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Top names in Pennsylvania

The names most likely to appear on 2017 Pennsylvania birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 109,315 Pennsylvania births in 2017 across 2,911 distinct names.

Distinctively Pennsylvania

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

#100Brooke#193 nationally
#95Molly#166 nationally
#32Lydia#85 nationally
#41Chase#94 nationally
#65Cole#116 nationally
#52Mackenzie#100 nationally
#99Sydney#146 nationally
#56Brielle#101 nationally
#70Declan#115 nationally
#40Carson#83 nationally
#46Peyton#89 nationally
#91Maxwell#133 nationally

Girls

#1Emma784US #1
#2Olivia667US #2
#3Ava622US #3
#4Charlotte506US #7
#5Sophia499US #5
#6Isabella490US #4
#7Amelia450US #8
#8Harper450US #11
#9Mia415US #6
#10Ella376US #16
#11Evelyn373US #9
#12Abigail372US #10
#13Avery329US #14
#14Grace327US #21
#15Elizabeth321US #13
#16Nora321US #29
#17Madison316US #17
#18Riley314US #25
#19Emily306US #12
#20Scarlett303US #18
#21Savannah281US #38
#22Aubrey264US #31
#23Hannah263US #32
#24Layla248US #26
#25Aria247US #20
#26Lillian247US #27
#27Anna239US #53
#28Lily230US #33
#29Chloe228US #22
#30Penelope227US #24
#31Addison223US #34
#32Lydia223US #85
#33Natalie223US #35
#34Zoey223US #28
#35Stella218US #42
#36Aurora215US #51
#37Quinn211US #76
#38Skylar208US #48
#39Violet201US #47
#40Claire200US #49
#41Leah200US #40
#42Mila194US #30
#43Madelyn193US #63
#44Sadie193US #71
#45Lucy192US #52
#46Peyton187US #89
#47Ellie186US #44
#48Gabriella179US #65
#49Kennedy176US #58
#50Sarah176US #62
#51Paisley174US #45
#52Mackenzie173US #100
#53Eleanor169US #36
#54Gianna169US #91
#55Victoria169US #19
#56Brielle168US #101
#57Brooklyn166US #39
#58Sofia161US #15
#59Caroline160US #55
#60Julia160US #93
#61Cora158US #83
#62Willow158US #80
#63Piper154US #81
#64Audrey153US #46
#65Luna153US #37
#66Serenity153US #78
#67Hailey152US #72
#68Hazel148US #43
#69Autumn146US #75
#70Naomi146US #69
#71Zoe142US #41
#72Eva139US #73
#73Bella137US #50
#74Kinsley137US #59
#75Aubree133US #86
#76Josephine131US #107
#77Everly129US #82
#78Nova128US #94
#79Samantha128US #54
#80Emilia127US #77
#81Isabelle127US #92
#82Maya126US #60
#83Nevaeh126US #74
#84Reagan124US #98
#85Rylee124US #104
#86Vivian121US #97
#87Elena119US #68
#88Aaliyah116US #57
#89Alice115US #70
#90Adeline113US #64
#91Allison113US #61
#92Madeline112US #99
#93Mary110US #126
#94Liliana109US #109
#95Molly108US #166
#96Clara107US #95
#97Kaylee106US #84
#98Isla105US #103
#99Sydney105US #146
#100Brooke103US #193

Boys

#1Liam727US #1
#2Noah686US #2
#3Logan671US #5
#4Benjamin638US #6
#5Mason620US #7
#6Michael590US #12
#7James541US #4
#8Jacob519US #9
#9Lucas515US #11
#10Carter500US #24
#11Joseph467US #18
#12Owen460US #28
#13Alexander448US #13
#14William447US #3
#15Jackson444US #20
#16Elijah435US #8
#17Matthew422US #16
#18John412US #27
#19Ryan412US #44
#20Ethan410US #14
#21Oliver406US #10
#22Daniel390US #15
#23Lincoln388US #41
#24Jack384US #36
#25Samuel382US #21
#26Wyatt376US #25
#27Connor373US #56
#28Anthony364US #33
#29Aiden359US #17
#30Luke359US #30
#31Henry353US #19
#32David349US #22
#33Grayson342US #34
#34Levi331US #35
#35Cameron328US #60
#36Gabriel317US #31
#37Caleb314US #50
#38Landon309US #57
#39Dylan303US #29
#40Carson302US #83
#41Chase299US #94
#42Nolan296US #67
#43Jaxon295US #43
#44Isaac294US #32
#45Andrew293US #40
#46Nathan291US #45
#47Christopher282US #39
#48Colton282US #70
#49Thomas281US #49
#50Hunter279US #53
#51Joshua279US #38
#52Nicholas271US #68
#53Dominic256US #74
#54Jayden251US #26
#55Charles247US #48
#56Leo247US #62
#57Julian245US #37
#58Josiah244US #51
#59Jeremiah240US #63
#60Robert236US #65
#61Christian234US #52
#62Austin232US #75
#63Eli232US #54
#64Brayden231US #72
#65Cole230US #116
#66Greyson227US #80
#67Theodore223US #61
#68Sebastian217US #23
#69Gavin216US #96
#70Declan215US #115
#71Asher211US #59
#72Isaiah209US #46
#73Jaxson209US #79
#74Jonathan208US #55
#75Zachary200US #103
#76Aaron199US #47
#77Parker198US #90
#78Jordan192US #73
#79Roman191US #91
#80Vincent190US #108
#81Evan186US #85
#82Bryson185US #86
#83Adam183US #77
#84Jace182US #87
#85Easton181US #66
#86Cooper177US #88
#87Tyler177US #105
#88Maverick176US #84
#89Jameson171US #100
#90Hudson169US #64
#91Maxwell167US #133
#92Everett165US #106
#93Luca162US #130
#94Ezra161US #69
#95Kayden161US #98
#96Wesley160US #111
#97Weston159US #109
#98Ian157US #76
#99Elias155US #78
#100Bentley154US #101

On the move since 2016

Rising

↑34Luna#65
↑28Lincoln#23
↑26Hazel#68
↑26Asher#71
↑25Brielle#56
↑19Mila#42
↑19Carson#40
↑19Josiah#58

Falling

↓19Andrew#45
↓16Hunter#50
↓16Joshua#51
↓16Tyler#87
↓15Brooklyn#57
↓15Evan#81
↓14Gabriella#48
↓14Hailey#67

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2016 rankings.