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Popular and unique boy names in each U.S. state, 2025

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Which boy names were the most popular in each U.S. state in 2025?

And which appeared in the U.S. baby name data for just one state* last year?

Here are the lists…

Alabama

Most popular in AlabamaUnique to AL’s data
1. John, 343
2. William, 331
3. James, 292
4. Liam, 255
5. Noah, 246		Whitman, Kisen, Whitt, Dansby, Ladarius, Masyn, Sanders, Slayton

Alaska

Most popular in AlaskaUnique to AK’s data
1. Noah, 46
2. Theodore, 45
3. Henry, 44
4. Oliver, 41
5. James, 39		(none)

Arizona

Most popular in ArizonaUnique to AZ’s data
1. Liam, 437
2. Noah, 434
3. Mateo, 419
4. Santiago, 361
5. Oliver, 295		Payson, Lonzo, Ryler

Payson is the name of a town in Arizona. (It was also unique to AZ’s data as a girl name.)

Arkansas

Most popular in ArkansasUnique to AR’s data
1. Liam, 167
2. Hudson, 147
3. Oliver, 143
4. Elijah, 138
5. Noah, 134		Daylin

California

Most popular in CaliforniaUnique to CA’s data
1. Liam, 2,624
2. Noah, 2,607
3. Mateo, 2,239
4. Santiago, 1,991
5. Sebastian, 1,954		Armen, Waris, Nihal, Davit, Hukam, Jujhar, Agam, Dara, Arsen, Akaal, Remmy, Gurnawab, Jorawar, Nyjah, Sasha, Anhad, Arno, Izaac, Nawab, Ritchie… (top 20 of 370 total)

Other unique-to-California boy names were Azul, Azure, Harutyun, Napoleon, Sonder, and Wave.

Colorado

Most popular in ColoradoUnique to CO’s data
1. Liam, 397
2. Theodore, 373
3. Noah, 348
4. Oliver, 310
5. James, 256		Cale, Copper, Cruzito

Hockey player Cale Makar is a two-time Norris-winning defenseman for the Colorado Avalanche.

Connecticut

Most popular in ConnecticutUnique to CT’s data
1. Noah, 268
2. Liam, 241
3. Theodore, 182
4. James, 156
5. Luca, 153		(none)

Delaware

Most popular in DelawareUnique to DE’s data
1. Noah, 63
2. Liam, 59
3. Oliver, 39
4. James, 37
5. Lucas, 36		(none)

District of Columbia

Most popular in D.C.Unique to D.C.’s data
1. Noah, 58
2. Theodore, 53
3. Henry, 49 (tie)
4. Liam, 49 (tie)
5. William, 43		Yohannes

Florida

Most popular in FloridaUnique to FL’s data
1. Liam, 1,865
2. Noah, 1,749
3. Lucas, 935
4. Elijah, 868
5. Oliver, 831		Dom, Mako, Aras, Fabrizio, Janiel, Jazai, Zayde, Jeriel, Keiden, Kervens, Oshea, Carlens, Mattia, Nakai, Piero, Adams, Alesso, Bensley, Ege, Facundo… (top 20 of 109 total)

Georgia

Most popular in GeorgiaUnique to GA’s data
1. Liam, 661
2. Noah, 653
3. William, 475
4. Elijah, 473
5. James, 451		Wilkes, Braelyn, Ihsan, Jaquez, Kyzeir, Takari, Chapman, Deontae, Erin, Kamir, Kasye, Kessiah, Khalan, Myair, Xhosen, Carlton, Chasen, Cyncere, Hagan, Jaceyon… (top 20 of 33 total)

Hawaii

Most popular in HawaiiUnique to HI’s data
1. Elijah, 49
2. Noah, 46
3. Liam, 42 (tie)
4. Luca, 42 (tie)
5. Luke, 41		Nainoa, Kaimana, Laakea, Makana, Kaikoa, Kanai, Kiai, Laiku, Haloa, Kanaloa, Nalu

Luke was a top-five name in Hawaii only.

