FastNamesMost Popular Baby Names in Maine
In 2025, Charlotte was the most popular girls' name in Maine, given to 89 babies, and Theodore was the top boys' name with 83. Nationally, Olivia and Liam were on top.
Social Security counted 3,115 girls and 3,844 boys born in Maine that year under names given to at least five babies there.
Top 100 names in Maine, 2025
| Rank | Name | Babies | vs 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Charlotte | 89 | same |
| 2 | Amelia | 45 | up 5 |
| 3 | Eleanor | 45 | up 1 |
| 4 | Violet | 44 | up 22 |
| 5 | Harper | 43 | up 7 |
| 6 | Evelyn | 40 | down 3 |
| 7 | Lucy | 39 | up 7 |
| 8 | Olivia | 39 | down 6 |
| 9 | Grace | 37 | up 2 |
| 10 | Ivy | 36 | up 10 |
| 11 | Hazel | 34 | down 3 |
| 12 | Sophia | 34 | down 6 |
| 13 | Willow | 34 | up 6 |
| 14 | Nora | 33 | down 5 |
| 15 | Lillian | 32 | up 23 |
| 16 | Emma | 31 | down 11 |
| 17 | Isla | 31 | up 6 |
| 18 | Maeve | 31 | up 12 |
| 19 | Lainey | 30 | up 17 |
| 20 | Isabella | 27 | up 60 |
| 21 | Abigail | 26 | up 32 |
| 22 | Eloise | 26 | up 19 |
| 23 | Layla | 26 | up 21 |
| 24 | Josie | 25 | up 18 |
| 25 | Penelope | 25 | down 10 |
| 26 | Josephine | 24 | up 1 |
| 27 | Chloe | 22 | down 9 |
| 28 | Clara | 22 | up 26 |
| 29 | Elizabeth | 22 | down 1 |
| 30 | Scarlett | 22 | up 1 |
| 31 | Alice | 21 | up 3 |
| 32 | Iris | 21 | up 17 |
| 33 | Lily | 21 | down 11 |
| 34 | Aurora | 20 | down 18 |
| 35 | Ella | 20 | down 22 |
| 36 | Lydia | 20 | up 28 |
| 37 | Natalie | 20 | down 12 |
| 38 | Vivian | 20 | up 8 |
| 39 | Ava | 19 | down 18 |
| 40 | Hadley | 19 | down 11 |
| 41 | Kinsley | 19 | up 11 |
| 42 | Avery | 18 | down 25 |
| 43 | Madelyn | 18 | up 2 |
| 44 | Millie | 18 | up 6 |
| 45 | Daisy | 17 | up 41 |
| 46 | Emilia | 17 | up 11 |
| 47 | Mia | 17 | down 23 |
| 48 | Paisley | 17 | up 19 |
| 49 | Quinn | 17 | up 12 |
| 50 | Ayla | 16 | new |
| 51 | Charlie | 16 | up 79 |
| 52 | Ellie | 16 | down 17 |
| 53 | Mabel | 16 | up 12 |
| 54 | Phoebe | 16 | up 6 |
| 55 | Sophie | 16 | down 4 |
| 56 | Stella | 16 | up 20 |
| 57 | Addison | 15 | down 47 |
| 58 | Aria | 15 | down 15 |
| 59 | Claire | 15 | down 19 |
| 60 | Cora | 15 | up 40 |
| 61 | Delilah | 15 | down 6 |
| 62 | Emerson | 15 | up 16 |
| 63 | Lennon | 15 | up 51 |
| 64 | Lyla | 15 | up 43 |
| 65 | Parker | 15 | up 51 |
| 66 | Sadie | 15 | up 18 |
| 67 | Sloane | 15 | new |
| 68 | Juniper | 14 | down 10 |
| 69 | Kennedy | 14 | up 20 |
| 70 | Nova | 14 | down 31 |
| 71 | Piper | 14 | up 12 |
| 72 | Rose | 14 | up 131 |
| 73 | Adeline | 13 | down 40 |
| 74 | Audrey | 13 | up 11 |
| 75 | Eva | 13 | up 105 |
| 76 | Hallie | 13 | up 3 |
| 77 | Madeline | 13 | down 40 |
| 78 | Riley | 13 | down 9 |
| 79 | River | 13 | up 15 |
| 80 | Ruby | 13 | up 59 |
| 81 | Sage | 13 | up 161 |
| 82 | Eden | 12 | down 26 |
| 83 | Elowyn | 12 | up 95 |
| 84 | Emersyn | 12 | up 64 |
| 85 | Everly | 12 | up 19 |
| 86 | Freya | 12 | down 13 |
| 87 | Luna | 12 | down 28 |
| 88 | Margot | 12 | up 3 |
| 89 | Olive | 12 | up 3 |
| 90 | Peyton | 12 | up 48 |
| 91 | Delaney | 11 | up 83 |
| 92 | Frances | 11 | up 21 |
| 93 | Jane | 11 | new |
| 94 | Raelynn | 11 | down 26 |
| 95 | Vivienne | 11 | up 68 |
| 96 | Ada | 10 | up 25 |
| 97 | Anna | 10 | down 1 |
| 98 | Annie | 10 | new |
| 99 | Blair | 10 | up 115 |
