FastNamesMost Popular Baby Names in Pennsylvania
In 2025, Charlotte was the most popular girls' name in Pennsylvania, given to 560 babies, and Noah was the top boys' name with 744. Nationally, Olivia and Liam were on top.
Social Security counted 46,688 girls and 52,260 boys born in Pennsylvania that year under names given to at least five babies there.
Top 100 names in Pennsylvania, 2025
| Rank | Name | Babies | vs 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Charlotte | 560 | up 1 |
| 2 | Sophia | 507 | up 3 |
| 3 | Olivia | 487 | down 2 |
| 4 | Amelia | 468 | same |
| 5 | Emma | 427 | down 2 |
| 6 | Isabella | 328 | up 1 |
| 7 | Mia | 319 | down 1 |
| 8 | Evelyn | 318 | up 1 |
| 9 | Ava | 314 | up 1 |
| 10 | Nora | 311 | up 1 |
| 11 | Harper | 296 | down 3 |
| 12 | Violet | 283 | up 2 |
| 13 | Lainey | 281 | up 8 |
| 14 | Lucy | 273 | down 1 |
| 15 | Hazel | 261 | up 12 |
| 16 | Aurora | 259 | down 4 |
| 17 | Eleanor | 247 | up 2 |
| 18 | Grace | 244 | up 4 |
| 19 | Chloe | 239 | up 6 |
| 20 | Ella | 236 | down 3 |
| 21 | Lily | 235 | down 6 |
| 22 | Riley | 231 | up 6 |
| 23 | Isla | 229 | up 1 |
| 24 | Scarlett | 229 | down 6 |
| 25 | Penelope | 228 | up 5 |
| 26 | Elizabeth | 226 | down 3 |
| 27 | Avery | 218 | down 11 |
| 28 | Josephine | 215 | up 1 |
| 29 | Sadie | 215 | up 26 |
| 30 | Eliana | 202 | down 4 |
| 31 | Ellie | 202 | down 11 |
| 32 | Sofia | 200 | up 2 |
| 33 | Aria | 196 | up 10 |
| 34 | Layla | 194 | up 11 |
| 35 | Maeve | 192 | up 5 |
| 36 | Madison | 191 | up 6 |
| 37 | Ivy | 190 | up 7 |
| 38 | Willow | 189 | down 3 |
| 39 | Luna | 179 | down 8 |
| 40 | Nova | 179 | up 1 |
| 41 | Naomi | 177 | up 11 |
| 42 | Abigail | 176 | down 3 |
| 43 | Zoe | 175 | up 6 |
| 44 | Hannah | 174 | down 8 |
| 45 | Lillian | 172 | up 1 |
| 46 | Stella | 172 | down 8 |
| 47 | Eloise | 168 | up 10 |
| 48 | Sophie | 164 | up 13 |
| 49 | Paisley | 159 | up 4 |
| 50 | Iris | 158 | up 48 |
| 51 | Lydia | 157 | down 3 |
| 52 | Kennedy | 155 | up 22 |
| 53 | Emily | 154 | down 16 |
| 54 | Claire | 153 | same |
| 55 | Gianna | 152 | down 22 |
| 56 | Emilia | 151 | down 9 |
| 57 | Quinn | 151 | down 6 |
| 58 | Clara | 150 | up 13 |
| 59 | Madelyn | 142 | up 3 |
| 60 | Vivian | 142 | up 3 |
| 61 | Anna | 141 | down 2 |
| 62 | Elena | 141 | up 5 |
| 63 | Natalie | 140 | up 6 |
| 64 | Mila | 139 | down 32 |
| 65 | Josie | 138 | up 12 |
| 66 | Zoey | 137 | up 17 |
| 67 | Addison | 131 | down 17 |
| 68 | Hailey | 129 | up 7 |
| 69 | Kinsley | 128 | down 11 |
| 70 | Ayla | 123 | up 2 |
| 71 | Delilah | 122 | up 11 |
| 72 | Ruby | 122 | down 2 |
| 73 | Cora | 120 | down 13 |
| 74 | Cecilia | 116 | up 4 |
| 75 | Eden | 116 | up 5 |
| 76 | Sienna | 115 | down 8 |
| 77 | Ailany | 114 | up 251 |
| 78 | Everly | 112 | down 5 |
| 79 | Leah | 112 | down 14 |
| 80 | Lyla | 112 | down 14 |
| 81 | Gabriella | 111 | up 20 |
| 82 | Maya | 111 | down 26 |
| 83 | Rose | 109 | up 9 |
| 84 | Daisy | 108 | up 12 |
| 85 | Margot | 108 | up 28 |
| 86 | Hadley | 107 | up 14 |
| 87 | Sarah | 107 | up 8 |
| 88 | Audrey | 106 | up 1 |
| 89 | Margaret | 104 | down 3 |
| 90 | Sloane | 104 | up 24 |
| 91 | Alice | 103 | down 10 |
| 92 | Madeline | 103 | down 7 |
| 93 | Maria | 102 | down 2 |
| 94 | Mary | 101 | down 15 |
| 95 | Raelynn | 100 | up 22 |
| 96 | Rosalie | 100 | up 69 |
| 97 | Adeline | 99 | down 33 |
| 98 | Caroline | 99 | up 4 |
| 99 | Liliana | 98 | up 19 |
