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Top names in Pennsylvania

The names most likely to appear on 2020 Pennsylvania birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 102,290 Pennsylvania births in 2020 across 2,874 distinct names.

Distinctively Pennsylvania

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

#81Maeve#174 nationally
#95Sienna#166 nationally
#66Cole#133 nationally
#64Chase#123 nationally
#64Mackenzie#119 nationally
#92Cecilia#147 nationally
#70Mary#123 nationally
#39Carson#84 nationally
#55Lydia#95 nationally
#40Connor#78 nationally
#93Tyler#130 nationally
#62Peyton#98 nationally

Girls

#1Emma632US #2
#2Olivia603US #1
#3Charlotte586US #5
#4Ava522US #3
#5Sophia488US #4
#6Amelia456US #6
#7Harper448US #10
#8Isabella406US #7
#9Evelyn352US #9
#10Mia350US #8
#11Ella335US #15
#12Abigail295US #12
#13Nora294US #30
#14Avery281US #19
#15Scarlett275US #21
#16Grace265US #28
#17Gianna259US #13
#18Riley255US #33
#19Luna254US #14
#20Madison254US #23
#21Elizabeth253US #16
#22Hannah252US #39
#23Aurora248US #36
#24Layla248US #24
#25Emily241US #18
#26Mila233US #20
#27Chloe226US #25
#28Nova225US #38
#29Penelope223US #26
#30Lily216US #35
#31Violet215US #37
#32Aria202US #27
#33Ellie202US #29
#34Eleanor196US #22
#35Zoey195US #32
#36Isla191US #44
#37Everly190US #43
#38Willow188US #48
#39Lucy186US #50
#40Paisley185US #49
#41Savannah185US #67
#42Addison184US #47
#43Stella183US #42
#44Claire182US #58
#45Lillian181US #46
#46Aubrey179US #56
#47Emilia178US #41
#48Anna177US #68
#49Quinn169US #84
#50Kinsley167US #59
#51Sofia164US #17
#52Josephine160US #87
#53Madelyn160US #66
#54Hazel159US #31
#55Lydia159US #95
#56Leah157US #45
#57Natalie157US #51
#58Sadie152US #78
#59Gabriella146US #77
#60Zoe146US #40
#61Skylar138US #64
#62Peyton136US #98
#63Sophie136US #75
#64Mackenzie135US #119
#65Cora134US #88
#66Kennedy134US #72
#67Audrey133US #60
#68Ivy128US #57
#69Eliana127US #53
#70Mary126US #123
#71Autumn125US #82
#72Naomi125US #52
#73Vivian124US #101
#74Bella123US #63
#75Brooklyn123US #54
#76Hailey122US #81
#77Elena120US #55
#78Alice119US #76
#79Eva118US #93
#80Reagan117US #114
#81Maeve116US #174
#82Maya116US #61
#83Sarah114US #86
#84Camila112US #11
#85Piper112US #91
#86Rylee111US #102
#87Victoria110US #34
#88Ruby109US #74
#89Everleigh108US #94
#90Serenity107US #69
#91Aaliyah106US #65
#92Cecilia106US #147
#93Clara105US #103
#94Madeline105US #96
#95Sienna104US #166
#96Adalynn103US #116
#97Raelynn99US #104
#98Brielle97US #100
#99Delilah97US #70
#100Ayla96US #131

Boys

#1Noah698US #2
#2Liam689US #1
#3Benjamin513US #7
#4Michael492US #12
#5Mason491US #11
#6Lucas472US #8
#7James471US #6
#8Owen441US #22
#9Oliver439US #3
#10William413US #5
#11Logan405US #16
#12Henry403US #9
#13Elijah395US #4
#14Jack392US #21
#15Jackson392US #17
#16Wyatt392US #29
#17Joseph391US #26
#18Carter384US #33
#19Jacob384US #15
#20Daniel375US #14
#21John350US #27
#22Theodore345US #23
#23Alexander342US #10
#24Samuel332US #25
#25Ethan331US #13
#26Levi330US #18
#27Lincoln319US #40
#28Anthony316US #41
#29Leo314US #36
#30Aiden309US #24
#31Matthew297US #30
#32Luke295US #31
#33Nolan295US #61
#34David293US #28
#35Asher287US #32
#36Grayson285US #35
#37Thomas282US #45
#38Charles281US #46
#39Carson267US #84
#40Connor267US #78
#41Ryan266US #57
#42Jaxon261US #48
#43Cameron260US #65
#44Hudson255US #43
#45Luca251US #67
#46Gabriel247US #38
#47Colton243US #66
#48Caleb242US #56
#49Andrew240US #52
#50Maverick232US #50
#51Miles232US #59
#52Landon229US #69
#53Eli228US #60
#54Julian227US #34
#55Isaac226US #39
#56Isaiah220US #51
#57Joshua220US #53
#58Christopher219US #47
#59Nathan213US #55
#60Jameson212US #79
#61Dylan210US #42
#62Roman210US #77
#63Dominic209US #89
#64Chase207US #123
#65Ezra207US #44
#66Cole200US #133
#67Sebastian198US #19
#68Jayden196US #37
#69Declan194US #102
#70Hunter194US #68
#71Greyson193US #81
#72Jaxson192US #85
#73Nicholas190US #87
#74Robert182US #80
#75Josiah179US #49
#76Aaron177US #63
#77Elias177US #54
#78Parker172US #95
#79Wesley172US #98
#80Weston167US #104
#81Silas160US #100
#82Austin158US #88
#83Jordan158US #82
#84Christian157US #62
#85Easton157US #73
#86Jace156US #96
#87Brayden155US #111
#88Bennett153US #101
#89Everett153US #90
#90Jeremiah153US #74
#91Jonathan153US #70
#92Micah152US #106
#93Tyler152US #130
#94Vincent152US #121
#95Bryson151US #115
#96Cooper151US #75
#97Emmett149US #107
#98Rowan146US #113
#99Beau145US #109
#100Brooks139US #92

On the move since 2019

Rising

↑30Gianna#17
↑29Paisley#40
↑26Hudson#44
↑25Aurora#23
↑22Kinsley#50
↑22Mary#70
↑20Sophie#63
↑19Isla#36

Falling

↓23Nicholas#73
↓19Anna#48
↓17Lillian#45
↓17Hunter#70
↓16Brooklyn#75
↓16Serenity#90
↓15Lydia#55
↓15Cora#65

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2019 rankings.