State roster

Top names in Pennsylvania

The names most likely to appear on 2019 Pennsylvania birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 105,709 Pennsylvania births in 2019 across 2,904 distinct names.

Distinctively Pennsylvania

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

#89Bryceoutside the national top 200
#94Molly#161 nationally
#58Cole#123 nationally
#88Cecilia#153 nationally
#64Chase#121 nationally
#40Lydia#94 nationally
#62Mackenzie#111 nationally
#36Quinn#83 nationally
#38Carson#82 nationally
#60Peyton#97 nationally
#54Josephine#90 nationally
#93Gavin#128 nationally

Girls

#1Olivia661US #1
#2Emma633US #2
#3Ava566US #3
#4Charlotte558US #6
#5Harper495US #9
#6Sophia487US #4
#7Amelia476US #7
#8Evelyn418US #10
#9Isabella412US #5
#10Mia410US #8
#11Ella351US #13
#12Nora327US #29
#13Abigail310US #11
#14Elizabeth303US #14
#15Grace288US #28
#16Emily281US #12
#17Scarlett274US #21
#18Riley271US #30
#19Madison270US #26
#20Avery265US #18
#21Aria263US #20
#22Hannah260US #32
#23Layla256US #23
#24Mila254US #19
#25Penelope251US #22
#26Luna242US #16
#27Lily232US #34
#28Lillian230US #37
#29Anna229US #63
#30Chloe227US #24
#31Violet214US #36
#32Savannah213US #54
#33Willow213US #45
#34Aubrey201US #46
#35Zoey201US #31
#36Quinn200US #83
#37Eleanor196US #27
#38Lucy195US #48
#39Nova195US #51
#40Lydia193US #94
#41Madelyn193US #72
#42Claire190US #55
#43Everly188US #42
#44Ellie186US #35
#45Natalie183US #41
#46Stella183US #40
#47Gianna182US #79
#48Aurora180US #39
#49Addison178US #47
#50Cora173US #71
#51Gabriella172US #75
#52Hazel165US #33
#53Zoe157US #38
#54Josephine156US #90
#55Isla154US #57
#56Emilia153US #44
#57Leah150US #43
#58Sadie150US #87
#59Brooklyn148US #52
#60Peyton147US #97
#61Sofia147US #17
#62Mackenzie146US #111
#63Bella145US #50
#64Hailey143US #76
#65Skylar143US #56
#66Caroline142US #61
#67Autumn141US #82
#68Sarah134US #81
#69Paisley132US #53
#70Piper132US #84
#71Reagan132US #102
#72Kinsley130US #74
#73Audrey129US #49
#74Serenity129US #77
#75Kennedy128US #68
#76Vivian128US #96
#77Naomi127US #59
#78Julia126US #99
#79Victoria124US #25
#80Eliana123US #62
#81Maya119US #64
#82Rylee118US #100
#83Sophie118US #85
#84Clara117US #95
#85Ivy116US #67
#86Ariana114US #69
#87Brielle113US #101
#88Cecilia112US #153
#89Madeline112US #98
#90Elena110US #60
#91Alice107US #73
#92Mary106US #126
#93Ruby106US #66
#94Molly104US #161
#95Eva103US #86
#96Rose103US #115
#97Aubree101US #122
#98Camila101US #15
#99Nevaeh101US #89
#100Athena100US #104

Boys

#1Liam762US #1
#2Noah724US #2
#3Benjamin548US #7
#4Lucas523US #8
#5Mason521US #9
#6James516US #6
#7Logan503US #16
#8Oliver479US #3
#9John455US #28
#10Joseph442US #24
#11Michael442US #14
#12Owen432US #21
#13Jackson431US #17
#14Jacob422US #12
#15Jack415US #19
#16William412US #4
#17Carter395US #30
#18Wyatt394US #29
#19Henry380US #13
#20Alexander378US #10
#21Elijah375US #5
#22Levi374US #25
#23Daniel369US #15
#24Ethan367US #11
#25Luke349US #32
#26Lincoln348US #41
#27Samuel343US #22
#28Matthew333US #23
#29David319US #27
#30Grayson314US #33
#31Jaxon307US #42
#32Theodore305US #36
#33Nolan303US #65
#34Anthony301US #38
#35Colton299US #59
#36Aiden297US #20
#37Leo297US #40
#38Carson295US #82
#39Connor293US #68
#40Landon290US #63
#41Gabriel289US #37
#42Cameron287US #67
#43Julian282US #31
#44Ryan281US #54
#45Thomas277US #47
#46Isaac276US #34
#47Andrew268US #46
#48Caleb254US #51
#49Asher246US #43
#50Nicholas246US #78
#51Charles244US #52
#52Christopher241US #44
#53Hunter239US #66
#54Luca239US #87
#55Joshua235US #48
#56Dylan234US #39
#57Roman229US #72
#58Cole225US #123
#59Nathan225US #55
#60Sebastian225US #18
#61Declan224US #95
#62Jayden222US #35
#63Miles220US #75
#64Chase217US #121
#65Robert215US #76
#66Jameson214US #77
#67Josiah204US #45
#68Maverick204US #58
#69Greyson202US #79
#70Hudson202US #50
#71Eli199US #62
#72Isaiah195US #53
#73Austin191US #88
#74Christian191US #57
#75Dominic190US #85
#76Elias189US #60
#77Jaxson188US #83
#78Parker185US #98
#79Everett182US #94
#80Ezra175US #49
#81Kayden171US #97
#82Cooper170US #80
#83Jace170US #93
#84Jonathan167US #64
#85Weston166US #104
#86Jeremiah163US #69
#87Adam159US #91
#88Evan159US #96
#89Bryce157
#90Wesley157US #99
#91Brayden156US #101
#92Aaron155US #61
#93Gavin155US #128
#94Vincent155US #115
#95Tyler151US #127
#96Zachary149US #124
#97Easton148US #74
#98Rowan148US #118
#99Bennett147US #108
#100Silas146US #105

On the move since 2018

Rising

↑27Miles#63
↑23Hazel#52
↑23Isla#55
↑20Julian#43
↑19Maverick#68
↑18Zoe#53
↑18Hailey#64
↑17Theodore#32

Falling

↓34Brielle#87
↓27Carson#38
↓26Brayden#91
↓22Addison#49
↓22Eva#95
↓21Skylar#65
↓21Kinsley#72
↓21Audrey#73

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2018 rankings.