Popular Baby Names by State – Very Many Names

The tables in this post show the five most frequent given names by state for boys and girls born in 1980, 2000 and 2020. The data source is SSA.

Popular baby names differ between states. The reasons for this vary from local differences to the cultural mix of the population and the popularity of specific celebrities. Baby names by state is published every year by SSA.

In this article we have put together a list of the 5 most popular baby names by state. We have included names from the years 1980, 2000 and 2020 to give you better insight into name trends and development in every state. Keep reading to find out which baby name is most popular in your state.

The 5 Most Popular Baby Names State by State

Alabama

	Girl names in Alabama
	2020	2000	1980
1	Ava	Hannah	Jennifer
2	Olivia	Anna	Amanda
3	Emma	Madison	Kimberly
4	Charlotte	Emily	April
5	Amelia	Sarah	Jessica

	Boy names in Alabama
	2020	2000	1980
1	William	William	Christopher
2	James	Jacob	Michael
3	John	Joshua	James
4	Elijah	Christopher	Jason
5	Noah	Michael	Joshua

Alaska

	Girl names in Alaska
	2020	2000	1980
1	Amelia	Hannah	Jessica
2	Charlotte	Madison	Jennifer
3	Olivia	Emily	Sarah
4	Sophia	Sarah	Amanda
5	Ava	Ashley	Melissa

	Boy names in Alaska
	2020	2000	1980
1	Oliver	Michael	Michael
2	Liam	Jacob	Christopher
3	Elijah	William	James
4	Theodore	Joshua	John
5	Noah	James	Joshua

Arizona

	Girl names in Arizona
	2020	2000	1980
1	Olivia	Emily	Jennifer
2	Emma	Ashley	Jessica
3	Sophia	Samantha	Melissa
4	Mia	Alexis	Amanda
5	Isabella	Jessica	Sarah

	Boy names in Arizona
	2020	2000	1980
1	Liam	Jacob	Michael
2	Noah	Michael	Christopher
3	Mateo	Daniel	David
4	Oliver	Jose	Jason
5	Benjamin	Anthony	Joshua

Arkansas

	Girl names in Arkansas
	2020	2000	1980
1	Olivia	Hannah	Amanda
2	Emma	Madison	Jennifer
3	Amelia	Emily	Melissa
4	Harper	Alexis	Sarah
5	Ava	Sarah	Kimberly

	Boy names in Arkansas
	2020	2000	1980
1	Liam	Jacob	Michael
2	William	William	Jason
3	Elijah	Michael	Christopher
4	Noah	Joshua	James
5	Oliver	Christopher	Joshua

California

	Girl names in California
	2020	2000	1980
1	Olivia	Emily	Jennifer
2	Camila	Ashley	Melissa
3	Emma	Samantha	Jessica
4	Mia	Jessica	Sarah
5	Sophia	Jennifer	Michelle

	Boy names in California
	2020	2000	1980
1	Noah	Daniel	Michael
2	Liam	Anthony	David
3	Mateo	Jose	Christopher
4	Sebastian	Andrew	Daniel
5	Julian	Michael	Jason

Colorado

	Girl names in Colorado
	2020	2000	1980
1	Olivia	Emily	Jennifer
2	Charlotte	Hannah	Jessica
3	Emma	Madison	Sarah
4	Sophia	Ashley	Amanda
5	Amelia	Emma	Melissa

	Boy names in Colorado
	2020	2000	1980
1	Liam	Jacob	Michael
2	Oliver	Michael	Christopher
3	Noah	Joshua	Matthew
4	Henry	Matthew	Joshua
5	William	Ryan	Jason

Connecticut

	Girl names in Connecticut
	2020	2000	1980
1	Olivia	Emily	Jennifer
2	Charlotte	Sarah	Jessica
3	Emma	Samantha	Melissa
4	Sophia	Olivia	Sarah
5	Isabella	Hannah	Elizabeth

