State roster

Top names in Michigan

The names most likely to appear on 1959 Michigan birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 186,591 Michigan births in 1959 across 1,574 distinct names.

Distinctively Michigan

Names that rank far higher here than they do nationally — the ones that say Michigan more than they say America.

#46Sue#107 nationally
#95Gordon#155 nationally
#90Kirk#145 nationally
#72Duane#126 nationally
#66Dave#119 nationally
#76Kurt#129 nationally
#51Renee#100 nationally
#65Dan#110 nationally
#68Colleen#110 nationally
#86Sheryl#128 nationally
#93Sandy#133 nationally
#52Rick#89 nationally

Girls

#1Mary2,777US #1
#2Karen2,054US #4
#3Susan2,036US #2
#4Linda2,002US #3
#5Patricia1,538US #6
#6Cynthia1,348US #8
#7Deborah1,337US #9
#8Debra1,336US #7
#9Cheryl1,305US #18
#10Pamela1,288US #12
#11Diane1,219US #19
#12Nancy1,176US #14
#13Julie1,174US #26
#14Lori1,168US #27
#15Kathy1,141US #15
#16Sandra1,133US #13
#17Barbara1,119US #11
#18Donna1,067US #5
#19Lisa1,037US #10
#20Denise1,003US #29
#21Cindy999US #25
#22Kathleen987US #23
#23Carol978US #22
#24Brenda924US #16
#25Sharon917US #17
#26Kimberly892US #33
#27Laura885US #30
#28Debbie854US #20
#29Kim741US #35
#30Dawn735US #54
#31Janet724US #28
#32Elizabeth717US #21
#33Tammy638US #31
#34Michelle636US #47
#35Robin616US #32
#36Theresa594US #34
#37Teresa561US #24
#38Margaret558US #36
#39Laurie533US #56
#40Terri533US #46
#41Janice523US #37
#42Cathy521US #39
#43Ann513US #44
#44Christine506US #43
#45Catherine503US #40
#46Sue471US #107
#47Judy469US #41
#48Lynn460US #63
#49Rebecca453US #38
#50Annette442US #64
#51Renee424US #100
#52Sherry417US #58
#53Tina413US #53
#54Jill408US #86
#55Kelly406US #74
#56Connie394US #48
#57Beth383US #80
#58Gail382US #75
#59Jane375US #67
#60Valerie372US #60
#61Sheila370US #52
#62Peggy368US #57
#63Carolyn364US #42
#64Judith360US #70
#65Anne349US #82
#66Kathryn349US #69
#67Paula347US #51
#68Colleen337US #110
#69Michele335US #89
#70Bonnie334US #71
#71Wendy334US #83
#72Amy330US #85
#73Rhonda327US #45
#74Katherine323US #79
#75Diana320US #49
#76Suzanne318US #96
#77Darlene317US #66
#78Joyce317US #50
#79Sally303US #114
#80Jean296US #77
#81Vicki294US #73
#82Ruth291US #97
#83Joan284US #76
#84Beverly268US #55
#85Marie255US #104
#86Sheryl245US #128
#87Martha244US #72
#88Penny244US #122
#89Ellen243US #91
#90Angela239US #68
#91Jennifer233US #78
#92Terry230US #95
#93Sandy227US #133
#94Shirley225US #61
#95Betty223US #59
#96Pam221US #125
#97Elaine220US #105
#98Anita219US #87
#99Tamara218US #121
#100Leslie215US #84

Boys

#1David4,397US #2
#2Michael4,190US #1
#3Mark3,483US #6
#4James3,452US #3
#5Robert3,439US #5
#6John3,340US #4
#7Thomas2,258US #9
#8William2,144US #7
#9Richard2,139US #8
#10Timothy1,911US #12
#11Steven1,760US #10
#12Kevin1,604US #14
#13Brian1,591US #22
#14Daniel1,586US #18
#15Jeffrey1,463US #16
#16Kenneth1,388US #15
#17Paul1,384US #17
#18Joseph1,349US #13
#19Donald1,232US #19
#20Gary1,196US #20
#21Ronald1,157US #21
#22Scott1,146US #24
#23Charles1,129US #11
#24Gregory1,111US #23
#25Dennis1,011US #29
#26Douglas922US #30
#27Larry824US #25
#28Randy785US #31
#29Anthony745US #26
#30Patrick723US #43
#31Keith714US #39
#32Christopher701US #35
#33Edward701US #27
#34Craig687US #44
#35Terry675US #33
#36Bruce653US #38
#37Stephen642US #28
#38Mike639US #37
#39Steve599US #41
#40Dale555US #49
#41Eric507US #46
#42George489US #32
#43Gerald456US #61
#44Jeff452US #52
#45Jerry447US #36
#46Tim444US #60
#47Matthew440US #63
#48Jeffery433US #55
#49Alan431US #50
#50Lawrence421US #62
#51Peter417US #40
#52Rick405US #89
#53Tom402US #82
#54Roger393US #47
#55Frank388US #42
#56Randall385US #59
#57Jim383US #70
#58Raymond383US #45
#59Martin348US #79
#60Chris341US #72
#61Ricky341US #34
#62Wayne338US #51
#63Russell327US #56
#64Dean325US #95
#65Dan320US #110
#66Dave318US #119
#67Carl315US #54
#68Andrew310US #58
#69Todd304US #99
#70Jack299US #85
#71Bill278US #93
#72Duane267US #126
#73Greg267US #91
#74Rodney266US #67
#75Joe258US #57
#76Kurt256US #129
#77Tony256US #53
#78Glenn254US #80
#79Philip251US #68
#80Bryan249US #94
#81Danny247US #48
#82Bradley245US #103
#83Phillip238US #74
#84Walter219US #66
#85Arthur218US #76
#86Frederick210US #114
#87Curtis204US #75
#88Harold200US #87
#89Jon193US #105
#90Kirk190US #145
#91Allen189US #97
#92Micheal189US #96
#93Ralph189US #84
#94Jay187US #88
#95Gordon186US #155
#96Darryl183US #130
#97Barry177US #73
#98Joel168US #116
#99Leonard166US #109
#100Roy166US #81

On the move since 1958

Rising

↑29Kelly#55
↑20Todd#69
↑16Jill#54
↑15Sheila#61
↑15Wendy#71
↑14Renee#51
↑14Beth#57
↑14Colleen#68

Falling

↓27Darlene#77
↓23Vicki#81
↓18Peggy#62
↓16Shirley#94
↓15Ricky#61
↓14Kathryn#66
↓13Catherine#45
↓13Rhonda#73

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1958 rankings.