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 Sally (girls)

111,179 all-time US births Peaked 1947 with 5,265 births (rank #70)

Michigan →

11,662 births · 10.5%

10,495 births · 9.4%

10,258 births · 9.2%

10,185 births · 9.2%

9,924 births · 8.9%

7,004 births · 6.3%

5,371 births · 4.8%

4,155 births · 3.7%

3,995 births · 3.6%

3,342 births · 3%

3,189 births · 2.9%

2,615 births · 2.4%

2,403 births · 2.2%

2,113 births · 1.9%

2,030 births · 1.8%

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 Sally (girls)

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