Florida Baby Names: Trends & Data (1910–2025)

Boys

Florida's male baby naming landscape shows significant shifts. In 2025, Liam was the top choice, with 1,865 births. James dominated the 1950s. Jacob has seen the fastest rise over 30 years, climbing an impressive 17 rank positions. Conversely, Christopher experienced the biggest decline, dropping 9 rank positions. These figures highlight evolving parental preferences across generations.

Girls

Florida's female baby naming trends reveal dynamic shifts across generations. Olivia is projected as the top name in 2025 with 1,020 births, a significant departure from the 1950s, when Linda dominated. Looking back 30 years, Victoria shows the fastest rise, gaining +1 rank position. Meanwhile, Taylor has experienced the biggest decline, falling -9 rank positions, illustrating the constant evolution of popular choices.

#1 Boy (2025)

Liam

#1 Girl (2025)

Olivia

Fastest Rising

Jacob

↑ +17

Biggest Decline

Christopher

↓ −9

Longest #1 Run

James

5 decades at #1

Total Births (2025)

42,736

births tracked

Baby Names by Decade

Biggest Name Shifts

Names that climbed or fell the most in popularity

Fastest Rising

Jacob

+17 rank positions · since 1990s

Biggest Decline

Christopher

-9 rank positions · since 1980s

How Florida Compares to the Nation

Names that rank notably higher or lower here vs. the U.S. overall

More Popular in Florida

Milan
#74 here · #242 nationally↑ +168
Matteo
#72 here · #149 nationally↑ +77
Jayce
#97 here · #167 nationally↑ +70
Kayden
#80 here · #135 nationally↑ +55
Enzo
#19 here · #72 nationally↑ +53

Less Popular in Florida

Charles
#87 here · #48 nationally↓ −39
Hudson
#54 here · #17 nationally↓ −37
Santiago
#62 here · #26 nationally↓ −36
Beau
#94 here · #60 nationally↓ −34
Rowan
#91 here · #58 nationally↓ −33

Top 100 Baby Names in Florida

Most popular names in 2020–2025, ranked by total births

Top 10

RankNameBirthsNational

#1Liam1,865#1
#2Noah1,749#2
#3Lucas935#10
#4Elijah868#7
#5Oliver831#3
#6Mateo775#8
#7Luca710#14
#8James672#6
#9Benjamin660#11
#10Matthew658#32

Names #11–100

#11 Dylan
#12 Ethan
#13 Thiago
#14 Theodore
#15 Sebastian
#16 Elias
#17 Asher
#18 Levi
#19 Enzo
#20 Michael
#21 Alexander
#22 Samuel
#23 Gabriel
#24 Daniel
#25 Ezra
#26 Leo
#27 Henry
#28 William
#29 Jacob
#30 Luke
#31 Joseph
#32 Anthony
#33 John
#34 Josiah
#35 Jack
#36 Julian
#37 David
#38 Aaron
#39 Caleb
#40 Jayden
#41 Maverick
#42 Thomas
#43 Nathan
#44 Roman
#45 Isaac
#46 Mason
#47 Isaiah
#48 Jackson
#49 Carter
#50 Joshua
#51 Logan
#52 Aiden
#53 Atlas
#54 Hudson
#55 Christopher
#56 Cooper
#57 Grayson
#58 Kai
#59 Wyatt
#60 Owen
#61 Amir
#62 Santiago
#63 Adrian
#64 Miles
#65 Angel
#66 Jeremiah
#67 Andrew
#68 Ryan
#69 Bennett
#70 Ian
#71 Luka
#72 Matteo
#73 Eithan
#74 Milan
#75 Weston
#76 Ezekiel
#77 Theo
#78 Nolan
#79 Waylon
#80 Kayden
#81 Cameron
#82 Adam
#83 Wesley
#84 Micah
#85 Jonathan
#86 Leonardo
#87 Charles
#88 Christian
#89 Axel
#90 Brooks
#91 Rowan
#92 Lorenzo
#93 Austin
#94 Beau
#95 Dominic
#96 Gael
#97 Jayce
#98 Silas
#99 Nicholas
#100 Xavier

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