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Most Popular Baby Names by State, 2010

The following table lists the most popular baby names for boys and girls in the United States according to each state in 2010.

StateGirl's NameBoy's Name
AlabamaEmmaWilliam
AlaskaSophiaWilliam
ArizonaIsabellaJacob
ArkansasEmmaWilliam
CaliforniaIsabellaJacob
ColoradoIsabellaJacob
ConnecticutIsabellaMichael
DelawareSophiaMichael
Dist. of ColumbiaMadisonWilliam
FloridaIsabellaJayden
GeorgiaIsabellaWilliam
HawaiiIsabellaNoah
IdahoOliviaWilliam
IllinoisIsabellaAlexander
IndianaEmmaElijah
IowaAvaNoah
KansasIsabellaJacob
KentuckyIsabellaWilliam
LouisianaAvaJayden
MaineEmmaOwen
MarylandSophiaJacob
MassachusettsIsabellaRyan
MichiganSophiaJacob
MinnesotaAvaMason
MississippiMadisonWilliam
MissouriIsabellaJacob
MontanaEmmaWyatt
NebraskaOliviaJacob
NevadaIsabellaJacob
New HampshireSophiaLogan
New JerseyIsabellaMichael
New MexicoIsabellaElijah
New YorkIsabellaMichael
North CarolinaEmmaWilliam
North DakotaSophiaMason
OhioIsabellaJacob
OklahomaIsabellaJacob
OregonSophiaJacob
PennsylvaniaIsabellaMichael
Rhode IslandIsabellaLogan
South CarolinaMadisonWilliam
South DakotaSophiaJacob
TennesseeIsabellaWilliam
TexasIsabellaJacob
UtahOliviaWilliam
VermontSophiaLogan
VirginiaOliviaWilliam
WashingtonSophiaJacob
West VirginiaIsabellaJacob
WisconsinSophiaMason
WyomingIsabellaJames
Source: Social Security Administration

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