FastNamesMost Popular Baby Names in Ohio
In 2025, Charlotte was the most popular girls' name in Ohio, given to 551 babies, and Oliver was the top boys' name with 653. Nationally, Olivia and Liam were on top.
Social Security counted 47,271 girls and 52,533 boys born in Ohio that year under names given to at least five babies there.
Top 100 names in Ohio, 2025
| Rank | Name | Babies | vs 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Charlotte | 551 | same |
| 2 | Amelia | 482 | same |
| 3 | Sophia | 464 | up 2 |
| 4 | Evelyn | 420 | same |
| 5 | Olivia | 392 | down 2 |
| 6 | Eleanor | 376 | up 1 |
| 7 | Emma | 362 | down 1 |
| 8 | Lainey | 334 | up 2 |
| 9 | Violet | 329 | up 2 |
| 10 | Nora | 301 | down 1 |
| 11 | Harper | 288 | down 3 |
| 12 | Aurora | 287 | up 1 |
| 13 | Ava | 281 | down 1 |
| 14 | Mia | 279 | up 5 |
| 15 | Isabella | 270 | down 1 |
| 16 | Hazel | 261 | down 1 |
| 17 | Penelope | 258 | up 8 |
| 18 | Scarlett | 251 | up 12 |
| 19 | Isla | 243 | up 8 |
| 20 | Ellie | 241 | down 4 |
| 21 | Elizabeth | 234 | down 4 |
| 22 | Lucy | 233 | down 2 |
| 23 | Avery | 230 | same |
| 24 | Willow | 229 | same |
| 25 | Ivy | 228 | down 7 |
| 26 | Josephine | 220 | up 5 |
| 27 | Lily | 217 | up 10 |
| 28 | Nova | 217 | down 6 |
| 29 | Ella | 205 | down 8 |
| 30 | Lillian | 202 | down 2 |
| 31 | Aria | 201 | down 5 |
| 32 | Vivian | 201 | up 2 |
| 33 | Eloise | 200 | up 10 |
| 34 | Layla | 193 | down 1 |
| 35 | Eliana | 185 | up 6 |
| 36 | Grace | 185 | up 4 |
| 37 | Riley | 183 | up 1 |
| 38 | Naomi | 180 | up 6 |
| 39 | Paisley | 180 | down 7 |
| 40 | Delilah | 178 | up 2 |
| 41 | Clara | 176 | up 7 |
| 42 | Chloe | 173 | down 13 |
| 43 | Sadie | 172 | up 2 |
| 44 | Gianna | 168 | down 8 |
| 45 | Iris | 165 | up 22 |
| 46 | Maeve | 163 | up 8 |
| 47 | Stella | 163 | up 4 |
| 48 | Abigail | 160 | up 7 |
| 49 | Sofia | 158 | down 3 |
| 50 | Kinsley | 150 | up 19 |
| 51 | Luna | 148 | down 16 |
| 52 | Lydia | 147 | up 6 |
| 53 | Quinn | 147 | same |
| 54 | Claire | 143 | down 7 |
| 55 | Ruby | 143 | down 3 |
| 56 | Daisy | 141 | up 9 |
| 57 | Mila | 140 | down 7 |
| 58 | Emery | 137 | up 13 |
| 59 | Emily | 136 | up 1 |
| 60 | Millie | 136 | up 12 |
| 61 | Sophie | 135 | up 26 |
| 62 | Eden | 133 | up 4 |
| 63 | Josie | 133 | down 24 |
| 64 | Addison | 132 | down 15 |
| 65 | Emersyn | 131 | up 44 |
| 66 | Adeline | 130 | down 3 |
| 67 | Zoey | 129 | up 3 |
| 68 | Oaklynn | 128 | down 9 |
| 69 | Audrey | 124 | up 6 |
| 70 | Elliana | 124 | up 20 |
| 71 | Hannah | 123 | down 14 |
| 72 | Oakley | 123 | up 23 |
| 73 | Emilia | 122 | down 12 |
| 74 | Raelynn | 119 | down 6 |
| 75 | Parker | 116 | up 21 |
| 76 | Cora | 115 | down 14 |
| 77 | Kennedy | 115 | up 20 |
| 78 | Madelyn | 115 | up 6 |
| 79 | Lyla | 114 | same |
| 80 | Cecilia | 113 | up 31 |
| 81 | Zoe | 113 | up 17 |
| 82 | Georgia | 112 | down 9 |
| 83 | Rylee | 112 | up 20 |
| 84 | Elena | 111 | down 7 |
| 85 | Gabriella | 111 | up 3 |
| 86 | Juniper | 111 | up 15 |
| 87 | Wrenley | 110 | down 7 |
| 88 | Margaret | 109 | up 22 |
| 89 | Elsie | 107 | up 16 |
| 90 | Madison | 107 | down 34 |
| 91 | Emerson | 106 | down 15 |
| 92 | Leah | 106 | down 9 |
| 93 | Eliza | 103 | down 1 |
| 94 | Madeline | 103 | up 21 |
| 95 | Caroline | 102 | down 4 |
| 96 | Maya | 102 | down 15 |
| 97 | Ailany | 101 | up 354 |
| 98 | Everly | 101 | down 16 |
| 99 | Alice | 99 | down 35 |
