Rhode Island Most Popular Male and Female Baby Names in 1997

Updated on December 5, 2025.

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Rhode Island Most Popular Male Baby Names in 1997

In 1997, the most popular name for baby boys in Rhode Island was Michael, with a count of 184 boys out of a total of 5,230 registered names of baby boys (i.e. 3.52% of the total number of new-born baby boys in Rhode Island in 1997). The second most popular boy name was Nicholas (178 boys, 3.40% of total). The third most popular boy name was Matthew (173 boys, 3.31% of total).

Top 10 Most Popular Male Baby Names in Rhode Island in 1997

Michael

Nicholas

Matthew

Christopher

Tyler

Andrew

Kyle

Ryan

Jacob

Joseph

The table below below shows the top 191 most popular male baby names in Rhode Island in 1997. You can click on a name to see the trend of popularity in Rhode Island over the years.

Most Popular Male Baby Names in Rhode Island in 1997

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Rank	Baby Name	Number of Baby Boys	Percent of Total Baby Boys (%)
1	Michael	184	3.52
2	Nicholas	178	3.40
3	Matthew	173	3.31
4	Christopher	138	2.64
5	Tyler	116	2.22
6	Andrew	113	2.16
7	Kyle	108	2.07
8	Ryan	106	2.03
9	Jacob	102	1.95
9	Joseph	102	1.95
10	Joshua	100	1.91
11	John	96	1.84
12	Zachary	93	1.78
13	Alexander	90	1.72
13	David	90	1.72
14	Brandon	87	1.66
15	Justin	85	1.63
16	Austin	84	1.61
17	Anthony	82	1.57
18	Jonathan	81	1.55
19	Daniel	76	1.45
20	James	74	1.42
21	Benjamin	71	1.36
21	William	71	1.36
22	Kevin	70	1.34
22	Robert	70	1.34
23	Thomas	61	1.17
24	Samuel	60	1.15
25	Christian	52	0.99
25	Patrick	52	0.99
26	Nathan	50	0.96
27	Cameron	49	0.94
27	Dylan	49	0.94
28	Jordan	48	0.92
29	Aaron	47	0.90
30	Adam	45	0.86
31	Evan	42	0.80
31	Steven	42	0.80
32	Jason	40	0.77
33	Jake	39	0.75
33	Sean	39	0.75
34	Richard	38	0.73
35	Brian	37	0.71
35	Jared	37	0.71
36	Luis	36	0.69
37	Devin	35	0.67
38	Connor	34	0.65
38	Timothy	34	0.65
39	Peter	31	0.59
39	Stephen	31	0.59
40	Derek	30	0.57
41	Eric	29	0.55
42	Alex	28	0.54
42	Ethan	28	0.54
42	Ian	28	0.54
42	Liam	28	0.54
43	Corey	26	0.50
43	Mark	26	0.50
43	Noah	26	0.50
44	Jeffrey	25	0.48
45	Cody	24	0.46
45	Edward	24	0.46
46	Jack	23	0.44
46	Jeremy	23	0.44
46	Jose	23	0.44
46	Nathaniel	23	0.44
47	Brendan	22	0.42
47	Isaiah	22	0.42
48	Jesse	21	0.40
49	Bryan	20	0.38
49	Shawn	20	0.38
50	Colin	19	0.36
50	Luke	19	0.36
50	Paul	19	0.36
51	Antonio	18	0.34
51	Mitchell	18	0.34
51	Seth	18	0.34
52	Devon	17	0.33
52	Shane	17	0.33
53	Carlos	16	0.31
53	Elijah	16	0.31
54	Dante	15	0.29
54	Garrett	15	0.29
54	Logan	15	0.29
55	Gabriel	14	0.27
55	Kenneth	14	0.27
55	Lucas	14	0.27
56	Brett	13	0.25
56	Miguel	13	0.25
56	Scott	13	0.25
56	Trevor	13	0.25
57	Angel	12	0.23
57	Bradley	12	0.23
57	Caleb	12	0.23
57	Charles	12	0.23
58	Alec	11	0.21
58	Drew	11	0.21
59	Aidan	10	0.19
59	Alexis	10	0.19
59	Andy	10	0.19
59	Collin	10	0.19
59	Cory	10	0.19
59	George	10	0.19
59	Hunter	10	0.19
59	Juan	10	0.19
59	Mason	10	0.19
59	Mathew	10	0.19
59	Maxwell	10	0.19
59	Ronald	10	0.19
59	Travis	10	0.19
59	Victor	10	0.19
60	Brennan	9	0.17
60	Colby	9	0.17
60	Dillon	9	0.17
60	Francisco	9	0.17
60	Harrison	9	0.17
60	Hector	9	0.17
60	Henry	9	0.17
60	Joel	9	0.17
60	Nickolas	9	0.17
60	Raymond	9	0.17
60	Vincent	9	0.17
61	Alejandro	8	0.15
61	Chad	8	0.15
61	Frank	8	0.15
61	Hayden	8	0.15
61	Jarred	8	0.15
61	Julian	8	0.15
61	Max	8	0.15
61	Nicolas	8	0.15
61	Roberto	8	0.15
61	Troy	8	0.15
62	Chase	7	0.13
62	Dennis	7	0.13
62	Domenic	7	0.13
62	Francis	7	0.13
62	Gregory	7	0.13
62	Jackson	7	0.13
62	Keith	7	0.13
62	Marc	7	0.13
62	Nelson	7	0.13
62	Oscar	7	0.13
62	Russell	7	0.13
63	Adrian	6	0.12
63	Albert	6	0.12
63	Blake	6	0.12
63	Cole	6	0.12
63	Cristian	6	0.12
63	Darren	6	0.12
63	Donald	6	0.12
63	Dustin	6	0.12
63	Edwin	6	0.12
63	Erik	6	0.12
63	Grant	6	0.12
63	Isaac	6	0.12
63	Jorge	6	0.12
63	Julio	6	0.12
63	Louis	6	0.12
63	Philip	6	0.12
63	Riley	6	0.12
63	Spencer	6	0.12
63	Taylor	6	0.12
63	Wilson	6	0.12
63	Wyatt	6	0.12
64	Andre	5	0.10
64	Angelo	5	0.10
64	Branden	5	0.10
64	Brenden	5	0.10
64	Brendon	5	0.10
64	Chandler	5	0.10
64	Conor	5	0.10
64	Craig	5	0.10
64	Derrick	5	0.10
64	Eduardo	5	0.10
64	Elvis	5	0.10
64	Jaquan	5	0.10
64	Jarod	5	0.10
64	Jimmy	5	0.10
64	Josue	5	0.10
64	Malik	5	0.10
64	Marcus	5	0.10
64	Mario	5	0.10
64	Micheal	5	0.10
64	Myles	5	0.10
64	Neil	5	0.10
64	Owen	5	0.10
64	Ross	5	0.10
64	Sebastian	5	0.10
64	Stanley	5	0.10
64	Theodore	5	0.10
64	Wesley	5	0.10

