(STACKER) – Using data from the Social Security Administration, Stacker has compiled a list of the most popular baby girl names in Pennsylvania. Names are ranked by number of babies born in Pennsylvania in 2021.
Olivia is currently the most popular girl name in the United States, while Emma, Charlotte, Amelia, and Ava round out the top 5.
Note: The Social Security Administration collects baby name data with a binary understanding of sex and gender. Stacker understands that names are not inherently gender specific and will continue to look for opportunities in our reporting to demonstrate this.
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#50. Leah
Leah is a name of Hebrew origin, meaning “tired”.
Pennsylvania
– Number of babies in 2021: 165
National
– Rank: #46
– Number of babies in 2021: 4,433
#49. Josephine
Josephine is a name of French origin, meaning ‘God will increase’.
Pennsylvania
– Number of babies in 2021: 168
National
– Rank: #72
– Number of babies in 2021: 3,364
#48. savannah
Savannah is a name of Native American origin and means “open plain”.
Pennsylvania
– Number of babies in 2021: 173
National
– Rank: #68
– Number of babies in 2021: 3,459
#47. paisley
Paisley is a Scottish name meaning ‘church’.
Pennsylvania
– Number of babies in 2021: 174
National
– Rank: #52
– Number of babies in 2021: 4,263
#46. Natalie
Natalie is a name of French origin, meaning ‘Birthday of the Lord’.
Pennsylvania
– Number of babies in 2021: 175
National
– Rank: #56
– Number of babies in 2021: 4,029
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#44. Lydia (tie)
Lydia is a name of Greek origin, meaning ‘woman from Lydia’.
Pennsylvania
– Number of babies in 2021: 176
National
– Rank: #90
– Number of babies in 2021: 2,908
#44. Always (tie)
Everly is a name of English origin, meaning ‘boar meadow’.
Pennsylvania
– Number of babies in 2021: 176
National
– Rank: #50
– Number of babies in 2021: 4,355
#43. Lucy
Lucy is a name of Latin origin, meaning ‘light’.
Pennsylvania
– Number of babies in 2021: 178
National
– Rank: #47
– Number of babies in 2021: 4,433
#42. Stella
Stella is a name of Latin origin, meaning ‘star’.
Pennsylvania
– Number of babies in 2021: 181
National
– Rank: #41
– Number of babies in 2021: 4,784
#41. Mila
Mila is a name of Slavic origin, meaning “dear” or “gracious”.
Pennsylvania
– Number of babies in 2021: 186
National
– Rank: #26
– Number of babies in 2021: 6,295
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#40. quinn
Quinn is a name of Gaelic origin, meaning ‘adviser’.
Pennsylvania
– Number of babies in 2021: 188
National
– Rank: #80
– Number of babies in 2021: 3,190
#39. zoey
Zoey is a name of Greek origin, meaning ‘life’.
Pennsylvania
– Number of babies in 2021: 191
National
– Rank: #38
– Number of babies in 2021: 5,179
#38. Hanna
Hannah is a name of Hebrew origin, meaning ‘grace’.
Pennsylvania
– Number of babies in 2021: 194
National
– Rank: #44
– Number of babies in 2021: 4,546
#37. Addison
Addison is an Old English name meaning ‘son of Adam’.
Pennsylvania
– Number of babies in 2021: 195
National
– Rank: #45
– Number of babies in 2021: 4,468
#36. Emily
Emily is a name of Latin origin, meaning ‘to strive’.
Pennsylvania
– Number of babies in 2021: 198
National
– Rank: #21
– Number of babies in 2021: 6,541
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#35. hazel
Hazel is a name of English origin, meaning ‘hazelnut tree’.
Pennsylvania
– Number of babies in 2021: 199
National
– Rank: #28
– Number of babies in 2021: 5,967
#34. Lilian
Lillian is a name of Latin origin, meaning ‘lily’.
Pennsylvania
– Number of babies in 2021: 214
National
– Rank: #51
– Number of babies in 2021: 4,302
#33. nova
Nova is a name of Latin origin, meaning ‘new’.
Pennsylvania
– Number of babies in 2021: 218
National
– Rank: #32
– Number of babies in 2021: 5,516
#32. abigail
Abigail is a name of Hebrew origin, meaning ‘joy of the father’.
Pennsylvania
– Number of babies in 2021: 221
National
– Rank: #17
– Number of babies in 2021: 6,938
#30. purple (tie)
Violet is a name of English origin based on the violet flower of the same name. Ultimately, violet is derived from the Latin “viola”.
Pennsylvania
– Number of babies in 2021: 222
National
– Rank: #35
– Number of babies in 2021: 5,474
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#30. Aurora (tie)
Aurora is a name of Latin origin, meaning “dawn”.
Pennsylvania
– Number of babies in 2021: 222
National
– Rank: #36
– Number of babies in 2021: 5,466
#29. chloe
Chloe is a name of Greek origin, meaning ‘blossoming’.
Pennsylvania
– Number of babies in 2021: 223
National
– Rank: #24
– Number of babies in 2021: 6,311
#28. Luna
Luna is a name of Italian origin, meaning ‘moon’.
Pennsylvania
– Number of babies in 2021: 224
National
– Rank: #11
– Number of babies in 2021: 8,173
#26. lily (tie)
Lily is a name of English origin, named after the flower.
Pennsylvania
– Number of babies in 2021: 231
National
– Rank: #31
– Number of babies in 2021: 5,584
#26. Layla (tie)
Layla is a name of Arabic origin, meaning ‘wine’.
