Pennsylvania Baby Names
#1 Boy (2025)
Noah
#1 Girl (2025)
Charlotte
Fastest Rising
Jacob
↑ +12
Biggest Decline
Christopher
↓ −11
Longest #1 Run
Michael
5 decades at #1
Total Births (2025)
24,497
births tracked
Fastest Rising
Hannah
↑ +12
Biggest Decline
Samantha
↓ −9
Longest #1 Run
Mary
5 decades at #1
Total Births (2025)
18,585
births tracked
How the Most Popular Names Changed Over Time
Popularity by decade — lower ranks indicate greater popularity (#1 is the most popular name).
| Decade | Liam | Noah | Oliver | Nicholas | Robert |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | — | — | — | — | Rank #4 |
| 1920s | — | — | — | — | Rank #3 |
| 1930s | — | — | — | — | Rank #1 |
| 1940s | — | — | — | — | Rank #2 |
| 1950s | — | — | — | — | Rank #2 |
| 1960s | — | — | — | — | Rank #4 |
| 1970s | — | — | — | — | Rank #4 |
| 1980s | — | — | — | — | Rank #8 |
| 1990s | — | — | — | Rank #4 | Rank #17 |
| 2000s | — | — | — | Rank #5 | — |
| 2010s | Rank #2 | Rank #3 | — | — | — |
| 2020s | Rank #2 | Rank #1 | Rank #3 | — | — |
Baby Names by Decade
Most popular · Runner-up per decade
1910sJohnWilliam
1920sJohnWilliam
1930sRobertJohn
1940sJohnRobert
1950sJohnRobert
1960sMichaelJohn
Recent Decades
1970sMichaelJohn
1980sMichaelMatthew
1990sMichaelMatthew
2000sMichaelJacob
2010sMasonLiam
2020sNoahLiam
1910sMaryHelen
1920sMaryHelen
1930sMaryShirley
1940sMaryPatricia
1950sMaryLinda
1960sLisaMary
Recent Decades
1970sJenniferAmy
1980sJessicaJennifer
1990sEmilyAshley
2000sEmilyMadison
2010sEmmaOlivia
2020sCharlotteOlivia
Biggest Name Shifts
Names that climbed or fell the most in popularity
Fastest Rising
Jacob
+12 rank positions · since 1990sBiggest Decline
Christopher
-11 rank positions · since 1980sFastest Rising
Hannah
+12 rank positions · since 1990sBiggest Decline
Samantha
-9 rank positions · since 1990sHow Pennsylvania Compares to the Nation
Names that rank notably higher or lower here vs. the U.S. overall
More Popular in Pennsylvania
- Chase#94 here · #192 nationally↑ +98
- Bryson#86 here · #152 nationally↑ +66
- Connor#100 here · #166 nationally↑ +66
- Carson#61 here · #124 nationally↑ +63
- Elliot#87 here · #150 nationally↑ +63
Less Popular in Pennsylvania
- Sebastian#79 here · #16 nationally↓ −63
- Mateo#65 here · #8 nationally↓ −57
- Julian#56 here · #25 nationally↓ −31
- Elias#43 here · #13 nationally↓ −30
- Ezra#46 here · #20 nationally↓ −26
More Popular in Pennsylvania
- Rosalie#96 here · #171 nationally↑ +75
- Sloane#90 here · #142 nationally↑ +52
- Anna#61 here · #107 nationally↑ +46
- Maeve#35 here · #77 nationally↑ +42
- Lydia#51 here · #92 nationally↑ +41
Less Popular in Pennsylvania
- Ailany#77 here · #14 nationally↓ −63
- Adeline#97 here · #59 nationally↓ −38
- Alice#91 here · #65 nationally↓ −26
- Sofia#32 here · #9 nationally↓ −23
- Gianna#55 here · #33 nationally↓ −22
