Top 5 Baby Names For Girls and Boys in Each State

Olivia and Liam are at the top of the charts for baby names in America in 2025. But even so, you might not know any infant Olivias or Liams.

Though those two names are the most popular overall, they may not even have made the top five in your state.

Olivia might be the top baby girl name in the country in 2025, but it’s only the top girl name in seven states. Charlotte, on the other hand, is the top girl name in 28 states but only the second highest ranking name nationally.

Liam scores the top name for boys nationally and also in 15 states, edging out the second highest boy name, Noah, which scored the top spot in 14 states.

Sometimes names follow geographic lines. Mateo and Santiago are strong in a number of southwestern states, for example.

But then again, names don’t always correspond to location. For example, Cooper is number 27th overall, but in the top five for Idaho and Vermont, states that are nowhere near each other on a map.

There are also some outliers on the list — names that land in the top five of a particular state but nowhere near the top nationally.

Willow is 44th nationally but in the top five in West Virginia. Similarly, Luna is 27th overall but it’s in Hawaii’s top five.

Waylon is 56th overall but it made the top four of Kentucky’s boy list and it’s the number one pick in West Virginia.

These baby name rankings are compiled annually by the Social Security Administration. It began this practice back in 1997, and it included names that dated back to 1880. The agency became an easy source for the most popular baby names since parents must share their child’s name with the SSA after they are born to apply for a Social Security number.

Can you guess the top five names in your state?

