State roster

Top names in Rhode Island

The names most likely to appear on 2002 Rhode Island birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 9,095 Rhode Island births in 2002 across 445 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.

#28Gianna#163 nationally
#88Caseyoutside the national top 200
#90Francescaoutside the national top 200
#92Danteoutside the national top 200
#98Michaelaoutside the national top 200
#29Jillian#125 nationally
#84Raymond#176 nationally
#84Meghan#174 nationally
#95Scott#185 nationally
#82Juliana#171 nationally
#64Sophie#149 nationally
#52Sabrina#135 nationally

Girls

#1Madison110US #2
#2Emily93US #1
#3Emma92US #4
#4Isabella75US #14
#5Ashley74US #6
#6Hannah74US #3
#7Sarah69US #8
#8Olivia68US #10
#9Samantha66US #9
#10Abigail65US #7
#11Victoria61US #21
#12Alexis51US #5
#13Sophia50US #27
#14Julia49US #33
#15Lauren46US #13
#16Hailey43US #31
#17Elizabeth42US #11
#18Grace42US #15
#19Jessica42US #16
#20Alyssa41US #12
#21Nicole41US #37
#22Megan39US #22
#23Alexandra38US #38
#24Jenna36US #47
#25Brianna34US #17
#26Anna33US #20
#27Rachel33US #24
#28Gianna31US #163
#29Jillian31US #125
#30Amanda30US #46
#31Kaitlyn30US #32
#32Kayla28US #19
#33Ava27US #82
#34Katherine27US #36
#35Allison26US #44
#36Caroline26US #67
#37Chloe26US #25
#38Jasmine26US #26
#39Mackenzie26US #42
#40Paige26US #51
#41Sydney26US #23
#42Catherine25US #101
#43Taylor25US #18
#44Jennifer24US #28
#45Jordan24US #45
#46Lily24US #79
#47Alexia23US #128
#48Kylie23US #61
#49Zoe23US #60
#50Erin22US #72
#51Morgan22US #29
#52Sabrina22US #135
#53Gabriella21US #76
#54Brooke19US #52
#55Ella19US #89
#56Kaylee19US #57
#57Mia19US #43
#58Natalie19US #30
#59Sara19US #59
#60Savannah19US #39
#61Angelina18US #74
#62Destiny18US #34
#63Katelyn18US #53
#64Sophie18US #149
#65Stephanie18US #41
#66Cassidy17US #131
#67Jacqueline17US #81
#68Marissa17US #99
#69Rebecca17US #54
#70Riley17US #77
#71Alexa16US #69
#72Christina16US #97
#73Maya16US #90
#74Melanie16US #94
#75Sofia16US #112
#76Vanessa16US #68
#77Arianna15US #114
#78Caitlin15US #123
#79Faith15US #48
#80Haley15US #35
#81Isabelle15US #111
#82Juliana15US #171
#83Lillian15US #96
#84Meghan15US #174
#85Autumn14US #73
#86Mary14US #49
#87Ariana13US #93
#88Casey13
#89Danielle13US #71
#90Francesca13
#91Gabrielle13US #66
#92Kelsey13US #118
#93Michelle13US #58
#94Mya13US #145
#95Alexandria12US #106
#96Kathryn12US #108
#97Leah12US #87
#98Michaela12
#99Molly12US #107
#100Trinity12US #70

Boys

#1Nicholas138US #9
#2Michael124US #2
#3Matthew123US #4
#4Jacob117US #1
#5Ethan103US #5
#6Joshua102US #3
#7Joseph101US #7
#8Ryan95US #16
#9Anthony91US #12
#10Andrew90US #6
#11Christopher87US #8
#12Alexander86US #15
#13Zachary80US #19
#14Daniel76US #10
#15William75US #11
#16Benjamin74US #27
#17Nathan74US #28
#18Samuel74US #25
#19Tyler73US #14
#20John72US #17
#21David71US #13
#22Dylan70US #23
#23Aidan66US #60
#24Kyle66US #40
#25Christian59US #24
#26James59US #18
#27Jack56US #44
#28Justin56US #22
#29Brandon54US #20
#30Cameron54US #39
#31Robert54US #34
#32Jonathan51US #21
#33Noah51US #31
#34Thomas46US #36
#35Kevin45US #33
#36Jason44US #42
#37Jordan43US #37
#38Adam42US #55
#39Evan42US #56
#40Brian40US #51
#41Elijah40US #41
#42Austin37US #26
#43Isaiah35US #45
#44Liam33US #113
#45Luke33US #46
#46Sean33US #59
#47Jose32US #30
#48Logan32US #29
#49Lucas31US #75
#50Steven31US #68
#51Aaron30US #43
#52Devin30US #74
#53Angel29US #49
#54Colby29US #125
#55Xavier29US #88
#56Caleb28US #35
#57Connor28US #47
#58Hunter28US #38
#59Ian28US #67
#60Luis28US #57
#61Owen28US #94
#62Cole27US #69
#63Eric27US #52
#64Jackson27US #50
#65Jake27US #102
#66Mason27US #53
#67Nathaniel26US #62
#68Timothy26US #70
#69Alex25US #63
#70Jared25US #84
#71Charles24US #58
#72Miguel23US #89
#73Patrick23US #79
#74Richard23US #77
#75Colin22US #116
#76Mark22US #93
#77Antonio21US #85
#78Brendan21US #124
#79Bryan21US #64
#80Gabriel21US #32
#81Jeremy21US #95
#82Peter21US #134
#83Julian20US #78
#84Raymond20US #176
#85George19US #131
#86Jaden19US #87
#87Shawn19US #152
#88Stephen19US #114
#89Isaac18US #48
#90Sebastian18US #80
#91Seth18US #72
#92Dante17
#93Jeffrey17US #132
#94Joel17US #122
#95Scott17US #185
#96Aiden16US #135
#97Jayden16US #101
#98Paul16US #118
#99Shane16US #130
#100Cody15US #71

On the move since 2001

Rising

↑40Chloe#37
↑39Caleb#56
↑36Anna#26
↑35Lucas#49
↑34Hailey#16
↑31Angelina#61
↑30Paige#40
↑30Cole#62

Falling

↓55Molly#99
↓48Haley#80
↓42Gabrielle#91
↓38Michaela#98
↓36Arianna#77
↓33Faith#79
↓31Destiny#62
↓31Ariana#87

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2001 rankings.