Most popular baby names in Rhode Island

In 2023, the top baby names in Rhode Island were Noah for boys (78 babies) and Charlotte for girls (57 babies). The next most popular were Liam, James and Lucas for boys and Sophia, Olivia and Amelia for girls.

Top 25 boy names in Rhode Island, 2023
Rank	Name	Babies
1	Noah	78
2	Liam	74
3	James	46
4	Lucas	46
5	Michael	45
6	Theodore	45
7	Julian	43
8	Henry	42
9	Benjamin	41
10	William	38
11	Cameron	36
12	Luca	36
13	Oliver	36
14	Mateo	35
15	Elijah	33
16	Jayden	33
17	Thomas	32
18	Mason	29
19	Levi	28
20	Owen	28
21	Jackson	27
22	Luke	27
23	Dylan	26
24	Enzo	26
25	John	26

Top 25 girl names in Rhode Island, 2023
Rank	Name	Babies
1	Charlotte	57
2	Sophia	54
3	Olivia	51
4	Amelia	48
5	Emma	47
6	Nora	38
7	Luna	36
8	Isabella	34
9	Mia	32
10	Aurora	30
11	Isla	30
12	Penelope	29
13	Layla	28
14	Violet	26
15	Abigail	25
16	Aria	25
17	Ella	25
18	Ava	24
19	Mila	24
20	Eleanor	22
21	Evelyn	22
22	Grace	22
23	Sofia	22
24	Valentina	22
25	Emilia	21

Names more common in Rhode Island than nationally

The share of Rhode Island babies given each name, divided by its share across the US in 2023. A value of 3× means the name was three times as common here. Only names with at least 30 babies in the state are counted.

Boys

Cameron3.8× · 36 babies
Julian3.2× · 43 babies
Jayden3.1× · 33 babies
Michael2.9× · 45 babies
Thomas2.6× · 32 babies
Luca2.5× · 36 babies
Lucas2.3× · 46 babies
Noah2.2× · 78 babies
Theodore2.2× · 45 babies
James2.1× · 46 babies
Benjamin2.1× · 41 babies
Henry2× · 42 babies

Girls

Nora4.2× · 38 babies
Isla3.7× · 30 babies
Aurora3.3× · 30 babies
Luna3.1× · 36 babies
Charlotte3× · 57 babies
Sophia3× · 54 babies
Amelia2.6× · 48 babies
Emma2.3× · 47 babies
Olivia2.2× · 51 babies
Isabella2.1× · 34 babies
Mia1.9× · 32 babies

All states

Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, state data 2023. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.