Addendum: Puerto Rican Names

I was perusing the state/territory data, and realized that I'd left out one region: Puerto Rico. It doesn't fit easily into any previous category, but since it's more populous than 20 or so states, it seemed remiss for me not to include it. :)
[the remaining US territories are lumped into one data file since their population is collectively smaller than the least populous state, Wyoming]

First off, here's the PR Top 10, compared to the national Top 10:

	Puerto Rico	National
1.	Sebastian	Liam
2.	Dylan	Noah
3.	Ian	William
4.	Mateo	James
5.	Adrian	Oliver
6.	Liam	Benjamin
7.	Lucas	Elijah
8.	Matias	Lucas
9.	Thiago	Mason
10.	Jayden	Logan

	Puerto Rico	National
1.	Valentina	Emma
2.	Victoria	Olivia
3.	Emma	Ava
4.	Mia	Isabella
5.	Isabella	Sophia
6.	Mikaela	Charlotte
7.	Amaia	Mia
8.	Camila	Amelia
9.	Amanda	Harper
10.	Kamila	Evelyn

Here are the top 10 names disproportionately common in Puerto Rico compared to the rest of the country:

Boys:

1. Yandriel
2. Kendriel
3. Kenay
4. Keniel
5. Keyden
6. Jeriel
7. Neithan
8. Jeyden
9. Neythan
10. Mauro

Girls:

1. Keilianys
2. Joelys
3. Amahia
4. Nahiara
5. Alianys
6. Elianys
7. Alanys
8. Nahia
9. Naiara
10. Alahia

Quite a departure from most state lists! Obviously Puerto Rican has a lot more Spanish influence than most regions in the US. Some of these are Hispanicizations of common American English names (Keyden for Kayden; Neithan/Neythan for Nathan). -Lys is a common elaboration/feminization in Latin American Spanish, like -lyn or -anna in Am. Eng.  Likewise, -iel names for boys, both Biblical and invented, parallel Am. Eng.'s -dens and -sons.

If you want to see all the data on Puerto Rico, it is, as always, here, on Google Sheets. :)

Interestingly, many popular names from the rest of the US don't appear in Puerto Rico at all (meaning they were given at most to 4 babies there last year)--Ava, Harper, Evelyn, Ella, Avery, Madison; Mason, Henry, Jackson, Carter--and that's just from the SSA Top 25!

New England Names

Yeah, I never did get around to doing this last year......oops. Last but not least are the New England names (CT, DC, DE, MA, MD, ME, NH, NJ, NY, PA, RI, VT).
I've finally done the whole US now, though, so maybe it's time to start over. :p
[other lists: Southern Names, "Surfer" Names, "Cowboy" Names, Midwestern Names, Puerto Rican Names]

Here are the most "New England" names (by % of babies given that name) in the New England states' Top 1000:

Boys:

• Lipa
• Hershy
• Yitzchok
• Yakov
• Shaya
• Mordechai
• Shimon
• Yisroel
• Yehuda
• Chaim
• Moshe
• Yaakov
• Shlomo
• Ahron
• Avrohom
• Tzvi
• Shmuel
• Nosson
• Efraim
• Simcha

Girls:

• Faigy
• Malky
• Yitty
• Shaindy
• Sury
• Malka
• Faiga
• Baila
• Rochel
• Rivka
• Toby
• Yehudis
• Chana
• Nechama
• Chava
• Goldy
• Raizy
• Batsheva
• Pessy
• Bracha

If we needed more proof that Jewish descent is strongest in the Northeast, I think we've found it!
To clarify, Lipa, the "most New England" boys' name, is about 7x more common in New England than in the US in general.

These are all still pretty uncommon, though; Faigy, the "most New England" girls name, was given to just 122 girls last year....all in New York and New Jersey! So, here are the names most disproportionately common in New England, from the states' Top 500:

Boys:

• Yitzchok
• Yakov
• Mordechai
• Shimon
• Yisroel
• Yehuda
• Chaim
• Moshe
• Yaakov
• Shlomo
• Tzvi
• Shmuel
• Dovid
• Dov
• Meir
• Yosef
• Avraham
• Menachem
• Zev
• Eliezer

Girls:

• Faigy
• Malka
• Baila
• Rivka
• Chana
• Nechama
• Chaya
• Gitty
• Devorah
• Giuliana
• Giavanna
• Miriam
• Esther
• Maeve
• Francesca
• Amalia
• Milan
• Rachel
• Vienna
• Giovanna

Still quite traditionally Jewish on the boys' list, but starting to get some other origins for the girls'! Regional differences are much more apparent on this list than previous ones, that's for sure. 

