State roster

Top names in Pennsylvania

The names most likely to appear on 2008 Pennsylvania birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 119,196 Pennsylvania births in 2008 across 2,827 distinct names.

Distinctively Pennsylvania

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

#85Shane#174 nationally
#96Alivia#181 nationally
#27Gianna#88 nationally
#59Lydia#120 nationally
#64Keira#123 nationally
#49Molly#104 nationally
#38Paige#89 nationally
#77Patrick#127 nationally
#61Jenna#108 nationally
#68Colin#114 nationally
#24Chase#67 nationally
#45Cole#85 nationally

Girls

#1Ava909US #5
#2Olivia855US #4
#3Emma812US #1
#4Madison748US #6
#5Isabella738US #2
#6Abigail702US #8
#7Emily652US #3
#8Sophia588US #7
#9Elizabeth439US #9
#10Chloe436US #10
#11Grace430US #21
#12Addison422US #12
#13Ella410US #19
#14Sarah409US #20
#15Samantha403US #11
#16Alexis398US #15
#17Lily392US #24
#18Hannah391US #17
#19Mia372US #14
#20Julia354US #41
#21Alyssa346US #16
#22Anna345US #26
#23Natalie335US #13
#24Riley328US #39
#25Taylor323US #22
#26Hailey319US #25
#27Gianna312US #88
#28Kayla311US #28
#29Leah294US #40
#30Morgan292US #46
#31Brianna283US #23
#32Brooke278US #52
#33Lillian269US #29
#34Gabriella267US #35
#35Kylie266US #51
#36Mackenzie264US #65
#37Madelyn249US #64
#38Paige248US #89
#39Aubrey245US #42
#40Savannah243US #33
#41Lauren237US #30
#42Avery234US #38
#43Nevaeh234US #34
#44Peyton221US #60
#45Kaylee215US #31
#46Layla209US #55
#47Victoria206US #27
#48Makayla204US #37
#49Molly204US #104
#50Allison203US #32
#51Sydney203US #49
#52Rachel197US #74
#53Ashley196US #18
#54Kaitlyn193US #53
#55Madeline193US #56
#56Gabrielle192US #79
#57Destiny183US #47
#58Autumn177US #87
#59Lydia175US #120
#60Arianna168US #66
#61Jenna168US #108
#62Mary166US #96
#63Angelina165US #69
#64Keira165US #123
#65Sara162US #92
#66Payton160US #91
#67Alexa159US #50
#68Charlotte157US #86
#69Jessica156US #59
#70Megan156US #100
#71Katherine151US #45
#72Claire150US #62
#73Sadie150US #109
#74Haley149US #102
#75Jocelyn149US #67
#76Aaliyah148US #76
#77Audrey147US #44
#78Amelia139US #68
#79Mariah138US #77
#80Mya138US #103
#81Alexandra136US #61
#82Caroline136US #94
#83Katelyn134US #80
#84Maya133US #71
#85Sophie130US #75
#86Ariana129US #81
#87Faith128US #90
#88Bailey127US #82
#89Jasmine127US #43
#90Zoe127US #58
#91Maria126US #63
#92Katie125US #126
#93Evelyn124US #54
#94Isabelle124US #93
#95Lucy124US #112
#96Alivia123US #181
#97Brooklyn121US #48
#98Rebecca121US #118
#99Zoey120US #98
#100Jayla119US #117

Boys

#1Michael928US #2
#2Ryan880US #18
#3Jacob872US #1
#4Matthew734US #10
#5Joseph720US #13
#6Logan703US #19
#7Anthony697US #7
#8Ethan696US #3
#9Alexander693US #6
#10Nicholas662US #29
#11Aiden658US #16
#12Joshua657US #4
#13Andrew655US #12
#14Daniel645US #5
#15Jayden645US #11
#16John631US #20
#17William631US #8
#18Noah626US #15
#19Christopher624US #9
#20Tyler622US #28
#21James606US #17
#22Benjamin595US #25
#23Gavin579US #30
#24Chase574US #67
#25Nathan570US #21
#26David505US #14
#27Mason500US #35
#28Luke471US #43
#29Dylan465US #31
#30Gabriel456US #24
#31Elijah454US #22
#32Connor446US #57
#33Samuel444US #27
#34Evan443US #38
#35Zachary434US #47
#36Jack433US #39
#37Robert423US #49
#38Lucas415US #46
#39Owen408US #58
#40Thomas388US #52
#41Brayden384US #51
#42Caleb381US #34
#43Jonathan381US #26
#44Christian377US #23
#45Cole374US #85
#46Jackson363US #32
#47Austin354US #55
#48Landon354US #45
#49Aidan353US #59
#50Liam344US #75
#51Carter336US #65
#52Justin329US #44
#53Jordan326US #48
#54Cameron318US #53
#55Hunter315US #54
#56Brandon313US #33
#57Dominic312US #93
#58Isaiah309US #42
#59Aaron304US #50
#60Jason301US #60
#61Sean293US #83
#62Wyatt289US #62
#63Brady280US #94
#64Xavier279US #71
#65Charles275US #63
#66Adam269US #72
#67Brody261US #70
#68Colin255US #114
#69Kevin254US #41
#70Nathaniel254US #77
#71Ian253US #80
#72Isaac249US #37
#73Kyle241US #97
#74Julian235US #61
#75Eric226US #86
#76Blake206US #90
#77Patrick201US #127
#78Ayden195US #91
#79Jeremiah195US #68
#80Hayden191US #76
#81Jaden187US #88
#82Colton186US #98
#83Riley182US #106
#84Alex181US #84
#85Shane178US #174
#86Timothy178US #107
#87Bryce176US #117
#88Henry176US #78
#89Parker176US #103
#90Brian174US #87
#91Josiah168US #95
#92Tristan168US #81
#93Steven164US #104
#94Caden163US #96
#95Levi163US #116
#96Richard163US #108
#97Jake160US #111
#98Nolan159US #131
#99Seth152US #128
#100Vincent149US #119

On the move since 2007

Rising

↑56Peyton#44
↑36Madelyn#37
↑30Layla#46
↑22Brody#67
↑21Keira#64
↑19Avery#42
↑18Brayden#41
↑17Aubrey#39

Falling

↓30Faith#87
↓27Jasmine#89
↓21Megan#70
↓20Rebecca#98
↓17Ashley#53
↓17Katherine#71
↓17Mya#80
↓16Sydney#51

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2007 rankings.