| 100 | Emersyn | 97 | up 76 |
| Rank | Name | Babies | vs 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Noah | 744 | same |
| 2 | Liam | 566 | same |
| 3 | Theodore | 549 | up 1 |
| 4 | Oliver | 545 | down 1 |
| 5 | Henry | 464 | same |
| 6 | James | 432 | same |
| 7 | Benjamin | 405 | up 1 |
| 8 | Cooper | 402 | up 31 |
| 9 | Lucas | 391 | down 2 |
| 10 | Michael | 385 | same |
| 11 | Owen | 383 | up 4 |
| 12 | Joseph | 381 | up 4 |
| 13 | Levi | 379 | down 4 |
| 14 | William | 368 | up 3 |
| 15 | Jack | 363 | down 4 |
| 16 | Elijah | 350 | down 2 |
| 17 | Luca | 344 | down 5 |
| 18 | Hudson | 341 | up 4 |
| 19 | John | 330 | down 6 |
| 20 | Leo | 330 | down 1 |
| 21 | Samuel | 326 | up 4 |
| 22 | Daniel | 322 | up 4 |
| 23 | Wyatt | 303 | up 1 |
| 24 | Jackson | 302 | up 3 |
| 25 | Asher | 295 | down 7 |
| 26 | Luke | 289 | up 3 |
| 27 | Thomas | 287 | up 6 |
| 28 | Miles | 283 | down 5 |
| 29 | David | 280 | up 6 |
| 30 | Bennett | 276 | up 20 |
| 31 | Carter | 271 | down 10 |
| 32 | Mason | 267 | down 4 |
| 33 | Grayson | 265 | up 1 |
| 34 | Roman | 262 | down 3 |
| 35 | Ethan | 261 | down 3 |
| 36 | Rowan | 260 | up 12 |
| 37 | Weston | 259 | up 10 |
| 38 | Matthew | 257 | up 4 |
| 39 | Logan | 254 | down 9 |
| 40 | Jacob | 253 | up 3 |
| 41 | Nolan | 251 | up 5 |
| 42 | Anthony | 246 | down 1 |
| 43 | Elias | 245 | up 13 |
| 44 | Maverick | 244 | down 8 |
| 45 | Cameron | 239 | down 25 |
| 46 | Ezra | 238 | down 6 |
| 47 | Wesley | 235 | down 3 |
| 48 | Lincoln | 230 | down 3 |
| 49 | Gabriel | 227 | up 4 |
| 50 | Charles | 224 | up 4 |
| 51 | Beau | 213 | up 4 |
| 52 | Alexander | 212 | down 14 |
| 53 | Brooks | 211 | down 1 |
| 54 | Caleb | 211 | down 17 |
| 55 | Isaac | 200 | down 4 |
| 56 | Julian | 200 | up 2 |
| 57 | Silas | 199 | up 3 |
| 58 | Waylon | 196 | up 16 |
| 59 | Andrew | 191 | up 2 |
| 60 | Everett | 191 | up 25 |
| 61 | Carson | 184 | up 3 |
| 62 | Micah | 184 | up 5 |
| 63 | Josiah | 183 | same |
| 64 | Jayden | 175 | up 11 |
| 65 | Mateo | 172 | up 3 |
| 66 | Dylan | 171 | same |
| 67 | Nathan | 169 | down 10 |
| 68 | Parker | 169 | up 11 |
| 69 | Aiden | 168 | down 20 |
| 70 | Nicholas | 166 | same |
| 71 | Enzo | 165 | up 11 |
| 72 | Colton | 163 | up 5 |
| 73 | Vincent | 162 | up 14 |
| 74 | Theo | 161 | up 7 |
| 75 | Robert | 158 | down 2 |
| 76 | Ryan | 158 | down 7 |
| 77 | Declan | 155 | up 3 |
| 78 | Joshua | 155 | up 5 |
| 79 | Sebastian | 155 | down 8 |
| 80 | Atlas | 152 | up 39 |
| 81 | Myles | 149 | up 7 |
| 82 | Isaiah | 147 | down 20 |
| 83 | Christopher | 145 | down 11 |
| 84 | Landon | 145 | up 2 |
| 85 | Archer | 142 | up 8 |
| 86 | Bryson | 141 | down 21 |
| 87 | Elliot | 141 | up 28 |
| 88 | August | 140 | up 15 |
| 89 | Emmett | 140 | up 3 |
| 90 | Eli | 138 | up 9 |
| 91 | Jeremiah | 138 | up 19 |
| 92 | Jonathan | 137 | up 10 |
| 93 | Dominic | 136 | down 9 |
| 94 | Chase | 135 | down 3 |
| 95 | Austin | 134 | down 6 |
| 96 | Callum | 134 | up 44 |
| 97 | Easton | 132 | up 10 |
| 98 | Adam | 124 | down 20 |
| 99 | Arthur | 124 | down 2 |
| 100 | Connor | 123 | down 24 |
Names Pennsylvania likes more than the rest of the country
From 2021 to 2025, these names made up a much bigger share of babies in Pennsylvania than they did nationally. The number is how many times the national rate. At the top: Barbie, Malinda and Fannie for girls, and Benuel, Mervin and Mahlon for boys.
