State roster

Top names in Pennsylvania

The names most likely to appear on 2014 Pennsylvania birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 113,949 Pennsylvania births in 2014 across 2,866 distinct names.

Distinctively Pennsylvania

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

#68Kendall#133 nationally
#74Brooke#139 nationally
#56Brielle#118 nationally
#91Patrick#152 nationally
#75Paige#134 nationally
#74Bryce#131 nationally
#22Chase#78 nationally
#42Gianna#95 nationally
#76Quinn#126 nationally
#73Molly#122 nationally
#93Colin#142 nationally
#69Cole#116 nationally

Girls

#1Emma884US #1
#2Olivia786US #2
#3Ava696US #5
#4Sophia663US #3
#5Isabella597US #4
#6Mia456US #6
#7Charlotte455US #10
#8Abigail449US #8
#9Emily449US #7
#10Madison447US #9
#11Harper386US #11
#12Grace382US #20
#13Aubrey377US #21
#14Ella377US #17
#15Avery374US #14
#16Elizabeth366US #13
#17Amelia320US #15
#18Evelyn311US #16
#19Chloe309US #18
#20Hannah304US #28
#21Layla292US #29
#22Addison291US #24
#23Lillian291US #25
#24Lily290US #27
#25Anna288US #34
#26Natalie266US #23
#27Gabriella257US #42
#28Savannah243US #38
#29Zoey236US #22
#30Nora235US #49
#31Peyton235US #56
#32Riley228US #47
#33Scarlett227US #30
#34Mackenzie223US #69
#35Claire220US #44
#36Arianna217US #40
#37Sadie216US #46
#38Lydia215US #84
#39Brooklyn205US #26
#40Victoria204US #19
#41Sarah202US #50
#42Gianna201US #95
#43Ariana200US #37
#44Leah198US #35
#45Sofia198US #12
#46Julia194US #86
#47Aubree193US #62
#48Hailey192US #51
#49Skylar190US #48
#50Madelyn189US #60
#51Aria187US #31
#52Penelope187US #43
#53Samantha182US #33
#54Lucy181US #61
#55Autumn177US #71
#56Brielle175US #118
#57Kaylee169US #52
#58Serenity169US #58
#59Violet164US #67
#60Piper163US #75
#61Kennedy162US #54
#62Morgan162US #102
#63Alexis159US #65
#64Audrey152US #36
#65Bella151US #70
#66Zoe151US #32
#67Nevaeh150US #63
#68Kendall149US #133
#69Caroline148US #59
#70Aaliyah147US #45
#71Allison147US #39
#72Faith147US #79
#73Molly147US #122
#74Brooke145US #139
#75Paige145US #134
#76Quinn145US #126
#77Alexandra143US #92
#78Kylie143US #73
#79Naomi142US #80
#80Stella142US #66
#81Paisley139US #53
#82Eva137US #83
#83Taylor137US #77
#84Cora134US #103
#85Ellie133US #55
#86Annabelle130US #57
#87Makayla128US #123
#88Payton128US #135
#89Mila127US #72
#90Vivian127US #97
#91Brianna125US #85
#92Eleanor125US #78
#93Mary124US #120
#94Mya124US #138
#95Clara122US #108
#96Liliana122US #119
#97Madeline121US #89
#98Reagan120US #106
#99Willow120US #136
#100Alexa119US #64

Boys

#1Liam795US #2
#2Mason790US #3
#3Noah725US #1
#4Michael676US #7
#5Jacob632US #4
#6Logan605US #13
#7Benjamin593US #12
#8Joseph581US #20
#9Lucas567US #19
#10James548US #9
#11Ethan537US #6
#12William535US #5
#13Carter534US #27
#14Alexander530US #8
#15Jackson526US #18
#16John517US #26
#17Owen497US #36
#18Ryan497US #37
#19Matthew483US #16
#20Daniel482US #10
#21Aiden459US #14
#22Chase441US #78
#23Andrew440US #22
#24Luke429US #28
#25Anthony426US #21
#26Elijah415US #11
#27Gabriel413US #24
#28Connor401US #52
#29Hunter390US #40
#30David378US #17
#31Jayden376US #15
#32Cameron372US #53
#33Jack368US #41
#34Wyatt365US #39
#35Caleb358US #35
#36Nicholas353US #57
#37Landon350US #43
#38Brayden347US #62
#39Gavin347US #61
#40Joshua344US #25
#41Levi340US #45
#42Christian338US #42
#43Isaac338US #31
#44Samuel338US #23
#45Christopher335US #30
#46Nathan331US #38
#47Colton330US #65
#48Dylan327US #29
#49Jaxon320US #46
#50Henry316US #33
#51Evan305US #58
#52Thomas302US #54
#53Parker294US #73
#54Dominic292US #69
#55Oliver289US #32
#56Austin280US #66
#57Robert277US #60
#58Jace275US #68
#59Blake274US #84
#60Eli271US #49
#61Charles269US #51
#62Tyler267US #72
#63Isaiah256US #48
#64Zachary246US #82
#65Sebastian239US #34
#66Jonathan236US #44
#67Jeremiah233US #56
#68Jordan233US #55
#69Cole232US #116
#70Grayson232US #63
#71Nolan228US #81
#72Jason216US #75
#73Julian210US #47
#74Bryce209US #131
#75Lincoln207US #87
#76Declan205US #123
#77Josiah199US #64
#78Aaron197US #50
#79Bentley197US #89
#80Brody197US #93
#81Jaxson195US #85
#82Xavier191US #88
#83Vincent184US #104
#84Leo178US #97
#85Nathaniel176US #94
#86Ian171US #77
#87Kayden170US #90
#88Carson167US #91
#89Brandon164US #71
#90Cooper164US #86
#91Patrick164US #152
#92Adam161US #79
#93Colin159US #142
#94Maxwell156US #107
#95Miles156US #108
#96Roman156US #113
#97Ayden155US #74
#98Ryder155US #95
#99Micah149US #109
#100Kevin148US #70

On the move since 2013

Rising

↑28Scarlett#33
↑27Nora#30
↑27Piper#60
↑22Ariana#43
↑21Faith#72
↑18Lydia#38
↑18Oliver#55
↑17Jason#72

Falling

↓34Molly#73
↓28Brooke#74
↓27Kylie#78
↓23Adam#92
↓22Alexa#100
↓18Alexis#63
↓18Samuel#44
↓17Paige#75

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2013 rankings.