Most Popular Baby Names in Ohio (2025)
Charlotte and Oliver top the baby name charts in Ohio for 2025. 92,700 babies were given one of the 2,000 names the Social Security Administration ranks for the state, and names like Lincoln, Lainey, Braxton rank far higher here than they do nationally.
Names Ohio loves more than the rest of America
These names rank far higher in Ohio than they do nationally — the clearest signal of what makes naming here different.
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The multiplier compares the two ranks — 6.5× means the name sits 6.5 times higher up the list in Ohio than it does nationally.
Ohio vs the rest of the country
Each of Ohio's 10 most popular names, with where the same name ranks across the whole country. The bigger the gap, the more particular to Ohio the name is.
Rising fast in Ohio
Already in Ohio's top 100 and still climbing nationally — the names to watch.
What Ohio's favourite names are made of
Origins of the 100 most popular names in Ohio. English leads with 77 of the top 100.
Top 200 baby names in Ohio
The 200 most popular girls' and boys' names in Ohio for 2025, ranked by SSA state data. Switch between girls and boys.
- 1Charlotte
- 2Amelia
- 3Sophia
- 4Evelyn
- 5Olivia
- 6Eleanor
- 7Emma
- 8Lainey
- 9Violet
- 10Nora
- 11Harper
- 12Aurora
- 13Ava
- 14Mia
- 15Isabella
- 16Hazel
- 17Penelope
- 18Scarlett
- 19Isla
- 20Ellie
- 21Elizabeth
- 22Lucy
- 23Willow
- 24Ivy
- 25Josephine
- 26Lily
- 27Nova
- 28Ella
- 29Lillian
- 30Aria
- 31Vivian
- 32Eloise
- 33Layla
- 34Eliana
- 35Grace
- 36Naomi
- 37Paisley
- 38Delilah
- 39Clara
- 40Chloe
- 41Sadie
- 42Gianna
- 43Iris
- 44Maeve
- 45Stella
- 46Abigail
- 47Sofia
- 48Kinsley
- 49Luna
- 50Lydia
- 51Claire
- 52Ruby
- 53Daisy
- 54Mila
- 55Emery
- 56Emily
- 57Millie
- 58Sophie
- 59Eden
- 60Josie
- 61Addison
- 62Emersyn
- 63Adeline
- 64Zoey
- 65Oaklynn
- 66Audrey
- 67Elliana
- 68Hannah
- 69Emilia
- 70Raelynn
- 71Cora
- 72Kennedy
- 73Madelyn
- 74Lyla
- 75Cecilia
- 76Zoe
- 77Georgia
- 78Rylee
- 79Elena
- 80Gabriella
- 81Juniper
- 82Wrenley
- 83Margaret
- 84Elsie
- 85Madison
- 86Leah
- 87Eliza
- 88Madeline
- 89Caroline
- 90Maya
- 91Ailany
- 92Everly
- 93Alice
- 94Natalie
- 95Piper
- 96Ayla
- 97Margot
- 98Hadley
- 99June
- 100Magnolia
- 101Adalynn
- 102Maria
- 103Mary
- 104Savannah
- 105Aubrey
- 106Phoebe
- 107Callie
- 108Ember
- 109Everleigh
- 110Melody
- 111Amara
- 112Serenity
- 113Sloane
- 114Rosalie
- 115Autumn
- 116Leilani
- 117Lucia
- 118Anna
- 119Brooklyn
- 120Remi
- 121Rose
- 122Vivienne
- 123Amira
- 124Genevieve
- 125Sarah
- 126Annie
- 127Hallie
- 128Aaliyah
- 129Jade
- 130Molly
- 131Isabelle
- 132Hailey
- 133Lilah
- 134Valentina
- 135Alaina
- 136Lucille
- 137Camila
- 138Octavia
- 139Sienna
- 140Valerie
- 141Victoria
- 142Anastasia
- 143Blair
- 144Lila
- 145Myla
- 146Noelle
- 147Ruth
- 148Vera
- 149Eva
- 150Blakely
- 151Delaney
- 152Elaina
- 153Gemma
- 154Gwendolyn
- 155Bailey
- 156Freya
- 157Liliana
- 158Skylar
- 159Stevie
- 160Brynlee
- 161Julia
- 162Mabel
- 163Evelynn
- 164Olive
- 165Wren
- 166Athena
- 167Daphne
- 168Haven
- 169Mackenzie
- 170Nevaeh
- 171Katherine
- 172Maisie
- 173Sylvie
- 174Gracie
- 175Reagan
- 176Briella
- 177Miley
- 178Rosie
- 179Sylvia
- 180Wrenlee
- 181Ada
- 182Adaline
- 183Allison
- 1Oliver
- 2Theodore
- 3Noah
- 4Henry
