Rhode Island Baby Names
#1 Boy (2025)
Noah
#1 Girl (2025)
Charlotte
Fastest Rising
Jacob
↑ +9
Biggest Decline
Daniel
↓ −9
Longest #1 Run
Michael
5 decades at #1
Total Births (2025)
2,161
births tracked
Fastest Rising
Hannah
↑ +10
Biggest Decline
Ashley
↓ −10
Longest #1 Run
Mary
2 decades at #1
Total Births (2025)
1,703
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 | Liam | Noah | Michael | Oliver | Robert |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | — | — | — | — | Rank #10 |
| 1920s | — | — | — | — | Rank #4 |
| 1930s | — | — | — | — | Rank #1 |
| 1940s | — | — | Rank #9 | — | Rank #1 |
| 1950s | — | — | Rank #3 | — | Rank #1 |
| 1960s | — | — | Rank #1 | — | Rank #4 |
| 1970s | — | — | Rank #1 | — | Rank #6 |
| 1980s | — | — | Rank #1 | — | Rank #9 |
| 1990s | — | — | Rank #1 | — | Rank #15 |
| 2000s | — | — | Rank #1 | — | — |
| 2010s | Rank #2 | Rank #5 | Rank #3 | — | — |
| 2020s | Rank #1 | Rank #2 | Rank #12 | Rank #4 | — |
Baby Names by Decade
Most popular · Runner-up per decade
1910sJohnJoseph
1920sJohnJoseph
1930sRobertJohn
1940sRobertJohn
1950sRobertJohn
1960sMichaelDavid
Recent Decades
1970sMichaelDavid
1980sMichaelChristopher
1990sMichaelMatthew
2000sMichaelMatthew
2010sMasonLiam
2020sLiamNoah
1910sMaryHelen
1920sMaryDorothy
1930sBarbaraMary
1940sPatriciaLinda
1950sSusanLinda
1960sLisaSusan
Recent Decades
1970sJenniferMelissa
1980sJessicaJennifer
1990sAshleyJessica
2000sEmilyMadison
2010sSophiaOlivia
2020sCharlotteOlivia
Biggest Name Shifts
Names that climbed or fell the most in popularity
Fastest Rising
Jacob
+9 rank positions · since 1990sBiggest Decline
Daniel
-9 rank positions · since 1980sFastest Rising
Hannah
+10 rank positions · since 1990sBiggest Decline
Ashley
-10 rank positions · since 1990sHow Rhode Island Compares to the Nation
Names that rank notably higher or lower here vs. the U.S. overall
More Popular in Rhode Island
- Maxwell#58 here · #190 nationally↑ +132
- Finn#91 here · #205 nationally↑ +114
- Cole#72 here · #183 nationally↑ +111
- Antonio#98 here · #178 nationally↑ +80
- Nico#95 here · #173 nationally↑ +78
Less Popular in Rhode Island
- Ezra#63 here · #20 nationally↓ −43
- Samuel#59 here · #18 nationally↓ −41
- Asher#69 here · #28 nationally↓ −41
- Beau#100 here · #60 nationally↓ −40
- Isaiah#92 here · #57 nationally↓ −35
More Popular in Rhode Island
- Francesca#70 here · #315 nationally↑ +245
- Esme#96 here · #297 nationally↑ +201
- Juliet#79 here · #273 nationally↑ +194
- Kaylee#99 here · #254 nationally↑ +155
- Peyton#73 here · #198 nationally↑ +125
Less Popular in Rhode Island
- Naomi#88 here · #47 nationally↓ −41
- Harper#55 here · #16 nationally↓ −39
- Elizabeth#53 here · #17 nationally↓ −36
- Willow#77 here · #44 nationally↓ −33
- Camila#48 here · #19 nationally↓ −29
Top 100 Baby Names in Rhode Island