Idaho

Most popular in IdahoUnique to ID’s data
1. Oliver, 128
2. Theodore, 124
3. Henry, 119
4. Liam, 106
5. Hudson, 103		Riggin

Illinois

Most popular in IllinoisUnique to IL’s data
1. Liam, 690
2. Noah, 683
3. Oliver, 541
4. Theodore, 537
5. Henry, 462		Filip, Danylo, Konrad, Nikodem, Petar, Damiri, Krystian, Lazar, Lukasz, Lyrik, Maher, Matvii, Abdulahad, Adi, Aleksandar, Brenden, Connell, Damen, Dionte, Gaetano… (top 20 of 24 total)

Indiana

Most popular in IndianaUnique to IN’s data
1. Oliver, 428
2. Liam, 393
3. Theodore, 366
4. Henry, 359
5. Noah, 345		Wallen, Flint, Gannon, Gryffin, Henley, Jairus

Iowa

Most popular in IowaUnique to IA’s data
1. Oliver, 198
2. Liam, 185
3. Henry, 176 (tie)
4. Theodore, 176 (tie)
5. Cooper, 133		Arlow

Kansas

Most popular in KansasUnique to KS’s data
1. Theodore, 183
2. Oliver, 179
3. Noah, 167
4. Liam, 164
5. Henry, 150		(none)

Kentucky

Most popular in KentuckyUnique to KY’s data
1. Oliver, 278
2. Liam, 253
3. Hudson, 229
4. Waylon, 223
5. Noah, 203		Kainen

Louisiana

Most popular is LouisianaUnique to LA’s data
1. Noah, 237
2. Liam, 223
3. James, 187
4. Elijah, 186
5. John, 181		Kylon, Kolston, Jayceion, Kayven, Kendell, Krewe, Shep

A krewe is a social organization that stages parades for New Orleans Carnival season (the final day of which is Mardi Gras).

Maine

Most popular in MaineUnique to ME’s data
1. Theodore, 83
2. Oliver, 77
3. Henry, 66
4. Noah, 54
5. Levi, 53		(none)

Levi was a top-five name in Maine only.

Maryland

Most popular in MarylandUnique to MD’s data
1. Liam, 463
2. Noah, 377
3. Lucas, 221
4. Theodore, 214
5. Oliver, 210		Barkon, Kidus, Naod

Massachusetts

Most popular in MassachusettsUnique to MA’s data
1. Noah, 468
2. Liam, 446
3. Henry, 372
4. Theodore, 358
5. James, 323		Benjamim, Henrique, Wilber, Caeden, Jayvian, Joaopedro

The Portuguese names Benjamim, Henrique, João, and Pedro — cognates of Benjamin, Henry, John, and Peter — are used among Brazilians. (Brazilians have been the largest immigrant group in Massachusetts since 2010.)

Michigan

Most popular in MichiganUnique to MI’s data
1. Theodore, 490
2. Noah, 478
3. Oliver, 469
4. Henry, 433
5. James, 342		Haidar, Lavon, Othman, Deaire, Larkin, Kollin, Mehdi, Raad, Dejuan, Kassem, Kordell, Majd, Qusay, Romell, Thane

Minnesota

Most popular in MinnesotaUnique to MN’s data
1. Theodore, 339
2. Henry, 313
3. Oliver, 298
4. Liam, 277
5. Noah, 236		Abdullahi, Muhsin, Hanad, Munasar, Mubarak, Amiir, Imraan, Mazim, Mudasir, Muzamil, Ole, Sajid, Ahil, Burke, Fitzgerald, Hewitt, Lochlann, Mahamed, Mohamedamin, Mubashir… (top 20 of 21 total)

Mississippi

Most popular in MississippiUnique to MS’s data
1. James, 160
2. William, 155
3. John, 151
4. Noah, 120
5. Elijah, 109		Rahzi

Missouri

Most popular in MissouriUnique to MO’s data
1. Oliver, 405
2. Theodore, 393
3. Henry, 327
4. Noah, 322
5. Hudson and Liam, 284 each (tie)		Chet, Canton, Creighton, Finnigan

Montana

Most popular in MontanaUnique to MT’s data
1. Oliver, 62
2. Henry, 58
3. William, 52
4. Hudson, 45 (tie)
5. Theodore, 45 (tie)		(none)

Nebraska

Most popular in NebraskaUnique to NE’s data
1. Liam, 149
2. Theodore, 128
3. Henry, 113
4. Noah, 109
5. Oliver, 101		Eh

The Karen word eh means “to love.” (The Karen people are an ethnic minority group from Myanmar. Thousands of Karen refugees currently live in Omaha.)