- 5Liam
- 6Hudson
- 7William
- 8James
- 9Elijah
- 10Jack
- 11Cooper
- 12Lincoln
- 13Lucas
- 14Benjamin
- 15Owen
- 16Levi
- 17Michael
- 18Leo
- 19Wyatt
- 20Bennett
- 21Luca
- 22Asher
- 23Jackson
- 24Carter
- 25Grayson
- 26Waylon
- 27Thomas
- 28Weston
- 29Joseph
- 30Samuel
- 31Wesley
- 32Ezra
- 33Roman
- 34John
- 35Maverick
- 36Luke
- 37Mason
- 38Elias
- 39Beau
- 40Charles
- 41Everett
- 42Silas
- 43Brooks
- 44Nolan
- 45Miles
- 46Myles
- 47Walker
- 48Cameron
- 49Alexander
- 50Daniel
- 51Graham
- 52David
- 53Ethan
- 54Logan
- 55Isaac
- 56Archer
- 57Atlas
- 58Gabriel
- 59Jacob
- 60Andrew
- 61Isaiah
- 62Matthew
- 63Braxton
- 64Vincent
- 65Josiah
- 66Julian
- 67Mateo
- 68August
- 69Anthony
- 70Easton
- 71Calvin
- 72Carson
- 73Joshua
- 74Caleb
- 75Callum
- 76Micah
- 77Landon
- 78Colton
- 79Sebastian
- 80Adam
- 81Aiden
- 82Arthur
- 83Jayden
- 84Robert
- 85Theo
- 86Emmett
- 87Beckett
- 88Dawson
- 89Dean
- 90Christopher
- 91Jonah
- 92Ezekiel
- 93Jeremiah
- 94Dylan
- 95Elliot
- 96Xavier
- 97Declan
- 98Greyson
- 99Jude
- 100Amir
- 101Dominic
- 102Jaxon
- 103Ryder
- 104Ryker
- 105Jaxson
- 106Nathan
- 107Harrison
- 108Jasper
- 109Cade
- 110Eli
- 111Barrett
- 112Bentley
- 113Jameson
- 114Luka
- 115Milo
- 116Jace
- 117Jonathan
- 118Beckham
- 119Malachi
- 120Giovanni
- 121Bryson
- 122Caden
- 123Elliott
- 124Enzo
- 125George
- 126Kai
- 127Aaron
- 128Kingston
- 129Hunter
- 130Colter
- 131Austin
- 132Connor
- 133Tucker
- 134Cohen
- 135Leon
- 136Judah
- 137Arlo
- 138Tate
- 139Axel
- 140Kayden
- 141Crew
- 142Nicholas
- 143Ian
- 144Camden
- 145Jesse
- 146Thiago
- 147Christian
- 148Ryan
- 149Maxwell
- 150Grant
- 151Callan
- 152Jensen
- 153Callahan
- 154Knox
- 155Colson
- 156Hayes
- 157Holden
- 158Rhett
- 159Griffin
- 160Nico
- 161Cole
- 162Zion
- 163Kohen
- 164Legend
- 165Maddox
- 166Warren
- 167Benson
- 168Evan
- 169Lorenzo
- 170Simon
- 171Ashton
- 172Otto
- 173Brody
- 174Jayce
- 175Jett
- 176Chase
- 177Nathaniel
- 178Lane
- 179Stetson
- 180Ivan
- 181Muhammad
- 182Adrian
- 183Malakai
- 184Peter
- 185Baker
- 186Felix
Baby names in Ohio: common questions
What is the most popular baby name in Ohio?
Charlotte is the most popular girls' name in Ohio and Oliver is the most popular boys' name, based on 2025 Social Security Administration state data.
What are the top 10 baby names in Ohio?
The top 10 girls' names in Ohio are Charlotte, Amelia, Sophia, Evelyn, Olivia, Eleanor, Emma, Lainey, Violet, Nora. The top 10 boys' names are Oliver, Theodore, Noah, Henry, Liam, Hudson, William, James, Elijah, Jack.
Which baby names are more popular in Ohio than the rest of the US?
Lincoln ranks #12 in Ohio but only #69 nationally; Lainey ranks #8 in Ohio but only #30 nationally; Braxton ranks #65 in Ohio but only #172 nationally. These are the names where Ohio differs most from the national list.
Which baby names are rising in Ohio?
Lainey, Bennett, Luca, Eloise, Iris are all inside Ohio's top 100 and still climbing in national popularity.
How many babies in Ohio share these names?
92,700 babies in Ohio were given one of the 2,000 names ranked for the state in 2025. The Social Security Administration does not publish names given to fewer than five babies in a state, so rarer names are not counted here.
Popular names in nearby states
How naming in Ohio compares with the rest of the region.