Popular baby names in Ohio, 2012

The most popular baby names in Ohio in 2012 were Sophia for girls (841 babies) and Mason for boys (855). Mason ranked #2 nationally for boys. Social Security records list 111,337 babies born in Ohio in 2012 with a name given to at least five children of the same sex in the state.

Names that stood out in Ohio in 2012

Names given at least 15 times in Ohio that year and at least twice as common as in the US as a whole.

Girls

Aubrianna: 31 babies, 3.2× the national rate
Regan: 31 babies, 3.2× the national rate
Elaina: 71 babies, 2.6× the national rate
Makenna: 103 babies, 2.5× the national rate
Raelynn: 67 babies, 2.5× the national rate
Macie: 61 babies, 2.5× the national rate
Kenley: 45 babies, 2.5× the national rate
Cecelia: 35 babies, 2.5× the national rate
Lucille: 56 babies, 2.4× the national rate
Laney: 32 babies, 2.4× the national rate

Boys

Braxton: 271 babies, 2.9× the national rate
Landen: 136 babies, 2.9× the national rate
Mohamed: 52 babies, 2.6× the national rate
Braylen: 72 babies, 2.4× the national rate
Kolton: 61 babies, 2.4× the national rate
Blaine: 33 babies, 2.4× the national rate
Colten: 53 babies, 2.3× the national rate
Brenden: 39 babies, 2.3× the national rate
Bentlee: 32 babies, 2.3× the national rate
Brycen: 64 babies, 2.2× the national rate

Top 50 girls' and boys' names in Ohio, 2012

Girls
Rank	Name	Babies	vs 2011	US rank
1	Sophia	841	↑1	1
2	Emma	824	↓1	2
3	Ava	780	–	5
4	Olivia	639	–	4
5	Isabella	607	–	3
6	Lillian	449	↑4	25
7	Addison	438	↑1	14
8	Madison	427	↓2	9
9	Abigail	423	↓2	7
10	Ella	423	↑1	12
11	Aubrey	402	↑2	15
12	Avery	387	↑5	13
13	Emily	384	↓1	6
14	Chloe	360	↓5	11
15	Elizabeth	352	↓1	10
16	Brooklyn	341	↓1	29
17	Zoey	334	↑17	20
18	Grace	329	–	21
19	Harper	327	↑22	24
20	Charlotte	299	↑12	19
21	Lily	299	↓2	16
22	Amelia	282	↑7	23
23	Hannah	277	↓3	22
24	Mia	273	↓3	8
25	Layla	271	↑6	31
26	Anna	268	↓3	34
27	Evelyn	265	↑9	27
28	Leah	265	↓6	33
29	Natalie	264	↓5	17
30	Alexis	258	↓14	40
31	Peyton	254	↓3	53
32	Claire	251	↓2	45
33	Audrey	249	↑2	41
34	Riley	243	↓1	47
35	Gabriella	242	↓9	37
36	Nevaeh	237	↓11	39
37	Aubree	215	new	60
38	Taylor	209	↑5	46
39	Aaliyah	207	new	36
40	Serenity	196	new	58
41	Hailey	195	↓3	32
42	Savannah	190	↓15	43
43	Lydia	187	new	95
44	Samantha	177	↓7	26
45	Kennedy	175	↑1	84
46	Kylie	173	↑2	59
47	Madelyn	173	new	67
48	Julia	172	new	65
49	Zoe	172	new	30
50	Kaylee	171	new	35

Boys
Rank	Name	Babies	vs 2011	US rank
1	Mason	855	–	2
2	Liam	769	↑3	6
3	William	684	↑1	5
4	Noah	663	↓1	4
5	Michael	644	↑1	7
6	Jacob	625	↓4	1
7	Ethan	616	↑1	3
8	Carter	608	↑4	36
9	Jackson	594	↑5	21
10	Logan	556	↓3	22
11	Elijah	525	↑2	13
12	James	518	↑4	14
13	Aiden	515	↓3	10
14	Alexander	511	↓5	9
15	Andrew	500	↓4	18
16	Benjamin	492	↓1	16
17	Owen	480	↑2	38
18	Lucas	449	↑7	27
19	Landon	446	↓2	35
20	Luke	432	↑15	37
21	Brayden	428	–	39
22	Joseph	427	↓4	19
23	Gavin	416	↑1	40
24	Anthony	412	↑10	15
25	Colton	405	↑15	65
26	Samuel	403	↓4	25
27	Wyatt	400	↑10	41
28	Jayden	399	↓8	8
29	Joshua	398	–	17
30	Matthew	385	–	12
31	Gabriel	380	↓8	24
32	Bentley	378	↑11	75
33	John	377	↓1	28
34	Ryan	377	↑2	26
35	Caleb	368	↓9	32
36	David	368	↑3	20
37	Evan	365	↓10	47
38	Hunter	358	↑3	45
39	Blake	355	new	71
40	Christopher	349	↑2	23
41	Cameron	344	↓13	54
42	Nathan	339	↓4	29
43	Connor	337	↑1	59
44	Austin	334	↑4	58
45	Henry	333	new	44
46	Jack	328	↑4	46
47	Tyler	325	↓14	50
48	Charles	319	↑1	62
49	Daniel	317	↓18	11
50	Robert	317	new	60

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