These are the most popular baby names in every state
Meeting someone with the same name as you can drum up a lot of emotions — excitement, nervousness, annoyance. But whether you delight in or dread meeting a name twin, Business Insider has you covered with a map of the most popular baby names by state, so you know if you’re about to visit an entire state full of people with your name. And if your name is Emma, this is something that will probably happen a lot.
The data Business Insider used to create their maps (there’s one for girls’ names as well, on their site) comes straight from the Social Security Administration, which collects data on name popularity every year. Here’s a complete list of the most popular names (for girls and boys) by state, in case you’re wondering:
Alabama: Ava and William
Alaska: Olivia and Liam
Arizona: Sophia and Noah
Arkansas: Emma and William
California: Sophia and Noah
Colorado: Emma and Liam
Connecticut: Sophia and Noah
Delaware: Ava and Mason
District of Colombia: Genesis and William
Florida: Isabella and Liam
Georgia: Ava and William
Hawaii: Mia and Noah
Idaho: Olivia and Liam
Illinois: Olivia and Noah
Indiana: Emma and Liam
Iowa: Emma and Liam
Kansas: Emma and Liam
Kentucky: Emma and William
Louisiana: Ava and Noah
Maine: Emma and Liam
Maryland: Olivia and Noah
Massachusetts: Olivia and Benjamin
Michigan: Olivia and Noah
Minnesota: Olivia and Henry
Mississippi: Ava and William
Missouri: Emma and Liam
Montana: Emma and William
Nebraska: Emma and Henry
Nevada: Sophia and Noah
New Hampshire: Olivia and Jackson
New Jersey: Emma and Liam
New Mexico: Mia and Noah
New York: Olivia and Liam
North Carolina: Ava and William
North Dakota: Ava and Liam
Ohio: Emma and Liam
Oklahoma: Emma and Elijah
Oregon: Emma and Liam
Pennsylvania: Olivia and Mason
Rhode Island: Olivia and Noah
South Carolina: Ava and William
South Dakota: Harper and Oliver
Tennessee: Emma and William
Texas: Emma and Noah
Utah: Emma and William
Vermont: Emma and Liam
Virginia: Emma and William
Washington: Olivia and Oliver
West Virginia: Emma and Noah
Wisconsin: Emma and Oliver
Wyoming: Emma and Liam
Take a good look at the list. Then have fun imagining what it’ll be like each time you meet one of your name twins!