Rhode Island Most Popular Female Baby Names in 1997

In 1997, the most popular name for baby girls in Rhode Island was Emily, with a count of 108 girls out of a total of 4,183 registered names of baby girls (i.e. 2.58% of the total number of new-born baby girls in Rhode Island in 1997). The second most popular girl name was Samantha (92 girls, 2.20% of total). The third most popular girl name was Sarah (83 girls, 1.98% of total).

Top 10 Most Popular Female Baby Names in Rhode Island in 1997

Emily

Samantha

Sarah

Jessica

Nicole

Ashley

Victoria

Hannah

Olivia

Taylor

The table below below shows the top 191 most popular female baby names in Rhode Island in 1997. You can click on a name to see the trend of popularity in Rhode Island over the years.

Most Popular Female Baby Names in Rhode Island in 1997

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Rank	Baby Name	Number of Baby Boys	Percent of Total Baby Boys (%)
1	Emily	108	2.58
2	Samantha	92	2.20
3	Sarah	83	1.98
4	Jessica	79	1.89
5	Nicole	71	1.70
6	Ashley	70	1.67
6	Victoria	70	1.67
7	Hannah	69	1.65
8	Olivia	64	1.53
9	Taylor	63	1.51
10	Alexandra	61	1.46
11	Rachel	60	1.43
12	Lauren	59	1.41
13	Alyssa	58	1.39
14	Amanda	55	1.32
14	Elizabeth	55	1.32
14	Madison	55	1.32
15	Katherine	53	1.27
16	Alexis	50	1.20
16	Kayla	50	1.20
17	Brianna	48	1.15
17	Julia	48	1.15
18	Megan	46	1.10
19	Sabrina	42	1.00
20	Abigail	41	0.98
21	Jenna	39	0.93
22	Brittany	38	0.91
22	Jennifer	38	0.91
23	Rebecca	37	0.89
24	Emma	36	0.86
25	Amber	34	0.81
25	Haley	34	0.81
26	Marissa	33	0.79
26	Stephanie	33	0.79
27	Catherine	31	0.74
27	Laura	31	0.74
28	Caroline	30	0.72
28	Danielle	30	0.72
28	Gabrielle	30	0.72
28	Kaitlyn	30	0.72
29	Briana	29	0.69
29	Mackenzie	29	0.69
29	Vanessa	29	0.69
30	Michelle	28	0.67
31	Courtney	27	0.65
31	Shannon	27	0.65
32	Allison	26	0.62
32	Sydney	26	0.62
33	Christina	25	0.60
33	Morgan	25	0.60
33	Sara	25	0.60
34	Melissa	24	0.57
35	Erin	23	0.55
35	Isabella	23	0.55
35	Kathryn	23	0.55
35	Michaela	23	0.55
36	Gianna	22	0.53
36	Jasmine	22	0.53
36	Meghan	22	0.53
37	Cassandra	21	0.50
37	Jillian	21	0.50
37	Paige	21	0.50
38	Grace	20	0.48
38	Jordan	20	0.48
38	Katelyn	20	0.48
38	Molly	20	0.48
38	Monica	20	0.48
39	Kelly	19	0.45
39	Sophia	19	0.45
40	Alison	18	0.43
40	Arianna	18	0.43
40	Casey	18	0.43
40	Kristen	18	0.43
40	Leah	18	0.43
40	Natalie	18	0.43
41	Caitlin	17	0.41
41	Caitlyn	17	0.41
41	Jacqueline	17	0.41
41	Jamie	17	0.41
42	Alexa	16	0.38
42	Alicia	16	0.38
42	Ariana	16	0.38
42	Brooke	16	0.38
