State roster

Top names in Pennsylvania

The names most likely to appear on 2007 Pennsylvania birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 120,790 Pennsylvania births in 2007 across 2,756 distinct names.

Distinctively Pennsylvania

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

#77Shane#184 nationally
#99Delaneyoutside the national top 200
#99Shawn#175 nationally
#89Kathryn#163 nationally
#26Gianna#91 nationally
#70Lydia#124 nationally
#38Paige#89 nationally
#90Erin#141 nationally
#30Chase#79 nationally
#98Cheyenne#147 nationally
#72Colin#119 nationally
#96Derek#142 nationally

Girls

#1Ava994US #4
#2Olivia821US #7
#3Emma802US #3
#4Madison787US #5
#5Isabella735US #2
#6Abigail719US #8
#7Emily699US #1
#8Sophia645US #6
#9Hannah577US #9
#10Sarah503US #18
#11Grace479US #20
#12Addison468US #11
#13Elizabeth438US #10
#14Ella421US #21
#15Alexis417US #19
#16Samantha417US #12
#17Alyssa383US #14
#18Mia377US #15
#19Chloe361US #16
#20Natalie353US #17
#21Lily351US #27
#22Kayla349US #26
#23Julia335US #34
#24Anna333US #25
#25Taylor320US #24
#26Gianna319US #91
#27Brianna315US #22
#28Hailey311US #23
#29Riley311US #52
#30Morgan303US #43
#31Gabriella286US #38
#32Nevaeh285US #31
#33Lauren280US #28
#34Savannah278US #30
#35Sydney270US #37
#36Ashley267US #13
#37Brooke263US #45
#38Paige262US #89
#39Mackenzie249US #65
#40Victoria248US #29
#41Lillian244US #33
#42Leah238US #67
#43Kaitlyn236US #44
#44Kylie228US #63
#45Makayla219US #47
#46Allison216US #46
#47Gabrielle216US #68
#48Rachel214US #59
#49Megan204US #78
#50Kaylee202US #35
#51Madeline202US #61
#52Molly201US #97
#53Alexa195US #40
#54Katherine192US #39
#55Mary191US #93
#56Aubrey188US #69
#57Faith182US #74
#58Jessica177US #42
#59Sara177US #80
#60Autumn176US #90
#61Avery176US #48
#62Jasmine176US #32
#63Mya176US #102
#64Claire174US #66
#65Destiny174US #41
#66Alexandra169US #49
#67Arianna167US #70
#68Haley166US #76
#69Jenna163US #103
#70Lydia160US #124
#71Angelina158US #58
#72Katelyn153US #75
#73Madelyn153US #104
#74Jocelyn152US #50
#75Sadie152US #107
#76Layla150US #85
#77Maya150US #62
#78Rebecca148US #105
#79Amelia141US #77
#80Trinity138US #72
#81Zoe136US #56
#82Charlotte134US #101
#83Aaliyah133US #83
#84Amanda133US #111
#85Keira133US #128
#86Sofia131US #36
#87Caroline130US #99
#88Rylee130US #130
#89Kathryn129US #163
#90Erin128US #141
#91Audrey127US #51
#92Jordan126US #100
#93Maria126US #53
#94Katie125US #114
#95Nicole123US #86
#96Bailey121US #84
#97Eva121US #117
#98Cheyenne119US #147
#99Delaney119
#100Peyton119US #123

Boys

#1Michael1,027US #2
#2Jacob936US #1
#3Ryan911US #16
#4Matthew802US #9
#5Logan796US #17
#6Joseph760US #13
#7Ethan753US #3
#8Nicholas737US #20
#9Andrew733US #10
#10Anthony729US #7
#11Joshua719US #4
#12Alexander704US #11
#13Daniel682US #5
#14Noah680US #14
#15William677US #8
#16John673US #19
#17Christopher635US #6
#18Tyler634US #21
#19James630US #15
#20Gavin624US #32
#21Benjamin616US #26
#22Nathan586US #24
#23Jayden580US #18
#24Aiden542US #27
#25David538US #12
#26Mason538US #37
#27Samuel537US #25
#28Dylan514US #29
#29Zachary506US #42
#30Chase470US #79
#31Jack467US #38
#32Evan464US #40
#33Connor455US #55
#34Luke455US #46
#35Owen449US #56
#36Thomas440US #52
#37Aidan418US #54
#38Christian416US #22
#39Robert416US #47
#40Elijah400US #30
#41Austin396US #48
#42Justin395US #45
#43Gabriel380US #28
#44Brandon377US #31
#45Lucas373US #53
#46Caleb370US #36
#47Cole364US #84
#48Jonathan363US #23
#49Cameron354US #50
#50Hunter350US #57
#51Jackson343US #33
#52Dominic340US #85
#53Isaiah325US #43
#54Landon322US #49
#55Jason314US #59
#56Liam314US #89
#57Sean308US #76
#58Brady306US #93
#59Brayden302US #64
#60Aaron300US #51
#61Jordan281US #44
#62Adam270US #65
#63Charles267US #62
#64Wyatt264US #69
#65Ian254US #75
#66Kevin254US #39
#67Carter250US #80
#68Isaac249US #41
#69Xavier249US #68
#70Kyle245US #86
#71Julian240US #66
#72Colin233US #119
#73Nathaniel231US #82
#74Brian224US #81
#75Eric204US #83
#76Timothy201US #99
#77Shane196US #184
#78Jaden195US #74
#79Bryce191US #111
#80Blake190US #88
#81Patrick186US #116
#82Ayden182US #102
#83Richard182US #101
#84Caden180US #92
#85Alex179US #72
#86Hayden177US #71
#87Jeremiah176US #67
#88Josiah173US #105
#89Brody167US #106
#90Henry166US #90
#91Levi166US #131
#92Tristan166US #87
#93Cody164US #120
#94Steven164US #97
#95Jake163US #112
#96Derek156US #142
#97Riley155US #109
#98Seth154US #115
#99Shawn153US #175
#100Vincent153US #110

On the move since 2006

Rising

↑35Mya#63
↑30Addison#12
↑30Claire#64
↑25Aubrey#56
↑23Jayden#23
↑15Jasmine#62
↑15Arianna#67
↑15Jocelyn#74

Falling

↓26Angelina#71
↓20Seth#98
↓19Jessica#58
↓19Alexandra#66
↓19Erin#90
↓19Maria#93
↓17Katelyn#72
↓17Jordan#92

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2006 rankings.