Shockingly Common Names in Your State 🇺🇸
What are your state's quirky favorites?
When working with baby name consultation clients, I give parents localized data about the names that are popular, trending, and unexpectedly common in their state.
For parents concerned about popularity, this can make or break a decision. I recently worked with parents in Maine who were pleasantly surprised to learn that Juliette is much less common than average in their state, and ultimately chose the name for their daughter.
But the data that I — and my most data-inclined clients — find most fascinating are the names that are disproportionately popular in each state. These are the names that are most likely to indicate a baby was born in a particular state. The quirky favorites, if you will.
For example, almost 61% of all baby boys named Neyland in 2025 were born in Tennessee — the University of Tennessee football team plays at Neyland Stadium — and about 36% of all baby girls named Morticia are from Colorado (I don’t have an explanation for that one!)
The top names in each state for 2025 were released on Thursday, and using this new dataset, we found the names that are disproportionately used in every state. Thanks to Izzy Macauley for her data analysis.
Find your state below!
Disproportionately Popular Names in Alabama
Girl Names
Sebastiana
Collier
Emmaleigh
Candelaria
Kaisleigh
Boy Names
Sanders
Ladarius
Whitman
Dansby
Collier
Alaska
Girl Names
Cadence
Persephone
Louisa
Cleo
Poppy
Boy Names
Summit
Jedidiah
Augustus
Clyde
Fletcher
Arizona
Girl Names
Aolanis
Ariza
Yurani
Nizhoni
Edelyn
Boy Names
Arkansas
Girl Names
Savvy
Jhersi
Karli
Hensley
Rynleigh
Boy Names
California
Girl Names
Maneh
Anahat
Raylene
Kudrat
Gurnoor
Boy Names
Gevorg
Harutyun
Davit
Armen
Gurnawab
Colorado
Girl Names
Morticia
Vianey
Yulissa
Quetzali
Evan
Boy Names
Cruzito
Abdirahman
Cale
Sora
Copper
Connecticut
Girl Names
Boy Names
Izaak
Domenic
Milano
Carmine
Francesco
DC
Girl Names
Boy Names
Delaware
Girl Names
Adrianna
Milan
Lyric
Kennedi
Jream
Boy Names
Florida
Girl Names
Shayana
Mel
Greshell
Kyarah
Alanys
Boy Names
Ege
Bensley
Facundo
Alparslan
Woodensky
Georgia
Girl Names
Niani
Jalaysia
Karielle
Honest
Alden
Boy Names
Jaquez
Wilkes
Khozen
Xhosen
Sakani
Hawaii
Girl Names
Boy Names
Idaho
Girl Names
Scotland
Quincy
Brynnlee
Scotlyn
Ronnie
Boy Names
Illinois
Girl Names
Zuzanna
Saara
Sofija
Antonina
Raneem
Boy Names
Indiana
Girl Names
Boy Names
Dawens
Gurniwaz
Wallen
Jamin
Mehtab
Iowa
Girl Names
Boy Names
Kansas
Girl Names
Scotti
Gentry
Renlee
Lindy
Kollins
Boy Names
Bartholomew
Witt
Cutter
Ignatius
Quade
Kentucky
Girl Names
Mauwa
Lynnleigh
Brenleigh
Fannie
Maeleigh
Boy Names
Louisiana
Girl Names
Jherzi
Jamani
Kaislyn
Ormani
Rhyleigh
Boy Names
Kayven
Krewe
Jayceion
Shep
Kolston
Maine
Girl Names
Edie
Tallulah
Whitney
Anayah
Elowen
Boy Names
Maryland
Girl Names
Kawthar
Yemariam
Yeslin
Tehilla
Melona
Boy Names
Massachusetts
Girl Names
Mariacecilia
