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 Shay (girls)

1,133 all-time US births Peaked 2022 with 301 births (rank #914)

189 births · 16.7%

120 births · 10.6%

104 births · 9.2%

96 births · 8.5%

91 births · 8%

90 births · 7.9%

86 births · 7.6%

71 births · 6.3%

58 births · 5.1%

55 births · 4.9%

49 births · 4.3%

47 births · 4.1%

45 births · 4%

24 births · 2.1%

23 births · 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 Shay (girls)

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