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Most popular baby names in Maine, 2025

The names given most often to babies born in Maine in 2025, with how each one moved since 2024. 3,115 girls and 3,844 boys are in the Maine list.

#1 for girls
Charlotte
89 babies · #2 in the US
#1 for boys
Theodore
83 babies · #4 in the US
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Top 25 girls · Maine 2025

RankNameBabiesvs 2024
  1. #1CharlotteForm of Charles, meaning “free man”89same
  2. #2Amelia“vigor, bravery”45▲ 5
  3. #2Eleanorpossibly “other”45▲ 2
  4. #4VioletFrom the word “violet”44▲ 20
  5. #5HarperFrom a surname for “a player of the harp”43▲ 6
  6. #6EvelynSame root as Eileen, possibly meaning “radiance, beauty”40▼ 3
  7. #7Lucy“light”39▲ 6
  8. #7Olivia“olive; olive branch”39▼ 5
  9. #9GraceFrom the word “grace”37▲ 2
  10. #10IvyFrom the word “ivy”36▲ 10
  11. #11HazelFrom the word “hazel”34▼ 4
  12. #11Sophia“wisdom”34▼ 6
  13. #11WillowFrom the word “willow”34▲ 5
  14. #14NoraForm of Eleanor, possibly meaning “other”33▼ 7
  15. #15Lillianpossibly “lily”32▲ 23
  16. #16Emma“entire”31▼ 11
  17. #16IslaEditor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #142 in 2015, #28 in 2025. Short and simple: 4 letters31▲ 7
  18. #16Maeve“intoxicating”31▲ 13
  19. #19LaineyEditor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #576 in 2015, #30 in 202530▲ 14
  20. #20IsabellaForm of Isabel, meaning “my God is an oath”27▲ 57
  21. #21Abigail“my Father's joy”26▲ 32
  22. #21EloiseEditor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #254 in 2015, #49 in 2025. 6 letters, starting with a vowel26▲ 19
  23. #21LaylaEditor’s note Down from #30 in 2015 to #36 in 2025 in the US26▲ 23
  24. #24JosieEditor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #250 in 2015, #82 in 202525▲ 16
  25. #24Penelopepossibly “duck”25▼ 11

Top 25 boys · Maine 2025

RankNameBabiesvs 2024
  1. #1TheodoreEditor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #99 in 2015, #4 in 202583▲ 1
  2. #2OliverEditor’s note Up from #19 in 2015 to #3 in 2025 in the US. About 1 in 110 US boys in the 2025 records77▼ 1
  3. #3HenryEditor’s note Up from #29 in 2015 to #5 in 2025 in the US. About 1 in 140 US boys in the 2025 records66same
  4. #4NoahEditor’s note Steady in the US: #1 in 2015 and #2 in 2025. About 1 in 84 US boys in the 2025 records54▲ 2
  5. #5LeviEditor’s note Up from #42 in 2015 to #12 in 2025 in the US. About 1 in 180 US boys in the 2025 records53▲ 5
  6. #6Wesley“west + wood, clearing”46▲ 9
  7. #7JackShort form of John, possibly meaning “God is gracious”44▼ 3
  8. #8James“May He Heel”43same
  9. #8William“will + helmet”43▲ 6
  10. #10BennettForm of Benedict, meaning “blessed, well spoken of”41▲ 11
  11. #10HudsonEditor’s note Up from #65 in 2015 to #17 in 2025 in the US. About 1 in 200 US boys in the 2025 records41same
  12. #10LiamForm of William, meaning “will + helmet”41▼ 2
  13. #13Benjamin“son of the right/south or son of days”38▲ 17
  14. #13LucasEditor’s note Up from #16 in 2015 to #10 in 2025 in the US. About 1 in 170 US boys in the 2025 records38▲ 7
  15. #13MasonFrom a surname for “a stonemason”38▲ 28
  16. #13OwenEditor’s note More popular in the US than England & Wales: #31 vs #170 in 202538▼ 8
  17. #17Lincoln“the Roman settlement Lindum Colonia”36▼ 10
  18. #18Charles“free man”35▲ 16
  19. #18Thomas“twin”35▼ 2
  20. #20MilesEditor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #107 in 2015, #44 in 202534▲ 6
  21. #21WestonEditor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #120 in 2015, #55 in 202532▲ 12
  22. #21Wyatt“war + hard, brave”32▼ 11
  23. #23EverettSame root as Everard, meaning “wild boar + hard, brave”31▲ 11
  24. #23Leo“lion”31▼ 2
  25. #23Nolan“descendant of Nuallán”31▲ 15
  26. #23Rowan“little red one”31▲ 11
  27. #23Sawyer“one who saws”31▲ 23
  28. #23SilasEditor’s note More popular in the US than England & Wales: #71 vs #585 in 202531▲ 28

Names that stand out in Maine

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

Girls

NameMaineUSShare vs US
Elowyn#82#2996.0×
Frances#91#3185.9×
Lennon#57#2145.4×
Mabel#50#2015.4×
Elodie#96#3105.3×
Maeve#16#765.1×
Poppy#96#2924.9×
River#73#2194.8×

Boys

NameMaineUSShare vs US
Finley#91#3336.1×
Sullivan#91#3145.7×
Malcolm#74#2725.7×
Griffin#61#2224.9×
Sawyer#23#1224.7×
Bentley#66#2154.6×
Finn#66#2064.4×
Chase#61#1924.2×

Counts: US Social Security Administration, state data for 2024 and 2025 (names given to 5 or more babies in Maine). 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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