After parents make the big decision to have a child, one of the next biggest decisions they have to make is what to name their baby.
Like the clothes on our backs, names go in and out of fashion, so prospective parents are looking out to make sure their baby doesn't end up with a dated name.
The Social Security Administration (SSA) releases the most popular baby names for girls and boys across the US.
SSA data can also be broken down state by state, so parents can see the most popular names in their area.
Looking at the data for girl names, Olivia was a name that appeared again and again. It was the most popular name in 34 of the 50 US states.
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For the boys, on the other hand, Liam was very popular; number one in 20 states.
Some girl names were far more exclusive. Ava was the top name in just one state - Mississippi. The same was for Emma (Kentucky) and Mia (New Mexico).
For boys, there was a smaller amount of variation. Three states had Henry as the most popular name while four had William.
According to the SSA website: "They base their database on applications for Social Security card as of March 2022."
Here are the most popular names for girls and boys in each state
Alabama - Olivia, William
Alaska - Amelia, Noah
Arizona - Olivia, Liam
Arkansas - Olivia, Liam
California - Olivia, Noah
Colorado - Olivia, Liam
Connecticut - Olivia, Noah
Delaware - Charlotte, Liam
Florida - Olivia, Liam
Georgia - Olivia, Noah
Hawaii - Olivia, Noah
Idaho - Olivia, Oliver
Illinois - Olivia, Noah
Indiana - Charlotte, Liam
Iowa - Charlotte, Oliver
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Kansas - Olivia, Liam
Kentucky - Emma, Liam
Louisiana - Olivia, Liam
Maine - Charlotte, Oliver
Maryland - Olivia, Liam
Massachusetts - Olivia, Noah
Michigan - Charlotte, Noah
Minnesota - Charlotte, Oliver
Mississippi - Ava, William
Missouri - Olivia, Oliver
Montana - Olivia, Oliver
Nebraska - Olivia, Henry
Nevada - Olivia, Liam
New Hampshire - Olivia, Oliver
New Jersey - Olivia, Liam
New Mexico - Mia, Noah
New York - Olivia, Liam
North Carolina - Olivia, Liam
North Dakota - Olivia, Oliver
Ohio - Olivia, Oliver
Oklahoma - Olivia, Liam
Oregon - Evelyn, Oliver
Pennsylvania - Olivia, Noah
Rhode Island - Olivia, Liam
South Carolina - Olivia, William
South Dakota - Evelyn, Henry
Tennessee - Olivia, William
Texas - Olivia, Liam
Utah - Olivia, Oliver
Vermont - Charlotte, Henry
Virginia - Charlotte, Liam
Washington - Olivia, Liam
West Virginia - Amelia, Liam
Wisconsin - Charlotte, Oliver
Wyoming - Olivia, Oliver