BABY NAMES BY STATE

By state

Most popular baby names in Rhode Island

The most popular baby names in Rhode Island in 2025, ranked from real Social Security Administration birth records. Rhode Island has recorded 1,222,600 births with a first name since 1910.

Top girls’ names

Girls in Rhode Island

  1. #2Olivia41 in 2025
  2. #11Emma28 in 2025
  3. #26Eleanor20 in 2025
  4. #30Evelyn19 in 2025
  5. #43Emily16 in 2025
  6. #49Rose15 in 2024
  7. #53Elizabeth14 in 2025
  8. #54Grace14 in 2025
  9. #83Lillian10 in 2025
  10. #92Ashley9 in 2025
  11. #108Alice8 in 2025
  12. #111Jessica9 in 2015
  13. #119Victoria8 in 2025
  14. #121Anna7 in 2024
  15. #123Marie11 in 1992
  16. #126Claire7 in 2025
  17. #134Jane7 in 2025
  18. #136Carol7 in 1984
  19. #136Joan10 in 1969
  20. #139Laura7 in 2011
  21. #141Jacqueline7 in 2019
  22. #159Amanda6 in 2013
  23. #159Theresa8 in 2001
  24. #160Debra6 in 1982
  25. #162Jean6 in 1983

Top boys’ names

Boys in Rhode Island

  1. #6Benjamin45 in 2025
  2. #8Henry44 in 2025
  3. #9John40 in 2025
  4. #11James36 in 2025
  5. #14Anthony32 in 2025
  6. #18Michael31 in 2025
  7. #22Jacob25 in 2025
  8. #26William25 in 2025
  9. #30Thomas23 in 2025
  10. #31Alexander22 in 2025
  11. #33Joseph22 in 2025
  12. #35Charles21 in 2025
  13. #43Matthew20 in 2025
  14. #44Daniel18 in 2025
  15. #45David18 in 2025
  16. #48Leo18 in 2025
  17. #59Samuel17 in 2025
  18. #60Vincent17 in 2025
  19. #65Nicholas16 in 2025
  20. #74George14 in 2025
  21. #78Christopher13 in 2025
  22. #82Joshua13 in 2025
  23. #88Robert13 in 2025
  24. #89Ryan13 in 2025
  25. #93Jonathan12 in 2025

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, names by state of birth (public domain). Rank is by birth count within Rhode Island for each year.