Top 100 Baby Names in Pennsylvania
Most popular names in 2020–2025, ranked by total births
Top 10
RankNameBirthsNational
- #1Noah744#2
- #2Liam566#1
- #3Theodore549#4
- #4Oliver545#3
- #5Henry464#5
- #6James432#6
- #7Benjamin405#11
- #8Cooper402#27
- #9Lucas391#10
- #10Michael385#21
Names #11–100
- #11 Owen
- #12 Joseph
- #13 Levi
- #14 William
- #15 Jack
- #16 Elijah
- #17 Luca
- #18 Hudson
- #19 John
- #20 Leo
- #21 Samuel
- #22 Daniel
- #23 Wyatt
- #24 Jackson
- #25 Asher
- #26 Luke
- #27 Thomas
- #28 Miles
- #29 David
- #30 Bennett
- #31 Carter
- #32 Mason
- #33 Grayson
- #34 Roman
- #35 Ethan
- #36 Rowan
- #37 Weston
- #38 Matthew
- #39 Logan
- #40 Jacob
- #41 Nolan
- #42 Anthony
- #43 Elias
- #44 Maverick
- #45 Cameron
- #46 Ezra
- #47 Wesley
- #48 Lincoln
- #49 Gabriel
- #50 Charles
- #51 Beau
- #52 Alexander
- #53 Brooks
- #54 Caleb
- #55 Isaac
- #56 Julian
- #57 Silas
- #58 Waylon
- #59 Andrew
- #60 Everett
- #61 Carson
- #62 Micah
- #63 Josiah
- #64 Jayden
- #65 Mateo
- #66 Dylan
- #67 Nathan
- #68 Parker
- #69 Aiden
- #70 Nicholas
- #71 Enzo
- #72 Colton
- #73 Vincent
- #74 Theo
- #75 Robert
- #76 Ryan
- #77 Declan
- #78 Joshua
- #79 Sebastian
- #80 Atlas
- #81 Myles
- #82 Isaiah
- #83 Christopher
- #84 Landon
- #85 Archer
- #86 Bryson
- #87 Elliot
- #88 August
- #89 Emmett
- #90 Eli
- #91 Jeremiah
- #92 Jonathan
- #93 Dominic
- #94 Chase
- #95 Austin
- #96 Callum
- #97 Easton
- #98 Adam
- #99 Arthur
- #100 Connor
Top 10
RankNameBirthsNational
- #1Charlotte560#2
- #2Sophia507#5
- #3Olivia487#1
- #4Amelia468#4
- #5Emma427#3
- #6Isabella328#7
- #7Mia319#6
- #8Evelyn318#8
- #9Ava314#11
- #10Nora311#20
Names #11–100
- #11 Harper
- #12 Violet
- #13 Lainey
- #14 Lucy
- #15 Hazel
- #16 Aurora
- #17 Eleanor
- #18 Grace
- #19 Chloe
- #20 Ella
- #21 Lily
- #22 Riley
- #23 Isla
- #24 Scarlett
- #25 Penelope
- #26 Elizabeth
- #27 Avery
- #28 Josephine
- #29 Sadie
- #30 Eliana
- #31 Ellie
- #32 Sofia
- #33 Aria
- #34 Layla
- #35 Maeve
- #36 Madison
- #37 Ivy
- #38 Willow
- #39 Luna
- #40 Nova
- #41 Naomi
- #42 Abigail
- #43 Zoe
- #44 Hannah
- #45 Lillian
- #46 Stella
- #47 Eloise
- #48 Sophie
- #49 Paisley
- #50 Iris
- #51 Lydia
- #52 Kennedy
- #53 Emily
- #54 Claire
- #55 Gianna
- #56 Emilia
- #57 Quinn
- #58 Clara
- #59 Madelyn
- #60 Vivian
- #61 Anna
- #62 Elena
- #63 Natalie
- #64 Mila
- #65 Josie
- #66 Zoey
- #67 Addison
- #68 Hailey
- #69 Kinsley
- #70 Ayla
- #71 Delilah
- #72 Ruby
- #73 Cora
- #74 Cecilia
- #75 Eden
- #76 Sienna
- #77 Ailany
- #78 Everly
- #79 Leah
- #80 Lyla
- #81 Gabriella
- #82 Maya
- #83 Rose
- #84 Daisy
- #85 Margot
- #86 Hadley
- #87 Sarah
- #88 Audrey
- #89 Margaret
- #90 Sloane
- #91 Alice
- #92 Madeline
- #93 Maria
- #94 Mary
- #95 Raelynn
- #96 Rosalie
- #97 Adeline
- #98 Caroline
- #99 Liliana
- #100 Emersyn
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