	Boy names in Connecticut
	2020	2000	1980
1	Noah	Michael	Michael
2	Liam	Matthew	Christopher
3	Benjamin	Nicholas	Jason
4	Michael	Christopher	David
5	James	Ryan	Matthew

Delaware

	Girl names in Delaware
	2020	2000	1980
1	Charlotte	Emily	Jennifer
2	Olivia	Sarah	Jessica
3	Isabella	Kayla	Melissa
4	Amelia	Madison	Amanda
5	Emma	Alexis	Heather

	Boy names in Delaware
	2020	2000	1980
1	Liam	Michael	Michael
2	Noah	Matthew	Jason
3	Elijah	Jacob	John
4	Carter	Joshua	James
5	Anthony	Nicholas	Robert

Dist. of Columbia

	Girl names in Dist. of Columbia
	2020	2000	1980
1	Olivia	Kayla	Jennifer
2	Ava	Katherine	Nicole
3	Charlotte	Elizabeth	Jessica
4	Emma	Destiny	Tiffany
5	Eleanor	Jordan	Elizabeth

	Boy names in Dist. of Columbia
	2020	2000	1980
1	William	John	Michael
2	Noah	Christopher	David
3	James	William	James
4	John	Michael	Christopher
5	Henry	Anthony	Robert

Florida

	Girl names in Florida
	2020	2000	1980
1	Emma	Emily	Jennifer
2	Olivia	Ashley	Amanda
3	Isabella	Hannah	Jessica
4	Sophia	Samantha	Melissa
5	Mia	Sarah	Kimberly

	Boy names in Florida
	2020	2000	1980
1	Liam	Michael	Michael
2	Noah	Joshua	Christopher
3	Lucas	Christopher	James
4	Elijah	Matthew	Jason
5	Oliver	Jacob	David

Georgia

	Girl names in Georgia
	2020	2000	1980
1	Ava	Hannah	Amanda
2	Olivia	Madison	Jennifer
3	Amelia	Emily	Jessica
4	Emma	Sarah	Kimberly
5	Charlotte	Taylor	Melissa

	Boy names in Georgia
	2020	2000	1980
1	Liam	William	James
2	Noah	Christopher	Michael
3	William	Jacob	Christopher
4	Elijah	Michael	Jason
5	James	Joshua	John

Hawaii

	Girl names in Hawaii
	2020	2000	1980
1	Olivia	Kayla	Jennifer
2	Sophia	Taylor	Michelle
3	Isabella	Alyssa	Melissa
4	Amelia	Ashley	Nicole
5	Luna	Kiana	Jessica

	Boy names in Hawaii
	2020	2000	1980
1	Liam	Joshua	Michael
2	Noah	Noah	Jason
3	Oliver	Jacob	Christopher
4	Elijah	Justin	David
5	Logan	Matthew	James

Idaho

	Girl names in Idaho
	2020	2000	1980
1	Olivia	Hannah	Jennifer
2	Charlotte	Emily	Amanda
3	Emma	Madison	Sarah
4	Harper	Ashley	Melissa
5	Evelyn	Hailey	Jessica

	Boy names in Idaho
	2020	2000	1980
1	Oliver	Jacob	Michael
2	Liam	Joshua	Joshua
3	William	Joseph	Jason
4	Henry	Michael	Christopher
5	James	Ethan	David

Illinois

	Girl names in Illinois
	2020	2000	1980
1	Olivia	Emily	Jennifer
2	Emma	Hannah	Amanda
3	Charlotte	Alexis	Melissa
4	Sophia	Jessica	Jessica
5	Amelia	Samantha	Sarah

	Boy names in Illinois
	2020	2000	1980
1	Noah	Jacob	Michael
2	Liam	Michael	Jason
3	Oliver	Matthew	Christopher
4	Benjamin	Daniel	David
5	Henry	Nicholas	Matthew

