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Most popular baby names in Pennsylvania, 2025

The names given most often to babies born in Pennsylvania in 2025, with how each one moved since 2024. 46,688 girls and 52,260 boys are in the Pennsylvania list.

#1 for girls
Charlotte
560 babies · #2 in the US
#1 for boys
Noah
744 babies · #2 in the US
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Top 25 girls · Pennsylvania 2025

RankNameBabiesvs 2024
  1. #1CharlotteForm of Charles, meaning “free man”560▲ 1
  2. #2Sophia“wisdom”507▲ 2
  3. #3Olivia“olive; olive branch”487▼ 2
  4. #4Amelia“vigor, bravery”468same
  5. #5Emma“entire”427▼ 2
  6. #6IsabellaForm of Isabel, meaning “my God is an oath”328▲ 1
  7. #7MiaEditor’s note Steady in the US: #6 in 2015 and #6 in 2025. About 1 in 150 US girls in the 2025 records319▼ 1
  8. #8EvelynSame root as Eileen, possibly meaning “radiance, beauty”318▲ 1
  9. #9AvaEditor’s note Down from #4 in 2015 to #11 in 2025 in the US. About 1 in 210 US girls in the 2025 records314▲ 1
  10. #10NoraForm of Eleanor, possibly meaning “other”311▲ 1
  11. #11HarperFrom a surname for “a player of the harp”296▼ 3
  12. #12VioletFrom the word “violet”283▲ 2
  13. #13LaineyEditor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #576 in 2015, #30 in 2025281▲ 8
  14. #14Lucy“light”273▼ 1
  15. #15HazelFrom the word “hazel”261▲ 11
  16. #16AuroraItalian, from Latin Aurōra, meaning “dawn, sunrise”259▼ 4
  17. #17Eleanorpossibly “other”247▲ 2
  18. #18GraceFrom the word “grace”244▲ 4
  19. #19Chloe“young green shoot”239▲ 6
  20. #20EllaShort form of Eleanor, possibly meaning “other”236▼ 3
  21. #21LilyDiminutive of Lilian, possibly meaning “lily”235▼ 6
  22. #22Riley“rye + clearing, meadow”231▲ 6
  23. #23IslaEditor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #142 in 2015, #28 in 2025. Short and simple: 4 letters229▲ 1
  24. #23ScarlettEditor’s note Down from #22 in 2015 to #32 in 2025 in the US229▼ 6
  25. #25Penelopepossibly “duck”228▲ 5

Top 25 boys · Pennsylvania 2025

RankNameBabiesvs 2024
  1. #1NoahEditor’s note Steady in the US: #1 in 2015 and #2 in 2025. About 1 in 84 US boys in the 2025 records744same
  2. #2LiamForm of William, meaning “will + helmet”566same
  3. #3TheodoreEditor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #99 in 2015, #4 in 2025549▲ 1
  4. #4OliverEditor’s note Up from #19 in 2015 to #3 in 2025 in the US. About 1 in 110 US boys in the 2025 records545▼ 1
  5. #5HenryEditor’s note Up from #29 in 2015 to #5 in 2025 in the US. About 1 in 140 US boys in the 2025 records464same
  6. #6James“May He Heel”432same
  7. #7Benjamin“son of the right/south or son of days”405▲ 1
  8. #8CooperEditor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #77 in 2015, #27 in 2025402▲ 31
  9. #9LucasEditor’s note Up from #16 in 2015 to #10 in 2025 in the US. About 1 in 170 US boys in the 2025 records391▼ 2
  10. #10Michael“who is like God?”385same
  11. #11OwenEditor’s note More popular in the US than England & Wales: #31 vs #170 in 2025383▲ 3
  12. #12Joseph“(God) shall add”381▲ 4
  13. #13LeviEditor’s note Up from #42 in 2015 to #12 in 2025 in the US. About 1 in 180 US boys in the 2025 records379▼ 4
  14. #14William“will + helmet”368▲ 2
  15. #15JackShort form of John, possibly meaning “God is gracious”363▼ 4
  16. #16Elijah“Yahweh is my god”350▼ 2
  17. #17LucaForm of Lucy, meaning “light”344▼ 5
  18. #18HudsonEditor’s note Up from #65 in 2015 to #17 in 2025 in the US. About 1 in 200 US boys in the 2025 records341▲ 4
  19. #19Johnpossibly “God is gracious”330▼ 6
  20. #19Leo“lion”330same
  21. #21Samuel“God has set or God has placed”326▲ 4
  22. #22Daniel“God is my judge”322▲ 4
  23. #23Wyatt“war + hard, brave”303▲ 1
  24. #24JacksonEditor’s note Down from #17 in 2015 to #36 in 2025 in the US. About 1 in 260 US boys in the 2025 records302▲ 2
  25. #25AsherEditor’s note More popular in the US than England & Wales: #28 vs #150 in 2025295▼ 7

Names that stand out in Pennsylvania

Names in the Pennsylvania top 100 that make up a bigger share of babies here than in the US overall. “2.0×” means the name’s share of Pennsylvania births is twice its share of all US births.

Girls

NamePAUSShare vs US
Maeve#35#762.1×
Lydia#51#922.0×
Quinn#56#972.0×
Anna#61#1071.9×
Rosalie#95#1711.9×
Kennedy#52#851.8×
Josephine#28#531.8×
Riley#22#481.8×

Boys

NamePAUSShare vs US
Chase#94#1922.3×
Carson#61#1242.1×
Declan#77#1392.0×
Bryson#86#1521.9×
Elliot#86#1511.9×
Connor#100#1661.8×
Cameron#45#761.8×
Cooper#8#271.8×

Counts: US Social Security Administration, state data for 2024 and 2025 (names given to 5 or more babies in Pennsylvania). Ranks are worked out from the counts, with ties sharing a rank, so a list can run past 25 names. Shares divide by all listed babies of the same sex. Meanings, where shown, are from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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