State roster

Top names in Ohio

The names most likely to appear on 2020 Ohio birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 102,313 Ohio births in 2020 across 2,982 distinct names.

Distinctively Ohio

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

#97Alaina#197 nationally
#46Braxton#131 nationally
#88Callie#165 nationally
#66Myles#124 nationally
#79Josie#135 nationally
#90Reese#146 nationally
#44Peyton#98 nationally
#49Waylon#103 nationally
#83Eloise#137 nationally
#87Bentley#141 nationally
#57Raelynn#104 nationally
#86Elliana#133 nationally

Girls

#1Olivia568US #1
#2Charlotte534US #5
#3Amelia533US #6
#4Ava526US #3
#5Emma493US #2
#6Sophia442US #4
#7Evelyn414US #9
#8Harper392US #10
#9Isabella357US #7
#10Eleanor305US #22
#11Nora291US #30
#12Mia290US #8
#13Ella277US #15
#14Scarlett273US #21
#15Avery265US #19
#16Lillian257US #46
#17Elizabeth256US #16
#18Paisley253US #49
#19Aria239US #27
#20Layla238US #24
#21Ellie237US #29
#22Riley234US #33
#23Abigail233US #12
#24Mila228US #20
#25Nova226US #38
#26Grace225US #28
#27Penelope223US #26
#28Hazel220US #31
#29Willow220US #48
#30Aurora219US #36
#31Gianna218US #13
#32Zoey215US #32
#33Luna207US #14
#34Madison205US #23
#35Kinsley199US #59
#36Violet199US #37
#37Chloe197US #25
#38Isla196US #44
#39Addison195US #47
#40Hannah193US #39
#41Everly190US #43
#42Stella188US #42
#43Lucy187US #50
#44Peyton185US #98
#45Brooklyn180US #54
#46Lily177US #35
#47Emily172US #18
#48Claire171US #58
#49Quinn164US #84
#50Cora163US #88
#51Aubrey159US #56
#52Audrey152US #60
#53Everleigh152US #94
#54Savannah152US #67
#55Madelyn151US #66
#56Kennedy148US #72
#57Raelynn148US #104
#58Lydia145US #95
#59Vivian145US #101
#60Josephine141US #87
#61Emilia140US #41
#62Naomi140US #52
#63Anna139US #68
#64Piper138US #91
#65Natalie137US #51
#66Emery135US #89
#67Ivy132US #57
#68Caroline131US #71
#69Sadie131US #78
#70Gabriella128US #77
#71Ruby127US #74
#72Serenity125US #69
#73Sofia125US #17
#74Brielle124US #100
#75Eliana121US #53
#76Autumn119US #82
#77Eliza117US #115
#78Leah115US #45
#79Josie114US #135
#80Maya114US #61
#81Skylar114US #64
#82Hadley111US #111
#83Eloise110US #137
#84Parker110US #128
#85Adalynn109US #116
#86Elliana109US #133
#87Rylee109US #102
#88Callie108US #165
#89Clara108US #103
#90Reese107US #146
#91Remi107US #125
#92Sophie101US #75
#93Elena100US #55
#94Reagan99US #114
#95Zoe99US #40
#96Adeline98US #99
#97Alaina97US #197
#98Eva97US #93
#99Julia97US #108
#100Lyla96US #118

Boys

#1Liam617US #1
#2Oliver588US #3
#3Noah554US #2
#4Elijah478US #4
#5William473US #5
#6James469US #6
#7Henry458US #9
#8Owen445US #22
#9Benjamin427US #7
#10Mason404US #11
#11Carter401US #33
#12Lincoln401US #40
#13Lucas401US #8
#14Jackson397US #17
#15Wyatt393US #29
#16Theodore381US #23
#17Grayson355US #35
#18Levi349US #18
#19Michael344US #12
#20Jack339US #21
#21Logan327US #16
#22Luke311US #31
#23Hudson310US #43
#24Alexander309US #10
#25Jacob297US #15
#26Joseph296US #26
#27Leo292US #36
#28Ethan291US #13
#29Maverick286US #50
#30Colton285US #66
#31John281US #27
#32Asher278US #32
#33Jaxon278US #48
#34David268US #28
#35Samuel268US #25
#36Daniel266US #14
#37Thomas259US #45
#38Charles256US #46
#39Aiden243US #24
#40Cooper239US #75
#41Landon235US #69
#42Nolan234US #61
#43Isaac226US #39
#44Jameson224US #79
#45Andrew222US #52
#46Braxton221US #131
#47Matthew220US #30
#48Gabriel215US #38
#49Waylon214US #103
#50Anthony213US #41
#51Connor213US #78
#52Jaxson213US #85
#53Cameron212US #65
#54Isaiah207US #51
#55Robert206US #80
#56Easton205US #73
#57Eli205US #60
#58Hunter199US #68
#59Parker199US #95
#60Carson198US #84
#61Everett198US #90
#62Ezra196US #44
#63Christopher192US #47
#64Greyson190US #81
#65Dominic185US #89
#66Myles184US #124
#67Weston182US #104
#68Joshua179US #53
#69Josiah179US #49
#70Miles179US #59
#71Caleb174US #56
#72Luca174US #67
#73Elias173US #54
#74Jace170US #96
#75Austin169US #88
#76Brooks166US #92
#77Emmett164US #107
#78Roman164US #77
#79Ezekiel163US #64
#80Bennett161US #101
#81Silas160US #100
#82Beau159US #109
#83Wesley159US #98
#84Xavier159US #91
#85Jayden157US #37
#86Julian156US #34
#87Bentley155US #141
#88Rowan154US #113
#89Ryan154US #57
#90Adam150US #97
#91Declan150US #102
#92Ryder150US #108
#93Bryson148US #115
#94Sebastian145US #19
#95Vincent144US #121
#96Chase142US #123
#97Dylan141US #42
#98River141US #129
#99Harrison138US #114
#100Nathan138US #55

On the move since 2019

Rising

↑56Gianna#31
↑24Easton#56
↑22Waylon#49
↑20Myles#66
↑19Everleigh#53
↑19Robert#55
↑18Cooper#40
↑17Kinsley#35

Falling

↓33Reagan#94
↓28Roman#78
↓25Jayden#85
↓23Caleb#71
↓23Bryson#93
↓22Gabriella#70
↓19Rylee#87
↓18Declan#91

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2019 rankings.