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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Popular baby names in Ohio

In 2025, Ohio's top baby names were Charlotte for girls and Oliver for boys. Below: this year's top 20, the names Ohio 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 Ohio, 2025

Girls
RankNameBabiesUS rank
1Charlotte5512
2Amelia4824
3Sophia4645
4Evelyn4208
5Olivia3921
6Eleanor37612
7Emma3623
8Lainey33430
9Violet32913
10Nora30120
11Harper28816
12Aurora28715
13Ava28111
14Mia2796
15Isabella2707
16Hazel26121
17Penelope25822
18Scarlett25132
19Isla24328
20Ellie24124
Boys
RankNameBabiesUS rank
1Oliver6533
2Theodore6114
3Noah5512
4Henry5435
5Liam5301
6Hudson45517
7William4319
8James4036
9Elijah3937
10Jack38915
11Cooper35527
12Lincoln34369
13Lucas34210
14Benjamin33611
15Owen33531
16Levi33112
17Michael32421
18Leo31519
19Wyatt30538
20Bennett29140

Full 2025 top 50 and standout names

Names Ohio likes more than the rest of the country

Ohio 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.

  • Oaklynn (girls): #67 in Ohio, 2.6× the rest-of-US rate
  • Braxton (boys): #72 in Ohio, 2.5× the rest-of-US rate
  • Lincoln (boys): #12 in Ohio, 2.4× the rest-of-US rate
  • Myles (boys): #41 in Ohio, 2.3× the rest-of-US rate
  • Oakley (girls): #87 in Ohio, 2.1× the rest-of-US rate
  • Lainey (girls): #31 in Ohio, 2.1× the rest-of-US rate
  • Vivian (girls): #43 in Ohio, 2× the rest-of-US rate
  • Graham (boys): #74 in Ohio, 2× 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).

  • Mouhamed (boys): 55 babies in 2021–2025, 6.6× the rest-of-US rate
  • Muhammadali (boys): 66 babies in 2021–2025, 5.1× the rest-of-US rate
  • Myron (boys): 59 babies in 2021–2025, 4.5× the rest-of-US rate
  • Bexley (girls): 156 babies in 2021–2025, 4.1× the rest-of-US rate
  • Kari (girls): 62 babies in 2021–2025, 4× the rest-of-US rate
  • Lonnie (boys): 51 babies in 2021–2025, 4× the rest-of-US rate
  • Mahir (boys): 55 babies in 2021–2025, 3.3× the rest-of-US rate
  • Kaylynn (girls): 67 babies in 2021–2025, 3.1× the rest-of-US rate

Number-one baby names in Ohio by decade

YearGirlsBoys
2025CharlotteOliver
2020OliviaLiam
2010IsabellaJacob
2000HannahJacob
1990AshleyMichael
1980JenniferMichael
1970JenniferMichael
1960MaryDavid
1950LindaJames
1940MaryRobert
1930MaryRobert
1920MaryRobert
1910MaryJohn

Ohio baby names by year