Finally, on to the most common names! Here are the "most New England" names from the states' combined Top 100:

Boys:

• Nicholas
• Luca
• Ryan
• Cole
• Chase
• Joseph
• Zachary
• Tyler
• Dylan
• Justin
• Michael
• Maxwell
• Cameron
• Gavin
• Connor
• Jack
• Brayden
• Jacob
• Matthew
• Anthony

Girls:

• Esther
• Rachel
• Gabriella
• Sarah
• Gianna
• Mackenzie
• Julia
• Leah
• Valentina
• Alexandra
• Maya
• Brianna
• Hailey
• Grace
• Josephine
• Riley
• Brielle
• Hannah
• Emilia
• Madison

Surprisingly classic, for the most part.

There's not much difference, but I did do it for all the other lists, so here's the New England Top 10 compared to the National Top 10.

	New England	National
1.	Liam	Liam
2.	Noah	Noah
3.	Lucas	William
4.	Benjamin	James
5.	Michael	Oliver
6.	Logan	Benjamin
7.	Jacob	Elijah
8.	James	Lucas
9.	Mason	Mason
10.	Ethan	Logan

	New England	National
1.	Emma	Emma
2.	Olivia	Olivia
3.	Isabella	Ava
4.	Sophia	Isabella
5.	Ava	Sophia
6.	Charlotte	Charlotte
7.	Mia	Mia
8.	Amelia	Amelia
9.	Abigail	Harper
10.	Emily	Evelyn

The entire New England Top 1000 is up here, on Google Sheets. 

Now for my favorite part: the most representative names of each individual state. These are the names that are most disproportionately common in that state compared to the country as a whole (using only the top 40% of each state's data, because rare names can make calculations....messy).

CT: Brendan, Rocco, Nico, Julius, Colin (boys); Siena, Maeve, Gabriella, Gianna, Juliette (girls)

DC: Nasir, George, Amari, Oscar, Edward (boys); Noa, Frances, Reign, Virginia, Amira (girls)

DE: Paul, Carson, Tristan, Brayden, Karter (boys); Briella, Myla, Callie, Noelle, Jayla (girls)

MA: Davi, Jad, Avi, Jadiel, Lucca (boys); Shea, Maeve, Theresa, Bridget, Siena (girls)

MD: Kamari, Damari, Jefferson, Nasir, Trent (boys); Milan, Tori, Sevyn, Zora, Angie (girls)

ME: Brady, Reid, Odin, Ryker, Riley (boys); Maeve, Piper, Madilyn, Fiona, Quinn (girls)

NH: Rory, Wesley, Cole, Rowan, Weston (boys); Maeve, Keira, Eloise, Juniper, Gemma (girls)

NJ: Yechezkel, Binyomin, Nosson, Avrohom, Shmuel (boys); Tzipora, Rochel, Yehudis, Batsheva, Nechama (girls)

NY: Zalmen, Mielech, Hershy, Lipa, Benzion (boys); Yides, Perl, Rifky, Trany, Shaindy (girls)

PA: Mervin, Mahlon, Ervin, Elam, Elmer (boys); Malinda, Fannie, Martha, Carmella, Vienna (girls)

RI: Lorenzo, Luca, Brayden, Cole, Roman (boys); Maeve, Jazlyn, Adriana, Juliana, Julianna (girls)

VT: Jayden, Thomas, Aiden, Weston, Blake (boys); Vera, Eloise, Genevieve, Adeline, Nora (girls)

That's right, Maeve appears 5 times. Why does upper New England like it so much--just the pure Irish-ness, or local namesake?
Other than that, the states are amazingly distinct. Pennsylvania is full of tiny old men; Vermont and New Hampshire upperclass hipsters. DC, Rhode Island, and Maryland are all over the place (although at least part of that is probably due to sample size).

If you want to see beyond the top 5 for each state, the lists are up here, on Google Sheets (same link as above; different sheet).

