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Most popular baby names in Wisconsin, 2025

The names given most often to babies born in Wisconsin in 2025, with how each one moved since 2024. 20,258 girls and 23,432 boys are in the Wisconsin list.

#1 for girls
Charlotte
282 babies · #2 in the US
#1 for boys
Oliver
336 babies · #3 in the US
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Top 25 girls · Wisconsin 2025

RankNameBabiesvs 2024
  1. #1CharlotteForm of Charles, meaning “free man”282same
  2. #2Eleanorpossibly “other”195▲ 4
  3. #2Sophia“wisdom”195▲ 7
  4. #4EvelynSame root as Eileen, possibly meaning “radiance, beauty”194▼ 1
  5. #5Emma“entire”192same
  6. #6Amelia“vigor, bravery”186▼ 2
  7. #7NoraForm of Eleanor, possibly meaning “other”185▲ 1
  8. #8Olivia“olive; olive branch”182▼ 6
  9. #9VioletFrom the word “violet”172▼ 2
  10. #10LaineyEditor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #576 in 2015, #30 in 2025162same
  11. #11HarperFrom a surname for “a player of the harp”158same
  12. #12AvaEditor’s note Down from #4 in 2015 to #11 in 2025 in the US. About 1 in 210 US girls in the 2025 records147▲ 3
  13. #13Lucy“light”135▲ 11
  14. #14HazelFrom the word “hazel”125▼ 2
  15. #15IvyFrom the word “ivy”124▲ 5
  16. #16EllaShort form of Eleanor, possibly meaning “other”117▲ 8
  17. #16IslaEditor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #142 in 2015, #28 in 2025. Short and simple: 4 letters117▲ 1
  18. #18LilyDiminutive of Lilian, possibly meaning “lily”115▲ 4
  19. #19JosephineFeminine form of Joseph, meaning “(God) shall add”113▲ 18
  20. #20Penelopepossibly “duck”111▲ 11
  21. #21EllieEditor’s note Up from #48 in 2015 to #24 in 2025 in the US. About 1 in 260 US girls in the 2025 records110▲ 5
  22. #21MiaEditor’s note Steady in the US: #6 in 2015 and #6 in 2025. About 1 in 150 US girls in the 2025 records110▼ 8
  23. #23ScarlettEditor’s note Down from #22 in 2015 to #32 in 2025 in the US109▼ 9
  24. #24IsabellaForm of Isabel, meaning “my God is an oath”108▼ 8
  25. #25GraceFrom the word “grace”106▲ 2

Top 25 boys · Wisconsin 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 records336same
  2. #2TheodoreEditor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #99 in 2015, #4 in 2025323▲ 2
  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 records307▼ 1
  4. #4LiamForm of William, meaning “will + helmet”274▼ 1
  5. #5NoahEditor’s note Steady in the US: #1 in 2015 and #2 in 2025. About 1 in 84 US boys in the 2025 records245same
  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 records209▲ 4
  7. #7JackShort form of John, possibly meaning “God is gracious”201▲ 3
  8. #8James“May He Heel”199▼ 2
  9. #9CooperEditor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #77 in 2015, #27 in 2025197▲ 17
  10. #10LeviEditor’s note Up from #42 in 2015 to #12 in 2025 in the US. About 1 in 180 US boys in the 2025 records194▼ 2
  11. #11William“will + helmet”193▼ 2
  12. #12OwenEditor’s note More popular in the US than England & Wales: #31 vs #170 in 2025192▼ 5
  13. #13BennettForm of Benedict, meaning “blessed, well spoken of”191same
  14. #14Wesley“west + wood, clearing”172▲ 4
  15. #15Leo“lion”169▼ 3
  16. #16Benjamin“son of the right/south or son of days”165▲ 8
  17. #17LucasEditor’s note Up from #16 in 2015 to #10 in 2025 in the US. About 1 in 170 US boys in the 2025 records158▼ 2
  18. #18Elijah“Yahweh is my god”150▲ 2
  19. #19Wyatt“war + hard, brave”141▼ 5
  20. #20BrooksVariant of Brook, meaning “swamp, marsh”136▼ 1
  21. #21Lincoln“the Roman settlement Lindum Colonia”135▲ 3
  22. #22JacksonEditor’s note Down from #17 in 2015 to #36 in 2025 in the US. About 1 in 260 US boys in the 2025 records133▼ 5
  23. #23AsherEditor’s note More popular in the US than England & Wales: #28 vs #150 in 2025132▼ 3
  24. #24Grayson“steward”129▲ 8
  25. #25MaverickEditor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #184 in 2015, #49 in 2025128▼ 9
  26. #25MilesEditor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #107 in 2015, #44 in 2025128▲ 6

Names that stand out in Wisconsin

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

Girls

NameWisconsinUSShare vs US
Lennon#93#2142.8×
Elsie#49#1232.7×
Mabel#100#2012.5×
Quinn#41#972.5×
Nora#7#202.3×
Freya#93#1762.3×
Lainey#10#302.2×
Cora#56#1132.2×

Boys

NameWisconsinUSShare vs US
Harvey#91#2513.4×
Callahan#96#2272.9×
Tucker#75#1812.7×
Graham#43#1202.6×
Emmett#47#1212.4×
Beckett#69#1412.4×
Myles#39#1002.3×
Wesley#14#522.2×

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