State roster

Top names in Ohio

The names most likely to appear on 2019 Ohio birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 107,064 Ohio births in 2019 across 3,017 distinct names.

Distinctively Ohio

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

#47Braxton#126 nationally
#80Josie#155 nationally
#94Reese#159 nationally
#90Emerson#152 nationally
#86Myles#143 nationally
#93Emersyn#148 nationally
#92Elliana#146 nationally
#63Raelynn#113 nationally
#82Bentley#130 nationally
#75Rowan#118 nationally
#71Waylon#113 nationally
#56Peyton#97 nationally

Girls

#1Olivia612US #1
#2Ava603US #3
#3Charlotte541US #6
#4Emma539US #2
#5Harper523US #9
#6Amelia510US #7
#7Sophia453US #4
#8Evelyn442US #10
#9Isabella401US #5
#10Nora339US #29
#11Ella314US #13
#12Avery302US #18
#13Scarlett300US #21
#14Mia297US #8
#15Eleanor296US #27
#16Lillian289US #37
#17Elizabeth282US #14
#18Layla275US #23
#19Abigail269US #11
#20Mila258US #19
#21Aria254US #20
#22Aurora254US #39
#23Willow254US #45
#24Ellie252US #35
#25Riley245US #30
#26Violet234US #36
#27Luna232US #16
#28Penelope230US #22
#29Paisley226US #53
#30Madison220US #26
#31Hannah219US #32
#32Grace217US #28
#33Addison215US #47
#34Hazel215US #33
#35Zoey215US #31
#36Chloe210US #24
#37Claire210US #55
#38Emily210US #12
#39Lucy210US #48
#40Nova209US #51
#41Cora208US #71
#42Stella198US #40
#43Savannah196US #54
#44Everly194US #42
#45Audrey185US #49
#46Aubrey184US #46
#47Quinn184US #83
#48Gabriella177US #75
#49Emilia172US #44
#50Kennedy172US #68
#51Isla168US #57
#52Kinsley166US #74
#53Anna165US #63
#54Lily161US #34
#55Natalie161US #41
#56Peyton160US #97
#57Piper159US #84
#58Brooklyn154US #52
#59Josephine153US #90
#60Lydia153US #94
#61Reagan153US #102
#62Caroline152US #61
#63Raelynn151US #113
#64Naomi150US #59
#65Ivy148US #67
#66Vivian147US #96
#67Ruby140US #66
#68Rylee139US #100
#69Skylar135US #56
#70Madelyn133US #72
#71Emery128US #93
#72Everleigh127US #108
#73Sofia126US #17
#74Leah125US #43
#75Clara123US #95
#76Sadie122US #87
#77Bella120US #50
#78Zoe120US #38
#79Serenity117US #77
#80Josie116US #155
#81Delilah114US #88
#82Rose114US #115
#83Adalynn112US #123
#84Alice112US #73
#85Eliana112US #62
#86Aaliyah111US #70
#87Gianna111US #79
#88Aubree110US #122
#89Brielle110US #101
#90Emerson110US #152
#91Eliza109US #119
#92Elliana109US #146
#93Emersyn108US #148
#94Reese106US #159
#95Arya105US #92
#96Eva105US #86
#97Sophie105US #85
#98Mackenzie104US #111
#99Hadley103US #112
#100Lyla102US #121

Boys

#1Liam640US #1
#2Oliver575US #3
#3Noah551US #2
#4William536US #4
#5James500US #6
#6Owen486US #21
#7Elijah478US #5
#8Lincoln477US #41
#9Benjamin458US #7
#10Jackson457US #17
#11Carter449US #30
#12Lucas441US #8
#13Henry423US #13
#14Grayson422US #33
#15Mason417US #9
#16Wyatt405US #29
#17Logan394US #16
#18Jack376US #19
#19Michael363US #14
#20Theodore357US #36
#21Levi350US #25
#22Alexander345US #10
#23Luke335US #32
#24Samuel326US #22
#25Joseph317US #24
#26Leo316US #40
#27Colton313US #59
#28Hudson313US #50
#29Jacob302US #12
#30Ethan296US #11
#31Aiden294US #20
#32Jaxon291US #42
#33John288US #28
#34Charles275US #52
#35Asher274US #43
#36Connor266US #68
#37Daniel264US #15
#38Isaac260US #34
#39Andrew259US #46
#40Gabriel256US #37
#41Maverick253US #58
#42Thomas250US #47
#43David249US #27
#44Landon248US #63
#45Carson247US #82
#46Nolan246US #65
#47Braxton243US #126
#48Caleb236US #51
#49Anthony235US #38
#50Roman234US #72
#51Hunter231US #66
#52Jameson231US #77
#53Cameron229US #67
#54Matthew226US #23
#55Dominic223US #85
#56Josiah215US #45
#57Jaxson214US #83
#58Cooper213US #80
#59Greyson209US #79
#60Jayden207US #35
#61Parker207US #98
#62Ezra206US #49
#63Everett205US #94
#64Eli203US #62
#65Isaiah201US #53
#66Christopher198US #44
#67Joshua198US #48
#68Miles197US #75
#69Xavier194US #90
#70Bryson188US #102
#71Waylon187US #113
#72Jace186US #93
#73Declan184US #95
#74Robert183US #76
#75Rowan183US #118
#76Silas182US #105
#77Ezekiel181US #71
#78Weston181US #104
#79Austin175US #88
#80Easton174US #74
#81Luca174US #87
#82Bentley172US #130
#83Vincent168US #115
#84Christian166US #57
#85Julian164US #31
#86Myles164US #143
#87Sebastian164US #18
#88Wesley164US #99
#89Brooks163US #110
#90Elias160US #60
#91Beau159US #132
#92Bennett159US #108
#93Dylan154US #39
#94Emmett154US #107
#95Ryan154US #54
#96Aaron153US #61
#97Jordan152US #89
#98Adam150US #91
#99Cole150US #123
#100Jeremiah147US #69

On the move since 2018

Rising

↑32Miles#68
↑29Emilia#49
↑22Gabriella#48
↑21Luna#27
↑20Roman#50
↑19Violet#26
↑19Declan#73
↑18Maverick#41

Falling

↓29Jordan#97
↓27Gianna#87
↓25Jeremiah#100
↓20Adalynn#83
↓20Emmett#94
↓19Easton#80
↓17Brooklyn#58
↓17Serenity#79

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2018 rankings.