Popular baby names in Connecticut

In 2025, Connecticut's top baby names were Charlotte for girls and Noah for boys. Below: this year's top 20, the names Connecticut likes far more than the rest of the country, the number-one names decade by decade, and every year's list back to 1910.

Top 20 names in Connecticut, 2025

Girls
Rank	Name	Babies	US rank
1	Charlotte	176	2
2	Sophia	166	5
3	Olivia	151	1
4	Amelia	149	4
5	Mia	143	6
6	Emma	133	3
7	Isabella	111	7
8	Nora	99	20
9	Sofia	99	9
10	Madison	95	40
11	Lily	92	18
12	Penelope	84	22
13	Lucy	83	25
14	Ava	82	11
15	Eleanor	81	12
16	Eliana	81	10
17	Zoe	81	31
18	Chloe	79	23
19	Gianna	79	33
20	Grace	79	38

Boys
Rank	Name	Babies	US rank
1	Noah	268	2
2	Liam	241	1
3	Theodore	182	4
4	James	156	6
5	Luca	153	14
6	Oliver	144	3
7	Henry	143	5
8	Jack	140	15
9	Lucas	134	10
10	Joseph	124	29
11	Benjamin	116	11
12	William	114	9
13	Owen	112	31
14	Cameron	105	76
15	Michael	105	21
16	Anthony	102	46
17	Cooper	102	27
18	Ethan	100	24
19	John	98	23
20	Leo	96	19

Full 2025 top 50 and standout names

Names Connecticut likes more than the rest of the country

Connecticut favorites

Among the state's 100 most-given names in 2021–2025 and at least twice as common there as in the rest of the US.

Mackenzie (girls): #65 in Connecticut, 3.3× the rest-of-US rate
Cameron (boys): #14 in Connecticut, 3× the rest-of-US rate
Maeve (girls): #42 in Connecticut, 2.8× the rest-of-US rate
Sienna (girls): #60 in Connecticut, 2.8× the rest-of-US rate
Chase (boys): #64 in Connecticut, 2.8× the rest-of-US rate
Madison (girls): #9 in Connecticut, 2.7× the rest-of-US rate
Gabriella (girls): #44 in Connecticut, 2.7× the rest-of-US rate
Cecilia (girls): #66 in Connecticut, 2.7× the rest-of-US rate
Hailey (girls): #45 in Connecticut, 2.6× the rest-of-US rate
Connor (boys): #56 in Connecticut, 2.6× the rest-of-US rate
Cole (boys): #72 in Connecticut, 2.6× the rest-of-US rate
Nicholas (boys): #49 in Connecticut, 2.4× the rest-of-US rate

Signature names, rare elsewhere

Given to at least 50 babies in the state in 2021–2025, at least three times as common there as in the rest of the US, and rare nationally (under 200 babies per million).

Shea (girls): 61 babies in 2021–2025, 7.9× the rest-of-US rate
Giuliana (girls): 65 babies in 2021–2025, 6× the rest-of-US rate

Number-one baby names in Connecticut by decade

Year	Girls	Boys
2025	Charlotte	Noah
2020	Olivia	Noah
2010	Isabella	Michael
2000	Emily	Michael
1990	Jessica	Michael
1980	Jennifer	Michael
1970	Jennifer	Michael
1960	Susan	John
1950	Linda	Robert
1940	Patricia	Robert
1930	Mary	John
1920	Mary	John
1910	Mary	John

Top 20 names in Connecticut, 2025

Names Connecticut likes more than the rest of the country

Connecticut favorites

Signature names, rare elsewhere

Number-one baby names in Connecticut by decade

Connecticut baby names by year