State roster

Top names in Ohio

The names most likely to appear on 2021 Ohio birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 102,725 Ohio births in 2021 across 2,950 distinct names.

Distinctively Ohio

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

#81Oaklynnoutside the national top 200
#93Camden#176 nationally
#72Braxton#146 nationally
#97Ryleigh#164 nationally
#56Myles#119 nationally
#73Reagan#126 nationally
#77Josie#130 nationally
#67Adalynn#119 nationally
#53Raelynn#103 nationally
#100Bentley#150 nationally
#49Carson#97 nationally
#29Colton#75 nationally

Girls

#1Olivia534US #1
#2Charlotte522US #3
#3Emma517US #2
#4Amelia504US #4
#5Ava490US #5
#6Evelyn438US #9
#7Sophia422US #6
#8Harper385US #10
#9Eleanor356US #15
#10Isabella322US #7
#11Nora309US #27
#12Avery308US #19
#13Ella286US #16
#14Elizabeth280US #14
#15Mia278US #8
#16Nova277US #32
#17Willow270US #39
#18Hazel250US #28
#19Layla247US #24
#20Paisley246US #52
#21Penelope244US #23
#22Ellie239US #30
#23Isla236US #34
#24Scarlett235US #20
#25Violet226US #36
#26Aria225US #22
#27Zoey221US #38
#28Aurora219US #35
#29Luna217US #11
#30Mila214US #26
#31Lillian213US #51
#32Gianna209US #13
#33Abigail208US #17
#34Chloe206US #25
#35Kinsley206US #57
#36Madison206US #29
#37Riley206US #37
#38Grace196US #33
#39Stella193US #41
#40Lucy192US #48
#41Everly184US #50
#42Josephine181US #72
#43Ivy178US #49
#44Naomi176US #54
#45Lydia174US #89
#46Lily173US #31
#47Emilia171US #40
#48Addison170US #45
#49Hannah170US #44
#50Claire167US #59
#51Cora167US #87
#52Savannah160US #67
#53Raelynn156US #103
#54Emily153US #21
#55Ruby153US #62
#56Kennedy149US #70
#57Vivian149US #101
#58Everleigh147US #99
#59Brooklyn146US #63
#60Quinn146US #81
#61Audrey145US #60
#62Peyton145US #100
#63Gabriella140US #83
#64Aubrey137US #64
#65Elena134US #53
#66Madelyn132US #71
#67Adalynn131US #119
#68Caroline131US #80
#69Hadley131US #112
#70Piper130US #96
#71Natalie128US #56
#72Eliza126US #111
#73Reagan125US #126
#74Sadie125US #78
#75Emery123US #90
#76Clara122US #102
#77Josie122US #130
#78Autumn120US #66
#79Parker120US #115
#80Delilah118US #58
#81Oaklynn117
#82Remi117US #122
#83Rylee117US #97
#84Anna116US #85
#85Sophie116US #76
#86Eloise114US #109
#87Sofia114US #18
#88Cecilia113US #133
#89Aaliyah112US #61
#90Eliana112US #47
#91Alice111US #65
#92Iris111US #107
#93Elliana108US #131
#94Skylar108US #74
#95Maeve106US #124
#96Magnolia106US #140
#97Ryleigh103US #164
#98Hailey101US #77
#99Nevaeh101US #86
#100Zoe101US #42

Boys

#1Oliver640US #3
#2Liam547US #1
#3Noah508US #2
#4Henry500US #9
#5Lincoln477US #45
#6William468US #6
#7Elijah463US #4
#8Owen440US #22
#9Jackson426US #14
#10James424US #5
#11Lucas413US #8
#12Wyatt413US #29
#13Benjamin412US #7
#14Theodore412US #10
#15Jack384US #11
#16Carter370US #39
#17Levi343US #12
#18Grayson338US #35
#19Asher335US #25
#20Michael332US #17
#21Hudson331US #34
#22Leo327US #31
#23Maverick327US #47
#24Logan326US #21
#25Mason323US #18
#26Samuel299US #23
#27Luke285US #32
#28John282US #27
#29Colton278US #75
#30Alexander266US #13
#31Joseph262US #28
#32Nolan261US #60
#33Jacob249US #24
#34Jaxon247US #54
#35Gabriel246US #38
#36Luca235US #42
#37Cameron234US #62
#38Ezra234US #37
#39Charles233US #50
#40Isaac231US #40
#41Thomas231US #46
#42Daniel228US #16
#43Ethan227US #20
#44Aiden224US #26
#45Waylon220US #69
#46Brooks219US #78
#47Landon219US #73
#48Miles216US #55
#49Carson215US #97
#50Jameson215US #80
#51Bennett214US #90
#52Andrew211US #57
#53Weston210US #95
#54Easton208US #72
#55Matthew208US #36
#56Myles206US #119
#57Wesley206US #85
#58Jaxson205US #102
#59Parker198US #93
#60Emmett197US #103
#61Caleb195US #51
#62Everett195US #83
#63Isaiah194US #56
#64Cooper193US #68
#65David193US #30
#66Declan193US #106
#67Anthony186US #43
#68Silas184US #91
#69Rowan183US #105
#70Joshua179US #58
#71Josiah179US #49
#72Braxton178US #146
#73Connor178US #98
#74Beau174US #94
#75Elias174US #48
#76Christopher173US #52
#77Greyson171US #84
#78Jayden169US #41
#79Julian166US #33
#80Eli163US #64
#81Hunter163US #86
#82Kingston163US #112
#83Robert163US #79
#84Xavier163US #100
#85Roman162US #74
#86River158US #110
#87Bryson155US #122
#88Austin150US #96
#89Sebastian150US #19
#90Vincent149US #117
#91Adam148US #104
#92Ezekiel148US #53
#93Camden146US #176
#94Kai146US #70
#95Ryder146US #111
#96Chase144US #125
#97Dominic140US #99
#98Harrison140US #121
#99Jace139US #101
#100Bentley137US #150

On the move since 2020

Rising

↑36Luca#36
↑30Brooks#46
↑29Bennett#51
↑28Elena#65
↑26Wesley#57
↑25Declan#66
↑24Ivy#43
↑24Ezra#38

Falling

↓32Dominic#97
↓31David#65
↓28Robert#83
↓26Braxton#72
↓25Jace#99
↓24Cooper#64
↓23Eli#80
↓23Hunter#81

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2020 rankings.