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Names of Ohio

15,480,878 births across 10,366 different names since 1910. No name belongs to Ohio more than Garnet.

Most concentrated in Ohio

Names given far more often here than in the country as a whole. The multiplier is how much more concentrated the name is than the state’s size alone would predict.

Name Born here Concentration
Garnet 1,102 5.6×
Rolland 887 3.3×
Barb 475 3.2×
Treva 833 3.1×
Donn 495 2.9×
Cletus 575 2.9×
Deron 402 2.8×
Twila 977 2.8×
Maribeth 434 2.7×
Ned 1,458 2.6×
Tod 648 2.6×
Glenna 2,473 2.6×
Saundra 1,793 2.5×
Madonna 717 2.5×
Denver 1,960 2.4×
Missy 381 2.4×
Maxton 358 2.4×
Forest 1,180 2.4×
Vikki 430 2.3×
Jerold 404 2.3×

Most given, girls

#NameBirths
1Mary201,890
2Patricia86,294
3Linda79,389
4Barbara79,225
5Jennifer75,085
6Elizabeth71,100
7Susan63,009
8Karen60,539
9Betty60,182
10Margaret59,084
11Nancy57,308
12Lisa54,494
13Carol53,097
14Dorothy52,207
15Ruth51,447

Most given, boys

#NameBirths
1Robert279,412
2James263,196
3John254,372
4Michael230,193
5William206,405
6David205,131
7Richard156,777
8Thomas132,958
9Charles127,472
10Joseph122,769
11Donald95,634
12Daniel91,942
13Christopher90,710
14Mark85,799
15Matthew83,229

Other states and the District of Columbia

Source: US Social Security Administration state baby-name files, 1910 onwards. A name given to fewer than five babies in a state in a year is not published, so a name can be more common here than the table shows. Concentration is measured against the other state files, not against national totals, which cover more years and more names.