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 Nellie (girls)

101,117 all-time US births Peaked 1918 with 4,048 births (rank #65)

6,262 births · 6.2%

5,272 births · 5.2%

5,078 births · 5%

4,049 births · 4%

4,025 births · 4%

3,880 births · 3.8%

3,152 births · 3.1%

3,104 births · 3.1%

2,751 births · 2.7%

2,310 births · 2.3%

2,259 births · 2.2%

2,173 births · 2.1%

1,996 births · 2%

1,758 births · 1.7%

1,624 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 Nellie (girls)

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