State roster

Top names in Ohio

The names most likely to appear on 2017 Ohio birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 110,067 Ohio births in 2017 across 2,966 distinct names.

Distinctively Ohio

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

#100Alaina#182 nationally
#94Brantley#168 nationally
#98Cecilia#168 nationally
#54Braxton#118 nationally
#62Raelynn#124 nationally
#80Norah#137 nationally
#43Peyton#89 nationally
#40Carson#83 nationally
#66Weston#109 nationally
#40Willow#80 nationally
#56Nova#94 nationally
#79Adalynn#116 nationally

Girls

#1Emma674US #1
#2Ava665US #3
#3Olivia628US #2
#4Harper562US #11
#5Charlotte527US #7
#6Amelia491US #8
#7Isabella474US #4
#8Sophia472US #5
#9Evelyn455US #9
#10Avery365US #14
#11Lillian365US #27
#12Mia340US #6
#13Nora335US #29
#14Ella330US #16
#15Abigail316US #10
#16Scarlett304US #18
#17Elizabeth290US #13
#18Grace279US #21
#19Aria268US #20
#20Layla264US #26
#21Aubrey262US #31
#22Paisley262US #45
#23Eleanor258US #36
#24Riley250US #25
#25Emily246US #12
#26Addison245US #34
#27Madison244US #17
#28Penelope243US #24
#29Savannah241US #38
#30Brooklyn234US #39
#31Zoey231US #28
#32Chloe229US #22
#33Claire229US #49
#34Hannah229US #32
#35Anna223US #53
#36Lily218US #33
#37Lucy216US #52
#38Audrey211US #46
#39Kinsley210US #59
#40Willow201US #80
#41Quinn198US #76
#42Stella198US #42
#43Peyton197US #89
#44Ellie196US #44
#45Skylar194US #48
#46Aurora192US #51
#47Cora192US #83
#48Kennedy189US #58
#49Gabriella186US #65
#50Mila184US #30
#51Piper181US #81
#52Violet177US #47
#53Hazel173US #43
#54Lydia173US #85
#55Naomi166US #69
#56Nova163US #94
#57Natalie162US #35
#58Serenity162US #78
#59Bella160US #50
#60Madelyn157US #63
#61Aubree156US #86
#62Raelynn153US #124
#63Leah152US #40
#64Reagan151US #98
#65Nevaeh147US #74
#66Caroline146US #55
#67Sadie146US #71
#68Vivian142US #97
#69Adeline141US #64
#70Brielle140US #101
#71Isabelle140US #92
#72Josephine138US #107
#73Autumn137US #75
#74Clara136US #95
#75Aaliyah135US #57
#76Everly135US #82
#77Ruby131US #79
#78Zoe130US #41
#79Adalynn128US #116
#80Norah128US #137
#81Sofia127US #15
#82Julia123US #93
#83Rylee122US #104
#84Emery121US #115
#85Hadley121US #112
#86Luna120US #37
#87Victoria119US #19
#88Emilia117US #77
#89Eva116US #73
#90Isla116US #103
#91Mackenzie116US #100
#92Elena115US #68
#93Alice114US #70
#94Bailey113US #125
#95Gianna111US #91
#96Margaret110US #132
#97Annabelle108US #118
#98Cecilia108US #168
#99Adalyn106US #134
#100Alaina106US #182

Boys

#1Liam655US #1
#2Noah593US #2
#3Carter591US #24
#4William560US #3
#5Lucas540US #11
#6Oliver535US #10
#7Elijah531US #8
#8Mason523US #7
#9Logan515US #5
#10Owen512US #28
#11Michael480US #12
#12Benjamin475US #6
#13Wyatt475US #25
#14Lincoln467US #41
#15James462US #4
#16Grayson459US #34
#17Henry439US #19
#18Jackson438US #20
#19Jacob413US #9
#20Alexander382US #13
#21Joseph375US #18
#22Samuel362US #21
#23Luke347US #30
#24Jaxon342US #43
#25Andrew341US #40
#26Aiden335US #17
#27Ethan335US #14
#28Jack335US #36
#29John330US #27
#30Charles326US #48
#31Gabriel323US #31
#32Levi314US #35
#33Connor306US #56
#34Colton297US #70
#35Anthony290US #33
#36David289US #22
#37Hunter288US #53
#38Theodore284US #61
#39Cameron281US #60
#40Carson278US #83
#41Landon278US #57
#42Nolan276US #67
#43Daniel275US #15
#44Matthew275US #16
#45Jaxson274US #79
#46Isaac264US #32
#47Eli262US #54
#48Joshua258US #38
#49Christopher256US #39
#50Hudson252US #64
#51Leo252US #62
#52Isaiah246US #46
#53Thomas243US #49
#54Braxton240US #118
#55Easton239US #66
#56Bryson235US #86
#57Cooper235US #88
#58Parker233US #90
#59Caleb231US #50
#60Ryan231US #44
#61Robert230US #65
#62Brayden228US #72
#63Greyson228US #80
#64Austin220US #75
#65Ezekiel216US #82
#66Weston216US #109
#67Xavier208US #89
#68Jordan206US #73
#69Dominic204US #74
#70Jayden203US #26
#71Josiah203US #51
#72Asher202US #59
#73Bentley198US #101
#74Ezra198US #69
#75Jace198US #87
#76Maverick198US #84
#77Gavin190US #96
#78Everett189US #106
#79Adam187US #77
#80Roman187US #91
#81Nathan184US #45
#82Christian183US #52
#83Sawyer182US #95
#84Dylan181US #29
#85Jeremiah179US #63
#86Jonathan174US #55
#87Nicholas174US #68
#88Evan173US #85
#89Aaron172US #47
#90Chase171US #94
#91Jameson169US #100
#92Sebastian166US #23
#93Vincent166US #108
#94Brantley165US #168
#95Wesley165US #111
#96Cole161US #116
#97Silas157US #120
#98Emmett154US #124
#99Micah154US #107
#100Julian153US #37

On the move since 2016

Rising

↑36Theodore#38
↑33Ezekiel#65
↑31Bella#59
↑29Nova#56
↑24Naomi#55
↑22Kinsley#39
↑20Xavier#67
↑18Sofia#81

Falling

↓29Mackenzie#91
↓26Annabelle#97
↓21Evan#88
↓20Bailey#94
↓20Chase#90
↓19Caleb#59
↓17Natalie#57
↓17Nevaeh#65

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2016 rankings.