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Top names in Pennsylvania

The names most likely to appear on 2024 Pennsylvania birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 98,268 Pennsylvania births in 2024 across 2,881 distinct names.

Distinctively Pennsylvania

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

#59Cole#162 nationally
#90Chase#173 nationally
#65Bryson#147 nationally
#88Peyton#169 nationally
#68Sienna#139 nationally
#64Carson#124 nationally
#76Connor#136 nationally
#79Declan#132 nationally
#79Mary#131 nationally
#48Lydia#97 nationally
#69Nicholas#117 nationally
#20Cameron#66 nationally

Girls

#1Olivia513US #1
#2Charlotte487US #4
#3Emma460US #2
#4Sophia432US #6
#5Amelia430US #3
#6Mia348US #5
#7Isabella341US #7
#8Harper339US #12
#9Evelyn337US #8
#10Ava320US #9
#11Nora319US #22
#12Aurora269US #16
#13Lucy259US #34
#14Violet255US #15
#15Lily251US #24
#16Avery235US #31
#17Ella233US #30
#18Scarlett233US #27
#19Eleanor230US #14
#20Ellie228US #21
#21Lainey227US #38
#22Elizabeth225US #17
#23Grace223US #40
#24Isla221US #35
#25Chloe216US #20
#26Eliana215US #18
#27Hazel215US #19
#28Riley212US #42
#29Penelope209US #28
#30Josephine208US #56
#31Luna202US #13
#32Mila202US #33
#33Sofia199US #10
#34Gianna198US #23
#35Willow197US #41
#36Hannah191US #52
#37Emily190US #25
#38Stella190US #49
#39Abigail188US #32
#40Maeve185US #75
#41Nova183US #39
#42Madison181US #45
#43Aria177US #26
#44Layla176US #37
#45Ivy175US #36
#46Lillian172US #54
#47Emilia168US #43
#48Lydia159US #97
#49Zoe156US #29
#50Addison155US #68
#51Quinn153US #96
#52Paisley152US #61
#53Claire151US #67
#54Naomi150US #44
#55Sadie149US #57
#56Maya143US #51
#57Kinsley142US #85
#58Eloise141US #64
#59Anna140US #94
#60Cora140US #103
#61Sophie140US #60
#62Madelyn137US #65
#63Vivian136US #77
#64Leah134US #53
#65Adeline133US #58
#66Lyla131US #83
#67Elena129US #46
#68Sienna129US #139
#69Natalie128US #73
#70Ruby128US #62
#71Clara127US #78
#72Ayla122US #69
#73Everly121US #81
#74Kennedy117US #89
#75Hailey116US #100
#76Autumn115US #79
#77Cecilia114US #123
#78Josie114US #88
#79Mary114US #131
#80Alice112US #63
#81Eden112US #71
#82Zoey112US #59
#83Savannah111US #108
#84Delilah110US #50
#85Madeline109US #86
#86Brooklyn108US #107
#87Margaret108US #119
#88Peyton105US #169
#89Audrey104US #82
#90Julia104US #116
#91Rose104US #114
#92Athena102US #90
#93Maria101US #74
#94Parker100US #104
#95Daisy99US #76
#96Esther99US #130
#97Iris99US #72
#98Sarah99US #93
#99Aubrey98US #132
#100Hadley97US #115

Boys

#1Noah740US #2
#2Liam611US #1
#3Oliver597US #3
#4Theodore506US #4
#5Henry468US #6
#6James433US #5
#7Lucas400US #9
#8Benjamin392US #11
#9Levi390US #12
#10Jack372US #15
#11Michael372US #18
#12Luca361US #23
#13John355US #21
#14Owen334US #26
#15Joseph333US #32
#16William333US #10
#17Elijah331US #8
#18Asher329US #20
#19Leo312US #24
#20Cameron310US #66
#21Carter302US #46
#22Hudson298US #22
#23Miles298US #37
#24Wyatt297US #38
#25Samuel295US #17
#26Daniel292US #16
#27Jackson292US #35
#28Mason286US #42
#29Luke283US #34
#30Logan266US #45
#31Roman266US #52
#32Ethan265US #19
#33Thomas260US #39
#34Grayson256US #48
#35David254US #31
#36Maverick252US #36
#37Caleb250US #49
#38Alexander248US #27
#39Cooper246US #50
#40Ezra246US #13
#41Anthony243US #44
#42Matthew239US #33
#43Jacob237US #40
#44Wesley237US #58
#45Lincoln235US #73
#46Nolan233US #64
#47Weston230US #70
#48Rowan229US #71
#49Aiden228US #47
#50Bennett226US #60
#51Isaac225US #41
#52Brooks217US #67
#53Gabriel211US #43
#54Charles210US #51
#55Beau206US #69
#56Elias204US #25
#57Nathan201US #62
#58Julian194US #30
#59Cole187US #162
#60Silas186US #81
#61Andrew184US #68
#62Isaiah184US #56
#63Josiah183US #53
#64Carson181US #124
#65Bryson180US #147
#66Dylan180US #28
#67Micah180US #86
#68Mateo176US #7
#69Nicholas172US #117
#70Ryan172US #87
#71Sebastian172US #14
#72Christopher171US #61
#73Robert170US #90
#74Waylon169US #65
#75Jayden165US #59
#76Connor164US #136
#77Colton162US #98
#78Adam161US #100
#79Declan159US #132
#80Parker159US #97
#81Theo159US #80
#82Enzo156US #74
#83Joshua156US #57
#84Dominic154US #107
#85Everett151US #85
#86Landon148US #106
#87Vincent148US #111
#88Austin145US #108
#89Myles145US #99
#90Chase141US #173
#91Emmett141US #119
#92Jaxon141US #96
#93Archer139US #115
#94Aaron137US #79
#95Christian136US #77
#96Jameson136US #118
#97Arthur132US #105
#98Eli130US #92
#99Kai130US #76
#100Milo130US #120

On the move since 2023

Rising

↑34Lyla#66
↑33Adeline#65
↑29Sienna#68
↑25Ruby#70
↑23Lainey#21
↑23Elena#67
↑22Bryson#65
↑21Eliana#26

Falling

↓32Aubrey#99
↓26Zoey#82
↓25Colton#77
↓25Parker#80
↓23Sarah#98
↓20Savannah#83
↓19Madison#42
↓18Layla#44

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2023 rankings.