State roster

Top names in Pennsylvania

The names most likely to appear on 2021 Pennsylvania birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 104,166 Pennsylvania births in 2021 across 2,922 distinct names.

Distinctively Pennsylvania

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

#90Gavin#174 nationally
#53Chase#125 nationally
#59Maeve#124 nationally
#89Sienna#150 nationally
#88Sloane#145 nationally
#79Cecilia#133 nationally
#79Cole#132 nationally
#55Declan#106 nationally
#84Mary#132 nationally
#52Connor#98 nationally
#45Lydia#89 nationally
#57Peyton#100 nationally

Girls

#1Olivia629US #1
#2Charlotte599US #3
#3Emma549US #2
#4Ava503US #5
#5Sophia489US #6
#6Amelia463US #4
#7Harper385US #10
#8Isabella367US #7
#9Evelyn361US #9
#10Mia359US #8
#11Nora328US #27
#12Avery290US #19
#13Elizabeth283US #14
#14Madison278US #29
#15Ella276US #16
#16Gianna269US #13
#17Penelope246US #23
#18Willow243US #39
#19Riley240US #37
#20Aria237US #22
#21Ellie237US #30
#22Grace237US #33
#23Eleanor235US #15
#24Isla234US #34
#25Scarlett233US #20
#26Lily232US #31
#27Layla231US #24
#28Aurora224US #35
#29Luna224US #11
#30Chloe223US #25
#31Violet222US #36
#32Abigail221US #17
#33Nova218US #32
#34Lillian214US #51
#35Hazel202US #28
#36Emily199US #21
#37Hannah196US #44
#38Addison195US #45
#39Zoey192US #38
#40Mila188US #26
#41Quinn188US #81
#42Stella181US #41
#43Lucy178US #48
#44Everly177US #50
#45Lydia176US #89
#46Natalie176US #56
#47Paisley175US #52
#48Savannah173US #67
#49Josephine169US #72
#50Leah166US #46
#51Sadie165US #78
#52Emilia163US #40
#53Cora162US #87
#54Sofia157US #18
#55Kinsley156US #57
#56Claire155US #59
#57Peyton155US #100
#58Ivy153US #49
#59Maeve153US #124
#60Anna152US #85
#61Kennedy152US #70
#62Autumn149US #66
#63Maya149US #55
#64Gabriella148US #83
#65Madelyn148US #71
#66Aubrey147US #64
#67Brooklyn145US #63
#68Naomi141US #54
#69Zoe140US #42
#70Eliana138US #47
#71Audrey136US #60
#72Skylar132US #74
#73Vivian132US #101
#74Serenity130US #84
#75Elena126US #53
#76Hailey125US #77
#77Sophie124US #76
#78Sarah122US #91
#79Cecilia120US #133
#80Delilah120US #58
#81Lyla117US #110
#82Mackenzie116US #123
#83Caroline114US #80
#84Mary114US #132
#85Julia112US #114
#86Victoria112US #43
#87Clara109US #102
#88Sloane107US #145
#89Sienna106US #150
#90Josie105US #130
#91Reagan105US #126
#92Ruby105US #62
#93Bella104US #73
#94Emery104US #90
#95Liliana104US #104
#96Alice103US #65
#97Ayla103US #108
#98Everleigh101US #99
#99Eva100US #93
#100Madeline99US #95

Boys

#1Noah705US #2
#2Liam656US #1
#3Benjamin497US #7
#4Oliver497US #3
#5Owen485US #22
#6James473US #5
#7Logan436US #21
#8Henry427US #9
#9Lucas427US #8
#10Mason417US #18
#11Jack416US #11
#12Jackson413US #14
#13Theodore412US #10
#14Elijah405US #4
#15John397US #27
#16Michael395US #17
#17William394US #6
#18Wyatt377US #29
#19Joseph373US #28
#20Luca371US #42
#21Carter367US #39
#22Jacob355US #24
#23Grayson350US #35
#24Ethan341US #20
#25Levi338US #12
#26Daniel317US #16
#27Alexander314US #13
#28Asher313US #25
#29Leo312US #31
#30Thomas301US #46
#31Hudson300US #34
#32Nolan290US #60
#33Lincoln289US #45
#34Miles288US #55
#35Aiden287US #26
#36Luke285US #32
#37Matthew283US #36
#38Samuel283US #23
#39Cameron279US #62
#40Gabriel277US #38
#41David273US #30
#42Anthony270US #43
#43Caleb267US #51
#44Maverick259US #47
#45Andrew255US #57
#46Isaac254US #40
#47Colton249US #75
#48Charles246US #50
#49Ezra246US #37
#50Julian238US #33
#51Ryan234US #66
#52Connor233US #98
#53Chase226US #125
#54Joshua224US #58
#55Declan220US #106
#56Landon220US #73
#57Dylan215US #44
#58Jaxon215US #54
#59Josiah213US #49
#60Wesley213US #85
#61Roman209US #74
#62Jayden208US #41
#63Christopher205US #52
#64Elias201US #48
#65Nicholas199US #92
#66Nathan197US #59
#67Robert196US #79
#68Brooks195US #78
#69Eli195US #64
#70Carson194US #97
#71Rowan191US #105
#72Bennett188US #90
#73Greyson185US #84
#74Hunter185US #86
#75Jameson185US #80
#76Isaiah179US #56
#77Sebastian179US #19
#78Cooper173US #68
#79Cole172US #132
#80Austin171US #96
#81Everett170US #83
#82Beau168US #94
#83Parker168US #93
#84Weston168US #95
#85Dominic167US #99
#86Jace164US #101
#87Waylon162US #69
#88Jaxson161US #102
#89Silas161US #91
#90Gavin160US #174
#91Bryson156US #122
#92Mateo155US #15
#93Jeremiah154US #82
#94Jordan154US #88
#95Jonathan150US #77
#96Emmett146US #103
#97Kai146US #70
#98Christian144US #71
#99Evan144US #116
#100Micah143US #107

On the move since 2020

Rising

↑32Brooks#68
↑27Rowan#71
↑25Luca#20
↑22Maeve#59
↑20Willow#18
↑19Hazel#35
↑19Maya#63
↑19Delilah#80

Falling

↓31Carson#70
↓22Dominic#85
↓20Abigail#32
↓20Aubrey#66
↓20Eva#99
↓20Isaiah#76
↓19Bella#93
↓18Mackenzie#82

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2020 rankings.