State roster

Top names in Pennsylvania

The names most likely to appear on 2023 Pennsylvania birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 98,569 Pennsylvania births in 2023 across 2,925 distinct names.

Distinctively Pennsylvania

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

#99Delaneyoutside the national top 200
#74Cole#155 nationally
#87Mackenzie#167 nationally
#77Chase#154 nationally
#81Sloane#151 nationally
#79Peyton#143 nationally
#63Connor#126 nationally
#87Bryson#150 nationally
#76Cecilia#137 nationally
#39Lydia#94 nationally
#78Mary#133 nationally
#96Amari#151 nationally

Girls

#1Charlotte560US #3
#2Olivia515US #1
#3Emma508US #2
#4Sophia475US #5
#5Amelia417US #4
#6Ava369US #8
#7Harper345US #11
#8Isabella345US #7
#9Evelyn343US #9
#10Mia329US #6
#11Nora303US #24
#12Scarlett269US #17
#13Violet264US #16
#14Luna253US #10
#15Lucy241US #40
#16Ella240US #32
#17Avery236US #29
#18Grace236US #39
#19Ellie232US #27
#20Aurora228US #22
#21Lily228US #20
#22Isla227US #33
#23Madison222US #37
#24Eleanor221US #14
#25Nova217US #35
#26Layla215US #30
#27Penelope215US #23
#28Elizabeth214US #15
#29Abigail204US #31
#30Lillian201US #55
#31Emily198US #19
#32Hazel197US #18
#33Mila197US #28
#34Maeve191US #73
#35Willow191US #41
#36Chloe190US #26
#37Gianna189US #21
#38Aria186US #25
#39Lydia181US #94
#40Josephine180US #64
#41Stella177US #46
#42Hannah176US #48
#43Sadie175US #59
#44Lainey173US #54
#45Riley173US #43
#46Madelyn168US #58
#47Eliana165US #34
#48Claire164US #68
#49Naomi161US #44
#50Sofia161US #12
#51Ivy156US #38
#52Quinn156US #86
#53Addison153US #62
#54Emilia147US #42
#55Zoe147US #36
#56Zoey147US #51
#57Anna143US #79
#58Kennedy139US #72
#59Paisley138US #56
#60Cora135US #93
#61Natalie134US #63
#62Sophie133US #60
#63Savannah132US #92
#64Hailey130US #90
#65Everly127US #69
#66Clara126US #98
#67Aubrey125US #101
#68Maya125US #49
#69Gabriella123US #89
#70Kinsley123US #67
#71Eloise122US #81
#72Vivian121US #87
#73Caroline117US #83
#74Delilah116US #52
#75Sarah115US #91
#76Cecilia113US #137
#77Eden113US #77
#78Mary113US #133
#79Peyton110US #143
#80Leah109US #53
#81Sloane109US #151
#82Elliana108US #115
#83Autumn107US #75
#84Iris107US #78
#85Brooklyn106US #84
#86Parker106US #122
#87Mackenzie105US #167
#88Skylar105US #107
#89Audrey104US #74
#90Elena103US #47
#91Madeline102US #95
#92Victoria102US #45
#93Ayla101US #106
#94Brielle100US #134
#95Ruby100US #65
#96Alice99US #66
#97Sienna97US #140
#98Adeline96US #71
#99Delaney96
#100Lyla96US #99

Boys

#1Noah694US #2
#2Liam631US #1
#3Oliver529US #3
#4Henry474US #8
#5Benjamin435US #11
#6James432US #4
#7Owen420US #20
#8Theodore416US #7
#9Lucas395US #9
#10Michael378US #16
#11Jack375US #14
#12Elijah372US #5
#13John368US #26
#14William360US #10
#15Levi358US #12
#16Joseph341US #29
#17Daniel332US #17
#18Luca332US #25
#19Miles331US #43
#20Jackson324US #28
#21Mason318US #30
#22Leo317US #18
#23Asher310US #23
#24Ethan305US #24
#25Wyatt305US #47
#26Samuel303US #19
#27Hudson302US #21
#28Matthew294US #32
#29Cameron291US #58
#30David290US #27
#31Logan290US #39
#32Maverick282US #37
#33Carter279US #48
#34Jacob275US #35
#35Thomas271US #41
#36Grayson267US #44
#37Luke260US #31
#38Anthony251US #46
#39Nolan250US #57
#40Alexander237US #22
#41Aiden236US #40
#42Gabriel229US #38
#43Lincoln229US #64
#44Charles223US #54
#45Isaac221US #42
#46Elias219US #36
#47Wesley219US #70
#48Ezra216US #15
#49Cooper215US #52
#50Roman214US #66
#51Caleb212US #51
#52Colton203US #94
#53Julian203US #33
#54Andrew195US #65
#55Parker194US #91
#56Sebastian194US #13
#57Isaiah192US #56
#58Nathan190US #59
#59Beau188US #81
#60Rowan185US #76
#61Weston184US #75
#62Ryan183US #83
#63Connor179US #126
#64Silas179US #80
#65Theo179US #78
#66Micah178US #87
#67Dylan177US #34
#68Bennett176US #74
#69Brooks175US #73
#70Landon172US #97
#71Jayden171US #49
#72Carson170US #112
#73Christopher169US #55
#74Cole168US #155
#75Dominic168US #106
#76Joshua168US #60
#77Chase166US #154
#78Mateo165US #6
#79Austin163US #101
#80Josiah163US #53
#81Robert161US #88
#82Eli160US #79
#83Hunter160US #115
#84Declan158US #132
#85Kai158US #61
#86Nicholas158US #109
#87Bryson153US #150
#88Everett153US #89
#89Vincent151US #120
#90Waylon149US #63
#91Aaron148US #68
#92Easton147US #98
#93Jeremiah147US #92
#94Jordan146US #96
#95Greyson143US #118
#96Amari140US #151
#97Enzo139US #90
#98Jaxon137US #86
#99Jameson135US #102
#100Christian133US #77

On the move since 2022

Rising

↑28Silas#64
↑27Miles#19
↑25Weston#61
↑23Isaiah#57
↑22Lucy#15
↑21Rowan#60
↑19Carson#72
↑18Maeve#34

Falling

↓40Jaxon#98
↓28Kinsley#70
↓28Declan#84
↓26Ruby#95
↓23Kai#85
↓22Greyson#95
↓22Jameson#99
↓19Willow#35

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2022 rankings.