Nevada

Most popular in NevadaUnique to NV’s data
1. Liam, 205
2. Mateo, 184
3. Noah, 176
4. Santiago, 138
5. Oliver, 114		Ikaika

The Hawaiian word ikaika means “strength.” (Of the 48 contiguous states, Nevada has the third-largest Native Hawaiian population.)

New Hampshire

Most popular in New HampshireUnique to NH’s data
1. Theodore, 101
2. Henry, 77
3. Oliver, 66
4. Jack, 65 (tie)
5. James, 65 (tie)		(none)

New Jersey

Most popular in New JerseyUnique to NJ’s data
1. Liam, 749
2. Noah, 742
3. Lucas, 399
4. Luca, 378
5. Joseph, 374		Avrohom, Binyomin, Boruch, Nosson, Yechezkel, Elchonon, Mivaan, Pinchos, Elazar, Dovi, Nochum, Ehsan, Aayush, Damiano, Erling, Essex, Itai, Raffaele

Joseph was a top-five name in New Jersey only.

New Mexico

Most popular in New MexicoUnique to NM’s data
1. Noah, 115
2. Liam, 109
3. Mateo, 99
4. Elijah, 76
5. Santiago, 70		(none)

New York

Most popular in New YorkUnique to NY’s data
1. Noah, 1,381
2. Liam, 1,368
3. Theodore, 738
4. Lucas, 705
5. Oliver, 703		Mendel, Shulem, Yechiel, Yossi, Mendy, Lazer, Pinchas, Hersh, Hershel, Duvid, Elimelech, Nachman, Shraga, Leib, Elya, Eluzer, Berish, Berl, Kalman, Muaz… (top 20 of 177 total)

Other unique-to-New York boy names were Calogero, Ngawang, and Rupert.

North Carolina

Most popular in North CarolinaUnique to NC’s data
1. Noah, 684
2. Liam, 680
3. Oliver, 507
4. William, 500
5. James, 471		Wright, Avett, Khymir, Unique, Zyion, Braelon, Braxten, Carlisle, Dacari, Fields, Jahani, Jhoan, Kaelem, Kanaan, Khylo, Lennix, Nakari, Stafford, Stanton, Zakhari

North Dakota

Most popular in North DakotaUnique to ND’s data
1. Liam, 56
2. Henry, 49 (tie)
3. Theodore, 49 (tie)
4. Noah, 48
5. Oliver, 47		Boy

“Boy” is a placeholder.

Ohio

Most popular in OhioUnique to OH’s data
1. Oliver, 653
2. Theodore, 611
3. Noah, 551
4. Henry, 543
5. Liam, 530		Dakai, Jayveon, Rhyett, Zymeir, Barret, Cylas, Dannie, Jaymir, Jettsen, Jim, Keandre, Leviathan, Loic, Lynnox, Nylan, Rayshawn

Oklahoma

Most popular in OklahomaUnique to OK’s data
1. Liam, 232
2. Noah, 189
3. Oliver, 188
4. Theodore, 177
5. Elijah, 175		Takoda, Koehn, Swayze

Oregon

Most popular in OregonUnique to OR’s data
1. Oliver, 199
2. Theodore, 188
3. Liam, 185
4. Henry, 182
5. Noah, 151		Unknown

“Unknown” is another placeholder.

Pennsylvania

Most popular in PennsylvaniaUnique to PA’s data
1. Noah, 744
2. Liam, 566
3. Theodore, 549
4. Oliver, 545
5. Henry, 464		Elam, Benuel, Enos, Ahzir, Larson, Aasim, Azar, Joniel, Joash, Makiah, Nadir, Aasir, Asaan, Azhar, Brendon, Cavan, Finan, Haneef, Humza, Kayde… (top 20 of 27 total)

Rhode Island

Most popular in Rhode IslandUnique to RI’s data
1. Noah, 67
2. Liam, 64
3. Oliver, 56
4. Theodore, 52
5. Luca, 48		(none)

South Carolina

Most popular in South CarolinaUnique to SC’s data
1. Noah, 276
2. Liam, 271
3. William, 269
4. James, 250
5. Elijah, 215		Drayton, Calhoun, Gaines, Kavon, Khosen, Kymere, Townsend

South Dakota

Most popular in South DakotaUnique to SD’s data
1. Oliver, 66
2. Liam, 60
3. Henry, 50 (3-way tie)
4. Hudson, 50 (3-way tie)
5. Noah, 50 (3-way tie)		(none)

