The Most Popular Gender-Neutral Names by State in the Last Decade
October 10, 2019
As more and more millennials become parents, the more and more popular gender-neutral baby names become. In fact, gender-neutral monikers have been on the rise, and non-binary names were flagged as a major trend for 2019. So which baby names are parents truly loving? A new map from NetCredit breaks down the most popular options by state.
NetCredit, an online financial services provider site, analyzed data from the Social Security Administration between 1910 to 2018 to get a sense of the changing trends in gender-neutral names in each of the 50 states. (They defined “gender-neutral” as names that were given to at least 20 percent and at most 80 percent of each sex.) Check out their findings below for the most popular gender-neutral names, by state, in the past decade.
In this article:
Alabama
Alaska
Arkansas
Arizona
California
Colorado
Connecticut
District of Columbia
Florida
Georgia
Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utav
Vermont
Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming
Alabama
2008: Peyton
2009: Angel
2010: Riley
2011: Riley
2012: Peyton
2013: Hayden
2014: Angel
2015: Charlie
2016: Hayden
2017: Charlie
2018: Charlie
Alaska
2008: Riley
2009: Riley
2010: Riley
2011: Avery
2012: Riley
2013: Riley
2014: Charlie
2015: Quinn
2016: River
2017: River
2018: Charlie
Arkansas
2008: Riley
2009: Peyton
2010: Riley
2011: Riley
2012: Peyton
2013: Peyton
2014: Peyton
2015: Payton
2016: Peyton
2017: Charlie
2018: Phoenix
Arizona
2008: Riley
2009: Riley
2010: Riley
2011: Skylar
2012: Charlie
2013: Hayden
2014: Hayden
2015: Charlie
2016: Blake
2017: Blake
2018: Parker
California
2008: Riley
2009: Riley
2010: Quinn
2011: Emerson
2012: Hayden
2013: Charlie
2014: Alexis
2015: Alexis
2016: Alexis
2017: Alexis
2018: Charlie
Colorado
2008: Riley
2009: Riley
2010: Riley
2011: Riley
2012: Riley
2013: Charlie
2014: Hayden
2015: Charlie
2016: Emerson
2017: Blake
2018: Emerson
Connecticut
2008: Casey
2009: Rowan
2010: Quinn
2011: Hayden
2012: Quinn
2013: Emerson
2014: Charlie
2015: Sawyer
2016: Hayden
2017: Finley
2018: Hayden
District of Columbia
2008: Logan
2009: Logan
2010: Logan
2011: Angel
2012: Logan
2013: Ariel
2014: Avery
2015: Logan
2016: Blake
2017: Quin
2018: Parker
Delaware
2008: Hayden
2009: Riley
2010: Hayden
2011: Quinn
2012: Avery
2013: Avery
2014: Angel
2015: Rowan
2016: Parker
2017: Blake
2018: Sawyer
Florida
2008: Riley
2009: Dakota
2010: Riley
2011: Riley
2012: Riley
2013: Skyler
2014: Hayden
2015: Charlie
2016: Charlie
2017: Hayden
2018: Hayden
Georgia
2008: Peyton
2009: Skyler
2010: Peyton
2011: Riley
2012: Amari
2013: Hayden
2014: Charlie
2015: Charlie
2016: Charlie
2017: River
2018: Parker
Hawaii
2008: Hayden
2009: Hayden
2010: Riley
2011: Riley
2012: Riley
2013: Peyton
2014: Peyton
2015: Skyler
2016: Sage
2017: Avery
2018: Royal
Idaho
2008: Riley
