State roster

Top names in Ohio

The names most likely to appear on 2009 Ohio birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 117,083 Ohio births in 2009 across 2,898 distinct names.

Distinctively Ohio

Names that rank far higher here than they do nationally — the ones that say Ohio more than they say America.

#97Braylonoutside the national top 200
#79Alivia#178 nationally
#82Jillian#157 nationally
#88Brooklynn#162 nationally
#74Kendall#133 nationally
#82Gage#141 nationally
#58Kennedy#115 nationally
#61Lydia#117 nationally
#62Gracie#114 nationally
#94Grant#145 nationally
#50Paige#98 nationally
#100Kylee#148 nationally

Girls

#1Isabella838US #1
#2Emma813US #2
#3Olivia795US #3
#4Ava781US #5
#5Madison677US #7
#6Sophia612US #4
#7Addison583US #12
#8Abigail573US #8
#9Chloe497US #9
#10Ella473US #15
#11Alexis472US #13
#12Emily465US #6
#13Elizabeth435US #11
#14Lillian413US #27
#15Grace390US #17
#16Natalie335US #16
#17Leah316US #29
#18Taylor316US #22
#19Hannah310US #23
#20Lily310US #18
#21Avery309US #32
#22Anna303US #28
#23Riley299US #38
#24Brooklyn298US #37
#25Samantha290US #14
#26Nevaeh287US #34
#27Aubrey286US #41
#28Gabriella276US #33
#29Claire272US #53
#30Alyssa265US #19
#31Hailey265US #25
#32Kaylee265US #26
#33Peyton264US #42
#34Mia256US #10
#35Sarah251US #21
#36Allison240US #30
#37Layla238US #45
#38Lauren230US #46
#39Brooke226US #54
#40Sydney223US #48
#41Audrey222US #49
#42Mackenzie220US #77
#43Savannah220US #39
#44Morgan218US #57
#45Kylie209US #62
#46Madelyn209US #59
#47Payton197US #84
#48Autumn195US #81
#49Julia194US #50
#50Paige189US #98
#51Makayla186US #44
#52Brianna183US #24
#53Madeline183US #64
#54Kayla179US #35
#55Zoey176US #75
#56Faith174US #79
#57Molly172US #92
#58Kennedy171US #115
#59Trinity170US #74
#60Evelyn165US #40
#61Lydia164US #117
#62Gracie162US #114
#63Kaitlyn161US #67
#64Isabelle160US #100
#65Arianna158US #52
#66Mya157US #97
#67Zoe157US #47
#68Katelyn156US #90
#69Destiny154US #56
#70Amelia150US #55
#71Bella150US #58
#72Gabrielle148US #96
#73Aaliyah145US #63
#74Kendall145US #133
#75Mariah145US #88
#76Victoria145US #31
#77Lucy144US #101
#78Serenity144US #93
#79Alivia143US #178
#80Megan143US #105
#81Reagan142US #127
#82Jillian140US #157
#83Khloe140US #95
#84Rylee140US #118
#85Charlotte139US #68
#86Katherine139US #60
#87Sophie139US #65
#88Brooklynn138US #162
#89Jenna138US #121
#90Gianna134US #76
#91Rachel133US #89
#92Bailey131US #85
#93Alexa130US #43
#94Caroline130US #87
#95Haley129US #123
#96Ashley127US #20
#97Mary126US #102
#98Stella126US #126
#99Lilly123US #116
#100Kylee121US #148

Boys

#1Jacob841US #1
#2Noah771US #9
#3Ethan761US #2
#4Logan726US #17
#5William688US #5
#6Aiden680US #12
#7Michael670US #3
#8Andrew622US #16
#9Alexander593US #4
#10James585US #18
#11Joseph567US #15
#12Benjamin564US #19
#13Joshua544US #6
#14Jackson538US #27
#15Anthony537US #11
#16Mason537US #34
#17Landon535US #36
#18Tyler528US #28
#19Gavin522US #33
#20Carter512US #50
#21Elijah507US #21
#22Jayden506US #8
#23Brayden498US #48
#24Matthew495US #13
#25Owen487US #51
#26Evan480US #35
#27Ryan471US #20
#28Nathan455US #25
#29Caleb445US #31
#30Samuel440US #24
#31David437US #14
#32Christopher434US #10
#33Gabriel433US #22
#34Lucas431US #39
#35Daniel421US #7
#36John412US #26
#37Nicholas400US #32
#38Cameron390US #58
#39Austin388US #63
#40Liam387US #49
#41Luke387US #47
#42Zachary384US #53
#43Dylan375US #30
#44Wyatt373US #60
#45Carson371US #88
#46Chase368US #61
#47Hunter357US #56
#48Connor355US #52
#49Christian354US #23
#50Thomas353US #57
#51Dominic336US #81
#52Robert334US #55
#53Isaiah328US #41
#54Jack327US #42
#55Jordan326US #45
#56Charles313US #64
#57Isaac307US #40
#58Brandon305US #38
#59Blake303US #89
#60Colton290US #93
#61Jonathan261US #29
#62Brody259US #77
#63Xavier257US #68
#64Hayden254US #91
#65Adam247US #74
#66Aaron246US #54
#67Cooper243US #84
#68Brady241US #110
#69Parker239US #96
#70Jason231US #66
#71Justin227US #46
#72Cole224US #82
#73Ian221US #73
#74Jeremiah220US #65
#75Henry215US #71
#76Ayden211US #87
#77Aidan201US #72
#78Levi200US #85
#79Caden194US #103
#80Kaden191US #102
#81Colin189US #113
#82Gage189US #141
#83Bryce184US #111
#84Eli184US #90
#85Nathaniel184US #75
#86Josiah182US #86
#87Tristan182US #80
#88Collin177US #134
#89Kyle177US #99
#90Kevin172US #44
#91Timothy172US #109
#92Nolan171US #122
#93Vincent169US #119
#94Grant168US #145
#95Oliver160US #98
#96Ashton159US #115
#97Braylon157
#98Preston155US #120
#99Marcus152US #123
#100Maxwell146US #132

On the move since 2008

Rising

↑30Isabelle#64
↑30Liam#40
↑27Molly#57
↑25Avery#21
↑23Leah#17
↑20Evelyn#60
↑20Lucy#77
↑18Kennedy#58

Falling

↓34Ashley#96
↓31Jenna#89
↓30Katherine#86
↓22Bailey#92
↓21Nicholas#37
↓20Mariah#75
↓19Gabrielle#72
↓19Rachel#91

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2008 rankings.