There’s a lot that goes into choosing the perfect baby name. Obviously, you have to love the name, but you also have to choose the type of baby name you want. Do you want to choose an unusual name? Or a tried-and-true classic? Of course, everyone right now seems to be digging the oldies: Charlotte, Noah, Amelia, Liam. But what’s popular where you live? What are the names everyone can’t stop choosing?

Each year, the Social Security Administration (SSA) releases its list of the most popular names in the United States. The list comes from collected data from when parents apply for a Social Security card for their baby. The list of top names for 2021 didn’t have too many surprises. The names don’t tend to shift much from year-to-year, but sometimes we get a new name that enters the top ten list, and when you look at it retrospectively, you can see just how much baby name trends shift all the time.

Along with the most popular names, the SSA also releases data on the most popular baby names by state based on the same collected information. This year, the top names in each state made sense, and it makes it more clear why Olivia and Liam dominate the top baby boy and baby girl names list each year.

These are the top baby names by state for girls:

1. Alabama — Olivia
2. Alaska — Amelia
3. Arizona — Olivia
4. Arkansas — Olivia
5. California — Olivia
6. Colorado — Olivia
7. Connecticut — Olivia
8. Delaware — Charlotte
9. D.C. — Charlotte
10. Florida — Olivia
11. Georgia — Olivia
12. Hawaii — Olivia
13. Idaho — Olivia
14. Illinois — Olivia
15. Indiana — Charlotte
16. Iowa — Charlotte
17. Kansas — Olivia
18. Kentucky — Emma
19. Louisiana — Olivia
20. Maine — Charlotte
21. Maryland — Olivia
22. Massachusetts — Olivia
23. Michigan — Charlotte
24. Minnesota — Charlotte
25. Mississippi — Ava
26. Missouri — Olivia
27. Montana — Olivia
28. Nebraska — Olivia
29. Nevada — Olivia
30. New Hampshire — Olivia
31. New Jersey — Olivia
32. New Mexico — Mia
33. New York — Olivia
34. North Carolina — Olivia
35. North Dakota — Olivia
36. Ohio — Olivia
37. Oklahoma— Olivia
38. Oregon — Evelyn
39. Pennsylvania — Olivia
40. Rhode Island — Olivia
41. South Carolina — Olivia
42. South Dakota — Evelyn
43. Tennessee — Olivia
44. Texas — Olivia
45. Utah — Olivia
46. Vermont — Charlotte
47. Virginia — Charlotte
48. Washington — Olivia
49. West Virginia — Amelia
50. Wisconsin — Charlotte
51. Wyoming — Olivia

As you can clearly see, Olivia was the top baby girl name in 35 states, including Alabama, Maryland, and Utah. Oher takeaways are that, despite their overall popularity, Ava, Emma, and Mia were the top names in only one state each. Other names that made it in the top five names by state but didn’t become the most popular include Willow, Camila, and Harper.

These are the top baby names by state for boys:

1. Alabama — William
2. Alaska — Noah
3. Arizona — Liam
4. Arkansas — Liam
5. California — Noah
6. Colorado — Liam
7. Connecticut — Noah
8. Delaware — Liam
9. D.C. — Henry
10. Florida — Olivia
11. Georgia — Noah
12. Hawaii — Noah
13. Idaho — Oliver
14. Illinois — Noah
15. Indiana — Liam
16. Iowa — Oliver
17. Kansas — Liam
18. Kentucky — Liam
19. Louisiana — Liam
20. Maine — Oliver
21. Maryland — Liam
22. Massachusetts — Noah
23. Michigan — Noah
24. Minnesota — Oliver
25. Mississippi — William
26. Missouri — William
27. Montana — Oliver
28. Nebraska — Henry
29. Nevada — Liam
30. New Hampshire — Oliver
31. New Jersey — Liam
32. New Mexico — Noah
33. New York — Liam
34. North Carolina — Liam
35. North Dakota — Oliver
36. Ohio — Oliver
37. Oklahoma— Liam
38. Oregon — Oliver
39. Pennsylvania — Noah
40. Rhode Island — Liam
41. South Carolina — William
42. South Dakota — Henry
43. Tennessee — William
44. Texas — Liam
45. Utah — Oliver
46. Vermont — Henry
47. Virginia — Liam
48. Washington — Liam
49. West Virginia — Liam
50. Wisconsin — Oliver
51. Wyoming — Oliver

Liam, Oliver and Noah are obviously the baby boy names to beat, but some less popular stunners that made it to the top 5 names in different states include Hudson, Theodore, and Sebastian.