100 Most Popular Baby Boy Names in Pennsylvania (Updated for 2022)

In this section of the site we have data on the most popular baby names since records began in 1910 to the most recent data in 2022. These names are taken directly from the Social Security card applications for births that occurred in the United States.

The table below shows the top 100 most popular baby boy names for the latest year, 2022, with a total count for the number of births registered with that given name.

You might be wondering why we don't have data for the current year, 2024. This is because the Social Security Administration who collect the data have to first verify it and safeguard privacy. Data from the previous year is released around May each year.

Rank Name Count
1 Liam 672
2 Noah 661
3 Oliver 484
4 Theodore 477
5 Benjamin 474
6 James 461
7 Owen 450
8 Lucas 439
9 Henry 426
10 Michael 417
11 Mason 400
12 Jack 367
13 John 362
14 Levi 362
15 William 361
16 Elijah 350
17 Joseph 344
18 Leo 343
19 Luca 328
20 Grayson 324
21 Carter 323
22 Hudson 319
23 Jackson 318
24 Logan 316
25 Samuel 309
26 Asher 306
27 Daniel 304
28 Wyatt 297
29 Luke 294
30 Jacob 285
31 Ethan 284
32 Alexander 283
33 David 281
34 Cameron 276
35 Maverick 271
36 Matthew 263
37 Lincoln 261
38 Anthony 256
39 Thomas 254
40 Nolan 253
41 Isaac 241
42 Aiden 238
43 Caleb 237
44 Ryan 234
45 Ezra 230
46 Miles 226
47 Gabriel 224
48 Cooper 214
49 Parker 212
50 Wesley 211
51 Dylan 208
52 Elias 207
53 Andrew 204
54 Roman 203
55 Charles 200
56 Declan 200
57 Beau 199
58 Jaxon 199
59 Jayden 197
60 Julian 197
61 Colton 196
62 Kai 195
63 Sebastian 195
64 Landon 194
65 Cole 192
66 Connor 188
67 Nicholas 188
68 Christopher 186
69 Robert 185
70 Bennett 179
71 Nathan 179
72 Waylon 179
73 Brooks 178
74 Dominic 178
75 Greyson 178
76 Jameson 178
77 Joshua 176
78 Theo 176
79 Isaiah 175
80 Rowan 175
81 Eli 174
82 Josiah 169
83 Chase 168
84 Austin 167
85 Micah 167
86 Weston 167
87 Hunter 160
88 Everett 152
89 Mateo 152
90 Christian 150
91 Carson 149
92 Silas 147
93 Jace 144
94 Adam 143
95 Emmett 141
96 Vincent 141
97 Myles 140
98 Kayden 139
99 Bryson 138
100 Jordan 134

Most Popular Pennsylvania Baby Boy Names by Year

We have data on the most popular baby boy names in Pennsylvania for each year since records began in 1910 to the most recent data in 2022.

However, 112 years is a lot of data to display, so in the sections below we'll show you the top 5 most popular baby boy names for each of the last 10 years.

Popular Baby Boy Names in Pennsylvania for 2021

As you can see the most popular baby boy names in Pennsylvania for births recorded in 2021 is Noah.

The table below shows the top 5 most popular baby boy names for the year.

Name Count
1 Noah 698
2 Liam 650
3 Benjamin 496
4 Oliver 495
5 Owen 481

Popular Baby Boy Names in Pennsylvania for 2020

As you can see the most popular baby boy names in Pennsylvania for births recorded in 2020 is Noah.

The table below shows the top 5 most popular baby boy names for the year.

Name Count
1 Noah 692
2 Liam 685
3 Benjamin 512
4 Mason 491
5 Michael 486

Popular Baby Boy Names in Pennsylvania for 2019

As you can see the most popular baby boy names in Pennsylvania for births recorded in 2019 is Liam.

The table below shows the top 5 most popular baby boy names for the year.

Name Count
1 Liam 761
2 Noah 721
3 Benjamin 543
4 Lucas 522
5 Mason 520

Popular Baby Boy Names in Pennsylvania for 2018

As you can see the most popular baby boy names in Pennsylvania for births recorded in 2018 is Liam.

The table below shows the top 5 most popular baby boy names for the year.

Name Count
1 Liam 740
2 Noah 667
3 Benjamin 606
4 Mason 579
5 Michael 574

Popular Baby Boy Names in Pennsylvania for 2017

As you can see the most popular baby boy names in Pennsylvania for births recorded in 2017 is Liam.

The table below shows the top 5 most popular baby boy names for the year.

Name Count
1 Liam 724
2 Noah 684
3 Logan 670
4 Benjamin 638
5 Mason 619

Popular Baby Boy Names in Pennsylvania for 2016

As you can see the most popular baby boy names in Pennsylvania for births recorded in 2016 is Noah.

The table below shows the top 5 most popular baby boy names for the year.

Name Count
1 Noah 715
2 Liam 713
3 Mason 663
4 Benjamin 645
5 James 589

Popular Baby Boy Names in Pennsylvania for 2015

As you can see the most popular baby boy names in Pennsylvania for births recorded in 2015 is Mason.

The table below shows the top 5 most popular baby boy names for the year.

Name Count
1 Mason 793
2 Liam 763
3 Noah 718
4 Jacob 629
5 Michael 628

Popular Baby Boy Names in Pennsylvania for 2014

As you can see the most popular baby boy names in Pennsylvania for births recorded in 2014 is Liam.

The table below shows the top 5 most popular baby boy names for the year.

Name Count
1 Liam 793
2 Mason 790
3 Noah 723
4 Michael 675
5 Jacob 632

Popular Baby Boy Names in Pennsylvania for 2013

As you can see the most popular baby boy names in Pennsylvania for births recorded in 2013 is Mason.

The table below shows the top 5 most popular baby boy names for the year.

Name Count
1 Mason 817
2 Liam 813
3 Jacob 716
4 Michael 708
5 Noah 670

Popular Baby Boy Names in Pennsylvania for 2012

As you can see the most popular baby boy names in Pennsylvania for births recorded in 2012 is Mason.

The table below shows the top 5 most popular baby boy names for the year.

Name Count
1 Mason 869
2 Liam 783
3 Jacob 761
4 Michael 737
5 Noah 703

Data Source(s)

All of the data on this page is sourced from the Social Security Administration (SSA) and excludes any names with fewer than 5 occurrences in any geographic area.