Most popular baby names in Pennsylvania — 2025

In 2025, the most popular baby names in Pennsylvania were Charlotte, Sophia, and Olivia for girls and Noah, Liam, and Theodore for boys. Some names are far more common here than nationwide: Chase is 2.3x more common in Pennsylvania than nationally, and Maeve is 2.1x more common in Pennsylvania than nationally. See which names rose and fell the most below, or open the full top 100 lists.

Most distinctive baby names in Pennsylvania

Girls

Most distinctive Nora 1.7x more common ▲10 #10 vs US #20
Also more common
Charlotte 1.4x more common ▲1 #1 vs US #2 Ava 1.4x more common ▲2 #9 vs US #11 Sophia 1.4x more common ▲3 #2 vs US #5 Amelia 1.3x more common ▲0 #4 vs US #4
Less common
Sofia 1.2x less common ▼23 #32 vs US #9 Eliana 1.2x less common ▼20 #30 vs US #10 Mia 1.0x less common ▼1 #7 vs US #6

Boys

Most distinctive Cooper 1.8x more common ▲19 #8 vs US #27
Also more common
Michael 1.6x more common ▲11 #10 vs US #21 Benjamin 1.4x more common ▲4 #7 vs US #11 Theodore 1.3x more common ▲1 #3 vs US #4 Henry 1.3x more common ▲0 #5 vs US #5
Less common
Mateo 2.0x less common ▼57 #65 vs US #8 Liam 1.1x less common ▼1 #2 vs US #1

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