Most Popular Names by State

Name popularity varies significantly across the United States. Browse the top baby names for each of the 50 states and D.C., ranked by total SSA birth registrations. Click any state to see the full top 100 ranking.

Alabama

#1: James (160,560)

Alaska

#1: Michael (8,381)

Arizona

#1: Michael (47,340)

Arkansas

#1: James (86,445)

California

#1: Michael (437,644)

Colorado

#1: Michael (50,085)

Connecticut

#1: John (80,793)

Delaware

#1: John (15,423)

District of Columbia

#1: John (34,657)

Florida

#1: Michael (147,995)

Georgia

#1: James (187,824)

Hawaii

#1: Michael (14,012)

Idaho

#1: Robert (16,928)

Illinois

#1: Robert (278,666)

Indiana

#1: Robert (129,388)

Iowa

#1: Robert (71,369)

Kansas

#1: Robert (51,596)

Kentucky

#1: James (146,400)

Louisiana

#1: James (89,597)

Maine

#1: Robert (26,762)

Maryland

#1: John (88,382)

Massachusetts

#1: John (201,412)

Michigan

#1: Robert (216,822)

Minnesota

#1: John (85,813)

Mississippi

#1: James (116,386)

Missouri

#1: James (126,468)

Montana

#1: Robert (18,770)

Nebraska

#1: Robert (40,052)

Nevada

#1: Michael (14,596)

New Hampshire

#1: Robert (19,693)

New Jersey

#1: John (199,027)

New Mexico

#1: Mary (23,908)

New York

#1: John (500,527)

North Carolina

#1: James (213,045)

North Dakota

#1: Robert (16,352)

Ohio

#1: Robert (280,254)

Oklahoma

#1: James (75,815)

Oregon

#1: Michael (40,580)

Pennsylvania

#1: John (423,033)

Rhode Island

#1: John (29,909)

South Carolina

#1: James (129,883)

South Dakota

#1: Robert (18,045)

Tennessee

#1: James (175,695)

Texas

#1: James (285,341)

Utah

#1: Michael (29,609)

Vermont

#1: Robert (11,717)

Virginia

#1: James (152,175)

Washington

#1: Michael (71,215)

West Virginia

#1: James (76,498)

Wisconsin

#1: Robert (105,291)

Wyoming

#1: Robert (9,061)