State roster

Top names in Pennsylvania

The names most likely to appear on 2012 Pennsylvania birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 112,970 Pennsylvania births in 2012 across 2,831 distinct names.

Distinctively Pennsylvania

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

#90Alivia#187 nationally
#74Declan#143 nationally
#92Quinn#153 nationally
#70Rachel#130 nationally
#42Lydia#95 nationally
#71Colin#124 nationally
#25Chase#77 nationally
#80Gabrielle#129 nationally
#96Sean#145 nationally
#92Patrick#140 nationally
#69Kendall#116 nationally
#27Gianna#73 nationally

Girls

#1Emma878US #2
#2Sophia867US #1
#3Ava775US #5
#4Olivia775US #4
#5Isabella715US #3
#6Madison529US #9
#7Abigail502US #7
#8Emily488US #6
#9Mia416US #8
#10Aubrey403US #15
#11Ella392US #12
#12Addison388US #14
#13Lily372US #16
#14Grace361US #21
#15Elizabeth346US #10
#16Chloe342US #11
#17Charlotte341US #19
#18Avery324US #13
#19Hannah314US #22
#20Lillian313US #25
#21Natalie312US #17
#22Anna292US #34
#23Amelia280US #23
#24Leah278US #33
#25Gabriella275US #37
#26Peyton271US #53
#27Gianna270US #73
#28Layla266US #31
#29Zoey257US #20
#30Harper253US #24
#31Riley253US #47
#32Julia241US #65
#33Hailey236US #32
#34Sarah236US #42
#35Savannah234US #43
#36Samantha219US #26
#37Taylor216US #46
#38Claire213US #45
#39Morgan212US #82
#40Evelyn209US #27
#41Mackenzie208US #71
#42Lydia201US #95
#43Alexis196US #40
#44Kaylee195US #35
#45Zoe195US #30
#46Kylie190US #59
#47Nevaeh188US #39
#48Brooklyn187US #29
#49Madelyn187US #67
#50Molly186US #90
#51Lucy182US #66
#52Sofia182US #18
#53Aubree181US #60
#54Arianna180US #49
#55Victoria179US #28
#56Allison176US #38
#57Alyssa173US #44
#58Stella168US #62
#59Autumn167US #68
#60Bella166US #54
#61Paige164US #106
#62Audrey161US #41
#63Aaliyah160US #36
#64Brianna158US #51
#65Brooke156US #102
#66Makayla155US #70
#67Brielle153US #111
#68Serenity153US #58
#69Kendall143US #116
#70Rachel143US #130
#71Alexandra142US #76
#72Kayla142US #69
#73Scarlett141US #61
#74Sydney141US #78
#75Sophie138US #52
#76Alexa137US #57
#77Eva137US #86
#78Faith136US #75
#79Skylar135US #87
#80Gabrielle134US #129
#81Reagan134US #97
#82Jocelyn132US #93
#83Nora132US #108
#84Madeline131US #96
#85Mary130US #121
#86Aria128US #92
#87Bailey128US #81
#88Katherine128US #64
#89Naomi127US #79
#90Alivia126US #187
#91Ellie125US #85
#92Quinn125US #153
#93Violet124US #89
#94Mya123US #124
#95Lilly122US #110
#96Piper122US #98
#97Sadie121US #120
#98Khloe120US #55
#99Kennedy119US #84
#100Maya117US #63

Boys

#1Mason873US #2
#2Liam783US #6
#3Jacob762US #1
#4Michael737US #7
#5Noah705US #4
#6Ethan615US #3
#7Ryan615US #26
#8Logan609US #22
#9Benjamin581US #16
#10John563US #28
#11Joseph563US #19
#12William560US #5
#13Jayden544US #8
#14Aiden541US #10
#15Jackson529US #21
#16James524US #14
#17Matthew519US #12
#18Carter501US #36
#19Anthony497US #15
#20Alexander493US #9
#21Lucas492US #27
#22Andrew468US #18
#23Elijah464US #13
#24Gabriel458US #24
#25Chase454US #77
#26Daniel453US #11
#27Brayden445US #39
#28Owen445US #38
#29Gavin426US #40
#30Joshua426US #17
#31Nathan420US #29
#32Landon411US #35
#33Samuel404US #25
#34David402US #20
#35Nicholas394US #49
#36Caleb392US #32
#37Connor389US #59
#38Luke387US #37
#39Dylan372US #31
#40Christopher371US #23
#41Jack353US #46
#42Evan351US #47
#43Hunter349US #45
#44Cameron347US #54
#45Tyler338US #50
#46Blake323US #71
#47Thomas322US #63
#48Levi318US #55
#49Wyatt316US #41
#50Christian310US #33
#51Isaac303US #30
#52Dominic299US #70
#53Zachary292US #67
#54Colton287US #65
#55Austin276US #58
#56Jordan273US #48
#57Eli269US #43
#58Parker268US #81
#59Henry265US #44
#60Jonathan260US #34
#61Isaiah258US #42
#62Robert258US #60
#63Charles249US #62
#64Cole241US #102
#65Adam234US #82
#66Jeremiah234US #52
#67Bentley228US #75
#68Jaxon227US #66
#69Justin219US #74
#70Cooper216US #83
#71Colin210US #124
#72Ian205US #78
#73Ayden203US #68
#74Declan201US #143
#75Aaron200US #51
#76Julian200US #53
#77Nolan199US #89
#78Jason195US #76
#79Xavier193US #80
#80Brody192US #91
#81Jace192US #85
#82Bryce189US #117
#83Nathaniel186US #84
#84Carson180US #87
#85Kevin178US #69
#86Grayson177US #86
#87Brandon172US #56
#88Josiah169US #79
#89Vincent165US #104
#90Brady164US #136
#91Tristan160US #88
#92Patrick157US #140
#93Micah151US #103
#94Maxwell149US #114
#95Max146US #105
#96Sean144US #145
#97Jaxson139US #106
#98Eric138US #107
#99Hayden136US #109
#100Ryder136US #100

On the move since 2011

Rising

↑45Harper#30
↑40Aubree#53
↑34Stella#58
↑27Lucy#51
↑19Kendall#69
↑19Reagan#81
↑17Declan#74
↑15Parker#58

Falling

↓28Mya#94
↓28Maya#100
↓27Sadie#97
↓25Kayla#72
↓20Brooke#65
↓19Khloe#98
↓18Lilly#95
↓18Brandon#87

Every state

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