State roster

Top names in Michigan

The names most likely to appear on 1963 Michigan birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 166,062 Michigan births in 1963 across 1,538 distinct names.

Distinctively Michigan

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

#74Sue#155 nationally
#89Dave#161 nationally
#90Sally#147 nationally
#74Duane#130 nationally
#61Kurt#116 nationally
#85Kirk#139 nationally
#84Sheryl#135 nationally
#69Shelly#117 nationally
#92Karl#136 nationally
#99Carrie#143 nationally
#65Tom#103 nationally
#73Tamara#111 nationally

Girls

#1Lisa2,419US #1
#2Mary2,027US #2
#3Karen1,665US #4
#4Susan1,647US #3
#5Lori1,361US #8
#6Kimberly1,313US #11
#7Linda1,222US #5
#8Julie1,166US #22
#9Michelle1,022US #26
#10Laura1,019US #16
#11Patricia983US #7
#12Sandra943US #9
#13Deborah928US #13
#14Nancy899US #23
#15Pamela898US #14
#16Brenda869US #15
#17Tammy858US #12
#18Barbara842US #17
#19Cynthia829US #10
#20Cheryl808US #24
#21Kelly794US #32
#22Denise788US #27
#23Debra774US #21
#24Kathleen742US #28
#25Dawn722US #52
#26Christine720US #29
#27Donna719US #6
#28Diane675US #31
#29Sharon659US #19
#30Carol656US #33
#31Elizabeth633US #20
#32Robin614US #25
#33Teresa605US #18
#34Kathy604US #34
#35Tina581US #35
#36Laurie570US #47
#37Theresa559US #38
#38Kim530US #39
#39Cindy515US #37
#40Amy502US #54
#41Jennifer492US #36
#42Ann478US #57
#43Janet470US #40
#44Renee467US #74
#45Debbie453US #41
#46Jill433US #68
#47Sherry419US #49
#48Paula409US #42
#49Beth408US #66
#50Tracy407US #48
#51Angela403US #30
#52Wendy395US #60
#53Lynn394US #73
#54Terri386US #58
#55Margaret383US #46
#56Connie376US #55
#57Rebecca376US #44
#58Michele361US #59
#59Suzanne360US #65
#60Sheila352US #50
#61Catherine349US #53
#62Rhonda347US #45
#63Colleen341US #98
#64Anne340US #80
#65Annette332US #71
#66Jacqueline326US #51
#67Jane324US #75
#68Janice314US #63
#69Shelly301US #117
#70Carolyn290US #56
#71Penny280US #86
#72Bonnie279US #83
#73Tamara272US #111
#74Sue269US #155
#75Cathy268US #67
#76Diana264US #62
#77Judy254US #70
#78Kathryn250US #93
#79Katherine244US #87
#80Maria244US #43
#81Andrea235US #89
#82Leslie234US #72
#83Melissa232US #61
#84Sheryl231US #135
#85Jean229US #97
#86Stephanie228US #64
#87Valerie225US #69
#88Darlene224US #85
#89Sherri223US #78
#90Sally219US #147
#91Ruth212US #113
#92Carla208US #82
#93Judith208US #91
#94Gail205US #105
#95Vicki203US #100
#96Marie201US #109
#97Peggy196US #106
#98Joan191US #95
#99Carrie187US #143
#100Tracey186US #119

Boys

#1Michael3,870US #1
#2David3,796US #3
#3John3,315US #2
#4Robert3,260US #5
#5James2,994US #4
#6Mark2,687US #6
#7Thomas1,920US #9
#8Scott1,824US #12
#9Jeffrey1,818US #10
#10William1,720US #7
#11Richard1,713US #8
#12Kevin1,619US #11
#13Steven1,584US #14
#14Brian1,527US #20
#15Timothy1,480US #15
#16Paul1,413US #17
#17Daniel1,381US #19
#18Joseph1,242US #13
#19Kenneth1,188US #18
#20Todd1,025US #30
#21Ronald998US #23
#22Charles964US #16
#23Gregory953US #21
#24Donald932US #25
#25Gary873US #24
#26Christopher852US #26
#27Douglas846US #28
#28Anthony724US #22
#29Patrick660US #35
#30Keith625US #33
#31Eric619US #31
#32Edward609US #27
#33Matthew563US #50
#34Terry563US #32
#35Stephen549US #29
#36Dennis533US #39
#37Craig507US #51
#38Bruce496US #43
#39Jeffery495US #46
#40Randy489US #37
#41Larry483US #36
#42Mike465US #44
#43Andrew463US #42
#44Jeff460US #48
#45Gerald396US #60
#46Peter392US #40
#47Roger391US #53
#48Dale387US #69
#49Steve387US #49
#50George374US #34
#51Jerry347US #38
#52Alan343US #56
#53Chris342US #59
#54Raymond333US #45
#55Carl329US #54
#56Frank326US #41
#57Martin315US #62
#58Tim305US #79
#59Randall284US #65
#60Lawrence281US #68
#61Kurt273US #116
#62Jim270US #92
#63Russell266US #57
#64Dean264US #86
#65Tom262US #103
#66Darryl258US #80
#67Jon258US #84
#68Phillip249US #70
#69Rodney244US #76
#70Bradley236US #82
#71Greg236US #81
#72Bryan233US #73
#73Tony233US #52
#74Duane231US #130
#75Wayne224US #63
#76Rick223US #111
#77Philip222US #83
#78Jack221US #102
#79Vincent219US #61
#80Troy218US #66
#81Glenn215US #64
#82Ricky214US #47
#83Bill213US #113
#84Curtis209US #72
#85Kirk201US #139
#86Walter201US #77
#87Joe198US #58
#88Danny196US #55
#89Dave196US #161
#90Dan179US #124
#91Barry167US #67
#92Karl166US #136
#93Arthur165US #91
#94Jay164US #85
#95Allen162US #90
#96Harold161US #96
#97Leonard155US #118
#98Shawn152US #108
#99Frederick151US #117
#100Jerome149US #128

On the move since 1962

Rising

↑23Paula#48
↑20Tamara#73
↑15Andrea#81
↑14Maria#80
↑14Bradley#70
↑13Stephanie#86
↑12Jennifer#41
↑12Angela#51

Falling

↓21Glenn#81
↓15Dan#90
↓14Catherine#61
↓14Peggy#97
↓12Jacqueline#66
↓12Valerie#87
↓11Sherri#89
↓11Philip#77

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1962 rankings.