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Most popular baby names in Pennsylvania

Noah and Charlotte were the top names for babies born in Pennsylvania in 2025. Social Security counted 501,968 babies with listed names there from 2021 to 2025.

Names much more popular in Pennsylvania

Names given at least twice as often in Pennsylvania as nationally, 2021 to 2025, with how many times more common they are.

Boys

  1. Mervin 12.4× (101)
  2. Mahlon 10× (70)
  3. Asaad 9.6× (91)
  4. Elam 8.1× (90)
  5. Munir 7.5× (41)
  6. Asai 7.2× (50)
  7. Arlan 6.2× (43)
  8. Ervin 5.5× (76)
  9. Marlin 4.9× (62)
  10. Azir 4.8× (48)
  11. Muhammadali 4.7× (68)
  12. Elmer 4.4× (109)
  13. Sylvan 4.2× (52)
  14. Masai 4.1× (49)
  15. Asad 3.9× (48)

Girls

  1. Barbie 20.8× (111)
  2. Malinda 11.7× (105)
  3. Fannie 10.9× (84)
  4. Lavina 10.8× (64)
  5. Verna 10.6× (49)
  6. Rhoda 7.5× (57)
  7. Rosanna 7.1× (72)
  8. Maura 5.6× (89)
  9. Kirsten 5.4× (42)
  10. Susie 5.4× (69)
  11. Suzanne 4.9× (46)
  12. Azuri 4.8× (76)
  13. Azara 4.7× (58)
  14. Nashla 4.7× (40)
  15. Susan 4.5× (145)

Top boy names in Pennsylvania, 2025

  1. Noah 744
  2. Liam 566
  3. Theodore 549
  4. Oliver 545
  5. Henry 464
  6. James 432
  7. Benjamin 405
  8. Cooper 402
  9. Lucas 391
  10. Michael 385
  11. Owen 383
  12. Joseph 381
  13. Levi 379
  14. William 368
  15. Jack 363
  16. Elijah 350
  17. Luca 344
  18. Hudson 341
  19. John 330
  20. Leo 330
  21. Samuel 326
  22. Daniel 322
  23. Wyatt 303
  24. Jackson 302
  25. Asher 295
  26. Luke 289
  27. Thomas 287
  28. Miles 283
  29. David 280
  30. Bennett 276
  31. Carter 271
  32. Mason 267
  33. Grayson 265
  34. Roman 262
  35. Ethan 261
  36. Rowan 260
  37. Weston 259
  38. Matthew 257
  39. Logan 254
  40. Jacob 253
  41. Nolan 251
  42. Anthony 246
  43. Elias 245
  44. Maverick 244
  45. Cameron 239
  46. Ezra 238
  47. Wesley 235
  48. Lincoln 230
  49. Gabriel 227
  50. Charles 224
  51. Beau 213
  52. Alexander 212
  53. Brooks 211
  54. Caleb 211
  55. Isaac 200
  56. Julian 200
  57. Silas 199
  58. Waylon 196
  59. Andrew 191
  60. Everett 191
  61. Carson 184
  62. Micah 184
  63. Josiah 183
  64. Jayden 175
  65. Mateo 172
  66. Dylan 171
  67. Nathan 169
  68. Parker 169
  69. Aiden 168
  70. Nicholas 166
  71. Enzo 165
  72. Colton 163
  73. Vincent 162
  74. Theo 161
  75. Robert 158
  76. Ryan 158
  77. Declan 155
  78. Joshua 155
  79. Sebastian 155
  80. Atlas 152
  81. Myles 149
  82. Isaiah 147
  83. Christopher 145
  84. Landon 145
  85. Archer 142
  86. Bryson 141
  87. Elliot 141
  88. August 140
  89. Emmett 140
  90. Eli 138
  91. Jeremiah 138
  92. Jonathan 137
  93. Dominic 136
  94. Chase 135
  95. Austin 134
  96. Callum 134
  97. Easton 132
  98. Adam 124
  99. Arthur 124
  100. Connor 123

Top girl names in Pennsylvania, 2025

  1. Charlotte 560
  2. Sophia 507
  3. Olivia 487
  4. Amelia 468
  5. Emma 427
  6. Isabella 328
  7. Mia 319
  8. Evelyn 318
  9. Ava 314
  10. Nora 311
  11. Harper 296
  12. Violet 283
  13. Lainey 281
  14. Lucy 273
  15. Hazel 261
  16. Aurora 259
  17. Eleanor 247
  18. Grace 244
  19. Chloe 239
  20. Ella 236
  21. Lily 235
  22. Riley 231
  23. Isla 229
  24. Scarlett 229
  25. Penelope 228
  26. Elizabeth 226
  27. Avery 218
  28. Josephine 215
  29. Sadie 215
  30. Eliana 202
  31. Ellie 202
  32. Sofia 200
  33. Aria 196
  34. Layla 194
  35. Maeve 192
  36. Madison 191
  37. Ivy 190
  38. Willow 189
  39. Luna 179
  40. Nova 179
  41. Naomi 177
  42. Abigail 176
  43. Zoe 175
  44. Hannah 174
  45. Lillian 172
  46. Stella 172
  47. Eloise 168
  48. Sophie 164
  49. Paisley 159
  50. Iris 158
  51. Lydia 157
  52. Kennedy 155
  53. Emily 154
  54. Claire 153
  55. Gianna 152
  56. Emilia 151
  57. Quinn 151
  58. Clara 150
  59. Madelyn 142
  60. Vivian 142
  61. Anna 141
  62. Elena 141
  63. Natalie 140
  64. Mila 139
  65. Josie 138
  66. Zoey 137
  67. Addison 131
  68. Hailey 129
  69. Kinsley 128
  70. Ayla 123
  71. Delilah 122
  72. Ruby 122
  73. Cora 120
  74. Cecilia 116
  75. Eden 116
  76. Sienna 115
  77. Ailany 114
  78. Everly 112
  79. Leah 112
  80. Lyla 112
  81. Gabriella 111
  82. Maya 111
  83. Rose 109
  84. Daisy 108
  85. Margot 108
  86. Hadley 107
  87. Sarah 107
  88. Audrey 106
  89. Margaret 104
  90. Sloane 104
  91. Alice 103
  92. Madeline 103
  93. Maria 102
  94. Mary 101
  95. Raelynn 100
  96. Rosalie 100
  97. Adeline 99
  98. Caroline 99
  99. Liliana 98
  100. Emersyn 97

Questions

What is the most popular baby name in Pennsylvania?
In 2025, the most popular names in Pennsylvania were Noah for boys (744 babies) and Charlotte for girls (560 babies).
Which names are unusually popular in Pennsylvania?
From 2021 to 2025, Mervin was 12.4 times more common for boys in Pennsylvania than across the US, and Barbie was 20.8 times more common for girls.

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