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: 2025
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emi | HI | F | #19 | #662 | 31.6x |
| Yehuda | NJ | M | #60 | #735 | 18.8x |
| Hezekiah | HI | M | #40 | #475 | 16.6x |
| Yaakov | NJ | M | #67 | #718 | 15.4x |
| Rivka | NJ | F | #44 | #625 | 14.8x |
| Malia | HI | F | #20 | #344 | 14.6x |
| Chana | NJ | F | #57 | #687 | 13.5x |
| Chaya | NJ | F | #47 | #593 | 13.2x |
| Hattie | ND | F | #30 | #345 | 12.9x |
| Chaim | NY | M | #63 | #667 | 12.8x |
| Merritt | NE | F | #84 | #665 | 12.8x |
| Moshe | NY | M | #25 | #434 | 12.3x |
| Chaim | NJ | M | #78 | #667 | 12.2x |
| Moshe | NJ | M | #31 | #434 | 12.2x |
| Yosef | NJ | M | #79 | #658 | 12.0x |
| Kaia | HI | F | #10 | #164 | 11.6x |
| Rivka | NY | F | #48 | #625 | 11.4x |
| Chaya | NY | F | #43 | #593 | 11.1x |
| Chana | NY | F | #60 | #687 | 11.0x |
| Yaakov | NY | M | #94 | #718 | 10.5x |
| Briar | WV | M | #129 | #689 | 10.5x |
| Bridger | UT | M | #116 | #703 | 10.4x |
| Koa | HI | M | #31 | #270 | 10.1x |
| Finnegan | NH | M | #102 | #526 | 10.0x |
| Briggs | ND | M | #57 | #359 | 9.9x |
| Jamir | MS | M | #88 | #585 | 9.7x |
| Wrenlee | WV | F | #46 | #378 | 9.6x |
| Stetson | WY | M | #15 | #136 | 8.8x |
| Malakai | HI | M | #22 | #211 | 8.8x |
| Ridge | ID | M | #103 | #528 | 8.7x |
| Boston | UT | M | #119 | #620 | 8.7x |
| Jamari | MS | M | #103 | #562 | 8.6x |
| Yosef | NY | M | #101 | #658 | 8.6x |
| Octavia | WV | F | #44 | #319 | 8.4x |
| Sutton | SD | M | #55 | #333 | 8.3x |
| Bridger | ID | M | #167 | #703 | 8.3x |
| Yehuda | NY | M | #143 | #735 | 8.1x |
| Lennon | ND | F | #34 | #221 | 8.0x |
| Oaklynn | WV | F | #7 | #119 | 7.9x |
| Gwen | UT | F | #145 | #725 | 7.8x |