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 Salem (girls)

4,329 all-time US births Peaked 2023 with 734 births (rank #417)

515 births · 11.9%

312 births · 7.2%

307 births · 7.1%

188 births · 4.3%

179 births · 4.1%

150 births · 3.5%

144 births · 3.3%

139 births · 3.2%

128 births · 3%

126 births · 2.9%

117 births · 2.7%

112 births · 2.6%

103 births · 2.4%

101 births · 2.3%

97 births · 2.2%

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 Salem (girls)

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