Most Popular Baby Names in Wisconsin

In 2025, Charlotte was the most popular girls' name in Wisconsin, given to 282 babies, and Oliver was the top boys' name with 336. Nationally, Olivia and Liam were on top.

Social Security counted 20,258 girls and 23,432 boys born in Wisconsin that year under names given to at least five babies there.

Top 100 names in Wisconsin, 2025

Top girls' names in Wisconsin, 2025
Rank	Name	Babies	vs 2024
1	Charlotte	282	same
2	Eleanor	195	up 4
3	Sophia	195	up 6
4	Evelyn	194	down 1
5	Emma	192	same
6	Amelia	186	down 2
7	Nora	185	up 1
8	Olivia	182	down 6
9	Violet	172	down 2
10	Lainey	162	same
11	Harper	158	same
12	Ava	147	up 3
13	Lucy	135	up 12
14	Hazel	125	down 2
15	Ivy	124	up 5
16	Ella	117	up 8
17	Isla	117	same
18	Lily	115	up 4
19	Josephine	113	up 18
20	Penelope	111	up 11
21	Ellie	110	up 5
22	Mia	110	down 9
23	Scarlett	109	down 9
24	Isabella	108	down 8
25	Grace	106	up 2
26	Elizabeth	103	down 7
27	Eloise	99	up 2
28	Willow	98	down 7
29	Aurora	95	down 6
30	Layla	95	up 6
31	Clara	94	up 12
32	Lillian	93	up 2
33	Chloe	90	down 3
34	Millie	89	up 44
35	Nova	89	down 17
36	Sofia	89	down 1
37	Maeve	87	up 15
38	Aria	86	up 1
39	Avery	84	up 10
40	Eliana	83	down 8
41	Ailany	82	up 215
42	Quinn	82	down 1
43	Stella	82	up 5
44	Adeline	81	down 6
45	Elena	81	up 26
46	Josie	80	up 18
47	Riley	80	up 38
48	Vivian	80	down 15
49	Elsie	76	up 14
50	Claire	75	up 9
51	Luna	73	down 23
52	Sadie	73	up 1
53	Sophie	73	up 16
54	Delilah	72	down 8
55	Paisley	72	up 5
56	Cora	68	down 1
57	Gianna	68	down 13
58	Mila	68	down 13
59	Ruby	68	down 3
60	Zoe	68	up 10
61	Emily	67	up 14
62	Kinsley	67	down 20
63	Naomi	66	down 2
64	Natalie	66	up 3
65	Audrey	65	down 7
66	Iris	65	up 75
67	Alice	64	up 29
68	Hannah	64	same
69	Lydia	64	down 3
70	Margaret	64	up 42
71	Zoey	64	down 14
72	Addison	63	down 18
73	Eden	62	down 22
74	Kennedy	61	down 24
75	Cecilia	59	up 19
76	Emilia	59	up 21
77	Abigail	58	down 15
78	Emery	58	up 17
79	Hadley	57	up 1
80	Madelyn	57	down 33
81	Rylee	57	same
82	Juniper	56	up 1
83	Lyla	56	up 8
84	Oaklynn	55	up 30
85	Maya	54	up 3
86	Autumn	53	up 7
87	Georgia	53	up 30
88	Madeline	53	down 23
89	Madison	53	down 16
90	Athena	52	up 31
91	Margot	52	up 52
92	Brooklyn	51	down 13
93	Daisy	50	down 19
94	Freya	50	down 22
95	Lennon	50	down 18
96	Lucia	50	up 87
97	Wrenley	50	down 11
98	Callie	49	up 82
99	Camila	49	down 59
100	Everly	48	down 24

Top boys' names in Wisconsin, 2025
Rank	Name	Babies	vs 2024
1	Oliver	336	same
2	Theodore	323	up 2
3	Henry	307	down 1
4	Liam	274	down 1
5	Noah	245	same
6	Hudson	209	up 4
7	Jack	201	up 4
8	James	199	down 2
9	Cooper	197	up 17
10	Levi	194	down 2
11	William	193	down 2
12	Owen	192	down 5
13	Bennett	191	same
14	Wesley	172	up 4
15	Leo	169	down 3
16	Benjamin	165	up 8
17	Lucas	158	down 2
18	Elijah	150	up 3
19	Wyatt	141	down 5
20	Brooks	136	down 1
21	Lincoln	135	up 4
22	Jackson	133	down 5
23	Asher	132	down 3
24	Grayson	129	up 8
25	Maverick	128	down 9
26	Miles	128	up 5
27	Samuel	126	up 6
28	Beau	123	down 6
29	Luca	123	up 6
30	Waylon	123	up 10
31	John	122	up 16
32	Mason	117	down 4
33	Weston	117	up 8
34	Everett	115	up 11
35	Mateo	115	down 8
36	Carter	113	down 7
37	Charles	113	up 2
38	August	111	up 5
39	Cameron	110	down 1
40	Myles	110	up 14
41	Arthur	109	up 17
42	Joseph	107	up 4
43	Graham	105	up 14
44	Thomas	105	down 7
45	Archer	104	up 4
46	Sebastian	101	up 4
47	Emmett	99	down 5
48	Nolan	98	down 12
49	Luke	97	up 11
50	Alexander	95	up 2
51	Michael	94	down 21
52	Roman	94	up 21
53	Caleb	91	same
54	Elias	90	up 7
55	Ethan	90	up 1
56	Ezra	90	down 33
57	Rowan	90	up 10
58	Vincent	89	down 3
59	Daniel	88	down 15
60	Isaac	88	up 21
61	Callum	87	up 53
62	Gabriel	87	up 2
63	Logan	87	down 29
64	Silas	87	up 7
65	Theo	87	down 14
66	Julian	84	up 4
67	Matthew	84	up 19
68	Sawyer	84	up 6
69	Beckett	83	down 6
70	Calvin	82	down 1
71	David	80	down 12
72	Anthony	75	down 10
73	Arlo	75	up 2
74	Atlas	74	up 47
75	Dylan	73	up 1
76	Easton	73	up 6
77	Parker	73	up 7
78	Tucker	73	up 53
79	Walker	73	down 11
80	Andrew	72	up 22
81	Eli	72	down 9
82	Ezekiel	72	down 5
83	Jacob	70	up 7
84	Joshua	70	up 3
85	Colter	69	up 62
86	Colton	69	down 6
87	George	67	up 10
88	Santiago	67	up 18
89	Harrison	66	down 11
90	Josiah	65	down 24
91	Aiden	64	down 43
92	Harvey	64	up 34
93	Charlie	63	up 14
94	Jameson	63	up 11
95	Micah	63	up 3
96	Callahan	62	up 104
97	Jonah	62	up 20
98	Landon	62	down 7
99	Carson	61	up 4
100	Isaiah	60	down 17