Indiana

	Girl names in Indiana
	2020	2000	1980
1	Charlotte	Hannah	Jennifer
2	Olivia	Madison	Amanda
3	Emma	Emily	Jessica
4	Ava	Alexis	Melissa
5	Amelia	Abigail	Sarah

	Boy names in Indiana
	2020	2000	1980
1	Oliver	Jacob	Michael
2	Liam	Austin	Joshua
3	Elijah	Andrew	Jason
4	Noah	Michael	Christopher
5	Henry	Zachary	Matthew

Iowa

	Girl names in Iowa
	2020	2000	1980
1	Olivia	Madison	Jennifer
2	Charlotte	Emily	Amanda
3	Evelyn	Hannah	Jessica
4	Emma	Emma	Sarah
5	Amelia	Alexis	Melissa

	Boy names in Iowa
	2020	2000	1980
1	Oliver	Jacob	Joshua
2	Liam	Tyler	Michael
3	Henry	Austin	Matthew
4	Theodore	Zachary	Jason
5	William	Nicholas	Ryan

Kansas

	Girl names in Kansas
	2020	2000	1980
1	Olivia	Madison	Jennifer
2	Charlotte	Hannah	Amanda
3	Emma	Emily	Sarah
4	Sophia	Taylor	Melissa
5	Amelia	Alexis	Jessica

	Boy names in Kansas
	2020	2000	1980
1	Liam	Jacob	Michael
2	Henry	Michael	Jason
3	Oliver	Tyler	Joshua
4	Noah	Joshua	Christopher
5	Elijah	Zachary	Matthew

Kentucky

	Girl names in Kentucky
	2020	2000	1980
1	Amelia	Hannah	Amanda
2	Olivia	Madison	Jennifer
3	Ava	Emily	Jessica
4	Emma	Sarah	Melissa
5	Harper	Alexis	Amy

	Boy names in Kentucky
	2020	2000	1980
1	Liam	Jacob	Jason
2	William	William	Michael
3	Oliver	Austin	James
4	Elijah	James	Joshua
5	James	Michael	Christopher

Louisiana

	Girl names in Louisiana
	2020	2000	1980
1	Ava	Madison	Jennifer
2	Amelia	Hannah	Amanda
3	Olivia	Alexis	Jessica
4	Emma	Emily	Melissa
5	Charlotte	Taylor	Tiffany

	Boy names in Louisiana
	2020	2000	1980
1	Liam	Joshua	Michael
2	Elijah	Jacob	Christopher
3	Noah	Christopher	Jason
4	John	Michael	John
5	William	Tyler	James

Maine

	Girl names in Maine
	2020	2000	1980
1	Charlotte	Emily	Jessica
2	Harper	Hannah	Jennifer
3	Olivia	Abigail	Amanda
4	Evelyn	Samantha	Melissa
5	Emma	Emma	Sarah

	Boy names in Maine
	2020	2000	1980
1	Oliver	Jacob	Christopher
2	Henry	Nicholas	Jason
3	Liam	Joshua	Michael
4	Theodore	Tyler	Joshua
5	Jack	Matthew	Matthew

Maryland

	Girl names in Maryland
	2020	2000	1980
1	Olivia	Emily	Jennifer
2	Ava	Kayla	Jessica
3	Emma	Hannah	Melissa
4	Sophia	Sarah	Amanda
5	Charlotte	Taylor	Christina

	Boy names in Maryland
	2020	2000	1980
1	Liam	Michael	Michael
2	Noah	Joshua	Christopher
3	James	Jacob	Jason
4	Lucas	Matthew	James
5	Benjamin	Ryan	David

Massachusetts

	Girl names in Massachusetts
	2020	2000	1980
1	Olivia	Emily	Jennifer
2	Charlotte	Hannah	Melissa
3	Emma	Olivia	Jessica
4	Sophia	Sarah	Sarah
5	Isabella	Julia	Nicole

	Boy names in Massachusetts
	2020	2000	1980
1	Noah	Matthew	Michael
2	Liam	Michael	Matthew
3	Benjamin	John	Christopher
4	James	Nicholas	Jason
5	William	Ryan	David