42	Erica	16	0.38
42	Kendra	16	0.38
42	Maria	16	0.38
43	Angela	15	0.36
43	Gabriella	15	0.36
43	Heather	15	0.36
43	Kimberly	15	0.36
43	Madeline	15	0.36
43	Savannah	15	0.36
44	Alexandria	14	0.34
44	Amy	14	0.34
44	Anna	14	0.34
44	Cassidy	14	0.34
44	Chloe	14	0.34
44	Erika	14	0.34
44	Hailey	14	0.34
44	Mariah	14	0.34
44	Miranda	14	0.34
45	Andrea	13	0.31
45	Christine	13	0.31
45	Hayley	13	0.31
45	Tiffany	13	0.31
46	Alexia	12	0.29
46	Chelsea	12	0.29
46	Karissa	12	0.29
46	Kelsey	12	0.29
46	Mary	12	0.29
46	Mikayla	12	0.29
46	Rachael	12	0.29
46	Sofia	12	0.29
46	Tara	12	0.29
47	Angelica	11	0.26
47	Francesca	11	0.26
47	Margaret	11	0.26
47	Natalia	11	0.26
47	Shelby	11	0.26
47	Tayla	11	0.26
48	Adriana	10	0.24
48	Bianca	10	0.24
48	Dana	10	0.24
48	Destiny	10	0.24
48	Kiana	10	0.24
48	Lindsey	10	0.24
48	Veronica	10	0.24
49	Amelia	9	0.22
49	Crystal	9	0.22
49	Elena	9	0.22
49	Faith	9	0.22
49	Isabel	9	0.22
49	Kathleen	9	0.22
49	Lily	9	0.22
50	Autumn	8	0.19
50	Bailey	8	0.19
50	Bethany	8	0.19
50	Breana	8	0.19
50	Brenna	8	0.19
50	Ciara	8	0.19
50	Julie	8	0.19
50	Kaitlin	8	0.19
50	Kaylee	8	0.19
50	Kiara	8	0.19
50	Kylie	8	0.19
50	Leslie	8	0.19
50	Lindsay	8	0.19
50	Lydia	8	0.19
50	Meaghan	8	0.19
50	Raquel	8	0.19
50	Sophie	8	0.19
50	Tessa	8	0.19
50	Valerie	8	0.19
50	Zoe	8	0.19
51	Anne	7	0.17
51	Breanna	7	0.17
51	Brittney	7	0.17
51	Cheyenne	7	0.17
51	Diana	7	0.17
51	Dominique	7	0.17
51	Gabriela	7	0.17
51	Imani	7	0.17
51	Jaclyn	7	0.17
51	Jade	7	0.17
51	Karen	7	0.17
51	Karina	7	0.17
51	Kassandra	7	0.17
51	Katie	7	0.17
51	Madeleine	7	0.17
51	Marisa	7	0.17
51	Melanie	7	0.17
51	Meredith	7	0.17
51	Mia	7	0.17
51	Natasha	7	0.17
51	Serena	7	0.17
51	Talia	7	0.17
51	Tatiana	7	0.17
52	Abby	6	0.14
52	Adrianna	6	0.14
52	Ariel	6	0.14
52	Bridget	6	0.14
52	Bryanna	6	0.14
52	Carly	6	0.14
52	Charlotte	6	0.14
52	Colleen	6	0.14
52	Deja	6	0.14
52	Emely	6	0.14
52	Fiona	6	0.14
52	Hanna	6	0.14
52	Holly	6	0.14
52	Hope	6	0.14
52	Katrina	6	0.14
52	Lucy	6	0.14
52	Makayla	6	0.14
52	Mikaela	6	0.14
52	Riley	6	0.14
52	Sage	6	0.14
52	Sandra	6	0.14
53	Aaliyah	5	0.12
53	Aliyah	5	0.12
53	Ana	5	0.12
53	Britney	5	0.12
53	Carissa	5	0.12
53	Clara	5	0.12
53	Cynthia	5	0.12
53	Dakota	5	0.12
53	Daniela	5	0.12
53	Deborah	5	0.12
53	Ellen	5	0.12
53	Felicia	5	0.12
53	Gillian	5	0.12
53	Gina	5	0.12
53	Isabelle	5	0.12
53	Janice	5	0.12
53	Jasmin	5	0.12
53	Jocelyn	5	0.12
53	Jordyn	5	0.12
53	Kailey	5	0.12
53	Kara	5	0.12
53	Lillian	5	0.12
53	Lisa	5	0.12
53	Meagan	5	0.12
53	Miriam	5	0.12
53	Nina	5	0.12
53	Toni	5	0.12
53	Tori	5	0.12