State roster

Top names in Pennsylvania

The names most likely to appear on 2003 Pennsylvania birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 120,714 Pennsylvania births in 2003 across 2,508 distinct names.

Distinctively Pennsylvania

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

#48Gianna#143 nationally
#94Carly#183 nationally
#69Shane#144 nationally
#85Shawn#156 nationally
#89Cassidy#150 nationally
#84Brady#142 nationally
#97Jordyn#155 nationally
#93Derek#149 nationally
#77Lydia#127 nationally
#88Mikayla#138 nationally
#67Liam#114 nationally
#83Stephen#128 nationally

Girls

#1Emily1,137US #1
#2Emma1,019US #2
#3Madison917US #3
#4Olivia861US #5
#5Hannah781US #4
#6Abigail721US #6
#7Sarah694US #11
#8Grace596US #13
#9Alexis595US #7
#10Isabella584US #12
#11Elizabeth563US #9
#12Samantha517US #10
#13Kayla514US #16
#14Alyssa506US #14
#15Lauren473US #15
#16Julia466US #33
#17Ashley460US #8
#18Morgan440US #29
#19Sophia417US #20
#20Anna408US #21
#21Brianna408US #17
#22Taylor397US #19
#23Paige396US #47
#24Jessica393US #18
#25Rachel390US #28
#26Megan389US #30
#27Sydney358US #25
#28Hailey356US #26
#29Mackenzie343US #45
#30Chloe340US #24
#31Victoria340US #22
#32Ava332US #39
#33Natalie328US #23
#34Brooke311US #43
#35Kaitlyn310US #32
#36Jenna290US #55
#37Haley281US #34
#38Mia280US #36
#39Rebecca277US #63
#40Jordan264US #48
#41Gabrielle262US #66
#42Allison261US #46
#43Alexandra255US #38
#44Riley254US #72
#45Kylie253US #52
#46Nicole246US #40
#47Amanda240US #54
#48Gianna238US #143
#49Katherine237US #35
#50Destiny231US #37
#51Ella230US #44
#52Mary226US #59
#53Faith222US #50
#54Sara218US #65
#55Leah208US #81
#56Erin207US #80
#57Madeline207US #61
#58Lily196US #69
#59Makayla194US #51
#60Jasmine193US #27
#61Angelina192US #71
#62Sierra191US #73
#63Danielle187US #82
#64Katelyn187US #58
#65Alexa186US #67
#66Caroline186US #68
#67Amber184US #74
#68Kaylee177US #53
#69Molly175US #99
#70Zoe175US #57
#71Maya172US #84
#72Maria169US #42
#73Savannah169US #41
#74Gabriella167US #77
#75Autumn165US #75
#76Trinity161US #56
#77Lydia156US #127
#78Lillian155US #76
#79Aaliyah153US #90
#80Kathryn151US #117
#81Katie150US #107
#82Courtney147US #103
#83Jada147US #79
#84Marissa146US #95
#85Catherine145US #106
#86Jennifer139US #31
#87Mya131US #116
#88Mikayla129US #138
#89Cassidy128US #150
#90Christina128US #109
#91Arianna127US #86
#92Claire127US #92
#93Madelyn127US #115
#94Carly125US #183
#95Jade123US #101
#96Amelia122US #111
#97Jordyn120US #155
#98Laura120US #124
#99Margaret117US #128
#100Nevaeh117US #145

Boys

#1Michael1,287US #2
#2Ryan1,173US #13
#3Jacob1,158US #1
#4Matthew1,080US #4
#5Nicholas1,027US #12
#6Joseph949US #6
#7Joshua904US #3
#8Tyler891US #15
#9Andrew877US #5
#10Zachary868US #20
#11John867US #17
#12Anthony850US #10
#13Ethan801US #7
#14Daniel736US #8
#15Alexander729US #16
#16Dylan693US #19
#17William683US #11
#18Christopher679US #9
#19James642US #18
#20Benjamin639US #24
#21Logan633US #28
#22David630US #14
#23Nathan624US #26
#24Justin599US #27
#25Noah555US #31
#26Aidan535US #39
#27Brandon534US #21
#28Robert527US #35
#29Samuel520US #23
#30Thomas512US #36
#31Luke511US #46
#32Evan502US #44
#33Austin496US #33
#34Christian494US #25
#35Connor491US #43
#36Gavin452US #51
#37Jonathan436US #22
#38Hunter430US #41
#39Kyle403US #53
#40Elijah391US #37
#41Sean391US #61
#42Mason373US #54
#43Gabriel366US #29
#44Owen365US #72
#45Aaron364US #50
#46Jason359US #42
#47Adam358US #58
#48Kevin358US #32
#49Caleb357US #34
#50Cameron355US #40
#51Jordan346US #38
#52Jack343US #45
#53Eric324US #56
#54Isaiah317US #49
#55Dominic314US #81
#56Colin306US #88
#57Cole302US #69
#58Aiden296US #73
#59Ian296US #65
#60Brian293US #59
#61Nathaniel291US #63
#62Patrick285US #91
#63Isaac254US #48
#64Timothy244US #76
#65Charles243US #57
#66Chase237US #87
#67Liam237US #114
#68Lucas236US #71
#69Shane235US #144
#70Alex217US #62
#71Jackson216US #52
#72Mark213US #105
#73Seth213US #80
#74Steven212US #70
#75Cody209US #78
#76Bryce203US #103
#77Jake201US #98
#78Richard198US #86
#79Jayden195US #75
#80Devin191US #74
#81Jaden186US #82
#82Jared185US #107
#83Stephen175US #128
#84Brady174US #142
#85Shawn174US #156
#86Xavier171US #85
#87Jeremy170US #108
#88Blake164US #79
#89Julian160US #77
#90Trevor159US #99
#91Garrett153US #106
#92Dakota150US #126
#93Derek150US #149
#94Jesse150US #94
#95Vincent150US #117
#96Riley148US #104
#97Hayden147US #84
#98Paul146US #123
#99Brendan145US #141
#100Carter141US #102

On the move since 2002

Rising

↑41Ella#51
↑40Aiden#58
↑22Aidan#26
↑20Makayla#59
↑19Lillian#78
↑18Leah#55
↑18Maya#71
↑17Katie#81

Falling

↓22Margaret#99
↓18Laura#98
↓16Trevor#90
↓16Brendan#99
↓15Autumn#75
↓15Aaliyah#79
↓14Sierra#62
↓14Amber#67

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2002 rankings.