Michigan

	Girl names in Michigan
	2020	2000	1980
1	Charlotte	Emily	Jennifer
2	Amelia	Hannah	Sarah
3	Olivia	Madison	Amanda
4	Ava	Alexis	Melissa
5	Emma	Olivia	Jessica

	Boy names in Michigan
	2020	2000	1980
1	Oliver	Jacob	Michael
2	Noah	Joshua	Jason
3	Liam	Michael	Christopher
4	Henry	Nicholas	Matthew
5	Elijah	Andrew	David

Minnesota

	Girl names in Minnesota
	2020	2000	1980
1	Olivia	Emily	Jennifer
2	Charlotte	Hannah	Jessica
3	Emma	Grace	Sarah
4	Evelyn	Emma	Melissa
5	Amelia	Elizabeth	Amanda

	Boy names in Minnesota
	2020	2000	1980
1	Henry	Jacob	Michael
2	Oliver	Nicholas	Matthew
3	Theodore	Matthew	Joshua
4	Liam	Andrew	Ryan
5	Jack	Samuel	Jason

Mississippi

	Girl names in Mississippi
	2020	2000	1980
1	Ava	Hannah	Jennifer
2	Olivia	Madison	Amanda
3	Amelia	Anna	Kimberly
4	Kinsley	Destiny	Jessica
5	Harper	Alexis	Tiffany

	Boy names in Mississippi
	2020	2000	1980
1	James	William	James
2	William	James	Christopher
3	Elijah	Christopher	Michael
4	John	Michael	Jason
5	Noah	Jacob	John

Missouri

	Girl names in Missouri
	2020	2000	1980
1	Olivia	Hannah	Jennifer
2	Charlotte	Emily	Amanda
3	Amelia	Madison	Sarah
4	Emma	Taylor	Jessica
5	Harper	Alexis	Melissa

	Boy names in Missouri
	2020	2000	1980
1	Oliver	Jacob	Michael
2	Liam	Tyler	Jason
3	William	Michael	Christopher
4	Henry	Matthew	Matthew
5	Noah	Joshua	Joshua

Montana

	Girl names in Montana
	2020	2000	1980
1	Charlotte	Madison	Jennifer
2	Olivia	Emily	Amanda
3	Evelyn	Taylor	Jessica
4	Harper	Hannah	Sarah
5	Nora	Abigail	Melissa

	Boy names in Montana
	2020	2000	1980
1	Oliver	Jacob	Joshua
2	Henry	Tyler	Michael
3	William	Zachary	Ryan
4	Wyatt	Michael	Jason
5	James	Dylan	Matthew

Nebraska

	Girl names in Nebraska
	2020	2000	1980
1	Olivia	Hannah	Jennifer
2	Amelia	Madison	Amanda
3	Charlotte	Emily	Sarah
4	Emma	Taylor	Jessica
5	Evelyn	Emma	Melissa

	Boy names in Nebraska
	2020	2000	1980
1	Oliver	Jacob	Matthew
2	Henry	Tyler	Michael
3	Liam	Joshua	Jason
4	Theodore	Zachary	Joshua
5	William	Andrew	Christopher

Nevada

	Girl names in Nevada
	2020	2000	1980
1	Olivia	Emily	Jennifer
2	Emma	Hannah	Melissa
3	Isabella	Madison	Jessica
4	Sophia	Jessica	Sarah
5	Mia	Samantha	Amber

	Boy names in Nevada
	2020	2000	1980
1	Liam	Jacob	Michael
2	Noah	Anthony	Christopher
3	Elijah	Joshua	Jason
4	Sebastian	Brandon	David
5	Mateo	Daniel	James

New Hampshire

	Girl names in New Hampshire
	2020	2000	1980
1	Charlotte	Emily	Jennifer
2	Olivia	Hannah	Jessica
3	Amelia	Emma	Sarah
4	Emma	Olivia	Melissa
5	Ava	Sarah	Amanda

