Most popular baby names in Rhode Island — 2025

In 2025, the most popular baby names in Rhode Island were Charlotte, Olivia, and Amelia for girls and Noah, Liam, and Oliver for boys. Some names are far more common here than nationwide: Francesca is 7.3x more common in Rhode Island than nationally, and Maxwell is 4.8x more common in Rhode Island than nationally. See which names rose and fell the most below, or open the full top 100 lists.

Most distinctive baby names in Rhode Island

Girls

Most distinctive Maeve 5.8x more common ▲66 #10 vs US #76
Also more common
Isla 3.6x more common ▲22 #6 vs US #28 Aria 3.0x more common ▲16 #10 vs US #26 Ava 2.9x more common ▲6 #5 vs US #11 Nora 2.9x more common ▲10 #10 vs US #20
Less common
No distinctive less-common names in the top 10

Boys

Most distinctive Luca 3.0x more common ▲9 #5 vs US #14
Also more common
Owen 2.9x more common ▲21 #10 vs US #31 John 2.7x more common ▲14 #9 vs US #23 Benjamin 2.5x more common ▲5 #6 vs US #11 Lucas 2.4x more common ▲4 #6 vs US #10
Less common
Elijah 1.0x less common ▼30 #37 vs US #7

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