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 Sheila (girls)

187,958 all-time US births Peaked 1962 with 8,777 births (rank #52)

17,469 births · 9.3%

11,799 births · 6.3%

11,564 births · 6.2%

9,573 births · 5.1%

8,338 births · 4.4%

8,166 births · 4.3%

7,625 births · 4.1%

7,254 births · 3.9%

6,187 births · 3.3%

6,184 births · 3.3%

5,547 births · 3%

5,539 births · 2.9%

5,326 births · 2.8%

5,293 births · 2.8%

4,922 births · 2.6%

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 Sheila (girls)

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