May 12, 2022 - News

Ohio's most popular baby names

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Illustration: Maura Losch/Axios

Know any toddlers named Liam or Olivia?

By the numbers: Liam was No. 1 overall, with 607 Buckeye State babies born with that name.

Mr. and Ms. Irrelevant: Nathan and Lyla, both just barely cracking the list at No. 100.

The Top 10, Male:

  1. Liam (607)
  2. Oliver (586)
  3. Noah (551)
  4. Elijah (473)
  5. William (469)
  6. James (468)
  7. Henry (453)
  8. Owen (441)
  9. Benjamin (426)
  10. Mason (403)

The Top 10, Female:

  1. Olivia (565)
  2. Charlotte (532)
  3. Amelia (525)
  4. Ava (522)
  5. Emma (489)
  6. Sophia (440)
  7. Evelyn (412)
  8. Harper (389)
  9. Isabella (352)
  10. Eleanor (304)

The full list.

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