Maine’s most popular baby names in 2016
Not many surprises among the new babies in Maine – at least in their names. They are sure to grow up to be surprising adults (who are mostly named Emma, Liam, Owen or Charlotte). Read Here are the most popular baby names (Don’t call me Caitlyn) for more about what people are naming (and not naming) their children around the country.
SOURCE: Social Security Administration
INTERACTIVE: Julia McCue
INTERACTIVE: Julia McCue
What Americans named the baby: Most popular names by state
| State | #1 Girl’s name | #2 Girl’s name | #3 Girl’s name | #4 Girl’s name | #5 Girl’s name | #1 Boy’s name | #2 Boy’s name | #3 Boy’s name | #4 Boy’s name | #5 Boy’s name | |
| Alabama | Ava | Emma | Olivia | Elizabeth | Harper | William | James | John | Mason | Elijah | |
| Alaska | Emma | Olivia | Amelia | Charlotte | Sophia | Liam | Oliver | James | William | Joseph | |
| Arizona | Emma | Sophia | Mia | Olivia | Isabella | Liam | Noah | Sebastian | Daniel | Alexander | |
| Arkansas | Ava | Emma | Olivia | Abigail | Harper | Elijah | William | Mason | Noah | James | |
| California | Mia | Sophia | Emma | Olivia | Isabella | Noah | Matthew | Ethan | Daniel | Sebastian | |
| Colorado | Olivia | Emma | Charlotte | Isabella | Sophia | Liam | Noah | Oliver | William | Benjamin | |
| Connecticut | Olivia | Charlotte | Mia | Ava | Isabella | Noah | James | Michael | Liam | Jacob | |
| Delaware | Ava | Olivia | Emma | Charlotte | Sophia | Liam | Michael | Mason | Noah | Alexander | |
| Dist. of Columbia | Ava | Sofia | Charlotte | Olivia | Emma | William | Alexander | Henry | Noah | Benjamin | |
| Florida | Isabella | Olivia | Emma | Sophia | Mia | Liam | Noah | Jacob | Lucas | Elijah | |
| Georgia | Ava | Olivia | Emma | Isabella | Madison | William | Noah | Mason | James | Elijah | |
| Hawaii | Olivia | Mia | Emma | Isabella | Ava | Noah | Liam | Ethan | Elijah | William | |
| Idaho | Emma | Olivia | Harper | Abigail | Ava | Oliver | Liam | Mason | James | William | |
| Illinois | Olivia | Emma | Sophia | Ava | Mia | Noah | Liam | Alexander | William | Benjamin | |
| Indiana | Emma | Olivia | Ava | Charlotte | Harper | Oliver | Liam | Elijah | Noah | Benjamin | |
| Iowa | Olivia | Emma | Harper | Evelyn | Ava | Oliver | Owen | William | Henry | Wyatt | |
| Kansas | Emma | Olivia | Charlotte | Sophia | Ava | Benjamin | Henry | William | Liam | Noah | |
| Kentucky | Emma | Ava | Olivia | Harper | Isabella | William | Elijah | James | Noah | Liam | |
| Louisiana | Ava | Olivia | Emma | Amelia | Harper | Liam | Noah | Mason | Elijah | William | |
| Maine | Emma | Charlotte | Olivia | Sophia | Harper | Liam | Owen | Benjamin | Mason | William | |
| Maryland | Ava | Olivia | Emma | Charlotte | Sophia | Noah | Mason | Liam | Ethan | Daniel | |
| Massachusetts | Olivia | Emma | Charlotte | Sophia | Isabella | Benjamin | William | James | Noah | Lucas | |
| Michigan | Ava | Olivia | Emma | Charlotte | Sophia | Noah | Mason | Benjamin | Liam | Carter | |
| Minnesota | Evelyn | Olivia | Emma | Charlotte | Harper | Henry | Oliver | William | Owen | Liam | |
| Mississippi | Ava | Olivia | Emma | Brooklyn | Harper | William | James | Mason | John | Elijah | |
| Missouri | Olivia | Emma | Charlotte | Harper | Ava | William | Liam | Mason | Noah | Oliver | |
| Montana | Harper | Olivia | Emma | Ava | Madison | James | Liam | Owen | Oliver | Henry | |
| Nebraska | Emma | Harper | Ava | Olivia | Charlotte | Liam | Henry | Oliver | Owen | Mason | |
| Nevada | Mia | Sophia | Olivia | Emma | Isabella | Liam | Alexander | Noah | Mason | Sebastian | |
| New Hampshire | Charlotte | Emma | Olivia | Harper | Amelia | Noah | William | Owen | Benjamin | Jackson | |
| New Jersey | Mia | Olivia | Emma | Sophia | Isabella | Liam | Noah | Matthew | Michael | Jacob | |
| New Mexico | Mia | Sophia | Emma | Olivia | Isabella | Elijah | Noah | Liam | Josiah | Michael | |
| New York | Olivia | Emma | Sophia | Isabella | Ava | Liam | Jacob | Noah | Ethan | Michael | |
| North Carolina | Ava | Emma | Olivia | Charlotte | Harper | William | Noah | Mason | Liam | Elijah | |
| North Dakota | Harper | Olivia | Emma | Evelyn | Amelia | Oliver | William | Easton | Owen | Liam | |
| Ohio | Emma | Ava | Olivia | Charlotte | Harper | Liam | Noah | Carter | William | Mason | |
| Oklahoma | Emma | Olivia | Ava | Sophia | Abigail | Liam | Elijah | Oliver | Noah | Mason | |
| Oregon | Olivia | Emma | Sophia | Evelyn | Charlotte | Oliver | Henry | William | Benjamin | Liam | |
| Pennsylvania | Emma | Olivia | Ava | Charlotte | Sophia | Noah | Liam | Mason | Benjamin | James | |
| Rhode Island | Olivia | Isabella | Charlotte | Emma | Ava | Liam | Noah | Benjamin | Michael | Jacob | |
| South Carolina | Ava | Emma | Olivia | Charlotte | Madison | William | Noah | James | Mason | Elijah | |
| South Dakota | Emma | Harper | Olivia | Charlotte | Ava | Oliver | Liam | Owen | Grayson | William | |
| Tennessee | Emma | Ava | Olivia | Harper | Isabella | William | James | Elijah | Mason | Noah | |
| Texas | Emma | Mia | Sophia | Olivia | Isabella | Noah | Liam | Sebastian | Daniel | Matthew | |
| Utah | Olivia | Emma | Charlotte | Evelyn | Harper | Oliver | William | Liam | James | Henry | |
| Vermont | Harper | Charlotte | Emma | Olivia | Evelyn | Owen | Oliver | Wyatt | William | Carter | |
| Virginia | Olivia | Emma | Ava | Charlotte | Abigail | William | Noah | James | Liam | Mason | |
| Washington | Emma | Olivia | Sophia | Evelyn | Ava | Liam | Benjamin | Oliver | James | Noah | |
| West Virginia | Harper | Olivia | Ava | Emma | Isabella | Mason | Noah | Liam | Grayson | James | |
| Wisconsin | Olivia | Emma | Ava | Harper | Charlotte | Oliver | Henry | Liam | Owen | Mason | |
| Wyoming | Emma | Olivia | Ava | Harper | Elizabeth | Wyatt | Liam | William | Lincoln | Henry |