The Top 5 Girl Baby Names by State

Alabama

1. Charlotte
2. Amelia
3. Olivia
4. Elizabeth
5. Emma

Alaska

1. Charlotte
2. Amelia
3. Emma
4. Evelyn
5. Aurora

Arizona

1. Olivia
2. Sophia
3. Mia
4. Amelia
5. Isabella

Arkansas

1. Charlotte
2. Amelia
3. Olivia
4. Isabella
5. Eleanor

California

1. Olivia
2. Mia
3. Sophia
4. Camila
5. Emma
6. Colorado

1. Charlotte
2. Olivia
3. Sophia
4. Emma
5. Mia

Connecticut

1. Charlotte
2. Sophia
3. Olivia
4. Amelia
5. Mia

Delaware

1. Mia
2. Sophia
3. Isabella
4. Charlotte
5. Emma

Dist. of Columbia

1. Emma
2. Sophia
3. Charlotte
4. Lucy
5. Zoe

Florida

1. Olivia
2. Mia
3. Isabella
4. Emma
5. Sophia

Georgia

1. Amelia
2. Charlotte
3. Olivia
4. Emma
5. Isabella

Hawaii

1. Isla
2. Emma
3. Luna
4. Sophia
5. Olivia

Idaho

1. Charlotte
2. Amelia
3. Evelyn
4. Emma
5. Olivia

Illinois

1. Olivia
2. Charlotte
3. Sophia
4. Emma
5. Mia
6. Indiana

1. Charlotte
2. Amelia
3. Eleanor
4. Evelyn
5. Sophia

Iowa

1. Charlotte
2. Evelyn
3. Emma
4. Amelia
5. Eleanor

Kansas

1. Charlotte
2. Olivia
3. Evelyn
4. Amelia
5. Eleanor

Kentucky

1. Amelia
2. Charlotte
3. Sophia
4. Evelyn
5. Lainey
6. Louisiana

1. Amelia
2. Olivia
3. Charlotte
4. Emma
5. Sophia

Maine

1. Charlotte
2. Amelia
3. Eleanor
4. Violet
5. Harper

Maryland

1. Ailany
2. Charlotte
3. Olivia
4. Mia
5. Sophia

Massachusetts

1. Charlotte
2. Sophia
3. Emma
4. Olivia
5. Isabella

Michigan

1. Charlotte
2. Amelia
3. Sophia
4. Eleanor
5. Evelyn

Minnesota

1. Charlotte
2. Evelyn
3. Violet
4. Eleanor
5. Nora

Mississippi

1. Amelia
2. Ava
3. Charlotte
4. Olivia
5. Elizabeth

Missouri

1. Charlotte
2. Amelia
3. Olivia
4. Eleanor
5. Evelyn

Montana

1. Charlotte
2. Lucy
3. Amelia
4. Lainey
5. Nora

Nebraska

1. Charlotte
2. Evelyn
3. Harper
4. Amelia
5. Olivia

Nevada

1. Olivia
2. Mia
3. Emma
4. Isabella
5. Sophia

New Hampshire

1. Charlotte
2. Olivia
3. Sophia
4. Maeve
5. Violet

New Jersey

1. Emma
2. Mia
3. Olivia
4. Sophia
5. Isabella

New Mexico

1. Mia
2. Olivia
3. Sophia
4. Sofia
5. Camila

New York

1. Emma
2. Olivia
3. Mia
4. Sophia
5. Charlotte

North Carolina

1. Amelia
2. Charlotte
3. Olivia
4. Sophia
5. Emma
6. North Dakota

1. Charlotte
2. Lainey
3. Olivia
4. Ellie
5. Evelyn

Ohio

1. Charlotte
2. Amelia
3. Sophia
4. Evelyn
5. Olivia

Oklahoma

1. Olivia
2. Charlotte
3. Amelia
4. Sophia
5. Emma

Oregon

1. Charlotte
2. Amelia
3. Olivia
4. Emma
5. Sophia

Pennsylvania

1. Charlotte
2. Sophia
3. Olivia
4. Amelia
5. Emma

Rhode Island

1. Charlotte
2. Olivia
3. Amelia
4. Sophia
5. Ava

South Carolina

1. Charlotte
2. Amelia
3. Olivia
4. Emma
5. Sophia

South Dakota

1. Lainey
2. Charlotte
3. Evelyn
4. Emma
5. Olivia

Tennessee

1. Charlotte
2. Amelia
3. Olivia
4. Emma
5. Sophia

Texas

1. Emma
2. Olivia
3. Isabella
4. Mia
5. Sophia

Utah

1. Emma
2. Charlotte
3. Lucy
4. Olivia
5. Evelyn

Vermont

1. Charlotte
2. Evelyn
3. Eleanor
4. Nora
5. Sophia
6. Virginia

1. Charlotte
2. Emma
3. Sophia
4. Olivia
5. Amelia

Washington

1. Olivia
2. Charlotte
3. Amelia
4. Sophia
5. Evelyn

West Virginia

1. Charlotte
2. Amelia
3. Lainey
4. Harper
5. Willow

Wisconsin

1. Charlotte
2. Eleanor
3. Sophia
4. Evelyn
5. Emma

Wyoming

1. Aurora
2. Evelyn
3. Amelia
4. Charlotte
5. Elizabeth

The Top 5 Boy Baby Names by State

Alabama

1. John
2. William
3. James
4. Liam
5. Noah

Alaska

1. Noah
2. Theodore
3. Henry
4. Oliver
5. James

Arizona

1. Liam
2. Noah
3. Mateo
4. Santiago
5. Oliver

Arkansas

1. Liam
2. Hudson
3. Oliver
4. Elijah
5. Noah

California

1. Liam
2. Noah
3. Mateo
4. Santiago
5. Sebastian

Colorado

1. Liam
2. Theodore
3. Noah
4. Oliver
5. James

Connecticut

1. Noah
2. Liam
3. Theodore
4. James
5. Luca

Delaware

1. Noah
2. Liam
3. Oliver
4. James
5. Lucas

Dist. of Columbia

1. Noah
2. Theodore
3. Henry
4. Liam
5. William

Florida

1. Liam
2. Noah
3. Lucas
4. Elijah
5. Oliver

Georgia

1. Liam
2. Noah
3. William
4. Elijah
5. James

Hawaii

1. Elijah
2. Noah
3. Liam
4. Luca
5. Luke

Idaho

1. Oliver
2. Theodore
3. Henry
4. Liam
5. Hudson

Illinois

1. Liam
2. Noah
3. Oliver
4. Theodore
5. Henry

Indiana

1. Oliver
2. Liam
3. Theodore
4. Henry
5. Noah

Iowa

1. Oliver
2. Liam
3. Henry
4. Theodore
5. Cooper

Kansas

1. Theo
2. Oliver
3. Noah
4. Liam
5. Henry

Kentucky

1. Oliver
2. Liam
3. Hudson
4. Waylon
5. Noah

Louisiana

1. Noah
2. Liam
3. James
4. Elijah
5. John

Maine

1. Theodore
2. Oliver
3. Henry
4. Noah
5. Levi

Maryland

1. Liam
2. Noah
3. Lucas
4. Theodore
5. Oliver

Massachusetts

1. Noah
2. Liam
3. Henry
4. Theodore
5. James

Michigan

1. Theodore
2. Noah
3. Oliver
4. Henry
5. James

Minnesota

1. Theodore
2. Henry
3. Oliver
4. Liam
5. Noah

Mississippi

1. James
2. William
3. John
4. Noah
5. Elijah

Missouri

1. Oliver
2. Theodore
3. Henry
4. Noah
5. Hudson

Montana

1. Oliver
2. Henry
3. William
4. Hudson
5. Theodore

Nebraska

1. Liam
2. Theodore
3. Henry
4. Noah
5. Oliver

Nevada

1. Liam
2. Mateo
3. Noah
4. Santiago
5. Oliver

New Hampshire

1. Theodore
2. Henry
3. Oliver
4. Jack
5. James

New Jersey

1. Liam
2. Noah
3. Lucas
4. Luca
5. Joseph

New Mexico

1. Noah
2. Liam
3. Mateo
4. Elijah
5. Santiago

New York

1. Noah
2. Liam
3. Theodore
4. Lucas
5. Oliver

North Carolina

1. Noah
2. Liam
3. Oliver
4. William
5. James

North Dakota

1. Liam
2. Henry
3. Theodore
4. Noah
5. Oliver

Ohio

1. Oliver
2. Theodore
3. Noah
4. Henry
5. Liam

Oklahoma

1. Liam
2. Noah
3. Oliver
4. Theodore
5. Elijah

Oregon

1. Oliver
2. Theodore
3. Liam
4. Henry
5. Noah

Pennsylvania

1. Noah
2. Liam
3. Theodore
4. Oliver
5. Henry

Rhode Island

1. Noah
2. Liam
3. Oliver
4. Theodore
5. Luca

South Carolina

1. Noah
2. Liam
3. William
4. James
5. Elijah

South Dakota

1. Oliver
2. Liam
3. Henry
4. Hudson
5. Noah

Tennessee

1. Noah
2. Liam
3. Oliver
4. James
5. Henry

Texas

1. Liam
2. Noah
3. Mateo
4. Santiago
5. Sebastian

Utah

1. Oliver
2. Liam
3. Theodore
4. Jack
5. Noah

Vermont

1. Oliver
2. Theodore
3. Henry
4. Cooper
5. Hudson

Virginia

1. Liam
2. Noah
3. Theodore
4. Oliver
5. Henry

Washington

1. Noah
2. Liam
3. Oliver
4. Theodore
5. Henry

West Virginia

1. Waylon
2. Hudson
3. Oliver
4. Noah
5. Wyatt

Wisconsin

1. Oliver
2. Theodore
3. Henry
4. Liam
5. Noah

Wyoming

1. Theodore
2. James
3. William
4. Oliver
5. Rowan