Girls
- Barbie: 20.8× (111 babies)
- Malinda: 11.7× (105 babies)
- Fannie: 10.9× (84 babies)
- Lavina: 10.8× (64 babies)
- Rhoda: 7.5× (57 babies)
- Rosanna: 7.1× (72 babies)
- Maura: 5.6× (89 babies)
- Susie: 5.4× (69 babies)
- Azuri: 4.8× (76 babies)
- Azara: 4.7× (58 babies)
Boys
- Benuel: 23× (109 babies)
- Mervin: 12.4× (101 babies)
- Mahlon: 10× (70 babies)
- Asaad: 9.6× (91 babies)
- Elam: 8.1× (90 babies)
- Asai: 7.2× (50 babies)
- Ervin: 5.5× (76 babies)
- Marlin: 4.9× (62 babies)
- Muhammadali: 4.7× (68 babies)
- Elmer: 4.4× (109 babies)
Every number one since 1910
The longest reign for girls in Pennsylvania belongs to Mary, at number one from 1910 to 1946. For boys, it's Michael, from 1965 to 2005.
Girls
- Charlotte: 2025
- Olivia: 2024
- Charlotte: 2023
- Olivia: 2021–2022
- Emma: 2020
- Olivia: 2019
- Emma: 2016–2018
- Olivia: 2015
- Emma: 2012–2014
- Sophia: 2011
- Isabella: 2009–2010
- Ava: 2006–2008
- Emily: 1994–2005
- Ashley: 1985–1993
- Jennifer: 1970–1984
- Lisa: 1962–1969
- Mary: 1953–1961
- Linda: 1947–1952
- Mary: 1910–1946
Boys
- Noah: 2023–2025
- Liam: 2022
- Noah: 2020–2021
- Liam: 2017–2019
- Noah: 2016
- Mason: 2015
- Liam: 2014
- Mason: 2011–2013
- Michael: 2007–2010
- Jacob: 2006
- Michael: 1965–2005
- John: 1941–1964
- Robert: 1935–1940
- John: 1910–1934
Top five names by decade
| Decade | Girls | Boys |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | Charlotte, Olivia, Emma, Sophia, Amelia | Noah, Liam, Oliver, Benjamin, James |
| 2010s | Emma, Olivia, Ava, Sophia, Isabella | Mason, Liam, Noah, Michael, Jacob |
| 2000s | Emily, Madison, Emma, Olivia, Abigail | Michael, Jacob, Matthew, Ryan, Nicholas |
| 1990s | Emily, Ashley, Jessica, Samantha, Sarah | Michael, Matthew, Tyler, Nicholas, Christopher |
| 1980s | Jessica, Jennifer, Amanda, Ashley, Nicole | Michael, Matthew, Christopher, David, John |
| 1970s | Jennifer, Amy, Melissa, Heather, Lisa | Michael, John, David, Robert, Christopher |
| 1960s | Lisa, Mary, Susan, Karen, Kimberly | Michael, John, David, Robert, James |
| 1950s | Mary, Linda, Susan, Patricia, Deborah | John, Robert, James, David, Michael |
| 1940s | Mary, Patricia, Barbara, Linda, Carol | John, Robert, James, William, Richard |
| 1930s | Mary, Shirley, Patricia, Joan, Barbara | Robert, John, William, James, Richard |
| 1920s | Mary, Helen, Dorothy, Margaret, Betty | John, William, Robert, Joseph, James |
| 1910s | Mary, Helen, Anna, Margaret, Dorothy | John, William, Joseph, Robert, Charles |
See every state or the national list for 2025.
Source: Social Security Administration, baby names by state, data through 2025. Names given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a state in a year aren't published, so totals are a little lower than actual births.