Top 5 Baby Names by State for Births in 1994

The following tables show the five most frequent given names, by State, for male and female births in 1994. The number to the right of each name is the number of occurrences in the data. The source is a 100% sample based on Social Security card application data as of the end of February 2008. See the limitations of this data source.

**Top Five Female Names for Births in 1994**
State	Rank 1	Number	Rank 2	Number	Rank 3	Number	Rank 4	Number	Rank 5	Number
Alaska	Jessica	76	Ashley	71	Sarah	61	Samantha	59	Taylor	55
Alabama	Ashley	508	Jessica	476	Brittany	422	Kayla	362	Emily	352
Arkansas	Ashley	294	Jessica	279	Brittany	238	Sarah	221	Taylor	211
Arizona	Jessica	595	Ashley	469	Samantha	360	Taylor	348	Sarah	327
California	Jessica	5,306	Ashley	3,202	Stephanie	2,971	Jennifer	2,939	Samantha	2,436
Colorado	Jessica	386	Ashley	383	Sarah	310	Samantha	307	Emily	304
Connecticut	Emily	410	Sarah	379	Jessica	357	Nicole	354	Ashley	338
Dist. of Columbia	Jasmine	102	Ashley	88	Alexandra	74	Brittany	71	Sarah	70
Delaware	Jessica	107	Ashley	92	Sarah	90	Taylor	81	Amanda	80
Florida	Ashley	1,691	Jessica	1,666	Samantha	1,128	Amanda	1,104	Brittany	1,053
Georgia	Ashley	949	Jessica	889	Brittany	783	Taylor	719	Emily	624
Hawaii	Ashley	109	Jessica	86	Nicole	80	Taylor	79	Jasmine	77
Iowa	Emily	372	Ashley	335	Taylor	292	Megan	274	Jessica	267
Idaho	Jessica	164	Ashley	129	Samantha	104	Taylor	98	Emily	88
Illinois	Jessica	1,601	Ashley	1,287	Emily	1,136	Samantha	1,107	Sarah	1,000
Indiana	Ashley	682	Jessica	667	Taylor	644	Emily	632	Sarah	543
Kansas	Jessica	300	Ashley	273	Emily	253	Taylor	237	Sarah	224
Kentucky	Ashley	505	Brittany	484	Jessica	461	Sarah	420	Emily	409
Louisiana	Taylor	434	Brittany	423	Ashley	422	Emily	339	Jessica	330
Massachusetts	Emily	739	Samantha	702	Jessica	684	Sarah	674	Ashley	624
Maryland	Ashley	487	Jessica	478	Emily	475	Sarah	474	Samantha	402
Maine	Emily	141	Ashley	140	Samantha	113	Sarah	111	Taylor	99
Michigan	Ashley	1,198	Jessica	1,091	Emily	1,050	Samantha	988	Sarah	874
Minnesota	Emily	596	Samantha	562	Ashley	530	Megan	444	Taylor	428
Missouri	Ashley	656	Jessica	632	Emily	622	Taylor	583	Samantha	535
Mississippi	Ashley	311	Jessica	287	Jasmine	256	Brittany	253	Amber	198
Montana	Jessica	83	Emily	81	Taylor	72	Samantha	62	Sarah	60
North Carolina	Ashley	881	Brittany	879	Jessica	858	Sarah	667	Taylor	662
North Dakota	Taylor	94	Ashley	88	Samantha	80	Emily	74	Jessica	69
Nebraska	Jessica	201	Emily	193	Taylor	191	Samantha	157	Ashley	156
New Hampshire	Emily	149	Ashley	147	Samantha	128	Sarah	127	Hannah	115
New Jersey	Jessica	1,043	Nicole	901	Samantha	857	Ashley	847	Amanda	844
New Mexico	Jessica	186	Ashley	177	Samantha	167	Amanda	113	Sarah	108
Nevada	Jessica	224	Ashley	185	Taylor	164	Samantha	157	Sarah	125
New York	Ashley	2,215	Jessica	2,189	Samantha	1,918	Nicole	1,766	Amanda	1,678
Ohio	Ashley	1,371	Emily	1,342	Jessica	1,290	Taylor	1,254	Samantha	1,091
Oklahoma	Ashley	388	Taylor	374	Jessica	344	Brittany	293	Sarah	256
Oregon	Jessica	358	Ashley	349	Emily	316	Samantha	248	Sarah	236
Pennsylvania	Emily	1,351	Ashley	1,245	Jessica	1,242	Samantha	1,224	Sarah	1,101
Rhode Island	Ashley	134	Nicole	117	Jessica	113	Sarah	110	Emily	107
South Carolina	Ashley	394	Brittany	378	Jessica	374	Taylor	338	Kayla	273
South Dakota	Megan	93	Ashley	89	Jessica	80	Samantha	79	Taylor	78
Tennessee	Ashley	772	Jessica	657	Brittany	599	Kayla	537	Emily	531
Texas	Ashley	2,621	Jessica	2,406	Sarah	1,633	Samantha	1,574	Taylor	1,478
Utah	Jessica	380	Ashley	256	Megan	232	Sarah	231	Emily	220
Virginia	Jessica	750	Ashley	728	Emily	678	Sarah	650	Brittany	641
Vermont	Emily	81	Ashley	70	Samantha	64	Jessica	51	Sarah	49
Washington	Jessica	672	Emily	531	Ashley	511	Sarah	474	Samantha	453
Wisconsin	Samantha	603	Emily	569	Ashley	535	Sarah	452	Jessica	442
West Virginia	Brittany	228	Ashley	218	Jessica	207	Kayla	207	Emily	194
Wyoming	Ashley	57	Emily	38	Jessica	38	Amanda	37	Samantha	37