So, with such diverse styles, is it possible to tell what sort of names are "least New England"? Turns, out, yes--Spanish names for both genders, especially recently-coined and trendy ones for girls (Rey, Adán, Vicente; Itzayana, Daleyza, Frida), as well as surnames for both genders, again, particularly the "creative" (Kyson, Kohen, Braylon; Haisley, Oaklynn, Emerie). 

Midwestern Names

Perhaps someday I should redo this entire series, but using the same year's data for all. :p
So far, we have "Southern" names (2014), "Surfer" names (2015), and "Cowboy" names (2016). Today we have Midwestern names (IL, IN, IA, KS, MI, MN, MO, NE, ND, SD, WI), and I promise I will try to get around to New England names sometime this year. ;)

Up first, here are the "most Midwestern" names (by % of babies given that name) in the Midwestern states' combined Top 1000:

Boys:

• Abdirahman
• Abdullahi
• Brecken
• Jakub
• Henrik
• Huxley
• Kolten
• Crosby
• Otto
• Ayub
• Briggs
• Bo
• Sullivan
• Emmitt
• Zakariya
• Dane
• Leighton
• Amarion
• Hussein
• Gus

So, for clarification, Abdirahman, the "most Midwestern" boys' name, is about 3.5x more common in the Midwest than in the US in general.

Girls:

• Letty
• Greta
• Luella
• Jersey
• Maren
• Vada
• Elsie
• Mara
• Bexley
• Vayda
• Berkley
• Monroe
• Emersyn
• Oaklyn
• Tenley
• Brynlee
• Macy
• Lucille
• Brynn
• Nora

I am pretty surprised to see so many Arabic names on the boys' list. Also interesting that there aren't any on the girls' (Safa comes in at #22). The girls' list is also quite a hodgepodge of styles!

Plenty of these names are still pretty uncommon, so here are the "most Midwestern" names from the midwestern Top 500:

Boys:

• Brecken
• Henrik
• Huxley
• Crosby
• Otto
• Briggs
• Bo
• Sullivan
• Emmitt
• Emmett
• Keaton
• Hank
• Mohamed
• Ahmed
• Reid
• Beckett
• Graham
• Griffin
• Ryker
• Nash

Ah, that's more like what I was expecting.

Girls:

• Greta
• Luella
• Maren
• Elsie
• Mara
• Monroe
• Emersyn
• Oaklyn
• Tenley
• Brynlee
• Macy
• Lucille
• Brynn
• Nora
• Evelynn
• Oakley
• Lainey
• Cecelia
• Gracelynn
• Thea

"Old lady names", unisex surnames, lyns, and lees. That's like the current US naming culture, in microcosm. :p

Finally, down to the most popular names. Here are the names most disproportionately common in the Midwestern states, from their combined Top 100:

Boys:

• Emmett
• Ryker
• Bennett
• Lincoln
• Theodore
• Everett
• Bentley
• Maverick
• Owen
• Henry
• Braxton
• Weston
• Sawyer
• Nolan
• Harrison
• Leo
• Easton
• Parker
• Hudson
• Oliver

Girls:

• Nora
• Quinn
• Lydia
• Vivian
• Norah
• Josephine
• Cora
• Hadley
• Eleanor
• Clara
• Willow
• Piper
• Lillian
• Claire
• Everly
• Harper
• Paisley
• Addison
• Lucy
• Violet

Anyone else think these lists read like those "Hottest Baby Names of 2017!!" articles?  :p

For comparison, here are the Midwestern Top 10 and the National Top 10. 

	Midwestern	National
1.	Liam	Liam
2.	Oliver	Noah
3.	Noah	William
4.	William	James
5.	Henry	Logan
6.	Logan	Benjamin
7.	Benjamin	Mason
8.	Mason	Elijah
9.	James	Oliver
10.	Owen	Jacob

	Midwestern	National
1.	Emma	Emma
2.	Olivia	Olivia
3.	Ava	Ava
4.	Charlotte	Isabella
5.	Amelia	Sophia
6.	Harper	Mia
7.	Evelyn	Charlotte
8.	Sophia	Amelia
9.	Isabella	Evelyn
10.	Nora	Abigail

If you wish to see the entire Midwestern Top 1000, it is up here, on Google Sheets.

