New Hampshire Baby Names
#1 Boy (2025)
Theodore
#1 Girl (2025)
Charlotte
Fastest Rising
Benjamin
↑ +10
Biggest Decline
Michael
↓ −10
Longest #1 Run
Robert
3 decades at #1
Total Births (2025)
3,132
births tracked
Fastest Rising
Lauren
↑ +1
Biggest Decline
Hannah
↓ −6
Longest #1 Run
Mary
2 decades at #1
Total Births (2025)
2,529
births tracked
How the Most Popular Names Changed Over Time
Popularity by decade — lower ranks indicate greater popularity (#1 is the most popular name).
| Decade | Theodore | Matthew | Liam | Robert | Ryan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | — | — | — | Rank #2 | — |
| 1920s | — | — | — | Rank #1 | — |
| 1930s | — | — | — | Rank #1 | — |
| 1940s | — | — | — | Rank #1 | — |
| 1950s | — | — | — | Rank #3 | — |
| 1960s | — | — | — | Rank #4 | — |
| 1970s | — | Rank #4 | — | Rank #7 | — |
| 1980s | — | Rank #2 | — | Rank #13 | Rank #5 |
| 1990s | — | Rank #1 | — | — | Rank #6 |
| 2000s | — | Rank #3 | — | — | Rank #2 |
| 2010s | — | — | Rank #2 | — | — |
| 2020s | Rank #1 | — | Rank #5 | — | — |
Baby Names by Decade
Most popular · Runner-up per decade
1910sJohnRobert
1920sRobertJohn
1930sRobertRichard
1940sRobertRichard
1950sDavidMichael
1960sMichaelDavid
Recent Decades
1970sMichaelChristopher
1980sMichaelMatthew
1990sMatthewMichael
2000sJacobRyan
2010sMasonLiam
2020sTheodoreOliver
1910sMaryDorothy
1920sMaryDorothy
1930sBarbaraMary
1940sLindaPatricia
1950sSusanLinda
1960sLisaKaren
Recent Decades
1970sJenniferAmy
1980sJessicaJennifer
1990sEmilySarah
2000sEmmaEmily
2010sOliviaEmma
2020sCharlotteOlivia
Biggest Name Shifts
Names that climbed or fell the most in popularity
Fastest Rising
Benjamin
+10 rank positions · since 1980sBiggest Decline
Michael
-10 rank positions · since 1960sFastest Rising
Lauren
+1 rank positions · since 1980sBiggest Decline
Hannah
-6 rank positions · since 1990sHow New Hampshire Compares to the Nation
Names that rank notably higher or lower here vs. the U.S. overall
More Popular in New Hampshire
- Griffin#46 here · #219 nationally↑ +173
- Grant#78 here · #228 nationally↑ +150
- Callahan#94 here · #227 nationally↑ +133
- Callan#71 here · #189 nationally↑ +118
- Cole#66 here · #183 nationally↑ +117
Less Popular in New Hampshire
- Ezra#89 here · #20 nationally↓ −69
- Elias#67 here · #13 nationally↓ −54
- Ethan#77 here · #24 nationally↓ −53
- Isaac#96 here · #47 nationally↓ −49
- Dylan#86 here · #41 nationally↓ −45
More Popular in New Hampshire
- Mackenzie#79 here · #232 nationally↑ +153
- Vera#74 here · #204 nationally↑ +130
- Lennon#85 here · #213 nationally↑ +128
- Peyton#73 here · #198 nationally↑ +125
- Mabel#86 here · #201 nationally↑ +115
Less Popular in New Hampshire
- Luna#91 here · #27 nationally↓ −64
- Gianna#84 here · #33 nationally↓ −51
- Mila#92 here · #43 nationally↓ −49
- Eliana#58 here · #10 nationally↓ −48
- Emily#78 here · #34 nationally↓ −44
