Most popular boy names in Ohio — 2025

In 2025, the most popular boy name in Ohio was Oliver, followed by Theodore and Noah. The list below ranks the state's top 100 boys' names, each compared with its national rank — tap any name to see how it has trended over time.

Most distinctive baby names in Ohio

More common

Most distinctive Hudson 1.7x more common ▲11 #6 vs US #17
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

Most distinctive 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

Percentages are each name's share of all boys born in Ohio. Final 2025 birth totals aren't published yet, so shares use 2024 births (the latest available) as an estimate.

Year
Spellings

Boys

  1. 1
    Oliver ▲2 vs US #3
    653
  2. 2
    Theodore ▲2 vs US #4
    611
  3. 3
    Noah ▼1 vs US #2
    551
  4. 4
    Henry ▲1 vs US #5
    543
  5. 5
    Liam ▼4 vs US #1
    530
  6. 6
    Hudson ▲11 vs US #17
    455
  7. 7
    William ▲2 vs US #9
    431
  8. 8
    James ▼2 vs US #6
    403
  9. 9
    Elijah ▼2 vs US #7
    393
  10. 10
    Jack ▲5 vs US #15
    389
  11. 11
    Cooper ▲16 vs US #27
    355
  12. 12
    Lincoln ▲57 vs US #69
    343
  13. 13
    Lucas ▼3 vs US #10
    342
  14. 14
    Benjamin ▼3 vs US #11
    336
  15. 15
    Owen ▲16 vs US #31
    335
  16. 16
    Levi ▼4 vs US #12
    331
  17. 17
    Michael ▲4 vs US #21
    324
  18. 18
    Leo ▲1 vs US #19
    315
  19. 19
    Wyatt ▲19 vs US #38
    305
  20. 20
    Bennett ▲20 vs US #40
    291
  21. 20
    Luca ▼6 vs US #14
    291
  22. 22
    Asher ▲6 vs US #28
    288
  23. 23
    Jackson ▲13 vs US #36
    287
  24. 24
    Carter ▲21 vs US #45
    285
  25. 24
    Grayson ▲27 vs US #51
    285
  26. 26
    Waylon ▲30 vs US #56
    281
  27. 27
    Thomas ▲7 vs US #34
    280
  28. 28
    Weston ▲27 vs US #55
    277
  29. 29
    Joseph Same as US #29
    268
  30. 30
    Samuel ▼12 vs US #18
    260
  31. 31
    Wesley ▲21 vs US #52
    258
  32. 32
    Ezra ▼12 vs US #20
    256
  33. 33
    Roman ▲9 vs US #42
    255
  34. 34
    John ▼11 vs US #23
    251
  35. 35
    Maverick ▲14 vs US #49
    248
  36. 36
    Luke ▼3 vs US #33
    247
  37. 37
    Mason ▲2 vs US #39
    241
  38. 38
    Rowan ▲21 vs US #59
    237
  39. 39
    Elias ▼26 vs US #13
    235
  40. 40
    Beau ▲20 vs US #60
    233
  41. 41
    Charles ▲7 vs US #48
    231
  42. 42
    Everett ▲35 vs US #77
    229
  43. 43
    Silas ▲28 vs US #71
    224
  44. 44
    Brooks ▲20 vs US #64
    223
  45. 45
    Nolan ▲20 vs US #65
    220
  46. 46
    Miles ▼2 vs US #44
    216
  47. 46
    Myles ▲54 vs US #100
    216
  48. 48
    Walker ▲30 vs US #78
    215
  49. 49
    Cameron ▲27 vs US #76
    208
  50. 50
    Alexander ▼20 vs US #30
    207
  51. 51
    Daniel ▼29 vs US #22
    206
  52. 52
    Graham ▲68 vs US #120
    203
  53. 53
    David ▼18 vs US #35
    199
  54. 54
    Ethan ▼30 vs US #24
    191
  55. 55
    Logan ▼2 vs US #53
    187
  56. 56
    Isaac ▼9 vs US #47
    184
  57. 57
    Archer ▲41 vs US #98
    182
  58. 58
    Atlas ▲17 vs US #75
    180
  59. 59
    Gabriel ▼22 vs US #37
    175
  60. 59
    Jacob ▼16 vs US #43
    175
  61. 61
    Andrew ▲12 vs US #73
    174
  62. 62
    Isaiah ▼5 vs US #57
    172
  63. 62
    Matthew ▼30 vs US #32
    172
  64. 64
    Parker ▲38 vs US #102
    171
  65. 65
    Braxton ▲107 vs US #172
    169
  66. 66
    Vincent ▲41 vs US #107
    168
  67. 67
    Josiah ▼13 vs US #54
    167
  68. 68
    Julian ▼43 vs US #25
    165
  69. 69
    Mateo ▼61 vs US #8
    163
  70. 70
    August ▲11 vs US #81
    162
  71. 71
    Anthony ▼25 vs US #46
    161
  72. 72
    Easton ▲38 vs US #110
    154
  73. 73
    Calvin ▲59 vs US #132
    153
  74. 73
    Carson ▲51 vs US #124
    153
  75. 75
    Sawyer ▲47 vs US #122
    152
  76. 76
    Joshua ▼10 vs US #66
    149
  77. 77
    Caleb ▼19 vs US #58
    148
  78. 77
    Callum ▲41 vs US #118
    148
  79. 77
    Micah ▲13 vs US #90
    148
  80. 80
    Landon ▲47 vs US #127
    145
  81. 81
    Colton ▲22 vs US #103
    142
  82. 82
    Sebastian ▼66 vs US #16
    140
  83. 83
    Adam ▲18 vs US #101
    139
  84. 83
    Aiden ▼21 vs US #62
    139
  85. 83
    Arthur ▲4 vs US #87
    139
  86. 83
    Jayden ▼13 vs US #70
    139
  87. 87
    Robert ▲5 vs US #92
    138
  88. 88
    Theo ▼6 vs US #82
    136
  89. 89
    Emmett ▲32 vs US #121
    135
  90. 90
    Beckett ▲51 vs US #141
    134
  91. 90
    Dawson ▲53 vs US #143
    134
  92. 90
    Dean ▲35 vs US #125
    134
  93. 93
    Christopher ▼25 vs US #68
    133
  94. 93
    Jonah ▲35 vs US #128
    133
  95. 95
    Ezekiel ▼34 vs US #61
    131
  96. 96
    Jeremiah ▼8 vs US #88
    130
  97. 97
    Dylan ▼56 vs US #41
    128
  98. 98
    Elliot ▲53 vs US #151
    127
  99. 98
    Xavier ▲10 vs US #108
    127
  100. 100
    Declan ▲39 vs US #139
    126
  101. 100
    Greyson ▲49 vs US #149
    126
  102. 100
    Jude ▲55 vs US #155
    126