State roster

Top names in Pennsylvania

The names most likely to appear on 2013 Pennsylvania birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 111,809 Pennsylvania births in 2013 across 2,828 distinct names.

Distinctively Pennsylvania

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

#99Lucaoutside the national top 200
#58Paige#128 nationally
#46Brooke#115 nationally
#39Molly#102 nationally
#28Gianna#87 nationally
#72Kendall#130 nationally
#63Quinn#119 nationally
#29Chase#78 nationally
#69Brielle#117 nationally
#70Cole#114 nationally
#74Bryce#117 nationally
#78Declan#121 nationally

Girls

#1Emma901US #2
#2Sophia774US #1
#3Ava752US #5
#4Olivia751US #3
#5Isabella632US #4
#6Abigail479US #8
#7Emily470US #7
#8Madison468US #9
#9Mia417US #6
#10Aubrey409US #18
#11Charlotte402US #11
#12Ella374US #15
#13Grace362US #22
#14Avery353US #12
#15Elizabeth328US #10
#16Harper321US #16
#17Amelia316US #17
#18Hannah315US #23
#19Lily312US #27
#20Lillian307US #26
#21Chloe304US #14
#22Anna290US #35
#23Addison288US #19
#24Natalie275US #21
#25Layla272US #30
#26Gabriella268US #38
#27Zoey260US #24
#28Gianna252US #87
#29Evelyn249US #20
#30Peyton246US #51
#31Savannah245US #36
#32Sadie243US #49
#33Brooklyn234US #28
#34Riley228US #45
#35Sofia226US #13
#36Leah220US #32
#37Hailey219US #43
#38Mackenzie210US #62
#39Molly204US #102
#40Julia203US #75
#41Victoria203US #25
#42Arianna200US #44
#43Sarah199US #48
#44Claire192US #50
#45Alexis190US #47
#46Brooke190US #115
#47Madelyn189US #68
#48Serenity181US #52
#49Aria180US #41
#50Samantha179US #29
#51Kylie178US #61
#52Aubree174US #53
#53Penelope173US #56
#54Autumn172US #64
#55Nevaeh172US #46
#56Lydia171US #95
#57Nora168US #83
#58Paige167US #128
#59Zoe167US #31
#60Morgan166US #100
#61Scarlett166US #42
#62Allison161US #34
#63Quinn161US #119
#64Skylar160US #73
#65Ariana159US #54
#66Lucy158US #66
#67Kaylee157US #40
#68Taylor155US #59
#69Brielle153US #117
#70Aaliyah152US #37
#71Bella152US #58
#72Kendall151US #130
#73Kennedy145US #65
#74Stella145US #70
#75Violet142US #69
#76Alexandra141US #82
#77Caroline141US #63
#78Alexa137US #60
#79Audrey136US #33
#80Mila135US #79
#81Eva133US #88
#82Sydney133US #98
#83Mya132US #116
#84Ellie128US #74
#85Alyssa127US #57
#86Reagan127US #104
#87Piper126US #97
#88Mary125US #118
#89Naomi125US #86
#90Rylee125US #109
#91Madeline124US #90
#92Maya122US #72
#93Faith121US #89
#94Makayla121US #94
#95Jocelyn120US #99
#96Sophie120US #76
#97Cora119US #127
#98Brianna118US #71
#99Eliana118US #125
#100Kayla118US #96

Boys

#1Mason820US #4
#2Liam813US #3
#3Jacob717US #2
#4Michael708US #7
#5Noah670US #1
#6Logan621US #18
#7Benjamin604US #14
#8Joseph598US #20
#9Ethan559US #6
#10Jackson547US #16
#11James536US #13
#12William534US #5
#13Ryan524US #30
#14Alexander519US #8
#15Carter509US #33
#16John504US #27
#17Lucas502US #23
#18Owen491US #38
#19Aiden485US #12
#20Matthew483US #15
#21Daniel478US #10
#22Andrew466US #22
#23Elijah461US #11
#24Anthony449US #19
#25Jayden437US #9
#26Samuel423US #25
#27Gabriel420US #24
#28Joshua418US #21
#29Chase404US #78
#30Luke404US #34
#31Caleb391US #32
#32Hunter389US #36
#33Jack386US #40
#34David383US #17
#35Gavin381US #50
#36Brayden368US #48
#37Connor368US #56
#38Christopher366US #26
#39Landon366US #39
#40Dylan359US #29
#41Nathan359US #31
#42Wyatt358US #42
#43Nicholas344US #54
#44Isaac330US #28
#45Tyler329US #63
#46Cameron327US #59
#47Henry321US #37
#48Dominic320US #68
#49Levi311US #49
#50Christian309US #35
#51Evan297US #55
#52Colton291US #65
#53Blake290US #75
#54Thomas289US #61
#55Charles281US #57
#56Jaxon275US #45
#57Austin270US #64
#58Eli263US #43
#59Jonathan258US #41
#60Robert258US #62
#61Jeremiah253US #58
#62Nolan247US #86
#63Zachary244US #73
#64Jace243US #66
#65Parker241US #74
#66Jordan234US #53
#67Isaiah232US #44
#68Josiah226US #69
#69Adam221US #82
#70Cole219US #114
#71Julian219US #47
#72Bentley213US #81
#73Oliver208US #52
#74Bryce204US #117
#75Grayson203US #77
#76Aaron197US #51
#77Brody197US #94
#78Declan196US #121
#79Jase193US #89
#80Xavier193US #83
#81Ayden192US #71
#82Colin192US #125
#83Cooper188US #84
#84Kayden185US #93
#85Ian180US #80
#86Carson175US #90
#87Vincent175US #101
#88Nathaniel174US #91
#89Jason172US #79
#90Maxwell168US #108
#91Jaxson167US #92
#92Justin165US #85
#93Brandon163US #70
#94Kevin160US #72
#95Ryder157US #103
#96Max155US #111
#97Silas152US #116
#98Micah150US #105
#99Luca147
#100Leo143US #112

On the move since 2012

Rising

↑65Sadie#32
↑37Aria#49
↑29Quinn#63
↑26Nora#57
↑26Kennedy#73
↑20Serenity#48
↑20Josiah#68
↑19Brooke#46

Falling

↓34Brianna#98
↓31Taylor#68
↓28Alyssa#85
↓28Makayla#94
↓28Kayla#100
↓23Kaylee#67
↓23Justin#92
↓21Morgan#60

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2012 rankings.