Easton
Ohio
Top Girl Names- Emma
- Ava
- Olivia
- Liam
- Noah
- Carter
Oklahoma
Top Girl Names- Emma
- Olivia
- Ava
- Liam
- Elijah
- Oliver
Oregon
Top Girl Names- Olivia
- Emma
- Sophia
- Oliver
- Henry
- William
Pennsylvania
Top Girl Names- Emma
- Olivia
- Ava
- Noah
- Liam
- Mason
Rhode Island
Top Girl Names- Olivia
- Isabella
- Charlotte
- Liam
- Noah
- Benjamin
South Carolina
Top Girl Names- Ava
- Emma
- Olivia
- William
- Noah
- Mason
South Dakota
Top Girl Names- Emma
- Harper
- Olivia
- Oliver
- Liam
- Owen
Tennessee
Top Girl Names- Emma
- Ava
- Olivia
- William
- James
- Elijah
Texas
Top Girl Names
- Emma
- Mia
- Sophia
Top Boy Names
- Noah
- Liam
- Sebastian
Utah
Top Girl Names- Olivia
- Emma
- Charlotte
- Oliver
- William
- Liam
Vermont
Top Girl Names- Harper
- Charlotte
- Emma
- Owen
- Oliver
- Wyatt
Virginia
Top Girl Names- Olivia
- Emma
- Ava
- William
- Noah
- James
Washington
Top Girl Names- Emma
- Olivia
- Sophia
- Liam
- Benjamin
- Oliver
West Virginia
Top Girl Names- Harper
- Olivia
- Ava
Top Boy Names
- Mason
- Noah
- Liam
Wisconsin
Top Girl Names- Olivia
- Emma
- Ava
- Oliver
- Henry
- Liam
Wyoming
Top Girl names- Emma
- Olivia
- Ava
- Wyatt
- Liam
- William
Want to search a different year? Find the top baby names dating back to 1980 here.
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