Top baby names in Ohio, 1997
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Emily | 1,293 |
| 2 | Taylor | 1,161 |
| 3 | Hannah | 1,124 |
| 4 | Samantha | 923 |
| 5 | Sarah | 920 |
| 6 | Ashley | 883 |
| 7 | Alexis | 879 |
| 8 | Jessica | 841 |
| 9 | Megan | 825 |
| 10 | Madison | 780 |
| 11 | Rachel | 730 |
| 12 | Kayla | 717 |
| 13 | Elizabeth | 660 |
| 14 | Brittany | 603 |
| 14 | Morgan | 603 |
| 16 | Lauren | 581 |
| 17 | Abigail | 561 |
| 18 | Olivia | 532 |
| 19 | Alyssa | 518 |
| 20 | Courtney | 517 |
| 21 | Allison | 496 |
| 22 | Amanda | 487 |
| 23 | Brianna | 482 |
| 24 | Sydney | 437 |
| 25 | Brooke | 430 |
| 26 | Nicole | 424 |
| 27 | Victoria | 422 |
| 28 | Haley | 417 |
| 28 | Rebecca | 417 |
| 30 | Amber | 379 |
| 31 | Anna | 373 |
| 32 | Emma | 361 |
| 33 | Kaitlyn | 359 |
| 34 | Alexandra | 356 |
| 34 | Katherine | 356 |
| 34 | Paige | 356 |
| 37 | Mary | 329 |
| 38 | Shelby | 323 |
| 39 | Jordan | 319 |
| 40 | Mackenzie | 316 |
| 41 | Madeline | 307 |
| 42 | Kelsey | 302 |
| 43 | Danielle | 301 |
| 44 | Sierra | 299 |
| 45 | Jennifer | 293 |
| 46 | Erin | 291 |
| 47 | Jenna | 287 |
| 48 | Destiny | 283 |
| 49 | Gabrielle | 281 |
| 50 | Sara | 272 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jacob | 2,042 |
| 2 | Michael | 1,533 |
| 3 | Austin | 1,485 |
| 4 | Nicholas | 1,452 |
| 5 | Tyler | 1,396 |
| 6 | Andrew | 1,343 |
| 7 | Matthew | 1,335 |
| 8 | Brandon | 1,317 |
| 9 | Zachary | 1,226 |
| 10 | Joshua | 1,207 |
| 11 | Christopher | 1,044 |
| 12 | Joseph | 1,026 |
| 13 | Kyle | 936 |
| 13 | Ryan | 936 |
| 15 | James | 895 |
| 16 | John | 885 |
| 17 | Anthony | 827 |
| 18 | Daniel | 814 |
| 19 | Alexander | 794 |
| 20 | David | 791 |
| 21 | Justin | 771 |
| 22 | Robert | 734 |
| 23 | William | 726 |
| 24 | Jordan | 725 |
| 25 | Benjamin | 685 |
| 26 | Dylan | 634 |
| 27 | Samuel | 626 |
| 28 | Nathan | 618 |
| 29 | Thomas | 599 |
| 30 | Logan | 592 |
| 31 | Aaron | 585 |
| 32 | Cody | 580 |
| 33 | Adam | 558 |
| 34 | Jonathan | 533 |
| 35 | Noah | 532 |
| 36 | Christian | 460 |
| 37 | Caleb | 438 |
| 38 | Timothy | 419 |
| 39 | Kevin | 418 |
| 40 | Eric | 397 |
| 41 | Brian | 395 |
| 42 | Cameron | 374 |
| 43 | Steven | 367 |
| 44 | Jason | 366 |
| 45 | Jared | 364 |
| 46 | Charles | 347 |
| 47 | Sean | 339 |
| 48 | Evan | 338 |
| 49 | Ethan | 335 |
| 50 | Hunter | 334 |