Data story
Baby names that stand out most by state
A data-led look at baby names that are unusually common in specific states compared with national rates.
40rows in this viewLatest public SSA year: 2024
Names that are especially local compared with the U.S. overall. These rows are intended as source material for parents, writers, and data-led trend coverage. Names link back to full reports with rank history, spelling variants, and practical popularity estimates.
Data table
| Name | State | Sex | State rank | National rank | Vs national |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keanu | HI | M | #35 | #630 | 27.3x |
| Kaizen | HI | M | #27 | #504 | 23.1x |
| Rivka | NJ | F | #36 | #713 | 17.8x |
| Yehuda | NJ | M | #62 | #728 | 17.4x |
| Chaim | NJ | M | #63 | #691 | 15.5x |
| Ember | WY | F | #8 | #141 | 14.6x |
| Kaia | HI | F | #4 | #155 | 13.9x |
| Chana | NJ | F | #57 | #669 | 13.4x |
| Yaakov | NJ | M | #78 | #683 | 13.3x |
| Moshe | NY | M | #37 | #491 | 12.5x |
| Leia | HI | F | #21 | #292 | 12.4x |
| Chaya | NJ | F | #52 | #597 | 12.4x |
| Malia | HI | F | #29 | #318 | 12.3x |
| Yosef | NJ | M | #71 | #598 | 12.1x |
| Moshe | NJ | M | #51 | #491 | 12.1x |
| Bristol | WV | F | #67 | #596 | 11.8x |
| Chana | NY | F | #58 | #669 | 11.3x |
| Chaim | NY | M | #81 | #691 | 11.0x |
| Chaya | NY | F | #45 | #597 | 10.9x |
| Yaakov | NY | M | #83 | #683 | 10.7x |
| Stetson | WY | M | #15 | #160 | 10.0x |
| Maeve | VT | F | #7 | #84 | 9.9x |
| Rivka | NY | F | #72 | #713 | 9.7x |
| Koa | HI | M | #40 | #296 | 9.5x |
| Esme | ME | F | #52 | #342 | 9.2x |
| Briggs | ND | M | #47 | #326 | 9.0x |
| Uriah | NM | M | #147 | #620 | 8.9x |
| Yosef | NY | M | #88 | #598 | 8.6x |
| Briggs | MT | M | #50 | #326 | 8.5x |
| Royalty | MS | F | #132 | #677 | 8.5x |
| Avianna | NM | F | #33 | #299 | 8.5x |
| Palmer | SD | F | #36 | #265 | 8.3x |
| Otto | ND | M | #44 | #273 | 8.1x |
| Kyson | MS | M | #86 | #467 | 8.0x |
| Journi | MS | F | #97 | #541 | 8.0x |
| Lottie | UT | F | #127 | #681 | 7.9x |
| Jamir | MS | M | #113 | #535 | 7.9x |
| Briggs | SD | M | #64 | #326 | 7.9x |
| Colson | WV | M | #64 | #354 | 7.8x |
| Kashton | MS | M | #66 | #396 | 7.8x |