| 100 | Natalie | 99 | down 15 |
| Rank | Name | Babies | vs 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oliver | 653 | same |
| 2 | Theodore | 611 | up 1 |
| 3 | Noah | 551 | down 1 |
| 4 | Henry | 543 | up 1 |
| 5 | Liam | 530 | down 1 |
| 6 | Hudson | 455 | up 1 |
| 7 | William | 431 | up 3 |
| 8 | James | 403 | down 2 |
| 9 | Elijah | 393 | same |
| 10 | Jack | 389 | up 3 |
| 11 | Cooper | 355 | up 14 |
| 12 | Lincoln | 343 | up 5 |
| 13 | Lucas | 342 | down 5 |
| 14 | Benjamin | 336 | up 2 |
| 15 | Owen | 335 | down 3 |
| 16 | Levi | 331 | up 5 |
| 17 | Michael | 324 | up 3 |
| 18 | Leo | 315 | up 1 |
| 19 | Wyatt | 305 | down 5 |
| 20 | Bennett | 291 | up 15 |
| 21 | Luca | 291 | up 12 |
| 22 | Asher | 288 | down 7 |
| 23 | Jackson | 287 | up 5 |
| 24 | Carter | 285 | down 2 |
| 25 | Grayson | 285 | down 14 |
| 26 | Waylon | 281 | same |
| 27 | Thomas | 280 | up 12 |
| 28 | Weston | 277 | up 14 |
| 29 | Joseph | 268 | up 1 |
| 30 | Samuel | 260 | down 12 |
| 31 | Wesley | 258 | up 9 |
| 32 | Ezra | 256 | down 9 |
| 33 | Roman | 255 | up 5 |
| 34 | John | 251 | down 3 |
| 35 | Maverick | 248 | down 11 |
| 36 | Luke | 247 | down 9 |
| 37 | Mason | 241 | down 8 |
| 38 | Rowan | 237 | down 4 |
| 39 | Elias | 235 | up 11 |
| 40 | Beau | 233 | up 8 |
| 41 | Charles | 231 | up 2 |
| 42 | Everett | 229 | up 15 |
| 43 | Silas | 224 | up 8 |
| 44 | Brooks | 223 | up 1 |
| 45 | Nolan | 220 | down 1 |
| 46 | Miles | 216 | down 14 |
| 47 | Myles | 216 | down 10 |
| 48 | Walker | 215 | up 13 |
| 49 | Cameron | 208 | down 3 |
| 50 | Alexander | 207 | down 9 |
| 51 | Daniel | 206 | down 15 |
| 52 | Graham | 203 | up 15 |
| 53 | David | 199 | down 4 |
| 54 | Ethan | 191 | up 4 |
| 55 | Logan | 187 | down 3 |
| 56 | Isaac | 184 | down 9 |
| 57 | Archer | 182 | up 9 |
| 58 | Atlas | 180 | up 48 |
| 59 | Gabriel | 175 | down 6 |
| 60 | Jacob | 175 | down 5 |
| 61 | Andrew | 174 | up 2 |
| 62 | Isaiah | 172 | down 8 |
| 63 | Matthew | 172 | down 7 |
| 64 | Parker | 171 | same |
| 65 | Braxton | 169 | up 19 |
| 66 | Vincent | 168 | down 1 |
| 67 | Josiah | 167 | up 10 |
| 68 | Julian | 165 | up 22 |
| 69 | Mateo | 163 | down 7 |
| 70 | August | 162 | up 10 |
| 71 | Anthony | 161 | down 3 |
| 72 | Easton | 154 | up 9 |
| 73 | Calvin | 153 | up 13 |
| 74 | Carson | 153 | same |
| 75 | Sawyer | 152 | up 22 |
| 76 | Joshua | 149 | down 5 |
| 77 | Caleb | 148 | down 7 |
| 78 | Callum | 148 | up 62 |
| 79 | Micah | 148 | down 6 |
| 80 | Landon | 145 | up 7 |
| 81 | Colton | 142 | down 22 |
| 82 | Sebastian | 140 | same |
| 83 | Adam | 139 | up 17 |
| 84 | Aiden | 139 | down 5 |
| 85 | Arthur | 139 | up 3 |
| 86 | Jayden | 139 | up 26 |
| 87 | Robert | 138 | down 18 |
| 88 | Theo | 136 | up 4 |
| 89 | Emmett | 135 | same |
| 90 | Beckett | 134 | up 20 |
| 91 | Dawson | 134 | same |
| 92 | Dean | 134 | up 62 |
| 93 | Christopher | 133 | down 17 |
| 94 | Jonah | 133 | up 1 |
| 95 | Ezekiel | 131 | down 20 |
| 96 | Jeremiah | 130 | up 34 |
| 97 | Dylan | 128 | up 4 |
| 98 | Elliot | 127 | up 6 |
| 99 | Xavier | 127 | up 25 |
| 100 | Declan | 126 | up 19 |
Names Ohio likes more than the rest of the country
From 2021 to 2025, these names made up a much bigger share of babies in Ohio than they did nationally. The number is how many times the national rate. At the top: Bexley, Kari and Kaylynn for girls, and Mouhamed, Muhammadali and Myron for boys.