And now for the really fun part: the most representative names of each state. These are the names most disproportionately common in that state compared to the US in general (data limited to the top 40% or so of names, since rare names confuse things). 

IL: Jakub, Maddon, Addison, Syed, Dakari (boys); Aleksandra, Nell, Jaylani, Klara, Zaina (girls)

IN: Lyndon, Briar, Crew, Bentlee, Branson (boys); Addelyn, Hadleigh, Haisley, Gracelynn, Jovie (girls)

IA: Kinnick, Huxley, Hank, Bo, Kohen (boys); Bexley, Estella, Tenley, Everlee, Oaklyn (girls)

KS: Bo, Hayes, Wade, Pierce, Brock (boys); Bristol, Kimber, Macy, Lainey, Emberly (girls)

MI: Hussein, Saleh, Hadi, Henrik, Cartier (boys); Zahraa, Layan, Malak, Ellery, Ayah (girls)

MN: Muad, Abdullahi, Abdirahman, Salman, Ayub (boys); Maryama, Sundus, Maida, Siham, Sumaya (girls)

MO: Truman, Gatlin, Kolten, Augustus, Boone (boys); Emberlynn, Kimber, Rosalee, Karlie, Vada (girls)

NE: Brecken, Huxley, Briggs, Hayes, Barrett (boys); Lennon, Sloan, Adley, Emersyn, Willa (girls)

ND: Mohamed, Rhett, Ryker, Lane, Nash (boys); Adley, Elsie, Kinley, Thea, Brynlee (girls)

OH: Marty, Abdirahman, Cartier, Colson, Bentlee (boys); Jersey, Bexley, Denver, Aubrianna, Carmella (girls)

SD: Briggs, Oakley, Hayes, Porter, Kane (boys); Hattie, Oakley, Aspen, Mya, Brynlee (girls)

WI: Cashton, Jordy, Bronson, Brecken, Henrik (boys); Greta, Luella, Marcella, Veda, Sylvia (girls)

Yes, that is Oakley on both the boys' and girls' lists in South Dakota. And it's all about one-syllable names for Kansas boys! Actually single-syllable names are all over the boys' lists; I guess there's more than a little 'cowboy' in the Midwest as well.
Kinnick (IA) and Marty (OH) seem so random! There just has to be a local influence.

But really, the most interesting thing about this data, IMO, is how you can tell where immigration is strongest. Pretty cool!

If you want to see beyond the top 5 for each state, it's also up on Google Sheets (same link as above, different sheet).


So, what names are the "least Midwestern"? Easily, Latinate names for both genders, especially Spanish ones (Pablo, Rodrigo, Roberto, Alessia, Fernanda, Renata, etc), but also softer/unisex boys' names (Morgan, Noel, Alexis, Eden, etc) and, in an oddly specific anti-trend, Jaz-names for girls (Jazmin, Jazlyn, Jazmine, etc).

Western Names 2: Cowboy Names

You know, I really meant to get around to this much sooner.
I did a statistical analysis of "southern names" long ago in 2015, followed by a "western names" post a year or so later. It became quickly apparent that "western" was quite wide range, so I split them up, focusing on 'Pacific' Western (AK, CA, HI, OR, WA--aka: "surfer") initially, and intending to follow up with 'Mountain' Western (AZ, CO, ID, MT, NV, NM, UT, WY--aka: "cowboy") shortly after. Oops!

Better late than never, here are the "most Mountain Western" names (by % of babies given that name) in the Mountain states' combined Top 1000:

Boys:

• Hyrum
• Mckay
• Tyrann
• Bridger
• Taft
• Stockton
• Talmage
• Kimball
• Ammon
• Brigham
• Colter
• Dallin
• Cache
• Tevita
• Tayson
• Mckoy
• Taysom
• Taggart
• Krew
• Sione

I was expecting all the surnames. I was not expecting Tyrann & Cache. Wonder if there's some sort of local inspiration for Tyrann.

Girls:

• Ariza
• Brexlee
• Annalicia
• Navy
• Afton
• Oakley
• Oaklee
• Indie
• Aspen
• Bostyn
• Taylee
• Quincy
• Holland
• Taya
• Capri
• Cosette
• Scout
• Opal
• Chevelle
• Juniper

More surnames! The nature-names are a nice surprise. 

