Oh Baby! Pennsylvania's Most Popular Baby Names

Every Parent can relate to the excitement, anxiety, and analytic process of deciding on the perfect name for their beautiful new bundle of joy! The Social Security Administration lists the most popular baby names, searchable by state and year. This is not only really interesting (if you ask us), but also a great resource for discovering new names you may not have thought of.

**Popularity for top 100 names in Pennsylvania for births in 2013**
Rank	Male name	Number of males	Female name	Number of females
1	Mason	815	Emma	899
2	Liam	807	Sophia	770
3	Jacob	711	Ava	747
4	Michael	699	Olivia	745
5	Noah	664	Isabella	626
6	Logan	618	Abigail	474
7	Benjamin	596	Emily	470
8	Joseph	591	Madison	467
9	Ethan	557	Mia	413
10	Jackson	541	Aubrey	406

**Popularity for top 100 names in Pennsylvania for births in 2012**
Rank	Male name	Number of males	Female name	Number of females
1	Mason	867	Emma	872
2	Liam	782	Sophia	862
3	Jacob	759	Ava	771
4	Michael	733	Olivia	771
5	Noah	697	Isabella	711
6	Ethan	614	Madison	527
7	Ryan	614	Abigail	498
8	Logan	606	Emily	486
9	Benjamin	577	Mia	415
10	John	563	Aubrey	402

**Popularity for top 100 names in Pennsylvania for births in 2011**
Rank	Male name	Number of males	Female name	Number of females
1	Mason	915	Sophia	875
2	Michael	829	Emma	821
3	Jacob	760	Ava	806
4	Logan	670	Olivia	742
5	Ryan	650	Isabella	688
6	Noah	643	Abigail	559
7	Ethan	633	Emily	547
8	Liam	630	Madison	529
9	William	621	Ella	459
10	Benjamin	620	Mia	449

The above tables show the 10 most frequent given names for male and female births in 2013-2011 in PA. The source is a 100% sample based on Social Security card application data. Source: Social Security Administration