	Boy names in New Hampshire
	2020	2000	1980
1	Lucas	Jacob	Michael
2	Oliver	Matthew	Matthew
3	Owen	Ryan	Christopher
4	Benjamin	Nicholas	Jason
5	Liam	Michael	Joshua

New Jersey

	Girl names in New Jersey
	2020	2000	1980
1	Olivia	Emily	Jennifer
2	Sophia	Samantha	Melissa
3	Emma	Nicole	Jessica
4	Mia	Jessica	Nicole
5	Ava	Sarah	Michelle

	Boy names in New Jersey
	2020	2000	1980
1	Liam	Michael	Michael
2	Noah	Matthew	Christopher
3	Lucas	Nicholas	David
4	Joseph	Christopher	Robert
5	Jacob	Joseph	John

New Mexico

	Girl names in New Mexico
	2020	2000	1980
1	Olivia	Alexis	Jennifer
2	Sophia	Alyssa	Amanda
3	Emma	Destiny	Jessica
4	Mia	Ashley	Melissa
5	Amelia	Brianna	Michelle

	Boy names in New Mexico
	2020	2000	1980
1	Liam	Jacob	Michael
2	Noah	Joshua	Christopher
3	Ezekiel	Isaiah	Jason
4	Elijah	Michael	David
5	Mateo	Matthew	Daniel

New York

	Girl names in New York
	2020	2000	1980
1	Olivia	Emily	Jennifer
2	Emma	Samantha	Jessica
3	Sophia	Ashley	Melissa
4	Ava	Sarah	Nicole
5	Isabella	Jessica	Michelle

	Boy names in New York
	2020	2000	1980
1	Liam	Michael	Michael
2	Noah	Matthew	Christopher
3	Lucas	Nicholas	Jason
4	Jacob	Christopher	David
5	Ethan	Joseph	Joseph

North Carolina

	Girl names in North Carolina
	2020	2000	1980
1	Olivia	Hannah	Jennifer
2	Ava	Madison	Amanda
3	Emma	Emily	Crystal
4	Charlotte	Sarah	Melissa
5	Amelia	Taylor	Jessica

	Boy names in North Carolina
	2020	2000	1980
1	Liam	William	Christopher
2	Noah	Jacob	Michael
3	William	Joshua	James
4	James	Christopher	Jason
5	Elijah	Michael	David

North Dakota

	Girl names in North Dakota
	2020	2000	1980
1	Amelia	Madison	Jennifer
2	Olivia	Alexis	Jessica
3	Ava	Hannah	Amanda
4	Hazel	Emily	Heather
5	Evelyn	Taylor	Sarah

	Boy names in North Dakota
	2020	2000	1980
1	Oliver	Jacob	Joshua
2	Liam	Hunter	Michael
3	Hudson	Ethan	Justin
4	Asher	Matthew	Matthew
5	Jack	Austin	Ryan

Ohio

	Girl names in Ohio
	2020	2000	1980
1	Olivia	Hannah	Jennifer
2	Charlotte	Emily	Amanda
3	Amelia	Madison	Melissa
4	Ava	Alexis	Jessica
5	Emma	Taylor	Sarah

	Boy names in Ohio
	2020	2000	1980
1	Liam	Jacob	Michael
2	Oliver	Michael	Jason
3	Noah	Nicholas	Matthew
4	Elijah	Tyler	Christopher
5	William	Andrew	David

Oklahoma

	Girl names in Oklahoma
	2020	2000	1980
1	Olivia	Madison	Jennifer
2	Emma	Emily	Amanda
3	Ava	Hannah	Melissa
4	Amelia	Taylor	Amber
5	Charlotte	Sarah	Sarah

	Boy names in Oklahoma
	2020	2000	1980
1	Liam	Jacob	Michael
2	Oliver	Tyler	Christopher
3	Noah	Joshua	Joshua
4	Lincoln	Matthew	Jason
5	Elijah	Michael	James

