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 Essence (girls)

2,832 all-time US births Peaked 2000 with 447 births (rank #583)

393 births · 13.9%

335 births · 11.8%

309 births · 10.9%

298 births · 10.5%

211 births · 7.5%

209 births · 7.4%

192 births · 6.8%

174 births · 6.1%

170 births · 6%

167 births · 5.9%

156 births · 5.5%

149 births · 5.3%

147 births · 5.2%

108 births · 3.8%

101 births · 3.6%

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 Essence (girls)

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