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Top names in Pennsylvania

The names most likely to appear on 2015 Pennsylvania birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 112,591 Pennsylvania births in 2015 across 2,841 distinct names.

Distinctively Pennsylvania

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

#98Rachel#167 nationally
#90Luca#157 nationally
#87Brooke#150 nationally
#68Brielle#128 nationally
#40Gianna#96 nationally
#89Molly#144 nationally
#83Bryce#131 nationally
#33Lydia#80 nationally
#68Cole#115 nationally
#66Declan#112 nationally
#94Paige#140 nationally
#53Quinn#97 nationally

Girls

#1Olivia786US #2
#2Emma768US #1
#3Ava725US #4
#4Sophia595US #3
#5Isabella536US #5
#6Mia488US #6
#7Abigail477US #7
#8Charlotte465US #9
#9Avery426US #16
#10Emily423US #8
#11Madison415US #11
#12Grace400US #19
#13Harper394US #10
#14Amelia376US #12
#15Elizabeth366US #13
#16Evelyn354US #15
#17Aubrey336US #21
#18Ella331US #18
#19Lillian305US #26
#20Lily285US #25
#21Chloe278US #17
#22Addison277US #24
#23Hannah277US #28
#24Riley275US #35
#25Nora267US #41
#26Layla261US #30
#27Savannah255US #38
#28Scarlett248US #22
#29Sadie247US #52
#30Anna242US #44
#31Aria242US #29
#32Mackenzie233US #73
#33Lydia223US #80
#34Natalie223US #27
#35Zoey223US #23
#36Penelope220US #34
#37Peyton220US #72
#38Madelyn219US #59
#39Sofia217US #14
#40Gianna208US #96
#41Lucy205US #55
#42Claire203US #49
#43Gabriella203US #54
#44Kennedy203US #58
#45Brooklyn202US #31
#46Leah202US #36
#47Skylar198US #42
#48Sarah188US #57
#49Ellie187US #48
#50Victoria183US #20
#51Violet182US #50
#52Audrey180US #37
#53Quinn180US #97
#54Paisley177US #45
#55Samantha176US #40
#56Hailey172US #64
#57Kylie171US #66
#58Stella171US #51
#59Zoe169US #33
#60Alexis164US #85
#61Cora162US #88
#62Autumn161US #69
#63Taylor160US #77
#64Serenity159US #71
#65Aubree157US #79
#66Julia156US #89
#67Ariana155US #46
#68Brielle152US #128
#69Caroline151US #62
#70Eva150US #76
#71Mila150US #53
#72Piper150US #67
#73Arianna149US #56
#74Kaylee147US #61
#75Willow144US #111
#76Nevaeh142US #70
#77Naomi141US #75
#78Allison138US #39
#79Aurora136US #78
#80Mary136US #123
#81Alexandra134US #100
#82Hazel131US #63
#83Morgan131US #121
#84Eleanor130US #60
#85Reagan130US #99
#86Annabelle125US #92
#87Brooke125US #150
#88Faith125US #90
#89Molly123US #144
#90Vivian123US #95
#91Clara120US #98
#92Bella119US #74
#93Maria117US #109
#94Paige117US #140
#95Alexa116US #32
#96Hadley115US #103
#97Adalyn114US #132
#98Rachel113US #167
#99Maya112US #68
#100Bailey108US #107

Boys

#1Mason794US #3
#2Liam763US #2
#3Noah718US #1
#4Michael630US #9
#5Jacob629US #4
#6Logan603US #14
#7Benjamin588US #10
#8Carter568US #24
#9James555US #7
#10Lucas542US #16
#11William514US #5
#12Jackson510US #17
#13Daniel509US #12
#14Alexander497US #8
#15Joseph496US #21
#16Owen494US #36
#17Ethan484US #6
#18John466US #26
#19Aiden463US #13
#20Ryan448US #39
#21Matthew442US #15
#22Elijah428US #11
#23Gabriel428US #22
#24Luke426US #28
#25Andrew415US #30
#26Samuel414US #23
#27Landon400US #46
#28Anthony396US #25
#29David392US #18
#30Wyatt391US #34
#31Connor381US #55
#32Hunter373US #41
#33Chase367US #74
#34Jayden359US #20
#35Joshua358US #33
#36Dylan356US #27
#37Caleb353US #37
#38Oliver342US #19
#39Henry338US #29
#40Jack338US #40
#41Levi334US #42
#42Christopher330US #32
#43Brayden325US #61
#44Nicholas325US #62
#45Cameron321US #56
#46Nolan321US #71
#47Nathan320US #38
#48Isaac319US #31
#49Gavin318US #70
#50Colton307US #60
#51Jaxon306US #44
#52Christian291US #43
#53Thomas291US #51
#54Grayson285US #47
#55Dominic280US #68
#56Parker275US #72
#57Austin266US #69
#58Charles263US #50
#59Eli262US #53
#60Evan262US #67
#61Blake258US #96
#62Julian258US #45
#63Jeremiah250US #54
#64Robert247US #63
#65Tyler245US #81
#66Declan238US #112
#67Lincoln231US #66
#68Cole226US #115
#69Isaiah222US #49
#70Jaxson222US #84
#71Jonathan221US #48
#72Jace220US #75
#73Sebastian217US #35
#74Zachary215US #88
#75Jordan208US #59
#76Josiah208US #57
#77Adam205US #73
#78Cooper202US #77
#79Xavier192US #90
#80Jason187US #86
#81Carson182US #89
#82Maxwell178US #113
#83Bryce174US #131
#84Vincent172US #109
#85Aaron170US #52
#86Ryder168US #98
#87Roman167US #102
#88Kayden165US #95
#89Asher164US #82
#90Luca164US #157
#91Tristan163US #101
#92Bentley159US #92
#93Leo159US #91
#94Nathaniel159US #97
#95Brandon152US #83
#96Kevin152US #79
#97Ian151US #76
#98Miles148US #107
#99Greyson147US #111
#100Theodore145US #99

On the move since 2014

Rising

↑36Ellie#49
↑27Paisley#54
↑25Nolan#46
↑24Willow#75
↑23Quinn#53
↑23Cora#61
↑22Stella#58
↑21Kylie#57

Falling

↓37Arianna#73
↓27Bella#92
↓24Ariana#67
↓21Morgan#83
↓20Julia#66
↓19Paige#94
↓18Aubree#65
↓17Kaylee#74

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2014 rankings.