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Most popular baby names in Ohio, 2025

The names given most often to babies born in Ohio in 2025, with how each one moved since 2024. 47,271 girls and 52,533 boys are in the Ohio list.

#1 for girls
Charlotte
551 babies · #2 in the US
#1 for boys
Oliver
653 babies · #3 in the US
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Top 25 girls · Ohio 2025

RankNameBabiesvs 2024
  1. #1CharlotteForm of Charles, meaning “free man”551same
  2. #2Amelia“vigor, bravery”482same
  3. #3Sophia“wisdom”464▲ 2
  4. #4EvelynSame root as Eileen, possibly meaning “radiance, beauty”420same
  5. #5Olivia“olive; olive branch”392▼ 2
  6. #6Eleanorpossibly “other”376▲ 1
  7. #7Emma“entire”362▼ 1
  8. #8LaineyEditor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #576 in 2015, #30 in 2025334▲ 2
  9. #9VioletFrom the word “violet”329▲ 2
  10. #10NoraForm of Eleanor, possibly meaning “other”301▼ 1
  11. #11HarperFrom a surname for “a player of the harp”288▼ 3
  12. #12AuroraItalian, from Latin Aurōra, meaning “dawn, sunrise”287▲ 1
  13. #13AvaEditor’s note Down from #4 in 2015 to #11 in 2025 in the US. About 1 in 210 US girls in the 2025 records281▼ 1
  14. #14MiaEditor’s note Steady in the US: #6 in 2015 and #6 in 2025. About 1 in 150 US girls in the 2025 records279▲ 4
  15. #15IsabellaForm of Isabel, meaning “my God is an oath”270▼ 2
  16. #16HazelFrom the word “hazel”261▼ 1
  17. #17Penelopepossibly “duck”258▲ 8
  18. #18ScarlettEditor’s note Down from #22 in 2015 to #32 in 2025 in the US251▲ 12
  19. #19IslaEditor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #142 in 2015, #28 in 2025. Short and simple: 4 letters243▲ 8
  20. #20EllieEditor’s note Up from #48 in 2015 to #24 in 2025 in the US. About 1 in 260 US girls in the 2025 records241▼ 4
  21. #21Elizabeth“my God is an oath”234▼ 4
  22. #22Lucy“light”233▼ 2
  23. #23AveryEditor’s note Used for both: 82% of US babies named Avery in 2025 were girls230same
  24. #24WillowFrom the word “willow”229▼ 1
  25. #25IvyFrom the word “ivy”228▼ 7

Top 25 boys · Ohio 2025

RankNameBabiesvs 2024
  1. #1OliverEditor’s note Up from #19 in 2015 to #3 in 2025 in the US. About 1 in 110 US boys in the 2025 records653same
  2. #2TheodoreEditor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #99 in 2015, #4 in 2025611same
  3. #3NoahEditor’s note Steady in the US: #1 in 2015 and #2 in 2025. About 1 in 84 US boys in the 2025 records551▼ 1
  4. #4HenryEditor’s note Up from #29 in 2015 to #5 in 2025 in the US. About 1 in 140 US boys in the 2025 records543▲ 1
  5. #5LiamForm of William, meaning “will + helmet”530▼ 1
  6. #6HudsonEditor’s note Up from #65 in 2015 to #17 in 2025 in the US. About 1 in 200 US boys in the 2025 records455▲ 1
  7. #7William“will + helmet”431▲ 3
  8. #8James“May He Heel”403▼ 2
  9. #9Elijah“Yahweh is my god”393same
  10. #10JackShort form of John, possibly meaning “God is gracious”389▲ 3
  11. #11CooperEditor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #77 in 2015, #27 in 2025355▲ 14
  12. #12Lincoln“the Roman settlement Lindum Colonia”343▲ 5
  13. #13LucasEditor’s note Up from #16 in 2015 to #10 in 2025 in the US. About 1 in 170 US boys in the 2025 records342▼ 5
  14. #14Benjamin“son of the right/south or son of days”336▲ 2
  15. #15OwenEditor’s note More popular in the US than England & Wales: #31 vs #170 in 2025335▼ 3
  16. #16LeviEditor’s note Up from #42 in 2015 to #12 in 2025 in the US. About 1 in 180 US boys in the 2025 records331▲ 5
  17. #17Michael“who is like God?”324▲ 3
  18. #18Leo“lion”315▲ 1
  19. #19Wyatt“war + hard, brave”305▼ 5
  20. #20BennettForm of Benedict, meaning “blessed, well spoken of”291▲ 15
  21. #20LucaForm of Lucy, meaning “light”291▲ 13
  22. #22AsherEditor’s note More popular in the US than England & Wales: #28 vs #150 in 2025288▼ 7
  23. #23JacksonEditor’s note Down from #17 in 2015 to #36 in 2025 in the US. About 1 in 260 US boys in the 2025 records287▲ 5
  24. #24Carter“son of Arthur”285▼ 2
  25. #24Grayson“steward”285▼ 13

Names that stand out in Ohio

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

Girls

NameOhioUSShare vs US
Oaklynn#68#1532.2×
Oakley#71#1562.2×
Emersyn#65#1382.1×
Vivian#31#702.0×
Wrenley#87#1582.0×
Elliana#69#1392.0×
Lainey#8#302.0×
Kinsley#50#931.9×

Boys

NameOhioUSShare vs US
Braxton#65#1722.6×
Lincoln#12#692.4×
Graham#52#1202.2×
Myles#46#1002.0×
Calvin#73#1321.8×
Dawson#90#1431.8×
Everett#42#771.7×
Beckett#90#1411.7×

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