Before You Name That New Baby, Check Out the Most Popular Baby Names in Every State
Teachers of America, get ready to see a ton of Emmas, Mias, and Olivias in your classrooms in the coming years. The Social Security Administration has released its list of the most popular baby names registered in 2016, and it sure looks like everybody likes some classy, old-timey baby names this year.
There is some variation among states, though. Mia was the most popular name for baby girls in California, but Olivia was the most popular one in Colorado. Everybody likes Emma, though. And nobody has ever banned people from naming their babies Emma.
“Live Free or Die” New Hampshire broke ranks with the rest of the country and picked Charlotte as its top baby name for girls. (Emma was second place in New Hampshire.)
As for the boys, the names Noah and Liam reigned supreme. (Somewhere out there, Liam and Noel Gallagher of Oasis probably think this is all about them.)
The parents of the world have spoken. The babies are named. And according to the Social Security Administration, the most popular girl and boy baby names in the U.S. by state are:
Alabama – Ava and William
Alaska – Emma and Liam
Arizona – Emma and Liam
Arkansas – Ava and Elijah
California – Mia and Noah
Colorado – Olivia and Liam
Connecticut – Olivia and Noah
Delaware – Ava and Liam
District of Columbia – Ava and William
Florida – Isabella and Liam
Georgia – Ava and William
Hawaii – Olivia and Noah
Idaho – Emma and Oliver
Illinois – Olivia and Noah
Indiana – Emma and Oliver
Iowa – Olivia and Oliver
Kansas – Emma and Benjamin
Kentucky – Emma and William
Louisiana – Ava and Liam
Maine – Emma and Liam
Maryland – Ava and Noah
Massachusetts – Olivia and Benjamin
Michigan – Ava and Noah
Minnesota – Evelyn and Henry
Mississippi – Ava and William
Missouri – Olivia and William
Montana – Harper and James
Nebraska – Emma and Liam
Nevada – Mia and Liam
New Hampshire – Charlotte and Noah
New Jersey – Mia and Liam
New Mexico – Mia and Elijah
New York – Olivia and Liam
North Carolina – Ava and William
North Dakota – Harper and Oliver
Ohio – Emma and Liam
Oklahoma – Emma and Liam
Oregon – Olivia and Oliver
Pennsylvania – Emma and Noah
Rhode Island – Olivia and Liam
South Carolina – Ava and William
South Dakota – Emma and Oliver
Tennessee – Emma and William
Texas – Emma and Noah
Utah – Olivia and Oliver
Vermont – Harper and Owen
Virginia – Olivia and William
Washington – Emma and Liam
West Virginia – Harper and Mason
Wisconsin – Olivia and Oliver
Wyoming – Emma and Wyatt
Is your favorite name on this list? Or did you pick a rare and unusual name only to see it pop up on this list in spite of your best efforts? Let us know in the comments.
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