| 100 | Caroline | 10 | down 2 |
| Rank | Name | Babies | vs 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Theodore | 83 | up 1 |
| 2 | Oliver | 77 | down 1 |
| 3 | Henry | 66 | same |
| 4 | Noah | 54 | up 2 |
| 5 | Levi | 53 | up 7 |
| 6 | Wesley | 46 | up 9 |
| 7 | Jack | 44 | down 3 |
| 8 | James | 43 | same |
| 9 | William | 43 | up 5 |
| 10 | Bennett | 41 | up 11 |
| 11 | Hudson | 41 | same |
| 12 | Liam | 41 | down 3 |
| 13 | Benjamin | 38 | up 18 |
| 14 | Lucas | 38 | up 6 |
| 15 | Mason | 38 | up 30 |
| 16 | Owen | 38 | down 11 |
| 17 | Lincoln | 36 | down 10 |
| 18 | Charles | 35 | up 16 |
| 19 | Thomas | 35 | down 3 |
| 20 | Miles | 34 | up 7 |
| 21 | Weston | 32 | up 12 |
| 22 | Wyatt | 32 | down 9 |
| 23 | Everett | 31 | up 12 |
| 24 | Leo | 31 | down 1 |
| 25 | Nolan | 31 | up 14 |
| 26 | Rowan | 31 | up 11 |
| 27 | Sawyer | 31 | up 20 |
| 28 | Silas | 31 | up 30 |
| 29 | Beau | 30 | up 1 |
| 30 | Colton | 30 | up 23 |
| 31 | Luca | 30 | down 2 |
| 32 | Asher | 29 | down 15 |
| 33 | Elijah | 29 | up 9 |
| 34 | Jackson | 29 | down 16 |
| 35 | Arthur | 28 | up 27 |
| 36 | Cooper | 28 | down 4 |
| 37 | Joseph | 28 | up 27 |
| 38 | Carter | 27 | down 28 |
| 39 | Harrison | 27 | up 4 |
| 40 | Michael | 27 | up 42 |
| 41 | Parker | 26 | up 16 |
| 42 | Easton | 24 | up 12 |
| 43 | Jasper | 24 | up 32 |
| 44 | Ezra | 23 | down 6 |
| 45 | John | 23 | down 1 |
| 46 | Grayson | 22 | down 24 |
| 47 | Eli | 21 | up 37 |
| 48 | Waylon | 21 | down 23 |
| 49 | Emmett | 20 | up 6 |
| 50 | Gabriel | 20 | down 1 |
| 51 | Jameson | 20 | down 15 |
| 52 | Logan | 20 | down 33 |
| 53 | Maverick | 20 | down 27 |
| 54 | Brooks | 19 | down 2 |
| 55 | Callum | 19 | up 11 |
| 56 | Calvin | 19 | down 15 |
| 57 | Colter | 19 | up 129 |
| 58 | Greyson | 19 | up 56 |
| 59 | Myles | 19 | up 13 |
| 60 | Walker | 19 | down 1 |
| 61 | Archer | 18 | up 51 |
| 62 | Chase | 18 | up 118 |
| 63 | George | 18 | down 7 |
| 64 | Griffin | 18 | up 51 |
| 65 | Roman | 18 | up 13 |
| 66 | Alexander | 17 | down 1 |
| 67 | August | 17 | up 12 |
| 68 | Bentley | 17 | down 5 |
| 69 | Daniel | 17 | down 29 |
| 70 | Elliot | 17 | up 52 |
| 71 | Finn | 17 | up 32 |
| 72 | Graham | 17 | up 14 |
| 73 | Tucker | 17 | up 195 |
| 74 | Andrew | 16 | up 80 |
| 75 | Arlo | 16 | down 2 |
| 76 | Atlas | 16 | down 16 |
| 77 | Jonah | 16 | up 85 |
| 78 | Joshua | 16 | up 10 |
| 79 | Julian | 16 | up 2 |
| 80 | Malcolm | 16 | down 3 |
| 81 | Samuel | 16 | down 57 |
| 82 | Adam | 15 | up 29 |
| 83 | Beckett | 15 | down 32 |
| 84 | Cameron | 15 | down 56 |
| 85 | Dawson | 15 | up 8 |
| 86 | Declan | 15 | down 38 |
| 87 | Luke | 15 | down 26 |
| 88 | River | 15 | up 84 |
| 89 | Theo | 15 | up 2 |
| 90 | Vincent | 15 | up 20 |
| 91 | Aiden | 14 | up 42 |
| 92 | Anthony | 14 | up 63 |
| 93 | Charlie | 14 | down 26 |
| 94 | Elias | 14 | down 26 |
| 95 | Finley | 14 | up 44 |
| 96 | Hunter | 14 | down 2 |
| 97 | Matthew | 14 | down 26 |
| 98 | Milo | 14 | down 48 |
| 99 | Riley | 14 | up 167 |
| 100 | Sullivan | 14 | up 17 |
Names Maine likes more than the rest of the country
From 2021 to 2025, these names made up a much bigger share of babies in Maine than they did nationally. The number is how many times the national rate. At the top: Esme, Phoebe and Octavia for girls, and Finnegan, Finley and Sullivan for boys.
