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Here Are the Most Popular Baby Names In Each State
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Baby naming trends are nothing new. If you were born in the ’80s, you should know a lot of peers name Mike, Jessica, Jennifer, etc. Recently, there’s been an uptick in gender-neutral baby names and celebs seems to be trending toward bestowing their kids with more traditional names (more creative monikers like Blue Ivy and North West are so three years ago). But what is the number one baby name where YOU live?
If you’re curious about baby naming trends in the US, the Social Security Administration site will actually allow you to search for most popular baby names between the years 1960 all the way to 2014. What’s interesting is that some of them seem to be regional trends, like (spoiler alert) Jacob, which shows up twice on the list but only in New York + New Jersey, two bordering states. Of course, there are other names that are ubiquitous regardless of state. Without further ado, here are the most popular baby names in all 50 states and the District of Columbia.
1. Alabama: William + Ava
2. Alaska: Liam + Emma
3. Arizona: Noah + Sophia
4. Arkansas: Mason + Emma
5. California: Noah + Sophia
6. Colorado: Liam + Olivia
7. Connecticut: Mason + Olivia
8. Delaware: Liam + Sophia
9. Washington, D.C.: Alexander + Elizabeth
10. Florida: Noah + Isabella
11. Georgia: William + Olivia
12. Hawaii: Noah + Emma
13. Idaho: Liam + Emma
14. Illinois: Noah + Olivia
15. Indiana: Liam + Emma
16. Iowa: Liam + Emma
17. Kansas: William + Olivia
18. Kentucky: William + Emma
19. Louisiana: Mason + Emma
20. Maine: Liam + Emma
21. Maryland: Noah + Olivia
22. Massachusetts: Benjamin + Emma
23. Michigan: Liam + Olivia
24. Minnesota: Henry + Olivia
25. Mississippi: William + Ava
26. Missouri: Liam + Emma
27. Montana: William + Emma
28. Nebraska: Liam + Olivia
29. Nevada: Noah + Emma
30. New Hampshire: Jacob + Olivia
31. New Jersey: Michael + Sophia
32. New Mexico: Noah + Mia
33. New York: Jacob + Sophia
34. North Carolina: William + Ava
35. North Dakota: Liam + Harper
36. Ohio: Liam + Emma
37. Oklahoma: William + Emma
38. Oregon: Liam + Emma
39. Pennsylvania: Mason + Emma
40. Rhode Island: Mason + Olivia
41. South Carolina: William + Emma
42. South Dakota: Liam + Harper
43. Tennessee: William + Emma
44. Texas: Noah + Emma
45. Utah: William + Olivia
46. Vermont: Liam + Emma
47. Virginia: William + Emma
48. Washington: Liam + Olivia
49. West Virginia: Mason + Sophia
50. Wisconsin: Mason + Olivia
51. Wyoming: Jackson + Olivia
Final count: In terms of girls’ names, Emma wins as most popular baby name by taking 22 spots while Olivia clocks in with 15 states to its name (ha, get it?). Liam takes top spot for boys’ names with 16 states while William slides into second place with 14 states. Meanwhile, Isabella, Mia, Benjamin, Michael, Henry, Jackson, Alexander and Elizabeth all tied for least popular most popular baby names by logging one state each.
Hooray for individuality… kinda!
What do you think of the most popular baby name in YOUR state? Tell us in the comments below!
(h/t Mother Nature Network)
