State roster

Top names in Rhode Island

The names most likely to appear on 2012 Rhode Island birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 6,911 Rhode Island births in 2012 across 435 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.

#72Francescaoutside the national top 200
#73Giulianaoutside the national top 200
#22Juliana#147 nationally
#77Nadiaoutside the national top 200
#74Julianna#188 nationally
#87Maeveoutside the national top 200
#92Jillianoutside the national top 200
#81Alivia#187 nationally
#95Ninaoutside the national top 200
#80Harrison#181 nationally
#59Jake#153 nationally
#85Devin#173 nationally

Girls

#1Sophia105US #1
#2Ava94US #5
#3Emma90US #2
#4Isabella83US #3
#5Olivia78US #4
#6Mia51US #8
#7Emily45US #6
#8Lily38US #16
#9Elizabeth37US #10
#10Abigail36US #7
#11Charlotte36US #19
#12Ella35US #12
#13Grace35US #21
#14Chloe32US #11
#15Madison32US #9
#16Gabriella31US #37
#17Samantha30US #26
#18Amelia29US #23
#19Avery29US #13
#20Riley29US #47
#21Aubrey27US #15
#22Juliana27US #147
#23Victoria27US #28
#24Aria25US #92
#25Arianna25US #49
#26Gianna25US #73
#27Hailey24US #32
#28Natalie24US #17
#29Sofia24US #18
#30Addison20US #14
#31Hannah20US #22
#32Julia20US #65
#33Natalia20US #119
#34Nevaeh20US #39
#35Aaliyah19US #36
#36Alexis19US #40
#37Bella19US #54
#38Madelyn19US #67
#39Sarah19US #42
#40Sophie19US #52
#41Audrey18US #41
#42Scarlett18US #61
#43Leah17US #33
#44Evelyn16US #27
#45Kaylee16US #35
#46Liliana16US #117
#47Zoe16US #30
#48Alexandra15US #76
#49Anna15US #34
#50Brooke15US #102
#51Brooklyn15US #29
#52Lillian15US #25
#53Nora15US #108
#54Paige15US #106
#55Violet15US #89
#56Ashley14US #50
#57Gabrielle14US #129
#58Mackenzie14US #71
#59Mya14US #124
#60Trinity14US #91
#61Zoey14US #20
#62Caroline13US #80
#63Genesis13US #56
#64Layla13US #31
#65Lucy13US #66
#66Lyla13US #146
#67Maya13US #63
#68Mila13US #115
#69Quinn13US #153
#70Ariana12US #74
#71Autumn12US #68
#72Francesca12
#73Giuliana12
#74Julianna12US #188
#75Madeline12US #96
#76Molly12US #90
#77Nadia12
#78Skylar12US #87
#79Stella12US #62
#80Sydney12US #78
#81Alivia11US #187
#82Annabelle11US #99
#83Brianna11US #51
#84Claire11US #45
#85Destiny11US #113
#86Kylie11US #59
#87Maeve11
#88Morgan11US #82
#89Reagan11US #97
#90Faith10US #75
#91Hadley10US #131
#92Jillian10
#93Lydia10US #95
#94Naomi10US #79
#95Nina10
#96Reese10US #128
#97Ruby10US #105
#98Sadie10US #120
#99Savannah10US #43
#100Serenity10US #58

Boys

#1Mason96US #2
#2Michael73US #7
#3Jacob70US #1
#4Ethan66US #3
#5Noah65US #4
#6Benjamin63US #16
#7Logan63US #22
#8Anthony60US #15
#9Joseph59US #19
#10Liam58US #6
#11William58US #5
#12Alexander57US #9
#13Gabriel55US #24
#14Jackson54US #21
#15Jayden54US #8
#16Samuel48US #25
#17James46US #14
#18Owen46US #38
#19Ryan46US #26
#20Andrew45US #18
#21Brayden44US #39
#22Lucas44US #27
#23Aiden43US #10
#24Christopher42US #23
#25Cameron39US #54
#26Nathan39US #29
#27Caleb37US #32
#28Nicholas37US #49
#29Daniel36US #11
#30John36US #28
#31Matthew36US #12
#32Connor34US #59
#33Elijah34US #13
#34Austin33US #58
#35Julian33US #53
#36Joshua32US #17
#37Zachary32US #67
#38Christian30US #33
#39Isaac30US #30
#40Robert30US #60
#41Dylan29US #31
#42Gavin29US #40
#43Jack29US #46
#44Angel27US #57
#45Blake27US #71
#46David27US #20
#47Jason27US #76
#48Charles26US #62
#49Tyler26US #50
#50Jordan25US #48
#51Hunter24US #45
#52Luke24US #37
#53Thomas24US #63
#54Adrian23US #61
#55Aidan23US #116
#56Evan23US #47
#57Landon22US #35
#58Isaiah21US #42
#59Jake21US #153
#60Nolan21US #89
#61Jonathan20US #34
#62Nathaniel20US #84
#63Carter19US #36
#64Elias19US #115
#65Henry19US #44
#66Jeremiah19US #52
#67Kevin19US #69
#68Alex18US #98
#69Ayden18US #68
#70Brady18US #136
#71Justin18US #74
#72Sebastian18US #64
#73Cole17US #102
#74Cooper17US #83
#75Declan17US #143
#76Dominic17US #70
#77Kyle17US #127
#78Brandon16US #56
#79Brody16US #91
#80Harrison16US #181
#81Jaxon16US #66
#82Jaxson16US #106
#83Oliver16US #73
#84Adam15US #82
#85Devin15US #173
#86Giovanni15US #120
#87Grayson15US #86
#88Parker15US #81
#89Tristan15US #88
#90Bryce14US #117
#91Jeremy14US #138
#92Jose14US #72
#93Maxwell14US #114
#94Wyatt14US #41
#95Xavier14US #80
#96Aaron13US #51
#97Eli13US #43
#98Jace13US #85
#99Steven13US #112
#100Chase12US #77

On the move since 2011

Rising

↑60Alexis#36
↑49Austin#34
↑48Audrey#41
↑46Sarah#39
↑45Madelyn#38
↑41Isaac#39
↑40Alexandra#48
↑38Arianna#25

Falling

↓60Savannah#99
↓51Chase#100
↓49Xavier#95
↓45Madeline#75
↓35Layla#64
↓35Autumn#71
↓34Sydney#80
↓34Kylie#86

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2011 rankings.