Top 100 Baby Names in New Hampshire
Most popular names in 2020–2025, ranked by total births
Top 10
RankNameBirthsNational
- #1Theodore101#4
- #2Henry77#5
- #3Oliver66#3
- #4Jack65#15
- #5James65#6
- #6Liam63#1
- #7Lucas62#10
- #8Noah59#2
- #9Wesley57#52
- #10Owen56#31
Names #11–100
- #11 William
- #12 Benjamin
- #13 Levi
- #14 Lincoln
- #15 Wyatt
- #16 Carter
- #17 Jackson
- #18 Thomas
- #19 Bennett
- #20 Charles
- #21 John
- #22 Miles
- #23 Rowan
- #24 Joseph
- #25 Mason
- #26 Hudson
- #27 Colton
- #28 Elijah
- #29 Leo
- #30 Maverick
- #31 Luca
- #32 Daniel
- #33 Asher
- #34 Cooper
- #35 Grayson
- #36 Matthew
- #37 Nolan
- #38 Callum
- #39 Logan
- #40 Beau
- #41 Luke
- #42 Michael
- #43 Gabriel
- #44 Robert
- #45 Sawyer
- #46 Griffin
- #47 Julian
- #48 Samuel
- #49 Andrew
- #50 Elliot
- #51 Everett
- #52 Arthur
- #53 Calvin
- #54 Carson
- #55 Alexander
- #56 Brooks
- #57 Jameson
- #58 Roman
- #59 Ryder
- #60 Weston
- #61 Connor
- #62 Landon
- #63 Parker
- #64 Ryan
- #65 Silas
- #66 Cole
- #67 Elias
- #68 Emmett
- #69 George
- #70 August
- #71 Callan
- #72 Cameron
- #73 Waylon
- #74 Dawson
- #75 Dean
- #76 Declan
- #77 Ethan
- #78 Grant
- #79 Harrison
- #80 Archer
- #81 Caleb
- #82 Greyson
- #83 Nathan
- #84 Atlas
- #85 Caden
- #86 Dylan
- #87 Easton
- #88 Beckett
- #89 Ezra
- #90 Graham
- #91 Jaxson
- #92 Myles
- #93 River
- #94 Callahan
- #95 Finn
- #96 Isaac
- #97 Maxwell
- #98 Theo
- #99 Chase
- #100 Christopher
Top 10
RankNameBirthsNational
- #1Charlotte80#2
- #2Olivia64#1
- #3Sophia58#5
- #4Maeve56#77
- #5Violet52#13
- #6Amelia51#4
- #7Lucy51#24
- #8Nora51#20
- #9Isla50#28
- #10Eleanor49#12
Names #11–100
- #11 Harper
- #12 Emma
- #13 Evelyn
- #14 Grace
- #15 Lainey
- #16 Penelope
- #17 Eloise
- #18 Elizabeth
- #19 Lily
- #20 Ava
- #21 Isabella
- #22 Abigail
- #23 Ellie
- #24 Aurora
- #25 Hazel
- #26 Mia
- #27 Scarlett
- #28 Willow
- #29 Layla
- #30 Paisley
- #31 Riley
- #32 Vivian
- #33 Madeline
- #34 Chloe
- #35 Kennedy
- #36 Avery
- #37 Josephine
- #38 Ella
- #39 Madelyn
- #40 Lillian
- #41 Addison
- #42 Clara
- #43 Natalie
- #44 Sadie
- #45 Audrey
- #46 Emerson
- #47 Emilia
- #48 Hannah
- #49 Madison
- #50 Sofia
- #51 Sophie
- #52 Rose
- #53 Alice
- #54 Aria
- #55 Elena
- #56 Kinsley
- #57 Adeline
- #58 Eliana
- #59 Eliza
- #60 Lydia
- #61 Millie
- #62 Zoey
- #63 Hadley
- #64 Ivy
- #65 Piper
- #66 Autumn
- #67 Claire
- #68 Daisy
- #69 Delilah
- #70 Everly
- #71 Georgia
- #72 Margot
- #73 Peyton
- #74 Vera
- #75 Zoe
- #76 Cecilia
- #77 Elsie
- #78 Emily
- #79 Mackenzie
- #80 Nova
- #81 Ruby
- #82 Anna
- #83 Cora
- #84 Gianna
- #85 Lennon
- #86 Mabel
- #87 Maya
- #88 Quinn
- #89 Summer
- #90 Charlie
- #91 Luna
- #92 Mila
- #93 Skylar
- #94 Stella
- #95 Allison
- #96 Amara
- #97 Callie
- #98 Caroline
- #99 Hallie
- #100 Iris
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