State roster

Top names in Rhode Island

The names most likely to appear on 1997 Rhode Island birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 9,413 Rhode Island births in 1997 across 413 distinct names.

Distinctively Rhode Island

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

#57Giannaoutside the national top 200
#82Dante#200 nationally
#56Liam#162 nationally
#71Arianna#177 nationally
#61Jillian#166 nationally
#70Alison#173 nationally
#98Aidanoutside the national top 200
#100Andyoutside the national top 200
#72Casey#146 nationally
#97Drew#171 nationally
#85Kendra#153 nationally
#35Catherine#96 nationally

Girls

#1Emily108US #1
#2Samantha92US #6
#3Sarah83US #4
#4Jessica79US #2
#5Nicole71US #21
#6Ashley70US #3
#7Victoria70US #19
#8Hannah69US #5
#9Olivia64US #27
#10Taylor63US #7
#11Alexandra61US #30
#12Rachel60US #13
#13Lauren59US #14
#14Alyssa58US #15
#15Amanda55US #16
#16Elizabeth55US #9
#17Madison55US #10
#18Katherine53US #32
#19Alexis50US #8
#20Kayla50US #12
#21Brianna48US #17
#22Julia48US #37
#23Megan46US #11
#24Sabrina42US #53
#25Abigail41US #26
#26Jenna39US #76
#27Brittany38US #20
#28Jennifer38US #18
#29Rebecca37US #25
#30Emma36US #36
#31Amber34US #29
#32Haley34US #31
#33Marissa33US #60
#34Stephanie33US #23
#35Catherine31US #96
#36Laura31US #66
#37Caroline30US #75
#38Danielle30US #34
#39Gabrielle30US #51
#40Kaitlyn30US #41
#41Briana29US #72
#42Mackenzie29US #71
#43Vanessa29US #54
#44Michelle28US #55
#45Courtney27US #28
#46Shannon27US #85
#47Allison26US #39
#48Sydney26US #35
#49Christina25US #62
#50Morgan25US #22
#51Sara25US #50
#52Melissa24US #44
#53Erin23US #52
#54Isabella23US #114
#55Kathryn23US #86
#56Michaela23US #100
#57Gianna22
#58Jasmine22US #24
#59Meghan22US #113
#60Cassandra21US #81
#61Jillian21US #166
#62Paige21US #64
#63Grace20US #69
#64Jordan20US #40
#65Katelyn20US #63
#66Molly20US #98
#67Monica20US #79
#68Kelly19US #83
#69Sophia19US #94
#70Alison18US #173
#71Arianna18US #177
#72Casey18US #146
#73Kristen18US #82
#74Leah18US #104
#75Natalie18US #48
#76Caitlin17US #88
#77Caitlyn17US #133
#78Jacqueline17US #77
#79Jamie17US #103
#80Alexa16US #106
#81Alicia16US #89
#82Ariana16US #138
#83Brooke16US #45
#84Erica16US #84
#85Kendra16US #153
#86Maria16US #38
#87Angela15US #93
#88Gabriella15US #123
#89Heather15US #90
#90Kimberly15US #49
#91Madeline15US #59
#92Savannah15US #47
#93Alexandria14US #78
#94Amy14US #92
#95Anna14US #33
#96Cassidy14US #105
#97Chloe14US #109
#98Erika14US #111
#99Hailey14US #80
#100Mariah14US #67

Boys

#1Michael184US #1
#2Nicholas178US #6
#3Matthew173US #3
#4Christopher138US #4
#5Tyler116US #10
#6Andrew113US #7
#7Kyle108US #24
#8Ryan106US #16
#9Jacob102US #2
#10Joseph102US #12
#11Joshua100US #5
#12John96US #15
#13Zachary93US #13
#14Alexander90US #22
#15David90US #14
#16Brandon87US #8
#17Justin85US #20
#18Austin84US #9
#19Anthony82US #18
#20Jonathan81US #21
#21Daniel76US #11
#22James74US #17
#23Benjamin71US #29
#24William71US #19
#25Kevin70US #28
#26Robert70US #23
#27Thomas61US #31
#28Samuel60US #27
#29Christian52US #25
#30Patrick52US #50
#31Nathan50US #34
#32Cameron49US #45
#33Dylan49US #30
#34Jordan48US #26
#35Aaron47US #33
#36Adam45US #39
#37Evan42US #61
#38Steven42US #40
#39Jason40US #41
#40Jake39US #101
#41Sean39US #48
#42Richard38US #51
#43Brian37US #37
#44Jared37US #56
#45Luis36US #53
#46Devin35US #59
#47Connor34US #52
#48Timothy34US #43
#49Peter31US #102
#50Stephen31US #68
#51Derek30US #106
#52Eric29US #35
#53Alex28US #55
#54Ethan28US #46
#55Ian28US #70
#56Liam28US #162
#57Corey26US #110
#58Mark26US #58
#59Noah26US #38
#60Jeffrey25US #84
#61Cody24US #36
#62Edward24US #100
#63Jack23US #76
#64Jeremy23US #64
#65Jose23US #32
#66Nathaniel23US #65
#67Brendan22US #107
#68Isaiah22US #60
#69Jesse21US #63
#70Bryan20US #69
#71Shawn20US #109
#72Colin19US #125
#73Luke19US #78
#74Paul19US #79
#75Antonio18US #75
#76Mitchell18US #96
#77Seth18US #97
#78Devon17US #119
#79Shane17US #114
#80Carlos16US #67
#81Elijah16US #74
#82Dante15US #200
#83Garrett15US #85
#84Logan15US #42
#85Gabriel14US #57
#86Kenneth14US #83
#87Lucas14US #98
#88Brett13US #116
#89Miguel13US #91
#90Scott13US #113
#91Trevor13US #62
#92Angel12US #86
#93Bradley12US #94
#94Caleb12US #47
#95Charles12US #49
#96Alec11US #123
#97Drew11US #171
#98Aidan10
#99Alexis10US #120
#100Andy10

On the move since 1996

Rising

↑49Laura#36
↑43Michelle#44
↑39Jasmine#58
↑38Gabrielle#39
↑34Melissa#52
↑25Isabella#54
↑25Natalie#75
↑25Ethan#54

Falling

↓45Kimberly#90
↓42Brooke#83
↓41Alexandria#93
↓41Amy#94
↓41Alec#96
↓29Kendra#85
↓28Scott#90
↓24Savannah#92

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1996 rankings.