State roster

Top names in Ohio

The names most likely to appear on 2012 Ohio birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 111,301 Ohio births in 2012 across 2,896 distinct names.

Distinctively Ohio

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

#86Alaina#163 nationally
#86Grant#163 nationally
#96Gage#172 nationally
#60Braxton#125 nationally
#93Camden#156 nationally
#95Brantley#158 nationally
#57Kendall#116 nationally
#74Reese#128 nationally
#55Nora#108 nationally
#43Lydia#95 nationally
#84Lincoln#132 nationally
#51Reagan#97 nationally

Girls

#1Sophia841US #1
#2Emma824US #2
#3Ava780US #5
#4Olivia639US #4
#5Isabella607US #3
#6Lillian449US #25
#7Addison438US #14
#8Madison427US #9
#9Abigail423US #7
#10Ella423US #12
#11Aubrey402US #15
#12Avery387US #13
#13Emily383US #6
#14Chloe360US #11
#15Elizabeth352US #10
#16Brooklyn340US #29
#17Zoey334US #20
#18Grace329US #21
#19Harper327US #24
#20Charlotte299US #19
#21Lily299US #16
#22Amelia282US #23
#23Hannah277US #22
#24Mia273US #8
#25Layla271US #31
#26Anna268US #34
#27Evelyn265US #27
#28Leah265US #33
#29Natalie264US #17
#30Alexis258US #40
#31Peyton254US #53
#32Claire251US #45
#33Audrey249US #41
#34Riley243US #47
#35Gabriella242US #37
#36Nevaeh237US #39
#37Aubree215US #60
#38Taylor208US #46
#39Aaliyah207US #36
#40Serenity196US #58
#41Hailey195US #32
#42Savannah190US #43
#43Lydia187US #95
#44Samantha177US #26
#45Kennedy175US #84
#46Kylie173US #59
#47Madelyn173US #67
#48Julia172US #65
#49Zoe172US #30
#50Kaylee171US #35
#51Reagan171US #97
#52Arianna170US #49
#53Morgan161US #82
#54Autumn160US #68
#55Nora159US #108
#56Ellie158US #85
#57Kendall157US #116
#58Mackenzie155US #71
#59Sofia155US #18
#60Stella155US #62
#61Allison154US #38
#62Sarah154US #42
#63Lucy153US #66
#64Molly150US #90
#65Payton150US #103
#66Gianna148US #73
#67Sophie148US #52
#68Victoria148US #28
#69Lauren145US #72
#70Trinity145US #91
#71Faith144US #75
#72Khloe144US #55
#73Madeline141US #96
#74Reese141US #128
#75Bailey139US #81
#76Rylee139US #109
#77Violet139US #89
#78Skylar138US #87
#79Piper136US #98
#80Bella135US #54
#81Makayla135US #70
#82Alyssa134US #44
#83Annabelle134US #99
#84London133US #94
#85Sydney133US #78
#86Alaina131US #163
#87Paisley130US #104
#88Brianna125US #51
#89Mya125US #124
#90Caroline124US #80
#91Hadley123US #131
#92Paige123US #106
#93Mariah121US #107
#94Scarlett120US #61
#95Brooklynn119US #138
#96Naomi115US #79
#97Aria114US #92
#98Eleanor114US #134
#99Eva113US #86
#100Katherine112US #64

Boys

#1Mason855US #2
#2Liam769US #6
#3William684US #5
#4Noah663US #4
#5Michael644US #7
#6Jacob625US #1
#7Ethan616US #3
#8Carter608US #36
#9Jackson594US #21
#10Logan556US #22
#11Elijah523US #13
#12James518US #14
#13Aiden515US #10
#14Alexander511US #9
#15Andrew500US #18
#16Benjamin492US #16
#17Owen480US #38
#18Lucas449US #27
#19Landon446US #35
#20Luke432US #37
#21Brayden428US #39
#22Joseph427US #19
#23Gavin416US #40
#24Anthony412US #15
#25Colton405US #65
#26Samuel403US #25
#27Wyatt400US #41
#28Jayden399US #8
#29Joshua398US #17
#30Matthew385US #12
#31Gabriel380US #24
#32Bentley378US #75
#33Ryan377US #26
#34John376US #28
#35Caleb368US #32
#36David368US #20
#37Evan365US #47
#38Hunter358US #45
#39Blake355US #71
#40Christopher348US #23
#41Cameron344US #54
#42Nathan339US #29
#43Connor337US #59
#44Austin333US #58
#45Henry333US #44
#46Jack328US #46
#47Tyler325US #50
#48Charles319US #62
#49Daniel317US #11
#50Robert317US #60
#51Eli315US #43
#52Isaac314US #30
#53Dominic296US #70
#54Levi291US #55
#55Jaxon277US #66
#56Jordan276US #48
#57Dylan273US #31
#58Parker273US #81
#59Isaiah272US #42
#60Braxton271US #125
#61Christian271US #33
#62Nicholas262US #49
#63Chase261US #77
#64Cooper261US #83
#65Zachary260US #67
#66Thomas247US #63
#67Nolan242US #89
#68Adam236US #82
#69Jeremiah232US #52
#70Xavier231US #80
#71Oliver229US #73
#72Carson227US #87
#73Jonathan223US #34
#74Aaron209US #51
#75Brody209US #91
#76Jaxson209US #106
#77Ian205US #78
#78Bryson201US #94
#79Jace191US #85
#80Grayson189US #86
#81Brandon187US #56
#82Cole181US #102
#83Ayden179US #68
#84Lincoln179US #132
#85Jason173US #76
#86Grant167US #163
#87Hayden167US #109
#88Bryce165US #117
#89Vincent165US #104
#90Josiah163US #79
#91Maxwell155US #114
#92Brady153US #136
#93Camden151US #156
#94Micah149US #103
#95Brantley145US #158
#96Gage144US #172
#97Kayden144US #97
#98Tristan144US #88
#99Easton142US #96
#100Timothy142US #118

On the move since 2011

Rising

↑42Nora#55
↑34Braxton#60
↑30Ellie#56
↑27Aubree#37
↑22Harper#19
↑22Kendall#57
↑21Sofia#59
↑21Piper#79

Falling

↓40Alyssa#82
↓36Sydney#85
↓28Brooklynn#95
↓26Payton#65
↓26Katherine#100
↓21Faith#71
↓20Zachary#65
↓18Mackenzie#58

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2011 rankings.