State roster

Top names in Pennsylvania

The names most likely to appear on 2018 Pennsylvania birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 107,533 Pennsylvania births in 2018 across 2,890 distinct names.

Distinctively Pennsylvania

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

#93Delaneyoutside the national top 200
#94Cecilia#155 nationally
#98Molly#158 nationally
#11Carson#70 nationally
#62Cole#118 nationally
#38Lydia#89 nationally
#53Brielle#99 nationally
#67Chase#113 nationally
#62Mackenzie#106 nationally
#42Quinn#85 nationally
#49Sadie#87 nationally
#64Peyton#102 nationally

Girls

#1Emma702US #1
#2Olivia616US #2
#3Ava567US #3
#4Charlotte538US #6
#5Sophia523US #5
#6Isabella511US #4
#7Harper457US #9
#8Amelia437US #8
#9Mia416US #7
#10Ella364US #15
#11Evelyn355US #10
#12Abigail349US #11
#13Avery333US #16
#14Emily323US #12
#15Grace319US #24
#16Riley300US #28
#17Scarlett300US #20
#18Elizabeth291US #13
#19Nora282US #30
#20Madison278US #22
#21Mila263US #14
#22Lily261US #31
#23Hannah259US #33
#24Aria248US #19
#25Chloe247US #25
#26Aubrey237US #37
#27Addison234US #35
#28Savannah231US #45
#29Layla229US #27
#30Lillian227US #34
#31Penelope221US #26
#32Violet213US #43
#33Lucy206US #51
#34Claire204US #50
#35Luna203US #23
#36Stella203US #38
#37Natalie199US #39
#38Lydia197US #89
#39Eleanor194US #32
#40Zoey190US #29
#41Anna188US #54
#42Quinn187US #85
#43Aurora184US #44
#44Skylar184US #49
#45Ellie183US #36
#46Nova183US #55
#47Willow177US #60
#48Gianna176US #80
#49Sadie172US #87
#50Gabriella171US #69
#51Kinsley170US #63
#52Audrey169US #46
#53Brielle167US #99
#54Cora167US #73
#55Everly161US #53
#56Sarah161US #66
#57Madelyn160US #72
#58Brooklyn157US #47
#59Julia157US #93
#60Paisley157US #52
#61Caroline156US #56
#62Mackenzie154US #106
#63Victoria152US #21
#64Peyton151US #102
#65Kennedy150US #59
#66Naomi149US #64
#67Leah148US #41
#68Emilia145US #58
#69Josephine145US #91
#70Serenity145US #75
#71Zoe141US #40
#72Bella137US #48
#73Eva137US #76
#74Adalynn134US #108
#75Hazel133US #42
#76Sofia133US #17
#77Piper131US #88
#78Isla130US #82
#79Reagan130US #107
#80Autumn128US #77
#81Aubree125US #110
#82Hailey125US #79
#83Eliana122US #84
#84Adeline121US #78
#85Aaliyah119US #65
#86Clara117US #103
#87Alice116US #71
#88Vivian116US #96
#89Samantha115US #61
#90Rylee113US #101
#91Liliana108US #109
#92Ruby108US #74
#93Delaney104
#94Cecilia103US #155
#95Elena103US #67
#96Mary102US #126
#97Maya102US #62
#98Molly102US #158
#99Margaret100US #127
#100Nevaeh100US #83

Boys

#1Liam741US #1
#2Noah671US #2
#3Benjamin606US #6
#4Mason583US #9
#5Michael578US #14
#6Logan537US #10
#7Lucas512US #8
#8James488US #4
#9William488US #3
#10Jacob475US #13
#11Carson457US #70
#12Jackson457US #17
#13Joseph455US #23
#14Owen444US #25
#15Oliver432US #5
#16Carter424US #24
#17Alexander413US #11
#18Ethan412US #12
#19Wyatt412US #27
#20John407US #26
#21Henry390US #16
#22Jack387US #28
#23Elijah380US #7
#24Matthew377US #20
#25Jaxon370US #39
#26Connor362US #58
#27Daniel361US #15
#28Grayson361US #32
#29Samuel357US #21
#30Lincoln354US #41
#31Luke337US #30
#32David329US #22
#33Levi322US #33
#34Anthony321US #38
#35Nolan316US #65
#36Ryan316US #46
#37Caleb315US #45
#38Aiden313US #19
#39Gabriel308US #35
#40Landon306US #61
#41Leo295US #50
#42Nathan289US #48
#43Andrew286US #43
#44Colton286US #68
#45Cameron281US #69
#46Isaac281US #34
#47Joshua276US #40
#48Thomas274US #49
#49Theodore272US #44
#50Asher266US #47
#51Christopher264US #42
#52Dylan264US #31
#53Charles260US #53
#54Jayden260US #29
#55Nicholas246US #74
#56Dominic244US #75
#57Hunter240US #56
#58Eli238US #57
#59Isaiah236US #51
#60Christian233US #54
#61Sebastian231US #18
#62Cole228US #118
#63Julian228US #36
#64Austin227US #81
#65Brayden227US #84
#66Greyson217US #77
#67Chase215US #113
#68Robert212US #71
#69Declan208US #101
#70Hudson208US #55
#71Luca207US #106
#72Roman207US #86
#73Josiah205US #52
#74Gavin201US #111
#75Jace198US #90
#76Jaxson195US #76
#77Parker191US #96
#78Jeremiah186US #64
#79Jameson183US #91
#80Jonathan181US #63
#81Cooper180US #83
#82Ezra179US #59
#83Easton176US #66
#84Wesley175US #105
#85Weston175US #102
#86Zachary174US #107
#87Maverick172US #73
#88Evan170US #85
#89Adam168US #78
#90Miles164US #98
#91Elias163US #67
#92Rowan162US #129
#93Aaron161US #60
#94Tyler160US #119
#95Vincent160US #108
#96Bryson155US #92
#97Xavier150US #88
#98Jordan149US #80
#99Maxwell149US #134
#100Silas149US #110

On the move since 2017

Rising

↑32Nova#46
↑30Luna#35
↑29Carson#11
↑23Kinsley#51
↑22Everly#55
↑22Luca#71
↑21Mila#21
↑21Asher#50

Falling

↓26Leah#67
↓26Chase#67
↓20Jordan#98
↓19Jeremiah#78
↓18Peyton#64
↓18Sofia#76
↓17Nevaeh#100
↓17Ryan#36

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2017 rankings.