Name → State Lookup

Enter any baby name to see which US states have the most births of that name. Reverse lookup tool built on 2,335,053 rows of SSA state-level data 1910–2025.

Top States for Ellen (girls)

204,600 all-time US births Peaked 1951 with 5,945 births (rank #68)

New York →

32,170 births · 15.7%

15,065 births · 7.4%

12,189 births · 6%

9,794 births · 4.8%

8,835 births · 4.3%

7,805 births · 3.8%

6,319 births · 3.1%

5,747 births · 2.8%

5,259 births · 2.6%

4,676 births · 2.3%

3,901 births · 1.9%

3,605 births · 1.8%

3,600 births · 1.8%

3,451 births · 1.7%

3,230 births · 1.6%

See cross-state distinctiveness atlas for each state's most-uniquely-owned name, or browse all 51 states.

How it works: Queries name_popularity_state (2,335,053 SSA state-level rows) for the entered name, summed across all years 1910–2025. Top 15 states by total births are returned. Names rare enough to fall under SSA's 5-occurrence privacy threshold may not appear at all. Source: US Social Security Administration · methodology.

Name → State Lookup

Top States for Ellen (girls)

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