Names Wisconsin likes more than the rest of the country

From 2021 to 2025, these names made up a much bigger share of babies in Wisconsin than they did nationally. The number is how many times the national rate. At the top: Luella, Loretta and Greta for girls, and Croix, Jordy and Brecken for boys.

Girls

Luella: 5.5× (106 babies)
Loretta: 5.2× (127 babies)
Greta: 4.5× (88 babies)
Etta: 4.3× (75 babies)
Ida: 4× (55 babies)
Lettie: 3.8× (59 babies)
Ingrid: 3.6× (52 babies)
Lenora: 3.3× (78 babies)
Sylvia: 3.2× (161 babies)
Berkley: 3.2× (67 babies)

Boys

Croix: 13.2× (51 babies)
Jordy: 6.6× (83 babies)
Brecken: 5.2× (75 babies)
Cashton: 5.2× (71 babies)
Henrik: 4.3× (70 babies)
Leroy: 3.8× (71 babies)
Lyle: 3.8× (54 babies)
Huxley: 3.7× (107 babies)
Sullivan: 3.5× (228 babies)
Otto: 3.4× (266 babies)

Every number one since 1910

The longest reign for girls in Wisconsin belongs to Mary, at number one from 1925 to 1948. For boys, it's Robert, from 1917 to 1940.

Girls

Charlotte: 2020–2025
Olivia: 2019
Evelyn: 2018
Olivia: 2016–2017
Emma: 2015
Olivia: 2014
Emma: 2012–2013
Sophia: 2011
Olivia: 2009–2010
Ava: 2006–2008
Emma: 2003–2005
Emily: 1995–2002
Samantha: 1994
Ashley: 1987–1993
Amanda: 1985–1986
Jennifer: 1970–1984
Lisa: 1964–1969
Mary: 1950–1963
Linda: 1949
Mary: 1925–1948
Dorothy: 1915–1924
Helen: 1914
Mary: 1910–1913

Boys

Oliver: 2024–2025
Theodore: 2023
Henry: 2022
Oliver: 2018–2021
Henry: 2017
Oliver: 2015–2016
Mason: 2014
Liam: 2013
Mason: 2010–2012
Ethan: 2005–2009
Jacob: 1993–2004
Michael: 1984–1992
Matthew: 1983
Michael: 1978–1982
Jason: 1973–1977
Michael: 1962–1972
David: 1959–1961
Michael: 1956–1958
David: 1955
Michael: 1951–1954
James: 1941–1950
Robert: 1917–1940
John: 1910–1916

Top five names by decade

Most popular names in Wisconsin by decade
Decade	Girls	Boys
2020s	Charlotte, Olivia, Evelyn, Emma, Amelia	Oliver, Henry, Liam, Theodore, Noah
2010s	Olivia, Emma, Ava, Sophia, Evelyn	Mason, Liam, William, Owen, Henry
2000s	Emma, Emily, Olivia, Abigail, Hannah	Jacob, Ethan, Logan, Alexander, Tyler
1990s	Emily, Samantha, Ashley, Jessica, Amanda	Jacob, Michael, Tyler, Matthew, Nicholas
1980s	Jennifer, Amanda, Jessica, Sarah, Nicole	Michael, Matthew, Joshua, Andrew, Ryan
1970s	Jennifer, Amy, Michelle, Lisa, Melissa	Michael, Jason, Christopher, David, Brian
1960s	Lisa, Mary, Susan, Julie, Lori	Michael, David, John, James, Mark
1950s	Mary, Susan, Linda, Debra, Patricia	Michael, David, James, John, Robert
1940s	Mary, Barbara, Judith, Patricia, Carol	James, Robert, John, Richard, David
1930s	Mary, Patricia, Carol, Barbara, Shirley	Robert, James, Richard, Donald, John
1920s	Mary, Dorothy, Betty, Ruth, Helen	Robert, John, Donald, William, James
1910s	Dorothy, Mary, Helen, Margaret, Ruth	John, Robert, William, George, Edward

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.