Tennessee

Most popular in TennesseeUnique to TN’s data
1. Noah, 444
2. Liam, 425
3. Oliver, 411
4. James, 385
5. Henry, 376		Holston, Hutson, Akoa, Asta, Baxter, Conley, Jakarri, Johndavid

Texas

Most popular in TexasUnique to TX’s data
1. Liam, 2,688
2. Noah, 2,450
3. Mateo, 2,081
4. Santiago, 1,829
5. Sebastian, 1,498		Roel, Stoney, Arnoldo, Vedh, Jonatan, Arch, Guadalupe, Judge, Seager, Sloan, Azazel, Brazos, Esiah, Karthikeya, Orlin, Riven, Tex, Texas, Tilden, Weldon

The Spanish word brazos — which appears in several Texas place names (e.g., Brazos River, Brazos County) — means “arms.” (It was also unique to TX’s data as a girl name.)

Other unique-to-Texas boy names were Tuff, Cuauhtemoc, Leeroy, Rocker, and Lynn.

Utah

Most popular in UtahUnique to UT’s data
1. Oliver, 274
2. Liam, 227
3. Theodore, 221
4. Jack, 209
5. Noah, 206		Covey, Stockton, Dallin, Viliami, Tyr, Knoxx, Parley, Willard, Beaumont, Bram, Rev, Semisi

The name Dallin refers to Dallin H. Oaks, the current president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

Vermont

Most popular in VermontUnique to VT’s data
1. Oliver, 35
2. Theodore, 34
3. Henry, 27
4. Cooper, 26
5. Hudson and Jack, 24 each (tie)		(none)

Virginia

Most popular in VirginiaUnique to VA’s data
1. Liam, 590
2. Noah, 556
3. Theodore, 392
4. Oliver, 390
5. Henry, 372		Beauregard, Burhan, Jhonatan, Salaar

Washington

Most popular in WashingtonUnique to WA’s data
1. Noah, 426
2. Liam, 403
3. Oliver, 383
4. Theodore, 372
5. Henry, 338		Avenir, Ruvim, Arth, Theophilus, Denny, Ezana, Kaveh, Niles, Orest, Roscoe, Rufus

West Virginia

Most popular in West VirginiaUnique to WV’s data
1. Waylon, 115
2. Hudson, 106
3. Oliver, 96
4. Noah, 85
5. Wyatt, 70		(none)

Wyatt was a top-five name in West Virginia only.

Wisconsin

Most popular in WisconsinUnique to WI’s data
1. Oliver, 336
2. Theodore, 323
3. Henry, 307
4. Liam, 274
5. Noah, 245		Buckley

Wyoming

Most popular in WyomingUnique to WY’s data
1. Theodore, 27
2. James, 25
3. William, 24
4. Oliver, 23
5. Rowan, 19		(none)

Rowan was a top-five name in Wyoming only.

And here are several of the boy names that appeared in the data for two states last year:

  • Ammon – Utah & Pennsylvania
  • Hyrum – Utah & Idaho (influence: Hyrum Smith of the LDS Church)
  • Mckay – Utah & Idaho (influence: David O. McKay of the LDS Church)
  • Menno – Missouri & Pennsylvania
  • Rainier – Washington & California (influence: Mount Rainier)
  • Taysom – Louisiana & Utah (influence: football player Taysom Hill)
  • Zohran – New York & California (influence: NYC politician Zohran Mamdani)

Do you have thoughts/theories about any of the names above?

(Explanations for many of them can be found in the comments to the corresponding posts from 2024, 2023, 2022, etc.)

*Names that appear in the data for a just one state were bestowed at least five times in that state, but could have been bestowed up to four times in any other state. (The SSA’s state-by-state data omits names given to fewer than five babies per gender, per year.)

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Image: Adapted from Topographical Map of the USA (public domain)

Popular baby names in Israel, 2015

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According to data released earlier this week by Israel’s Central Bureau for Statistics (CBS), the top three most popular baby names in the country overall in 2015 were:

  1. Mohammed
  2. Yosef (used for male babies — both Muslim and Jewish)
  3. Ariel (used for Jewish babies — both male and female)

The top baby names for Jewish babies specifically were Noa and Noam:

Girl names (Jewish)

1. Noa
2. Tamar
3. Maya
4. Avigayil/Avigail/Abigail
5. Talya/Talia
6. Adele
7. Shira
8. Ayala/Ayela
9. Yael
10. Sarah/Sara

Boy names (Jewish)

1. Noam
2. David
3. Ori/Uri
4. Ariel
5. Eitan
6. Yosef
7. Itai/Itay
8. Yonatan
9. Daniel
10. Moshe

The CBS also reported that the boy names Dror, Yagel/Yigal, and Alroi/Elroi/Elroy each saw a sharp rise in usage in 2015.

