Most popular baby names in Ohio — 2025

In 2025, the most popular baby names in Ohio were Charlotte, Amelia, and Sophia for girls and Oliver, Theodore, and Noah for boys. Some names are far more common here than nationwide: Braxton is 2.6x more common in Ohio than nationally, and Oaklynn is 2.2x more common in Ohio than nationally. See which names rose and fell the most below, or open the full top 100 lists.

Most distinctive baby names in Ohio

Girls

Most distinctive Lainey 2.0x more common ▲22 #8 vs US #30
Also more common
Eleanor 1.7x more common ▲6 #6 vs US #12 Nora 1.6x more common ▲10 #10 vs US #20 Evelyn 1.6x more common ▲4 #4 vs US #8 Violet 1.5x more common ▲4 #9 vs US #13
Less common
Sofia 1.5x less common ▼40 #49 vs US #9 Eliana 1.3x less common ▼25 #35 vs US #10 Mia 1.2x less common ▼8 #14 vs US #6 Isabella 1.2x less common ▼8 #15 vs US #7

Boys

Most distinctive Hudson 1.7x more common ▲11 #6 vs US #17
Also more common
Theodore 1.5x more common ▲2 #2 vs US #4 Henry 1.5x more common ▲1 #4 vs US #5 Jack 1.4x more common ▲5 #10 vs US #15 Oliver 1.4x more common ▲2 #1 vs US #3
Less common
Mateo 2.1x less common ▼61 #69 vs US #8 Liam 1.2x less common ▼4 #5 vs US #1 Noah 1.1x less common ▼1 #3 vs US #2

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