Girls
- Bexley: 3.8× (156 babies)
- Kari: 3.6× (62 babies)
- Kaylynn: 3× (67 babies)
- Rylynn: 2.7× (61 babies)
- Rosalynn: 2.7× (52 babies)
- Carmella: 2.6× (62 babies)
- Lori: 2.6× (53 babies)
- Oaklynn: 2.5× (660 babies)
- Layne: 2.5× (89 babies)
- Raylynn: 2.5× (71 babies)
Boys
- Mouhamed: 5.6× (55 babies)
- Muhammadali: 4.5× (66 babies)
- Myron: 4× (59 babies)
- Lonnie: 3.6× (51 babies)
- Mahir: 3.1× (55 babies)
- Mohamed: 2.7× (229 babies)
- Branson: 2.6× (81 babies)
- Bentlee: 2.6× (56 babies)
- Colson: 2.5× (389 babies)
- Kyaire: 2.5× (147 babies)
Every number one since 1910
The longest reign for girls in Ohio belongs to Mary, at number one from 1910 to 1946. For boys, it's Michael, from 1964 to 1994.
Girls
- Charlotte: 2022–2025
- Olivia: 2019–2021
- Ava: 2018
- Emma: 2013–2017
- Sophia: 2012
- Emma: 2011
- Isabella: 2009–2010
- Ava: 2007–2008
- Emma: 2003–2006
- Madison: 2001–2002
- Hannah: 1999–2000
- Emily: 1995–1998
- Ashley: 1984–1994
- Jennifer: 1970–1983
- Lisa: 1962–1969
- Mary: 1956–1961
- Deborah: 1955
- Mary: 1954
- Deborah: 1953
- Linda: 1947–1952
- Mary: 1910–1946
Boys
- Oliver: 2021–2025
- Liam: 2013–2020
- Mason: 2011–2012
- Jacob: 1995–2010
- Michael: 1964–1994
- David: 1958–1963
- Michael: 1956–1957
- David: 1955
- Michael: 1953–1954
- James: 1952
- Robert: 1951
- James: 1948–1950
- Robert: 1947
- James: 1941–1946
- Robert: 1917–1940
- John: 1910–1916
Top five names by decade
| Decade | Girls | Boys |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | Charlotte, Amelia, Olivia, Sophia, Emma | Oliver, Liam, Noah, Theodore, Henry |
| 2010s | Emma, Ava, Olivia, Sophia, Isabella | Liam, Mason, Noah, William, Carter |
| 2000s | Madison, Emma, Olivia, Emily, Hannah | Jacob, Michael, Andrew, Ethan, Joshua |
| 1990s | Ashley, Emily, Jessica, Sarah, Brittany | Michael, Jacob, Matthew, Tyler, Joshua |
| 1980s | Jessica, Jennifer, Amanda, Ashley, Sarah | Michael, Matthew, Christopher, Joshua, David |
| 1970s | Jennifer, Amy, Michelle, Melissa, Angela | Michael, Jason, James, David, Christopher |
| 1960s | Lisa, Kimberly, Mary, Karen, Susan | Michael, David, James, John, Robert |
| 1950s | Mary, Linda, Deborah, Patricia, Susan | James, Michael, David, Robert, John |
| 1940s | Mary, Linda, Barbara, Patricia, Carol | James, Robert, John, William, David |
| 1930s | Mary, Barbara, Patricia, Betty, Shirley | Robert, James, John, Richard, William |
| 1920s | Mary, Betty, Dorothy, Helen, Ruth | Robert, John, William, James, Richard |
| 1910s | Mary, Helen, Dorothy, Ruth, Margaret | John, Robert, William, Charles, James |
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.