**Top Five Male Names for Births in 1994**
State	Rank 1	Number	Rank 2	Number	Rank 3	Number	Rank 4	Number	Rank 5	Number
Alaska	Michael	101	Jacob	96	Tyler	89	Christopher	85	Daniel	80
Alabama	Christopher	676	William	627	James	609	Joshua	604	Michael	581
Arkansas	Michael	320	Christopher	314	Tyler	308	Austin	307	Jacob	284
Arizona	Michael	688	Daniel	568	Tyler	539	Jacob	517	Joshua	515
California	Daniel	5,109	Michael	5,097	Jose	4,762	Christopher	4,282	David	4,057
Colorado	Michael	529	Tyler	480	Joshua	467	Jacob	453	Austin	441
Connecticut	Michael	774	Matthew	572	Christopher	524	Nicholas	507	Ryan	433
Dist. of Columbia	Michael	172	James	143	Christopher	132	William	125	Anthony	122
Delaware	Michael	144	Matthew	121	Christopher	120	Tyler	105	James	102
Florida	Michael	2,400	Christopher	1,838	Joshua	1,653	Brandon	1,600	Matthew	1,563
Georgia	Christopher	1,200	Michael	1,163	William	1,028	Brandon	1,013	James	990
Hawaii	Joshua	155	Tyler	146	Michael	142	Brandon	122	Justin	120
Iowa	Jacob	524	Tyler	510	Austin	509	Zachary	396	Nicholas	356
Idaho	Tyler	190	Jacob	188	Austin	175	Michael	161	Cody	143
Illinois	Michael	2,374	Matthew	1,660	Daniel	1,558	Nicholas	1,557	Jacob	1,397
Indiana	Jacob	969	Tyler	951	Austin	919	Michael	888	Zachary	794
Kansas	Austin	390	Tyler	378	Jacob	374	Matthew	353	Michael	313
Kentucky	Austin	638	James	585	Christopher	551	Michael	551	Jacob	546
Louisiana	Christopher	598	Michael	589	Joshua	582	Brandon	536	Tyler	509
Massachusetts	Michael	1,425	Matthew	1,191	Nicholas	1,041	Christopher	1,036	John	879
Maryland	Michael	948	Matthew	723	Christopher	706	Ryan	582	Joshua	577
Maine	Tyler	208	Nicholas	169	Matthew	159	Jacob	158	Joshua	156
Michigan	Jacob	1,687	Michael	1,599	Tyler	1,533	Nicholas	1,224	Joshua	1,223
Minnesota	Jacob	779	Tyler	726	Michael	701	Matthew	667	Nicholas	665
Missouri	Jacob	883	Tyler	825	Austin	768	Michael	753	Matthew	694
Mississippi	James	406	Christopher	403	William	386	Michael	379	Joshua	349
Montana	Tyler	116	Austin	115	Jacob	114	Michael	109	Cody	85
North Carolina	Christopher	1,147	Michael	1,066	William	1,028	Joshua	1,023	Brandon	982
North Dakota	Austin	152	Jacob	119	Tyler	111	Brandon	101	Matthew	97
Nebraska	Jacob	295	Austin	264	Tyler	247	Matthew	207	Michael	203
New Hampshire	Michael	199	Matthew	192	Tyler	190	Nicholas	172	Zachary	169
New Jersey	Michael	2,059	Matthew	1,385	Christopher	1,360	Nicholas	1,184	Daniel	1,165
New Mexico	Michael	285	Christopher	237	Joshua	230	Brandon	208	Jacob	202
Nevada	Michael	259	Christopher	215	Tyler	188	Jacob	187	Anthony	178
New York	Michael	4,166	Christopher	2,971	Matthew	2,767	Nicholas	2,519	Joseph	2,513
Ohio	Michael	1,922	Jacob	1,869	Tyler	1,780	Brandon	1,552	Matthew	1,502
Oklahoma	Tyler	487	Jacob	443	Michael	433	Joshua	376	Brandon	360
Oregon	Tyler	473	Jacob	466	Austin	438	Michael	384	Joshua	346
Pennsylvania	Michael	2,350	Tyler	1,848	Matthew	1,766	Nicholas	1,515	Ryan	1,447
Rhode Island	Michael	220	Matthew	181	Nicholas	179	Ryan	165	Christopher	156
South Carolina	Christopher	563	Michael	509	William	483	Joshua	475	James	473
South Dakota	Tyler	131	Austin	130	Zachary	113	Matthew	111	Jacob	97
Tennessee	William	826	James	820	Joshua	795	Christopher	778	Michael	776
Texas	Christopher	2,875	Michael	2,869	Jose	2,758	Joshua	2,482	Daniel	2,226
Utah	Austin	404	Joshua	380	Jacob	371	Tyler	363	Zachary	300
Virginia	Michael	1,101	Christopher	1,006	Matthew	923	Joshua	922	William	834
Vermont	Jacob	81	Tyler	80	Nicholas	78	Michael	72	Cody	69
Washington	Jacob	773	Michael	702	Tyler	678	Joshua	644	Austin	630
Wisconsin	Jacob	898	Tyler	749	Michael	715	Nicholas	655	Matthew	645
West Virginia	Joshua	291	Brandon	277	Tyler	271	Zachary	255	Michael	250
Wyoming	Austin	71	Jacob	63	Tyler	63	Michael	61	Joshua	51


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