Most popular names in 2020–2025, ranked by total births
Top 10
RankNameBirthsNational
- #1Noah67#2
- #2Liam64#1
- #3Oliver56#3
- #4Theodore52#4
- #5Luca48#14
- #6Benjamin45#11
- #7Lucas45#10
- #8Henry44#5
- #9John40#23
- #10Owen38#31
Names #11–100
- #11 James
- #12 Jack
- #13 Roman
- #14 Anthony
- #15 Levi
- #16 Julian
- #17 Mason
- #18 Michael
- #19 Ethan
- #20 Wesley
- #21 Wyatt
- #22 Jacob
- #23 Mateo
- #24 Nolan
- #25 Sebastian
- #26 William
- #27 Bennett
- #28 Elias
- #29 Rowan
- #30 Thomas
- #31 Alexander
- #32 Hudson
- #33 Joseph
- #34 Josiah
- #35 Charles
- #36 Cooper
- #37 Cameron
- #38 Elijah
- #39 Jackson
- #40 Jayden
- #41 Logan
- #42 Luke
- #43 Matthew
- #44 Daniel
- #45 David
- #46 Enzo
- #47 Grayson
- #48 Leo
- #49 Lorenzo
- #50 Miles
- #51 Thiago
- #52 Amir
- #53 Caleb
- #54 Callum
- #55 Hunter
- #56 Isaac
- #57 Jaxon
- #58 Maxwell
- #59 Samuel
- #60 Vincent
- #61 Carter
- #62 Dylan
- #63 Ezra
- #64 Gabriel
- #65 Nicholas
- #66 Aaron
- #67 Adrian
- #68 Aiden
- #69 Asher
- #70 Landon
- #71 August
- #72 Cole
- #73 Colton
- #74 George
- #75 Giovanni
- #76 Myles
- #77 Adriel
- #78 Christopher
- #79 Jameson
- #80 Jaxson
- #81 Jose
- #82 Joshua
- #83 Kai
- #84 Kayden
- #85 Lincoln
- #86 Luka
- #87 Parker
- #88 Robert
- #89 Ryan
- #90 Connor
- #91 Finn
- #92 Isaiah
- #93 Jonathan
- #94 Matteo
- #95 Nico
- #96 Ryder
- #97 Angel
- #98 Antonio
- #99 Arlo
- #100 Beau
Top 10
RankNameBirthsNational
- #1Charlotte49#2
- #2Olivia41#1
- #3Amelia39#4
- #4Sophia35#5
- #5Ava34#11
- #6Isabella33#7
- #7Isla33#28
- #8Aurora31#15
- #9Mia31#6
- #10Aria28#26
Names #11–100
- #11 Emma
- #12 Maeve
- #13 Nora
- #14 Luna
- #15 Ailany
- #16 Mila
- #17 Zoe
- #18 Eliana
- #19 Hazel
- #20 Scarlett
- #21 Chloe
- #22 Violet
- #23 Ayla
- #24 Riley
- #25 Sofia
- #26 Eleanor
- #27 Ellie
- #28 Hannah
- #29 Valentina
- #30 Evelyn
- #31 Emilia
- #32 Josephine
- #33 Liliana
- #34 Lily
- #35 Madison
- #36 Cora
- #37 Elena
- #38 Ella
- #39 Gianna
- #40 Adeline
- #41 Avery
- #42 Eloise
- #43 Emily
- #44 Gabriella
- #45 Lucy
- #46 Ruby
- #47 Sophie
- #48 Camila
- #49 Iris
- #50 Layla
- #51 Penelope
- #52 Stella
- #53 Elizabeth
- #54 Grace
- #55 Harper
- #56 Kennedy
- #57 Leah
- #58 Quinn
- #59 Ariella
- #60 Delilah
- #61 Ivy
- #62 Madeline
- #63 Madelyn
- #64 Abigail
- #65 Alaia
- #66 Callie
- #67 Cecilia
- #68 Clara
- #69 Everly
- #70 Francesca
- #71 Lyla
- #72 Natalie
- #73 Peyton
- #74 Rosalie
- #75 Vivian
- #76 Vivienne
- #77 Willow
- #78 Daisy
- #79 Juliet
- #80 Juliette
- #81 Kehlani
- #82 Lila
- #83 Lillian
- #84 Lucia
- #85 Lydia
- #86 Maya
- #87 Melody
- #88 Naomi
- #89 Summer
- #90 Zoey
- #91 Anastasia
- #92 Ashley
- #93 Athena
- #94 Autumn
- #95 Celeste
- #96 Esme
- #97 Genevieve
- #98 Kaylani
- #99 Kaylee
- #100 Margot
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