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Most popular baby names in Connecticut, 2025

The names given most often to babies born in Connecticut in 2025, with how each one moved since 2024. 11,503 girls and 13,206 boys are in the Connecticut list.

#1 for girls
Charlotte
176 babies · #2 in the US
#1 for boys
Noah
268 babies · #2 in the US
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Top 25 girls · Connecticut 2025

RankNameBabiesvs 2024
  1. #1CharlotteForm of Charles, meaning “free man”176▲ 2
  2. #2Sophia“wisdom”166▲ 5
  3. #3Olivia“olive; olive branch”151▼ 2
  4. #4Amelia“vigor, bravery”149▲ 1
  5. #5MiaEditor’s note Steady in the US: #6 in 2015 and #6 in 2025. About 1 in 150 US girls in the 2025 records143▼ 3
  6. #6Emma“entire”133▼ 2
  7. #7IsabellaForm of Isabel, meaning “my God is an oath”111▼ 2
  8. #8NoraForm of Eleanor, possibly meaning “other”99▲ 9
  9. #8Sofia“wisdom, especially divine wisdom”99▲ 3
  10. #10MadisonEditor’s note First shows up in US records in 1970, with 5 babies95▲ 8
  11. #11LilyDiminutive of Lilian, possibly meaning “lily”92▲ 19
  12. #12Penelopepossibly “duck”84▲ 29
  13. #13Lucy“light”83▼ 1
  14. #14AvaEditor’s note Down from #4 in 2015 to #11 in 2025 in the US. About 1 in 210 US girls in the 2025 records82▼ 6
  15. #15Eleanorpossibly “other”81▲ 28
  16. #15ElianaEditor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #102 in 2015, #10 in 2025. 6 letters, starting with a vowel81▲ 19
  17. #15ZoeVariant of Zoë, meaning “life”81▲ 10
  18. #18Chloe“young green shoot”79▼ 9
  19. #18GiannaSame root as Jane, meaning “God is gracious”79▼ 5
  20. #18GraceFrom the word “grace”79▲ 3
  21. #21LaylaEditor’s note Down from #30 in 2015 to #36 in 2025 in the US77▲ 6
  22. #22HarperFrom a surname for “a player of the harp”76▼ 9
  23. #23EvelynSame root as Eileen, possibly meaning “radiance, beauty”75▲ 4
  24. #24IslaEditor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #142 in 2015, #28 in 2025. Short and simple: 4 letters73▼ 8
  25. #24Riley“rye + clearing, meadow”73▼ 4
  26. #24VioletFrom the word “violet”73▲ 10

Top 25 boys · Connecticut 2025

RankNameBabiesvs 2024
  1. #1NoahEditor’s note Steady in the US: #1 in 2015 and #2 in 2025. About 1 in 84 US boys in the 2025 records268▲ 1
  2. #2LiamForm of William, meaning “will + helmet”241▼ 1
  3. #3TheodoreEditor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #99 in 2015, #4 in 2025182▲ 2
  4. #4James“May He Heel”156same
  5. #5LucaForm of Lucy, meaning “light”153▲ 2
  6. #6OliverEditor’s note Up from #19 in 2015 to #3 in 2025 in the US. About 1 in 110 US boys in the 2025 records144▼ 3
  7. #7HenryEditor’s note Up from #29 in 2015 to #5 in 2025 in the US. About 1 in 140 US boys in the 2025 records143▼ 1
  8. #8JackShort form of John, possibly meaning “God is gracious”140▲ 3
  9. #9LucasEditor’s note Up from #16 in 2015 to #10 in 2025 in the US. About 1 in 170 US boys in the 2025 records134▼ 2
  10. #10Joseph“(God) shall add”124▼ 1
  11. #11Benjamin“son of the right/south or son of days”116▲ 1
  12. #12William“will + helmet”114▲ 3
  13. #13OwenEditor’s note More popular in the US than England & Wales: #31 vs #170 in 2025112▲ 4
  14. #14Cameron“crooked, bent + nose”105▼ 5
  15. #14Michael“who is like God?”105same
  16. #16Anthony“flower”102▲ 5
  17. #16CooperEditor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #77 in 2015, #27 in 2025102▲ 62
  18. #18Ethan“firmness, strong, or long-lived”100▼ 2
  19. #19Johnpossibly “God is gracious”98same
  20. #20Leo“lion”96▼ 7
  21. #21Julian“Roman personal name”94▲ 14
  22. #22LukeEditor’s note Down from #28 in 2015 to #33 in 2025 in the US. About 1 in 250 US boys in the 2025 records93▲ 11
  23. #23Matthew“gift of the Lord”92▲ 1
  24. #23Thomas“twin”92▼ 1
  25. #25Charles“free man”91▲ 7

Names that stand out in Connecticut

Names in the Connecticut top 100 that make up a bigger share of babies here than in the US overall. “2.0×” means the name’s share of Connecticut births is twice its share of all US births.

Girls

NameConnecticutUSShare vs US
Francesca#98#3074.0×
Cecilia#37#1083.5×
Gabriella#39#1053.3×
Mackenzie#84#2283.2×
Maeve#29#763.1×
Peyton#72#1993.0×
Madison#10#402.7×
Quinn#53#972.5×

Boys

NameConnecticutUSShare vs US
Connor#50#1663.7×
Cameron#14#763.1×
Rory#97#1992.7×
Maxwell#90#1892.6×
Chase#95#1922.6×
Cole#90#1822.5×
Nico#87#1742.5×
Callan#97#1902.5×

Counts: US Social Security Administration, state data for 2024 and 2025 (names given to 5 or more babies in Connecticut). Ranks are worked out from the counts, with ties sharing a rank, so a list can run past 25 names. Shares divide by all listed babies of the same sex. Meanings, where shown, are from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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