State roster

Top names in New Hampshire

The names most likely to appear on 2012 New Hampshire birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 8,453 New Hampshire births in 2012 across 491 distinct names.

Distinctively New Hampshire

Names that rank far higher here than they do nationally — the ones that say New Hampshire more than they say America.

#53Aylaoutside the national top 200
#69Jamesonoutside the national top 200
#72Ryleigh#183 nationally
#92Norahoutside the national top 200
#87Theodore#194 nationally
#95Keeganoutside the national top 200
#86Keira#190 nationally
#97Colbyoutside the national top 200
#99Genevieveoutside the national top 200
#85Ivy#186 nationally
#100Mylesoutside the national top 200
#66Aurora#166 nationally

Girls

#1Emma100US #2
#2Sophia100US #1
#3Olivia91US #4
#4Isabella76US #3
#5Ava63US #5
#6Charlotte55US #19
#7Emily54US #6
#8Abigail49US #7
#9Ella48US #12
#10Madison47US #9
#11Grace45US #21
#12Hannah44US #22
#13Lily43US #16
#14Zoey43US #20
#15Amelia41US #23
#16Aubrey37US #15
#17Avery37US #13
#18Lillian36US #25
#19Addison35US #14
#20Chloe35US #11
#21Elizabeth35US #10
#22Mia32US #8
#23Leah31US #33
#24Harper30US #24
#25Natalie30US #17
#26Alexis28US #40
#27Anna28US #34
#28Autumn28US #68
#29Evelyn27US #27
#30Samantha27US #26
#31Hailey25US #32
#32Lydia24US #95
#33Riley24US #47
#34Savannah24US #43
#35Kaylee23US #35
#36Morgan23US #82
#37Aria22US #92
#38Brooke22US #102
#39Julia22US #65
#40Piper22US #98
#41Taylor22US #46
#42Claire21US #45
#43Gabriella21US #37
#44Kylie21US #59
#45Stella21US #62
#46Audrey20US #41
#47Molly20US #90
#48Arianna19US #49
#49Bailey19US #81
#50Madeline19US #96
#51Sophie19US #52
#52Alexandra18US #76
#53Ayla18
#54Bella18US #54
#55Brianna18US #51
#56Brooklyn18US #29
#57Madelyn18US #67
#58Paige18US #106
#59Sarah18US #42
#60Brielle17US #111
#61Josephine17US #160
#62Lilly17US #110
#63Penelope17US #125
#64Rylee17US #109
#65Alexa16US #57
#66Aurora16US #166
#67Isabelle16US #126
#68Lucy16US #66
#69Lyla16US #146
#70Mackenzie16US #71
#71Nora16US #108
#72Ryleigh16US #183
#73Sydney16US #78
#74Victoria16US #28
#75Violet16US #89
#76Gianna15US #73
#77Layla15US #31
#78Quinn15US #153
#79Aaliyah14US #36
#80Alice14US #127
#81Annabelle14US #99
#82Aubree14US #60
#83Caroline14US #80
#84Sadie14US #120
#85Ivy13US #186
#86Keira13US #190
#87Kendall13US #116
#88Lauren13US #72
#89Liliana13US #117
#90Makenzie13US #150
#91Nevaeh13US #39
#92Norah13
#93Reese13US #128
#94Sofia13US #18
#95Zoe13US #30
#96Allison12US #38
#97Ashley12US #50
#98Eva12US #86
#99Genevieve12
#100Hadley12US #131

Boys

#1Mason100US #2
#2Jackson87US #21
#3Jacob80US #1
#4Liam79US #6
#5Noah77US #4
#6William71US #5
#7Benjamin70US #16
#8Logan70US #22
#9Lucas68US #27
#10Owen67US #38
#11Carter60US #36
#12Joseph60US #19
#13Michael57US #7
#14Samuel55US #25
#15Ethan54US #3
#16Alexander51US #9
#17Matthew51US #12
#18Cameron50US #54
#19Jack50US #46
#20James50US #14
#21Ryan50US #26
#22Caleb48US #32
#23Dylan48US #31
#24Aiden47US #10
#25Andrew47US #18
#26Gavin47US #40
#27Wyatt46US #41
#28Connor44US #59
#29Tyler44US #50
#30Gabriel43US #24
#31Thomas43US #63
#32Zachary43US #67
#33Anthony41US #15
#34Colton40US #65
#35Hunter40US #45
#36John40US #28
#37Landon40US #35
#38Brayden39US #39
#39Charles39US #62
#40Nicholas39US #49
#41Evan37US #47
#42Brody36US #91
#43Daniel36US #11
#44Oliver36US #73
#45Bentley35US #75
#46Isaac35US #30
#47Robert35US #60
#48Austin34US #58
#49Cooper34US #83
#50Christopher33US #23
#51Jaxon33US #66
#52Parker33US #81
#53Blake32US #71
#54Joshua32US #17
#55David31US #20
#56Cole30US #102
#57Nathan30US #29
#58Sawyer30US #147
#59Henry29US #44
#60Jayden29US #8
#61Nolan29US #89
#62Chase28US #77
#63Levi28US #55
#64Colin27US #124
#65Jonathan27US #34
#66Dominic26US #70
#67Eli24US #43
#68Elijah24US #13
#69Jameson24
#70Jordan24US #48
#71Luke24US #37
#72Brady23US #136
#73Max23US #105
#74Adam22US #82
#75Camden22US #156
#76Declan22US #143
#77Ian20US #78
#78Wesley20US #155
#79Ayden19US #68
#80Jaxson19US #106
#81Aidan18US #116
#82Ryder18US #100
#83Bryce17US #117
#84Lincoln17US #132
#85Miles17US #111
#86Silas17US #160
#87Theodore17US #194
#88Christian16US #33
#89George16US #166
#90Grayson16US #86
#91Isaiah16US #42
#92Jace16US #85
#93Jason16US #76
#94Justin16US #74
#95Keegan16
#96Vincent16US #104
#97Colby15
#98Hayden15US #109
#99Maxwell15US #114
#100Myles15

On the move since 2011

Rising

↑40Leah#23
↑37Sawyer#58
↑36Arianna#48
↑34Piper#40
↑32Lydia#32
↑31Bella#54
↑31Brianna#55
↑31Robert#47

Falling

↓53Allison#96
↓42Eva#98
↓34Mackenzie#70
↓33Isabelle#67
↓31Sydney#73
↓30Joshua#54
↓30Maxwell#99
↓29Lucy#68

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2011 rankings.