State roster

Top names in Rhode Island

The names most likely to appear on 2016 Rhode Island birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 6,771 Rhode Island births in 2016 across 466 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.

#50Giaoutside the national top 200
#38Angelina#175 nationally
#33Juliana#163 nationally
#85Julianna#200 nationally
#93Amayaoutside the national top 200
#95Eloiseoutside the national top 200
#96Adrieloutside the national top 200
#96Juliette#199 nationally
#100Skylaoutside the national top 200
#71Arya#169 nationally
#79Finn#175 nationally
#77Mya#167 nationally

Girls

#1Olivia76US #2
#2Isabella66US #5
#3Charlotte54US #7
#4Emma52US #1
#5Ava47US #3
#6Sophia44US #4
#7Mia43US #6
#8Amelia42US #10
#9Avery42US #16
#10Abigail39US #8
#11Emily39US #9
#12Grace38US #19
#13Aria36US #23
#14Evelyn34US #12
#15Violet32US #47
#16Nora31US #36
#17Riley30US #22
#18Mila29US #48
#19Savannah29US #38
#20Ella28US #17
#21Scarlett27US #18
#22Harper26US #11
#23Madison25US #15
#24Brooklyn24US #34
#25Chloe24US #20
#26Aubrey23US #25
#27Victoria23US #21
#28Gabriella22US #61
#29Lily22US #24
#30Addison20US #29
#31Elizabeth20US #13
#32Gianna20US #92
#33Juliana20US #163
#34Natalie20US #31
#35Caroline19US #56
#36Hannah19US #33
#37Madelyn19US #62
#38Angelina18US #175
#39Claire18US #40
#40Layla18US #30
#41Brianna17US #97
#42Isla17US #127
#43Julia17US #88
#44Maya17US #64
#45Quinn17US #79
#46Zoe17US #35
#47Ariana16US #54
#48Aubree16US #84
#49Bella16US #78
#50Gia16
#51Sofia16US #14
#52Stella16US #45
#53Audrey15US #39
#54Emilia15US #103
#55Eva15US #74
#56Lillian15US #28
#57Madeline15US #90
#58Aaliyah14US #53
#59Eleanor14US #41
#60Genesis14US #58
#61Hazel14US #52
#62Mackenzie14US #85
#63Camila13US #32
#64Kylie13US #83
#65Leah13US #37
#66Lucy13US #55
#67Natalia13US #111
#68Penelope13US #27
#69Sarah13US #57
#70Skylar13US #42
#71Arya12US #169
#72Ashley12US #101
#73Autumn12US #65
#74Josephine12US #114
#75Luna12US #77
#76Lydia12US #80
#77Mya12US #167
#78Naomi12US #75
#79Ruby12US #71
#80Adeline11US #63
#81Alice11US #76
#82Brielle11US #121
#83Ellie11US #43
#84Isabelle11US #102
#85Julianna11US #200
#86Kennedy11US #59
#87Morgan11US #132
#88Rylee11US #105
#89Serenity11US #70
#90Valentina11US #106
#91Alexandra10US #110
#92Alyssa10US #119
#93Amaya10
#94Cora10US #87
#95Eloise10
#96Juliette10US #199
#97Kinsley10US #86
#98Liliana10US #123
#99Samantha10US #44
#100Skyla10

Boys

#1Noah74US #1
#2Liam73US #2
#3Benjamin71US #6
#4Michael69US #8
#5Jacob55US #7
#6James55US #5
#7John53US #28
#8Lucas53US #14
#9Mason53US #4
#10Oliver53US #12
#11Julian52US #39
#12William52US #3
#13Owen51US #24
#14Matthew50US #15
#15Logan46US #18
#16Joseph44US #20
#17Alexander40US #11
#18Elijah40US #9
#19Gabriel39US #25
#20Christopher38US #36
#21Jack38US #38
#22Caleb36US #44
#23Cameron36US #57
#24Dylan36US #32
#25Luke36US #29
#26Brayden35US #64
#27Ethan35US #10
#28Nicholas35US #63
#29Daniel34US #13
#30Jackson34US #17
#31Anthony33US #30
#32Jayden32US #27
#33Henry31US #22
#34Ryan31US #40
#35Andrew30US #34
#36Sebastian30US #23
#37Adrian28US #60
#38Aiden28US #16
#39Hunter28US #45
#40Robert28US #62
#41Christian27US #46
#42Isaac27US #31
#43Joshua27US #35
#44Josiah27US #55
#45Zachary27US #89
#46Jaxson26US #82
#47Jameson25US #128
#48Nathan25US #43
#49Landon24US #53
#50Thomas24US #48
#51Xavier24US #88
#52Carter23US #26
#53Evan23US #69
#54Gavin23US #80
#55Jonathan23US #56
#56Samuel23US #21
#57Austin22US #73
#58Kayden22US #101
#59Charles21US #52
#60Connor21US #54
#61David21US #19
#62Jaxon21US #41
#63Nolan21US #67
#64Wyatt21US #33
#65Ian20US #78
#66Jeremiah20US #58
#67Jordan20US #65
#68Angel19US #70
#69Declan19US #109
#70Justin19US #112
#71Isaiah18US #47
#72Leo18US #74
#73Levi18US #42
#74Luca18US #151
#75Lincoln17US #51
#76Aaron16US #49
#77Dominic16US #72
#78Eli16US #50
#79Finn16US #175
#80Harrison16US #107
#81Tyler16US #91
#82Blake15US #127
#83Chase15US #86
#84Greyson15US #95
#85Jason15US #84
#86Maddox15US #143
#87Maxwell15US #111
#88Bryson14US #94
#89Cooper14US #79
#90Emmett14US #136
#91Hudson14US #61
#92Kevin14US #90
#93Roman14US #98
#94Theodore14US #83
#95Abel13US #137
#96Adriel13
#97Antonio13US #159
#98Ayden13US #92
#99Colton13US #68
#100Elias13US #93

On the move since 2015

Rising

↑52Brianna#41
↑47Addison#30
↑44Nicholas#28
↑42Scarlett#21
↑42Madeline#57
↑39Isla#42
↑38Savannah#19
↑36Mila#18

Falling

↓71Samantha#99
↓48David#61
↓45Penelope#68
↓41Mackenzie#62
↓39Leah#65
↓38Ellie#83
↓36Julianna#85
↓34Alice#81

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2015 rankings.