Top Baby Names by Region
By Paul Krantz
Does the place you live influence the name you give your baby? Are you bucking the trend in your region with the names you are considering? Here are the most popular names, listed according to official Census regions. The names listed are those among the top five in any of the listed states.
New England: Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut
Top Girls’ Names: Emma, Abigail, Emily, Olivia, Madison, Ava, Grace, Isabella, Sophia
Top Boys’ Names: Jacob, Ethan, Benjamin, Tyler, Logan, Ryan, William, Andrew, Noah, Owen, Aiden
Middle Atlantic:New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey
Top Girls’ Names: Emily, Isabella, Ava, Olivia, Emily, Madison, Emma, Sophia
Top Boys’ Names: Michael, Matthew, Joseph, Anthony, Christopher, Jacob, Ryan, Daniel
South Atlantic: West Virginia, Virginia, Maryland, Delaware, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida
Top Girls’ Names: Madison, Hannah, Emily, Abigail, Alexis, Emma, Ava, Olivia, Isabella
Top Boys’ Names: Jacob, Ethan, Logan, Landon, Hunter, William, Michael, Joshua, Christopher, Matthew, Ryan, John, Carter, Noah, James, Anthony
East South Central: Kentucky, Tennessee, Mississippi, Alabama
Top Girls’ Names: Madison, Emma, Emily, Hannah, Abigail, Anna
Top Boys’ Names: Jacob, William, Ethan, James, Landon, Joshua, James, Christopher, John
West South Central: Oklahoma, Arkansas, Texas, Louisiana
Top Girls’ Names: Emma, Madison, Emily, Abigail, Hannah, Mia, Ashley, Isabella, Ava
Top Boys’ Names: Jacob, Ethan, Joshua, William, Michael, Landon, James, Jose, Daniel, Christopher
East North Central: Wisconsin, Michigan, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio
Top Girls’ Names: Ava, Emma, Emily, Olivia, Isabella, Madison
Top Boys’ Names: Ethan, Jacob, Logan, Mason, Alexander, Michael, Andrew, Daniel, Joshua, William, Noah
West North Central: North Dakota, Minnesota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri
Top Girls’ Names: Ava, Emma, Grace, Madison, Alexis, Olivia, Sophia, Hannah, Addison, Abigail
Top Boys’ Names: Logan, Ethan, Jacob, Carter, Noah, Benjamin, Jack, Landon, Alexander, Andrew, William
Mountain West: Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, Nevada, Utah, Colorado, Arizona, New Mexico
Top Girls’ Names: Emma, Olivia, Abigail, Hannah, Madison, Grace, Emily, Alexis, Isabella, Mia, Ashley, Elizabeth, Alyssa
Top Boys’ Names: Ethan, Jacob, Joshua, Noah, Logan, Michael, William, James, Ryan, Hunter, Anthony, Daniel, Angel, David, Samuel, Benjamin, Jose, Isaiah, Gabriel, Joseph
Pacific West: Washington, Oregon, California, Alaska, Hawaii
Top Girls’ Names: Emma, Emily, Ava, Olivia, Isabella, Madison, Abigail, Ashley, Mia, Samantha, Hailey
Top Boys’ Names: Jacob, Alexander, Ethan, Daniel, Logan, Noah, Anthony, Angel, David, James, Andrew, Joshua, Dylan, Elijah