The top baby names for Muslim babies specifically were Maryam and Mohammad:

Girl names (Muslim)

1. Maryam/Miryam/Mariam
2. Sha’im
3. Jana/Janah
4. Lin
5. Lian/Layan
6. Alin/Aline
7. Sa’ara

Boy names (Muslim)

1. Mohammad
2. Ahmed
3. Yosef
4. Omar
5. Adam
6. Jud/Jod
7. Abed
8. Ali
9. Amir
10. Ibrahim

The 2012 rankings for Israel are pretty similar.

Update, Oct. 2017: Here’s an interesting fact about Israel’s 2014 rankings (which I never wrote a post about): “Eitan soared in popularity to No. 5 from 10th place in 2014, a surge attributed to that year’s war in Gaza dubbed Operation Protective Edge, or Mivtza Tzuk Eitan in Hebrew.” (Source: Times of Israel)

Sources:

Image: Adapted from Flag of Israel (public domain)

Popular twin names in Israel

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As a follow-up to this morning’s post on baby names in Israel:

The most popular names given to Jewish girls this past year were Noa, Shira and Maya, and Daniel, Uri, Itai, Ido and Noam for boys. The most common pairs of names given to twins were Noam [pleasantness] and Amit [companion]; Ohr [light] and Shir [song]; Hod [glory] and Hadar [splendor]; and Shira [song] and Hodaya [thanks].

Among Arabs, the most common name is Muhammed, given to 13.8% of the boys. The most common Arab twins’ names were Muhammed and Ahmed, Muhammed and Mahmoud, and Mahmoud and Ahmed.

This comes from an article that was published in late 2004, so it’s out of date. Still, I thought it was worth posting as it’s the only twin name data for Israel that I’ve ever come across.

Source: Children in Israel

Image: Adapted from Flag of Israel (public domain)

Popular baby names in Israel, 2012

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Israel recently released three lists of popular baby names.

According to the Central Bureau for Statistics, the country’s top names last year were:

  • Noam and Noa for Jewish babies,
  • Mohammad and Maryam for Muslim babies, and
  • George and Maria for Christian babies.

Here are more of the most popular baby names of 2012 within each religious group:

Jewish

Girl Names (Jewish)Boy Names (Jewish)
1. Noa
2. Shira
3. Tamar
4. Talia
5. Maya
6. Yael
7. Sarah
8. Adele/Edel
9. Ayala
10. Michal		1. Noam
2. Uri/Ori
3. Itai
4. Yosef
5. David
6. Yehonatan
7. Daniel
8. Ariel
9. Moshe
10. Eitan

The Jewish names above were listed in my source article, but the Muslim and Christian names below (beyond the #1 names) I had to translate from Hebrew using various online tools/dictionaries, so they might not be perfect.

Muslim

Girl Names (Muslim)Boy Names (Muslim)
1. Maryam
2. Linn
3. Rahaf
4. Lian
5. Rimas
6. Hala
7. Nur
8. Bisan
9. Malek
10. Aya		1. Mohammad
2. Ahmed
3. Mahmad
4. Yosef
5. Adam
6. Abd
7. Omar
8. Ali
9. Mahmoud
10. Amir

Christian

Girl Names (Christian)Boy Names (Christian)
1. Maria
2. Celine
3. Aline
4. Maya
5. Nur
6. Lian
7. Miriam
8. Natalie
9. Tala
10. Miral		1. George
2. Elias
3. Majd
4. Daniel
5. Joseph
6. Hana
7. Julian
8. Charbel
9. Jude
10. Emir

A few years ago, a group of Israeli rabbis released a list of names they thought should be off-limits to Jewish children. Ariel, the 8th most popular name for Jewish baby boys last year, was on their forbidden name list. :)

Sources: Noa, Noam top baby names for 2012, Central Bureau of Statistics

Image: Adapted from Flag of Israel (public domain)