Oregon

	Girl names in Oregon
	2020	2000	1980
1	Olivia	Emily	Jennifer
2	Amelia	Hannah	Sarah
3	Charlotte	Madison	Melissa
4	Emma	Emma	Amanda
5	Evelyn	Ashley	Jessica

	Boy names in Oregon
	2020	2000	1980
1	Oliver	Jacob	Michael
2	Liam	Joshua	Christopher
3	Henry	Michael	Joshua
4	Noah	Daniel	Ryan
5	William	Tyler	Matthew

Pennsylvania

	Girl names in Pennsylvania
	2020	2000	1980
1	Emma	Emily	Jennifer
2	Olivia	Madison	Jessica
3	Charlotte	Hannah	Melissa
4	Ava	Sarah	Nicole
5	Sophia	Alexis	Amanda

	Boy names in Pennsylvania
	2020	2000	1980
1	Noah	Michael	Michael
2	Liam	Jacob	Jason
3	Benjamin	Matthew	Matthew
4	Mason	Nicholas	David
5	Michael	Ryan	Christopher

Rhode Island

	Girl names in Rhode Island
	2020	2000	1980
1	Olivia	Emily	Jennifer
2	Charlotte	Hannah	Jessica
3	Emma	Sarah	Melissa
4	Isabella	Madison	Sarah
5	Amelia	Victoria	Amanda

	Boy names in Rhode Island
	2020	2000	1980
1	Liam	Matthew	Michael
2	Noah	Michael	Jason
3	Jacob	Nicholas	David
4	Julian	Jacob	Matthew
5	Benjamin	Ryan	Christopher

South Carolina

	Girl names in South Carolina
	2020	2000	1980
1	Ava	Hannah	Jennifer
2	Olivia	Madison	Amanda
3	Charlotte	Emily	Jessica
4	Emma	Alexis	Crystal
5	Amelia	Taylor	Melissa

	Boy names in South Carolina
	2020	2000	1980
1	William	William	James
2	Noah	Christopher	Michael
3	James	Jacob	Christopher
4	Liam	Joshua	Jason
5	Elijah	James	William

South Dakota

	Girl names in South Dakota
	2020	2000	1980
1	Harper	Hannah	Jennifer
2	Charlotte	Emily	Jessica
3	Amelia	Morgan	Amanda
4	Ella	Taylor	Melissa
5	Emma	Grace	Sarah

	Boy names in South Dakota
	2020	2000	1980
1	Oliver	Jacob	Michael
2	Liam	Dylan	Justin
3	Henry	Austin	Matthew
4	Maverick	Ethan	Joshua
5	Asher	Nicholas	Ryan

Tennessee

	Girl names in Tennessee
	2020	2000	1980
1	Olivia	Hannah	Amanda
2	Ava	Madison	Jennifer
3	Amelia	Emily	Jessica
4	Emma	Sarah	April
5	Harper	Alexis	Tiffany

	Boy names in Tennessee
	2020	2000	1980
1	Liam	Jacob	Michael
2	William	William	James
3	Elijah	James	Jason
4	James	Joshua	Christopher
5	Noah	Michael	Joshua

Texas

	Girl names in Texas
	2020	2000	1980
1	Olivia	Emily	Jennifer
2	Emma	Ashley	Amanda
3	Camila	Hannah	Jessica
4	Isabella	Alexis	Melissa
5	Mia	Madison	Maria

	Boy names in Texas
	2020	2000	1980
1	Liam	Jose	Michael
2	Noah	Jacob	Christopher
3	Mateo	Joshua	Jason
4	Elijah	Michael	David
5	Sebastian	Christopher	James

Utah

	Girl names in Utah
	2020	2000	1980
1	Olivia	Madison	Jennifer
2	Emma	Emily	Melissa
3	Charlotte	Hannah	Amanda
4	Amelia	Abigail	Amber
5	Evelyn	Samantha	Heather

