Baby names by state
Charlotte was the most given girls’ name of 2025 in 28 states and Liam the most given boys’ name in 15. Each state page has its top names, its number ones since 1910 and the names it gives more often than its national share predicts.
States: SSA state baby-name file, 2025, published May 8, 2026. SSA’s state data.
Each state’s #1 names, 2025
Girls
AKCharlotte
ALCharlotte
ARCharlotte
AZOlivia
CAOlivia
COCharlotte
CTCharlotte
DCEmma
DEMia
FLOlivia
GAAmelia
HIIsla
IACharlotte
IDCharlotte
ILOlivia
INCharlotte
KSCharlotte
KYAmelia
LAAmelia
MACharlotte
MDAilany
MECharlotte
MICharlotte
MNCharlotte
MOCharlotte
MSAmelia
MTCharlotte
NCAmelia
NDCharlotte
NECharlotte
NHCharlotte
NJEmma
NMMia
NVOlivia
NYEmma
OHCharlotte
OKOlivia
ORCharlotte
PACharlotte
RICharlotte
SCCharlotte
SDLainey
TNCharlotte
TXEmma
UTEmma
VACharlotte
VTCharlotte
WAOlivia
WICharlotte
WVCharlotte
WYAurora
- Charlotte, 28 states
- Olivia, 7
- Another name, 16
Boys
AKNoah
ALJohn
ARLiam
AZLiam
CALiam
COLiam
CTNoah
DCNoah
DENoah
FLLiam
GALiam
HIElijah
IAOliver
IDOliver
ILLiam
INOliver
KSTheodore
KYOliver
LANoah
MANoah
MDLiam
METheodore
MITheodore
MNTheodore
MOOliver
MSJames
MTOliver
NCNoah
NDLiam
NELiam
NHTheodore
NJLiam
NMNoah
NVLiam
NYNoah
OHOliver
OKLiam
OROliver
PANoah
RINoah
SCNoah
SDOliver
TNNoah
TXLiam
UTOliver
VALiam
VTOliver
WANoah
WIOliver
WVWaylon
WYTheodore
- Liam, 15 states
- Noah, 14
- Another name, 22
Tiles sit in rough map positions; the table below lists every name.
Tiles: the most given name per sex in each state’s 2025 file.
Each state’s top names in 2025
Top names: the most given name per sex in each state’s 2025 file.