2009: Peyton
2010: Peyton
2011: Riley
2012: Elliot
2013: Taylor
2014: Riley
2015: Remington
2016: Remington
2017: Remington
2018: Charlie
Illinois
2008: Dakota
2009: Dakota
2010: Quinn
2011: Quinn
2012: Finley
2013: Hayden
2014: Phoenix
2015: Hayden
2016: Charlie
2017: Charlie
2018: Rowan
Indiana
2008: Peyton
2009: Riley
2010: Riley
2011: Riley
2012: Riley
2013: Riley
2014: Riley
2015: Charlie
2016: Peyton
2017: Charlie
2018: Emerson
Iowa
2008: Riley
2009: Rowan
2010: Riley
2011: Riley
2012: Riley
2013: Hayden
2014: Rowan
2015: Hayden
2016: Hayden
2017: Rowan
2018: Finley
Kansas
2008: Peyton
2009: Emerson
2010: Riley
2011: Riley
2012: Riley
2013: Charlie
2014: Riley
2015: Emerson
2016: Hayden
2017: Emerson
2018: Sawyer
Kentucky
2008: Peyton
2009: Peyton
2019: Peyton
2011: Peyton
2012: Peyton
2013: Riley
2014: Angel
2015: Dakota
2016: Remington
2017: Charlie
2018: River
Louisiana
2008: Peyton
2009: Zion
2019: Peyton
2011: Peyton
2012: Peyton
2013: Peyton
2014: Peyton
2015: River
2016: Angel
2017: Peyton
2018: Peyton
Maine
2008: Riley
2009: Riley
2019: Riley
2011: Riley
2012: Riley
2013: Riley
2014: Riley
2015: Riley
2016: River
2017: Rowan
2018: Riley
Maryland
2008: Angel
2009: Hayden
2019: Angel
2011: Angel
2012: Hayden
2013: Dallas
2014: Hayden
2015: Emerson
2016: Rowan
2017: Hayden
2018: Sawyer
Massachusetts
2008: Hayden
2009: Hayden
2019: Hayden
2011: Quinn
2012: Hayden
2013: Hayden
2014: Hayden
2015: Hayden
2016: Rowan
2017: Charlie
2018: Finley
Michigan
2008: Angel
2009: Angel
2019: Angel
2011: Angel
2012: Angel
2013: Emerson
2014: Hayden
2015: Hayden
2016: Rowan
2017: Charlie
2018: Finley
Minnesota
2008: Peyton
2009: Dakota
2019: Quinn
2011: Emerson
2012: Skyler
2013: Riley
2014: Riley
2015: Hayden
2016: Emerson
2017: Finley
2018: Rowan
Mississippi
2008: Payton
2009: Riley
2010: Peyton
2011: Peyton
2012: Peyton
2013: Peyton
2014: Peyton
2015: Peyton
2016: Peyton
2017: Peyton
2018: Parker
Missouri
2008: Riley
2009: Riley
2010: Peyton
2011: Riley
2012: Dakota
2013: Charlie
2014: Charlie
2015: Charlie
2016: Rowan
2017: River
2018: Phoenix
Montana
2008: Peyton
2009: Hayden
2010: Dakota
2011: Dakota
2012: Riley
2013: Hayden
2014: Peyton
2015: Finley
2016: River
2017: Riley
2018: Sawyer
Nebraska
2008: Riley
2009: Peyton
2010: Riley
2011: Riley
2012: Riley
2013: Peyton
2014: Peyton
2015: Charlie
2016: Finley
2017: Emerson
2018: Rowan
North Dakota
2008: Peyton
2009: Peyton
2010: Riley
2011: Payton
2012: Hayden
2013: Charlie
2014: Riley
2015: Charlie
2016: Riley
2017: Hayden
2018: Rowan
New Hampshire
2008: Riley
2009: Riley
2010: Riley
2011: Riley
2012: Riley
2013: Quinn
2014: Finley
2015: Hayden
2016: River
2017: Finley
2018: Finley
New Jersey
2008: Hayden
2009: Hayden
2010: Quinn
2011: Hayden
2012: Alexis
2013: Charlie
2014: Hayden
2015: Hayden
2016: Alexis
2017: Blake
2018: Charlie
New Mexico
2008: Hayden
2009: Hayden
2010: Riley
2011: Riley
2012: Riley
2013: Skylar