Girls
- Esme: 5.8× (53 babies)
- Phoebe: 5.1× (75 babies)
- Octavia: 5× (54 babies)
- Mabel: 4.9× (55 babies)
- Maeve: 4.8× (131 babies)
- Freya: 4.5× (83 babies)
- Hadley: 4× (92 babies)
- Vivian: 3.9× (110 babies)
- Piper: 3.9× (83 babies)
- Lydia: 3.7× (99 babies)
Boys
- Finnegan: 7.4× (56 babies)
- Finley: 5.3× (70 babies)
- Sullivan: 5.1× (55 babies)
- Sawyer: 4.6× (152 babies)
- Malcolm: 4.4× (58 babies)
- Reid: 4.4× (54 babies)
- Bentley: 4.2× (95 babies)
- Griffin: 3.8× (70 babies)
- Calvin: 3.5× (101 babies)
- Wesley: 3.4× (184 babies)
Every number one since 1910
The longest reign for girls in Maine belongs to Mary, at number one from 1912 to 1931. For boys, it's Robert, from 1920 to 1938.
Girls
- Charlotte: 2023–2025
- Evelyn: 2022
- Charlotte: 2017–2021
- Emma: 2014–2016
- Sophia: 2013
- Emma: 2008–2012
- Madison: 2007
- Emma: 2003–2006
- Emily: 1993–2002
- Ashley: 1986–1992
- Jessica: 1980–1985
- Jennifer: 1970–1979
- Lisa: 1962–1969
- Susan: 1954–1961
- Linda: 1943–1953
- Mary: 1942
- Judith: 1941
- Patricia: 1938–1940
- Mary: 1936–1937
- Shirley: 1935
- Mary: 1933–1934
- Barbara: 1932
- Mary: 1912–1931
- Dorothy: 1911
- Mary: 1910
Boys
- Theodore: 2025
- Oliver: 2024
- Theodore: 2023
- Oliver: 2017–2022
- Liam: 2013–2016
- Mason: 2011–2012
- Owen: 2010
- Noah: 2009
- Jacob: 2008
- Ethan: 2007
- Jacob: 1997–2006
- Tyler: 1993–1996
- Nicholas: 1992
- Joshua: 1987–1991
- Matthew: 1986
- Christopher: 1984–1985
- Matthew: 1981–1983
- Christopher: 1980
- Jason: 1973–1979
- Christopher: 1972
- Michael: 1964–1971
- David: 1960–1963
- Michael: 1953–1959
- David: 1952
- Michael: 1951
- Robert: 1940–1950
- Richard: 1939
- Robert: 1920–1938
- John: 1918–1919
- Robert: 1916–1917
- John: 1910–1915
Top five names by decade
| Decade | Girls | Boys |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | Charlotte, Olivia, Evelyn, Amelia, Harper | Oliver, Theodore, Henry, Owen, Jack |
| 2010s | Emma, Olivia, Charlotte, Sophia, Ava | Liam, Mason, Owen, William, Benjamin |
| 2000s | Emma, Emily, Abigail, Madison, Olivia | Jacob, Ethan, Benjamin, Noah, Nicholas |
| 1990s | Emily, Ashley, Sarah, Samantha, Jessica | Matthew, Nicholas, Tyler, Joshua, Jacob |
| 1980s | Jessica, Amanda, Jennifer, Sarah, Ashley | Matthew, Christopher, Michael, Joshua, Ryan |
| 1970s | Jennifer, Amy, Melissa, Michelle, Heather | Michael, Jason, Christopher, David, Matthew |
| 1960s | Lisa, Susan, Karen, Mary, Tammy | Michael, David, John, Robert, James |
| 1950s | Linda, Susan, Deborah, Mary, Patricia | Michael, David, Robert, John, Richard |
| 1940s | Linda, Mary, Patricia, Nancy, Sandra | Robert, Richard, John, David, James |
| 1930s | Mary, Patricia, Barbara, Joan, Shirley | Robert, Richard, John, Donald, William |
| 1920s | Mary, Dorothy, Barbara, Ruth, Margaret | Robert, John, Richard, William, George |
| 1910s | Mary, Dorothy, Ruth, Helen, Margaret | John, Robert, George, William, Charles |
See every state or the national list for 2025.
Source: Social Security Administration, baby names by state, data through 2025. Names given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a state in a year aren't published, so totals are a little lower than actual births.