Pennsylvania
– Number of babies in 2021: 231
National
– Rank: #25
– Number of babies in 2021: 6,303
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#24. scarlet (tie)
Scarlett is a name of English origin, meaning ‘scarlet’ or ‘red’.
Pennsylvania
– Number of babies in 2021: 233
National
– Rank: #20
– Number of babies in 2021: 6,594
#24. island (tie)
Isla is a name of Scottish origin, referring to a river and island in Scotland.
Pennsylvania
– Number of babies in 2021: 233
National
– Rank: #33
– Number of babies in 2021: 5,514
#23. Eleanor
Eleanor is a name of Greek origin, meaning ‘bright’.
Pennsylvania
– Number of babies in 2021: 234
National
– Rank: #15
– Number of babies in 2021: 7,059
#21. grace (tie)
Grace is a name of Latin origin, meaning ‘gracious’.
Pennsylvania
– Number of babies in 2021: 236
National
– Rank: #34
– Number of babies in 2021: 5,486
#21. Ellie (tie)
Ellie is a name of Greek origin, meaning ‘shining light’.
Pennsylvania
– Number of babies in 2021: 236
National
– Rank: #30
– Number of babies in 2021: 5,835
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#20. aria
Aria is a name of Hebrew and Italian origin, meaning “song” or “melody”.
Pennsylvania
– Number of babies in 2021: 237
National
– Rank: #22
– Number of babies in 2021: 6,348
#19. Riley
Riley is a name of Irish origin, meaning ‘brave’.
Pennsylvania
– Number of babies in 2021: 238
National
– Rank: #37
– Number of babies in 2021: 5,184
#18. pasture
Willow is a name of English origin, meaning ‘slender’ or ‘graceful’.
Pennsylvania
– Number of babies in 2021: 240
National
– Rank: #39
– Number of babies in 2021: 5,143
#17. Penelope
Penelope is a name of Greek origin, meaning ‘weaver’.
Pennsylvania
– Number of babies in 2021: 246
National
– Rank: #23
– Number of babies in 2021: 6,327
#16. Gianna
Gianna is a name of Italian origin, meaning ‘Lord is gracious’.
Pennsylvania
– Number of babies in 2021: 267
National
– Rank: #13
– Number of babies in 2021: 7,437
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#fifteen. Ella
Ella is a name of German origin, meaning ‘fairy girl’.
Pennsylvania
– Number of babies in 2021: 275
National
– Rank: #16
– Number of babies in 2021: 6,987
#14. madison
Madison is a name of English origin, meaning ‘son of Matthew’.
Pennsylvania
– Number of babies in 2021: 277
National
– Rank: #29
– Number of babies in 2021: 5,930
#13. Elizabeth
Elizabeth is a name of Hebrew origin, meaning ‘God is my oath’.
Pennsylvania
– Number of babies in 2021: 280
National
– Rank: #14
– Number of babies in 2021: 7,190
#12. Avery
Avery is a name of English origin, meaning ‘ruler of the elves’.
Pennsylvania
– Number of babies in 2021: 290
National
– Rank: #19
– Number of babies in 2021: 6,770
#11. nora
Nora is a derivative of the name Norah, a name of Latin origin meaning ‘honour’.
Pennsylvania
– Number of babies in 2021: 326
National
– Rank: #27
– Number of babies in 2021: 6,246
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#9. Mia (tie)
Mia is a name of Latin origin, meaning ‘my’.
Pennsylvania
– Number of babies in 2021: 357
National
– Rank: #8
– Number of babies in 2021: 11,096
#9. Evelyn (tie)
Evelyn is a name of English origin, meaning ‘desirable’.
Pennsylvania
– Number of babies in 2021: 357
National
– Rank: #9
– Number of babies in 2021: 9,434
#8th. Isabella
Isabella is a name of Hebrew origin, meaning ‘devoted to God’.
Pennsylvania
– Number of babies in 2021: 362
National
– Rank: #7
– Number of babies in 2021: 11,201
#7. harpers
Harper is a name of English origin, meaning ‘harp player’.
Pennsylvania
– Number of babies in 2021: 384
National
– Rank: #10
– Number of babies in 2021: 8,388
#6. amelia
Amelia is a variation of Amalia, derived from the Germanic word amal, meaning “work”.
Pennsylvania
– Number of babies in 2021: 457
National
– Rank: #4
– Number of babies in 2021: 12,952
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#5. Sophia
Sophia is a name of Greek origin, meaning ‘wisdom’.
Pennsylvania
– Number of babies in 2021: 489
National
– Rank: #6
– Number of babies in 2021: 12,496
#4. Ava
Ava is a name of Latin origin, meaning ‘bird’.
Pennsylvania
– Number of babies in 2021: 498
National
– Rank: #5
– Number of babies in 2021: 12,759
#3. Emma
Emma is a name of German origin, meaning ‘universal’.
Pennsylvania
– Number of babies in 2021: 546
National
– Rank: #2
– Number of babies in 2021: 15,433
#2. Charlotte
A name of French origin, Charlotte means ‘free man’.
Pennsylvania
– Number of babies in 2021: 598
National
– Rank: #3
– Number of babies in 2021: 13,285
#1. Olivia
Olivia is a name of Latin origin, meaning ‘olive tree’.
Pennsylvania
– Number of babies in 2021: 627
National
– Rank 1
– Number of babies in 2021: 17,728
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