State roster

Top names in Ohio

The names most likely to appear on 2018 Ohio birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 108,275 Ohio births in 2018 across 2,984 distinct names.

Distinctively Ohio

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

#51Braxton#130 nationally
#80Annabelle#142 nationally
#35Quinn#85 nationally
#72Bentley#121 nationally
#68Raelynn#116 nationally
#81Rowan#129 nationally
#61Reagan#107 nationally
#57Peyton#102 nationally
#63Adalynn#108 nationally
#47Lydia#89 nationally
#74Emmett#114 nationally
#58Vivian#96 nationally

Girls

#1Ava635US #3
#2Emma616US #1
#3Olivia608US #2
#4Amelia554US #8
#5Harper539US #9
#6Charlotte512US #6
#7Sophia459US #5
#8Evelyn454US #10
#9Isabella399US #4
#10Avery345US #16
#11Ella336US #15
#12Nora327US #30
#13Lillian321US #34
#14Scarlett316US #20
#15Mia306US #7
#16Abigail304US #11
#17Elizabeth303US #13
#18Mila294US #14
#19Aria277US #19
#20Eleanor272US #32
#21Zoey255US #29
#22Addison246US #35
#23Ellie244US #36
#24Paisley241US #52
#25Grace240US #24
#26Riley238US #28
#27Madison237US #22
#28Willow236US #60
#29Layla232US #27
#30Aurora217US #44
#31Nova216US #55
#32Penelope216US #26
#33Emily213US #12
#34Aubrey212US #37
#35Quinn209US #85
#36Stella208US #38
#37Kennedy207US #59
#38Claire205US #50
#39Hannah205US #33
#40Chloe203US #25
#41Brooklyn202US #47
#42Savannah202US #45
#43Audrey201US #46
#44Cora200US #73
#45Violet200US #43
#46Lucy196US #51
#47Lydia196US #89
#48Luna194US #23
#49Hazel190US #42
#50Lily184US #31
#51Kinsley180US #63
#52Caroline174US #56
#53Piper174US #88
#54Anna173US #54
#55Natalie172US #39
#56Everly166US #53
#57Peyton165US #102
#58Vivian162US #96
#59Skylar154US #49
#60Gianna152US #80
#61Reagan148US #107
#62Serenity148US #75
#63Adalynn146US #108
#64Josephine145US #91
#65Madelyn145US #72
#66Isla144US #82
#67Naomi143US #64
#68Raelynn143US #116
#69Clara142US #103
#70Gabriella141US #69
#71Emery139US #94
#72Leah136US #41
#73Nevaeh135US #83
#74Aubree134US #110
#75Ruby134US #74
#76Autumn131US #77
#77Rylee130US #101
#78Emilia127US #58
#79Sofia126US #17
#80Annabelle125US #142
#81Aaliyah123US #65
#82Mackenzie120US #106
#83Zoe120US #40
#84Sadie119US #87
#85Adeline118US #78
#86Brielle117US #99
#87Madeline117US #100
#88Bella116US #48
#89Hadley116US #104
#90Isabelle114US #113
#91Victoria114US #21
#92Sarah111US #66
#93Hailey110US #79
#94Allison109US #70
#95Bailey106US #133
#96Margaret105US #127
#97Alice103US #71
#98Maria103US #115
#99Eliana102US #84
#100Eva101US #76

Boys

#1Liam686US #1
#2Noah593US #2
#3William549US #3
#4Oliver545US #5
#5Owen517US #25
#6James493US #4
#7Carter492US #24
#8Henry478US #16
#9Michael478US #14
#10Lucas467US #8
#11Mason467US #9
#12Lincoln466US #41
#13Benjamin464US #6
#14Elijah455US #7
#15Logan451US #10
#16Jackson440US #17
#17Wyatt428US #27
#18Grayson414US #32
#19Jaxon378US #39
#20Alexander374US #11
#21Jacob372US #13
#22Luke354US #30
#23Joseph350US #23
#24Jack348US #28
#25Ethan341US #12
#26Theodore339US #44
#27Samuel328US #21
#28Levi324US #33
#29John314US #26
#30Charles307US #53
#31Aiden296US #19
#32Leo294US #50
#33Andrew292US #43
#34Hunter292US #56
#35Hudson291US #55
#36Gabriel285US #35
#37Nolan285US #65
#38Colton283US #68
#39Connor282US #58
#40Matthew270US #20
#41David267US #22
#42Isaac267US #34
#43Daniel266US #15
#44Jaxson264US #76
#45Landon262US #61
#46Cameron258US #69
#47Carson258US #70
#48Anthony253US #38
#49Asher249US #47
#50Isaiah238US #51
#51Braxton234US #130
#52Thomas232US #49
#53Caleb229US #45
#54Greyson227US #77
#55Eli222US #57
#56Ezra221US #59
#57Jameson218US #91
#58Cooper217US #83
#59Maverick217US #73
#60Dominic216US #75
#61Easton216US #66
#62Jayden214US #29
#63Robert210US #71
#64Everett203US #95
#65Parker201US #96
#66Austin199US #81
#67Josiah198US #52
#68Jordan196US #80
#69Joshua195US #40
#70Roman195US #86
#71Nicholas193US #74
#72Bentley187US #121
#73Xavier187US #88
#74Emmett185US #114
#75Jeremiah185US #64
#76Christian182US #54
#77Bryson181US #92
#78Christopher181US #42
#79Dylan174US #31
#80Ryan174US #46
#81Rowan173US #129
#82Weston171US #102
#83Brayden169US #84
#84Jace167US #90
#85Silas167US #110
#86Adam164US #78
#87Cole163US #118
#88Evan163US #85
#89Micah161US #103
#90Nathan161US #48
#91Wesley161US #105
#92Declan158US #101
#93Sebastian157US #18
#94Vincent157US #108
#95Elias154US #67
#96Kingston151US #117
#97Bennett150US #120
#98Ryker146US #122
#99Jonathan143US #63
#100Miles143US #98

On the move since 2017

Rising

↑38Luna#48
↑35Gianna#60
↑34Jameson#57
↑32Mila#18
↑25Nova#31
↑24Isla#66
↑24Emmett#74
↑23Asher#49

Falling

↓29Bella#88
↓29Christopher#78
↓21Gabriella#70
↓21Joshua#69
↓21Bryson#77
↓21Brayden#83
↓20Ryan#80
↓19Anna#54

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2017 rankings.