	Boy names in Utah
	2020	2000	1980
1	Oliver	Jacob	Michael
2	William	Joshua	Joshua
3	Liam	Ethan	David
4	Jack	Tyler	Matthew
5	Henry	Zachary	Jason

Vermont

	Girl names in Vermont
	2020	2000	1980
1	Amelia	Emily	Jessica
2	Emma	Olivia	Jennifer
3	Olivia	Abigail	Sarah
4	Eleanor	Emma	Amanda
5	Evelyn	Hannah	Heather

	Boy names in Vermont
	2020	2000	1980
1	Oliver	Jacob	Michael
2	Theodore	Matthew	Matthew
3	Owen	Ryan	Christopher
4	Benjamin	Michael	Jason
5	Liam	Tyler	Joshua

Virginia

	Girl names in Virginia
	2020	2000	1980
1	Charlotte	Hannah	Jennifer
2	Olivia	Emily	Amanda
3	Ava	Sarah	Jessica
4	Emma	Madison	Melissa
5	Amelia	Alexis	Sarah

	Boy names in Virginia
	2020	2000	1980
1	Liam	Jacob	Michael
2	Noah	William	Christopher
3	William	Michael	Jason
4	James	Matthew	James
5	Oliver	Christopher	David

Washington

	Girl names in Washington
	2020	2000	1980
1	Olivia	Emily	Jennifer
2	Emma	Hannah	Sarah
3	Charlotte	Madison	Jessica
4	Amelia	Emma	Melissa
5	Sophia	Sarah	Amanda

	Boy names in Washington
	2020	2000	1980
1	Oliver	Jacob	Michael
2	Liam	Michael	Jason
3	Noah	Joshua	Christopher
4	Benjamin	Alexander	Joshua
5	Henry	Tyler	Matthew

West Virginia

	Girl names in West Virginia
	2020	2000	1980
1	Harper	Hannah	Amanda
2	Amelia	Emily	Jennifer
3	Ava	Madison	Jessica
4	Emma	Alexis	Melissa
5	Olivia	Haley	Heather

	Boy names in West Virginia
	2020	2000	1980
1	Liam	Jacob	Jason
2	Elijah	Austin	Joshua
3	Mason	Michael	Michael
4	Asher	Tyler	Christopher
5	Noah	Joshua	James

Wisconsin

	Girl names in Wisconsin
	2020	2000	1980
1	Charlotte	Emily	Jennifer
2	Olivia	Hannah	Jessica
3	Evelyn	Samantha	Amanda
4	Amelia	Elizabeth	Melissa
5	Emma	Alexis	Sarah

	Boy names in Wisconsin
	2020	2000	1980
1	Oliver	Jacob	Michael
2	Liam	Nicholas	Matthew
3	Henry	Tyler	Jason
4	William	Michael	Joshua
5	Theodore	Joshua	Ryan

Wyoming

	Girl names in Wyoming
	2020	2000	1980
1	Olivia	Madison	Jennifer
2	Amelia	Taylor	Amanda
3	Harper	Emily	Sarah
4	Charlotte	Alexis	Jessica
5	Evelyn	Hannah	Melissa

	Boy names in Wyoming
	2020	2000	1980
1	Oliver	Jacob	Michael
2	Liam	Ethan	Joshua
3	Whatt	Michael	Christopher
4	Logan	Matthew	Matthew
5	Jackson	Hunter	Justin

Source: SSA 2021

Summary of Baby Names by State

As you’ve probably notice while scanning through the lists of names in different states, the variation of names is rather big. When looking at the entire U.S., Liam is the most popular name for boys and Olivia is the most popular name for girls.

But for areas like the District of Colombia and the state of Mississippi the name Liam doesn’t even appear on the top 5 popular names list. In other states you will find the name, but it is further down the list. When it comes to popular baby girl names, the top 5 names remain for the most part intact across various states. The name Olivia is represented among the top 5 names in all states.