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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Popular baby names in Wisconsin

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

Girls
RankNameBabiesUS rank
1Charlotte2822
2Eleanor19512
3Sophia1955
4Evelyn1948
5Emma1923
6Amelia1864
7Nora18520
8Olivia1821
9Violet17213
10Lainey16230
11Harper15816
12Ava14711
13Lucy13525
14Hazel12521
15Ivy12439
16Ella11729
17Isla11728
18Lily11518
19Josephine11353
20Penelope11122
Boys
RankNameBabiesUS rank
1Oliver3363
2Theodore3234
3Henry3075
4Liam2741
5Noah2452
6Hudson20917
7Jack20115
8James1996
9Cooper19727
10Levi19412
11William1939
12Owen19231
13Bennett19140
14Wesley17252
15Leo16919
16Benjamin16511
17Lucas15810
18Elijah1507
19Wyatt14138
20Brooks13664

Full 2025 top 50 and standout names

Names Wisconsin likes more than the rest of the country

Wisconsin 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.

  • Lennon (girls): #94 in Wisconsin, 3.1× the rest-of-US rate
  • Elsie (girls): #75 in Wisconsin, 2.8× the rest-of-US rate
  • Beckett (boys): #82 in Wisconsin, 2.7× the rest-of-US rate
  • Graham (boys): #55 in Wisconsin, 2.6× the rest-of-US rate
  • Lainey (girls): #22 in Wisconsin, 2.5× the rest-of-US rate
  • Archer (boys): #48 in Wisconsin, 2.5× the rest-of-US rate
  • Hadley (girls): #58 in Wisconsin, 2.4× the rest-of-US rate
  • Freya (girls): #79 in Wisconsin, 2.4× the rest-of-US rate
  • Ada (girls): #98 in Wisconsin, 2.4× the rest-of-US rate
  • Emmett (boys): #44 in Wisconsin, 2.4× the rest-of-US rate
  • Calvin (boys): #63 in Wisconsin, 2.4× the rest-of-US rate
  • Ryker (boys): #89 in Wisconsin, 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).

  • Croix (boys): 51 babies in 2021–2025, 15.9× the rest-of-US rate
  • Jordy (boys): 83 babies in 2021–2025, 7.2× the rest-of-US rate
  • Luella (girls): 106 babies in 2021–2025, 5.8× the rest-of-US rate
  • Cashton (boys): 71 babies in 2021–2025, 5.6× the rest-of-US rate
  • Brecken (boys): 75 babies in 2021–2025, 5.5× the rest-of-US rate
  • Greta (girls): 88 babies in 2021–2025, 4.7× the rest-of-US rate
  • Etta (girls): 75 babies in 2021–2025, 4.5× the rest-of-US rate
  • Henrik (boys): 70 babies in 2021–2025, 4.5× the rest-of-US rate
  • Ida (girls): 55 babies in 2021–2025, 4.2× the rest-of-US rate
  • Leroy (boys): 71 babies in 2021–2025, 4× the rest-of-US rate
  • Lettie (girls): 59 babies in 2021–2025, 3.9× the rest-of-US rate
  • Lyle (boys): 54 babies in 2021–2025, 3.9× the rest-of-US rate

Number-one baby names in Wisconsin by decade

YearGirlsBoys
2025CharlotteOliver
2020CharlotteOliver
2010OliviaMason
2000EmilyJacob
1990AshleyMichael
1980JenniferMichael
1970JenniferMichael
1960MaryDavid
1950MaryJames
1940MaryRobert
1930MaryRobert
1920DorothyRobert
1910MaryJohn

Wisconsin baby names by year