Mariahelena
Aylla
Eloah
Mairead
Boy Names
Benjamim
Joaopedro
Heitor
Pietro
Davi
Michigan
Girl Names
Batoul
Breslyn
Zahraa
Syaire
Anhar
Boy Names
Minnesota
Girl Names
Boy Names
Hanad
Munasar
Mubarak
Abdullahi
Abdirahman
Mississippi
Girl Names
Rivers
Kaisleigh
Harlei
Linley
Kayloni
Boy Names
Rahzi
Demarion
Kycen
Kashtyn
Kemari
Missouri
Girl Names
Kymber
Wilder
Quinnley
Dariyah
Normani
Boy Names
Menno
Canton
Creighton
Truman
Whitley
Montana
Girl Names
Quincy
Kimber
Freyja
Rebekah
Braelynn
Boy Names
Nebraska
Girl Names
Bergen
Scotlynn
Merritt
Ronnie
Zelie
Boy Names
Nevada
Girl Names
Rocio
America
Azula
Kalea
Monserrat
Boy Names
Ikaika
Kainoa
Xzavier
Renzo
Osvaldo
New Hampshire
Girl Names
Maple
Guinevere
Beverly
Maeve
Laurel
Boy Names
New Jersey
Girl Names
Boy Names
Nochum
Avrohom
Nosson
Binyomin
Dovid
New Mexico
Girl Names
Zia
Santana
Amariah
Aislinn
Renesmee
Boy Names
New York
Girl Names
Breindy
Devoiry
Roizy
Yenty
Devory
Boy Names
North Carolina
Girl Names
Boy Names
Wright
Khymir
Jahani
Avett
Stafford
North Dakota
Girl Names
Boy Names
Ohio
Girl Names
Elmina
Alonnah
Mahala
Lyndon
Larkyn
Boy Names
Amadou
Muhammadumar
Dannie
Jaymir
Atlee
Oklahoma
Girl Names
Boy Names
Oregon
Girl Names
Boy Names
Pennsylvania
Girl Names
Boy Names
Rhode Island
Girl Names
Boy Names
Domenic
Eyden
Ocean
Vincenzo
Santino
South Carolina
Girl Names
Elloree
Charleston
Jazaria
Braylen
Brenleigh
Boy Names
Calhoun
Gaines
Tillman
Hampton
Drayton
South Dakota
Girl Names
Lennyn
Mayla
Emryn
Laramie
Beverly
Boy Names
Tennessee
Girl Names
Demiyah
Chapel
Neely
Charleston
Mallie
Boy Names
Neyland
Karas
Holston
Hutson
Hutton
Texas
Girl Names
Brazos
Alyzzah
Leddy
Kaleena
Danaly
Boy Names
Brazos
Joeangel
Roel
Cuauhtemoc
Arnoldo
Utah
Girl Names
Afton
Swayzee
Swayzie
Alta
Brexley
Boy Names
Vermont
Girl Names
Boy Names
Virginia
Girl Names
Boy Names
Washington
Girl Names
Boy Names
West Virginia
Girl Names
Boy Names
Briar
Brecken
Branson
Keenan
Keaton
Wisconsin
Girl Names
Laverda
Eveline
Malinda
Charlette
Cirilla
Boy Names
Wyoming
Girl Names
Kodi
Lottie
Wrenlee
Oaklee
Mallory
This one rang off to me. I don’t think it’s particularly “quirky” or even surprising that Hawaiian names would be more common in Hawaii, or that names with Persian and Sanskrit origins would be common in California, which has significant Persian and south Asian populations (in addition to its many other Asian populations).
I lived in Texas for a few years and worked for WIC where I got exposed to a lot of names of babies and little kids. I saw Brazos quite a bit! There is a prominent river near called the Brazos River. However, it was one of those Spanish words that most non-Hispanic Texans unknowingly used a non-Spanish pronunciation (brazz-iss, kind of like Travis but with a Z in the middle) for both the river and for Brazos as a name. I always wondered what it would be like to be named brazz-iss in Texas since that's not the Spanish pronunciation for a Spanish word