2014: Hayden
2015: Riley
2016: Dakota
2017: Eden
2018: Azariah
New York
2008: Ariel
2009: Ariel
2010: Ariel
2011: Ariel
2012: Hayden
2013: Skyler
2014: Charlie
2015: Hayden
2016: Charlie
2017: Ariel
2018: Ariel
North Carolina
2008: Skyler
2009: Skyler
2010: Skyler
2011: Dakota
2012: Skyler
2013: Hayden
2014: Charlie
2015: Hayden
2016: Finley
2017: Finley
2018: Finley
Nevada
2008: Riley
2009: Riley
2010: Riley
2011: Dakota
2012: Riley
2013: Hayden
2014: Skyler
2015: Hayden
2016: Hayden
2017: Charlie
2018: Rowan
Ohio
2008: Angel
2009: Dakota
2010: Quinn
2011: Dakota
2012: Emerson
2013: Charlie
2014: Emerson
2015: Emerson
2016: Rowan
2017: Emerson
2018: Remington
Oklahoma
2008: Riley
2009: Riley
2010: Riley
2011: Riley
2012: Riley
2013: Riley
2014: Charlie
2015: Riley
2016: River
2017: Remington
2018: Remington
Oregon
2008: Riley
2009: Riley
2010: Riley
2011: Riley
2012: Riley
2013: Riley
2014: Riley
2015: Hayden
2016: Charlie
2017: Finley
2018: Rowan
Pennsylvania
2008: Casey
2009: Dakota
2010: Quinn
2011: Dakota
2012: Rowan
2013: Rowan
2014: Hayden
2015: Hayden
2016: Hayden
2017: Finley
2018: Hayden
Rhode Island
2008: Hayden
2009: Riley
2010: Riley
2011: Peyton
2012: Quinn
2013: Hayden
2014: Rowan
2015: Emerson
2016: Rowan
2017: Emerson
2018: Quinn
South Carolina
2008: Peyton
2009: Kayden
2010: Avery
2011: Peyton
2012: Angel
2013: Hayden
2014: Angel
2015: Amari
2016: Angel
2017: Emerson
2018: Charlie
South Dakota
2008: Peyton
2009: Hayden
2010: Angel
2011: Teagan
2012: Charlie
2013: Charlie
2014: Hayden
2015: Sawyer
2016: Hayden
2017: Riley
2018: Riley
Tennessee
2008: Peyton
2009: Peyton
2010: Riley
2011: Peyton
2012: Riley
2013: Peyton
2014: Peyton
2015: Peyton
2016: Charlie
2017: Peyton
2018: Charlie
Texas
2008: Peyton
2009: Dakota
2010: Landry
2011: Charlie
2012: Charlie
2013: Charlie
2014: Charlie
2015: Alexis
2016: Alexis
2017: Alexis
2018: Parker
Utah
2008: Riley
2009: Bentley
2010: Quinn
2011: Quinn
2012: Quinn
2013: Riley
2014: Riley
2015: Charlie
2016: Charlie
2017: Blake
2018: Charlie
Vermont
2008: Riley
2009: Riley
2010: Avery
2011: Riley
2012: Quinn
2013: Riley
2014: Avery
2015: Avery
2016: Finley
2017: Rowan
2018: Rowan
Virginia
2008: Peyton
2009: Riley
2010: Quinn
2011: Quinn
2012: Riley
2013: Hayden
2014: Rowan
2015: River
2016: Hayden
2017: Finley
2018: Hayden
Washington
2008: Riley
2009: Riley
2010: Riley
2011: Riley
2012: Riley
2013: Riley
2014: Riley
2015: Finley
2016: Emerson
2017: River
2018: Finley
West Virginia
2008: Peyton
2009: Peyton
2010: Peyton
2011: Skyler
2012: Skyler
2013: Hayden
2014: Riley
2015: Emerson
2016: Hayden
2017: Rowan
2018: River
Wisconsin
2008: Riley
2009: Riley
2010: Riley
2011: Riley
2012: Riley
2013: Riley
2014: Riley
2015: Riley
2016: Hayden
2017: Rowan
2018: Finley
Wyoming
2008: Hayden
2009: Payton
2010: Riley
2011: Riley
2012: Riley
2013: Riley
2014: Riley
2015: Riley
2016: Sawyer
2017: Sawyer
2018: Peyton
