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Most popular baby names in Rhode Island, 2025

The names given most often to babies born in Rhode Island in 2025, with how each one moved since 2024. 2,452 girls and 3,124 boys are in the Rhode Island list.

#1 for girls
Charlotte
49 babies · #2 in the US
#1 for boys
Noah
67 babies · #2 in the US
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Top 25 girls · Rhode Island 2025

RankNameBabiesvs 2024
  1. #1CharlotteForm of Charles, meaning “free man”49same
  2. #2Olivia“olive; olive branch”41▲ 3
  3. #3Amelia“vigor, bravery”39▲ 1
  4. #4Sophia“wisdom”35▲ 2
  5. #5AvaEditor’s note Down from #4 in 2015 to #11 in 2025 in the US. About 1 in 210 US girls in the 2025 records34▲ 4
  6. #6IsabellaForm of Isabel, meaning “my God is an oath”33▲ 4
  7. #6IslaEditor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #142 in 2015, #28 in 2025. Short and simple: 4 letters33▲ 6
  8. #8AuroraItalian, from Latin Aurōra, meaning “dawn, sunrise”31▲ 42
  9. #8MiaEditor’s note Steady in the US: #6 in 2015 and #6 in 2025. About 1 in 150 US girls in the 2025 records31▼ 6
  10. #10Aria“a musical aria”28▲ 5
  11. #10Emma“entire”28▼ 7
  12. #10Maeve“intoxicating”28▼ 2
  13. #10NoraForm of Eleanor, possibly meaning “other”28▲ 6
  14. #14Luna“the moon”27▲ 8
  15. #15AilanyEditor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #3,842 in 2015, #14 in 2025. 6 letters, starting with a vowel26▲ 37
  16. #15MilaEditor’s note Up from #53 in 2015 to #43 in 2025 in the US. About 1 in 340 US girls in the 2025 records26▼ 2
  17. #15ZoeVariant of Zoë, meaning “life”26▲ 15
  18. #18ElianaEditor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #102 in 2015, #10 in 2025. 6 letters, starting with a vowel25▲ 27
  19. #19HazelFrom the word “hazel”24▲ 3
  20. #19ScarlettEditor’s note Down from #22 in 2015 to #32 in 2025 in the US24▲ 16
  21. #21Chloe“young green shoot”23▼ 5
  22. #21VioletFrom the word “violet”23▼ 14
  23. #23AylaEditor’s note First shows up in US records in 1963, with 6 babies22▲ 34
  24. #23Riley“rye + clearing, meadow”22▲ 6
  25. #23Sofia“wisdom, especially divine wisdom”22▼ 13

Top 25 boys · Rhode Island 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 records67▲ 1
  2. #2LiamForm of William, meaning “will + helmet”64▼ 1
  3. #3OliverEditor’s note Up from #19 in 2015 to #3 in 2025 in the US. About 1 in 110 US boys in the 2025 records56▲ 2
  4. #4TheodoreEditor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #99 in 2015, #4 in 202552▲ 1
  5. #5LucaForm of Lucy, meaning “light”48▲ 2
  6. #6Benjamin“son of the right/south or son of days”45▲ 9
  7. #6LucasEditor’s note Up from #16 in 2015 to #10 in 2025 in the US. About 1 in 170 US boys in the 2025 records45▼ 3
  8. #8HenryEditor’s note Up from #29 in 2015 to #5 in 2025 in the US. About 1 in 140 US boys in the 2025 records44▼ 4
  9. #9Johnpossibly “God is gracious”40▲ 15
  10. #10OwenEditor’s note More popular in the US than England & Wales: #31 vs #170 in 202538▲ 1
  11. #11James“May He Heel”36▼ 2
  12. #12JackShort form of John, possibly meaning “God is gracious”35▲ 24
  13. #13RomanEditor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #102 in 2015, #42 in 202534▲ 35
  14. #14Anthony“flower”32▲ 13
  15. #14LeviEditor’s note Up from #42 in 2015 to #12 in 2025 in the US. About 1 in 180 US boys in the 2025 records32▲ 1
  16. #16Julian“Roman personal name”31▼ 1
  17. #16MasonFrom a surname for “a stonemason”31▲ 39
  18. #16Michael“who is like God?”31▼ 8
  19. #19Ethan“firmness, strong, or long-lived”26same
  20. #19Wesley“west + wood, clearing”26▲ 8
  21. #19Wyatt“war + hard, brave”26▲ 40
  22. #22Jacob“May He Heel”25▲ 9
  23. #22MateoSame root as Matthew, meaning “gift of the Lord”25▼ 3
  24. #22Nolan“descendant of Nuallán”25▲ 48
  25. #22Sebastian“august, venerable, exalted”25▼ 7
  26. #22William“will + helmet”25▲ 2

Names that stand out in Rhode Island

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

Girls

NameRIUSShare vs US
Francesca#64#3077.3×
Maeve#10#765.8×
Juliet#78#2745.8×
Esme#91#2985.7×
Kaylee#91#2554.9×
Peyton#64#1994.6×
Cora#36#1134.6×
Ayla#23#774.6×

Boys

NameRIUSShare vs US
Maxwell#52#1894.8×
Finn#90#2063.9×
Cole#71#1823.8×
Hunter#52#1303.4×
Lorenzo#44#1173.2×
Nico#90#1743.2×
Callum#52#1183.1×
Jaxon#52#1153.0×

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