State roster

Top names in Rhode Island

The names most likely to appear on 1998 Rhode Island birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 9,533 Rhode Island births in 1998 across 436 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.

#55Giannaoutside the national top 200
#59Aidan#196 nationally
#65Danteoutside the national top 200
#77Natashaoutside the national top 200
#83Isabelle#196 nationally
#92Genesisoutside the national top 200
#52Jillian#158 nationally
#62Kendra#154 nationally
#97Owen#179 nationally
#86Max#159 nationally
#37Molly#108 nationally
#97Lindsay#161 nationally

Girls

#1Emily122US #1
#2Samantha104US #3
#3Hannah75US #2
#4Victoria71US #16
#5Madison68US #9
#6Sarah68US #4
#7Alexis63US #6
#8Ashley63US #5
#9Elizabeth60US #10
#10Jessica59US #8
#11Amanda56US #19
#12Brianna56US #17
#13Emma56US #22
#14Olivia55US #21
#15Taylor55US #7
#16Nicole52US #24
#17Alexandra51US #27
#18Julia51US #32
#19Lauren51US #14
#20Alyssa50US #11
#21Abigail46US #18
#22Megan45US #13
#23Jennifer42US #20
#24Rachel39US #15
#25Haley37US #36
#26Katherine37US #33
#27Kayla37US #12
#28Jenna36US #65
#29Stephanie34US #29
#30Sophia33US #73
#31Amber31US #37
#32Morgan31US #23
#33Danielle30US #41
#34Paige30US #63
#35Grace29US #53
#36Madeline29US #50
#37Molly29US #108
#38Marissa27US #66
#39Rebecca27US #30
#40Caroline26US #75
#41Gabrielle26US #47
#42Kelsey26US #56
#43Sydney26US #28
#44Allison25US #38
#45Kaitlyn25US #35
#46Katelyn25US #58
#47Briana24US #79
#48Brittany24US #25
#49Destiny24US #34
#50Brooke23US #46
#51Erin23US #57
#52Jillian23US #158
#53Shannon23US #104
#54Courtney22US #39
#55Gianna22
#56Isabella22US #84
#57Kimberly22US #54
#58Meghan22US #121
#59Michaela22US #103
#60Sara22US #48
#61Alexa21US #93
#62Kendra21US #154
#63Caitlin20US #78
#64Hailey20US #70
#65Jasmine20US #26
#66Mary20US #44
#67Christina19US #69
#68Jordan19US #42
#69Leah19US #106
#70Andrea18US #61
#71Faith18US #107
#72Sabrina18US #68
#73Amy17US #96
#74Angela17US #100
#75Ariana17US #137
#76Cassandra17US #85
#77Natasha17
#78Tiffany17US #67
#79Vanessa17US #52
#80Alexandria16US #81
#81Caitlyn16US #115
#82Catherine16US #101
#83Isabelle16US #196
#84Kristen16US #102
#85Mackenzie16US #64
#86Kathryn15US #89
#87Kaylee15US #86
#88Melissa15US #59
#89Michelle15US #55
#90Anna14US #31
#91Chelsea14US #94
#92Genesis14
#93Jacqueline14US #95
#94Jamie14US #112
#95Katie14US #88
#96Laura14US #74
#97Lindsay14US #161
#98Maria14US #43
#99Natalie14US #40
#100Adriana13US #134

Boys

#1Matthew201US #3
#2Nicholas154US #6
#3Michael146US #1
#4Jacob142US #2
#5Zachary116US #16
#6Ryan114US #17
#7Andrew113US #9
#8Christopher109US #5
#9Joshua109US #4
#10Tyler97US #8
#11Kyle95US #24
#12Alexander91US #22
#13Anthony89US #19
#14Daniel87US #12
#15John87US #15
#16Joseph83US #11
#17David80US #13
#18Robert79US #23
#19Nathan77US #34
#20Austin75US #10
#21James74US #18
#22Brandon72US #7
#23William72US #14
#24Jonathan71US #21
#25Justin69US #20
#26Dylan65US #25
#27Thomas65US #31
#28Benjamin62US #30
#29Samuel60US #28
#30Noah59US #29
#31Jason55US #40
#32Kevin53US #32
#33Christian52US #26
#34Jared52US #51
#35Cameron51US #35
#36Brian50US #41
#37Jordan50US #27
#38Ethan44US #38
#39Evan43US #63
#40Sean41US #50
#41Steven39US #46
#42Eric38US #39
#43Alex37US #55
#44Timothy37US #49
#45Connor36US #47
#46Adam35US #45
#47Patrick32US #57
#48Aaron30US #37
#49Devin30US #62
#50Jose30US #33
#51Stephen30US #78
#52Jack28US #61
#53Nathaniel28US #60
#54Gabriel27US #54
#55Jeremy27US #68
#56Hunter26US #36
#57Peter25US #111
#58Richard25US #56
#59Aidan24US #196
#60Edward24US #105
#61Jake24US #102
#62Bryan23US #74
#63Gregory23US #109
#64Ian23US #73
#65Dante22
#66Corey21US #115
#67Logan20US #44
#68Mark20US #64
#69Charles19US #48
#70Isaiah19US #59
#71Brendan18US #99
#72Colin18US #122
#73Derek18US #110
#74Jeffrey18US #91
#75Kenneth18US #87
#76Luis18US #53
#77Caleb17US #42
#78Cody17US #43
#79Elijah17US #66
#80Maxwell17US #136
#81Mitchell17US #103
#82Devon16US #119
#83Luke16US #75
#84Marcus16US #96
#85Mason16US #83
#86Max16US #159
#87Miguel16US #90
#88Trevor16US #58
#89Angel15US #81
#90Johnathan15US #143
#91Alec14US #112
#92Antonio14US #79
#93Paul14US #89
#94Carlos13US #69
#95Isaac13US #65
#96Lucas13US #93
#97Owen13US #179
#98Scott13US #123
#99Seth13US #86
#100Shawn13US #113

On the move since 1997

Rising

↑55Madeline#36
↑39Sophia#30
↑39Aidan#59
↑35Hailey#64
↑33Brooke#50
↑33Kimberly#57
↑31Gabriel#54
↑29Molly#37

Falling

↓60Laura#96
↓48Sabrina#72
↓47Catherine#82
↓45Michelle#89
↓43Mackenzie#85
↓36Vanessa#79
↓36Melissa#88
↓31Kathryn#86

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1997 rankings.