Some of those names are still pretty uncommon, so here are the most Mountain names from the states' Top 500:

Boys:

• Hyrum
• Bridger
• Brigham
• Colter
• Ridge
• Nixon
• Stetson
• Crew
• Brixton
• Daxton
• Brecken
• Boston
• Benson
• Porter
• Cruz
• Talon
• Ryker
• Orion
• Beckham
• Adriel

Adriel, how did you get there?

Girls:

• Navy
• Oakley
• Oaklee
• Indie
• Aspen
• Holland
• Taya
• Juniper
• Gwen
• Penny
• Jane
• Tatum
• Yareli
• Faye
• Daleyza
• Sage
• Ember
• Mae
• Dalary
• Yaretzi

Surnames, nature, and a bit of Spanish. That sounds about right! Surprised by the short & sweet "old lady" names, though. <3

Phew, finally down to the most common names. Here are the most Mountain names from the states' Top 100:

Boys:

• Ryker
• Jesus
• Santiago
• Damian
• Ezra
• Ezekiel
• Emmett
• Lincoln
• Axel
• Jose
• Ryder
• Luis
• Elias
• Weston
• Cooper
• Mateo
• Asher
• Angel
• Oliver
• Dominic

Girls:

• Ximena
• Athena
• Ruby
• Lyla
• Hazel
• Ivy
• Emery
• Aurora
• Lucy
• Liliana
• Quinn
• Luna
• Cora
• Rylee
• Clara
• Everly
• Alice
• Brielle
• Ellie
• Brooklyn

I definitely get more a 'cowboy' vibe from the boys' list than from the girls', but both lists are pretty great!

For comparison, here are the Mountain states' Top 10, alongside the National Top 10:

	Mountain	National
1.	Liam	Noah
2.	Noah	Liam
3.	Oliver	William
4.	William	Mason
5.	Benjamin	James
6.	James	Benjamin
7.	Mason	Jacob
8.	Alexander	Michael
9.	Daniel	Elijah
10.	Michael	Ethan

	Mountain	National
1.	Emma	Emma
2.	Olivia	Olivia
3.	Sophia	Ava
4.	Mia	Sophia
5.	Isabella	Isabella
6.	Ava	Mia
7.	Charlotte	Charlotte
8.	Abigail	Abigail
9.	Harper	Emily
10.	Evelyn	Harper

Wow, there's really not much of a difference, is there, esp. with the girls! If you wish to see the entire Mountain Top 1000, it is here, on Google Sheets.

I then went looking for the most representative names of each state, that is, the names that are disproportionately common in that state compared to the entire country.
(in order to keep rare names from mucking up the stats, I did limit my analysis in this section to the top 2/5 or so of each state's list)

AZ: Rene, Guillermo, Alvaro, Jesus, Ismael (boys); Ariza, Meilani, Tatum, Romina, Scarlette (girls)
CO: Brecken, Augustine, Soren, Orion, Cassius (boys); Aspen, Emmaline, Juniper, Khaleesi, Sloan (girls)
ID: Bridger, Ridge, Stetson, Boston, Hank (boys); Oaklee, Oakley, Kimber, Aspen, Remington (girls)
MT: Bridger, Sterling, Colt, Rory, Arlo (boys); Oakley, Aspen, Ember, Finley, Sage (girls)
NV: Romeo, Royal, Angelo, Orion, Nikolai (boys); Roselyn, Zaniyah, Kenia, Chanel, Haylee (girls)
NM: Luciano, Uriah, Zachariah, Marcos, Emilio (boys); Zia, Estrella, Amaris, Avianna, Julissa (girls)
UT: Mckay, Hyrum, Stockton, Ammon, Dallin (boys); Navy, Afton, Bostyn, Oaklee, Indie (girls)
WY: Bridger, Corbin, Holden, Ryker, Jasper (boys); Oakley, Aspen, Sawyer, Brynlee, Piper (girls)

It's interesting; in the previous regional analyses it was pretty easy to tell what style of names are not fashionable, but here it just seems random! Among the least "Mountain Western" names are Darius, Braylen, Chris, Maurice, Kyleigh, Jaliyah, Lara, & Eileen. I guess the Mountain states are just much more eclectic in their tastes than the Southern and Pacific states. :)