State roster

Top names in Michigan

The names most likely to appear on 1964 Michigan birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 162,405 Michigan births in 1964 across 1,542 distinct names.

Distinctively Michigan

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

#90Sue#176 nationally
#99Kristine#171 nationally
#84Kirk#147 nationally
#70Duane#130 nationally
#94Sally#149 nationally
#83Carrie#134 nationally
#60Kurt#109 nationally
#86Sheryl#135 nationally
#90Dan#139 nationally
#98Jodi#145 nationally
#80Rick#121 nationally
#67Tom#107 nationally

Girls

#1Lisa2,308US #1
#2Mary1,983US #2
#3Kimberly1,583US #6
#4Susan1,537US #3
#5Karen1,413US #4
#6Julie1,267US #17
#7Dawn1,146US #33
#8Michelle1,104US #23
#9Linda1,100US #8
#10Patricia1,070US #5
#11Lori1,059US #15
#12Laura994US #14
#13Deborah880US #12
#14Tammy868US #10
#15Pamela849US #11
#16Kelly801US #35
#17Brenda784US #18
#18Cheryl780US #29
#19Sandra770US #13
#20Cynthia752US #9
#21Barbara745US #19
#22Nancy738US #26
#23Kathleen729US #30
#24Donna722US #7
#25Diane704US #32
#26Christine699US #28
#27Denise697US #25
#28Debra691US #24
#29Robin641US #27
#30Elizabeth635US #16
#31Amy610US #44
#32Tina603US #34
#33Carol596US #36
#34Sharon558US #20
#35Jennifer548US #31
#36Teresa538US #21
#37Theresa538US #38
#38Ann523US #60
#39Kathy514US #39
#40Jill496US #61
#41Angela483US #22
#42Tracy472US #40
#43Kim455US #42
#44Renee453US #71
#45Wendy449US #55
#46Jacqueline447US #37
#47Laurie432US #59
#48Janet425US #48
#49Rebecca415US #46
#50Paula410US #45
#51Sherry403US #50
#52Catherine402US #54
#53Margaret388US #49
#54Beth386US #65
#55Cindy383US #47
#56Michele379US #58
#57Debbie373US #52
#58Lynn361US #72
#59Rhonda358US #43
#60Suzanne354US #67
#61Sheila348US #51
#62Connie338US #64
#63Shelly335US #101
#64Terri330US #62
#65Anne323US #76
#66Colleen321US #94
#67Annette304US #68
#68Janice294US #69
#69Melissa276US #53
#70Carolyn274US #56
#71Judy267US #74
#72Cathy266US #75
#73Jane264US #93
#74Kathryn263US #84
#75Valerie255US #66
#76Diana254US #63
#77Katherine254US #82
#78Maria251US #41
#79Andrea245US #77
#80Penny240US #96
#81Bonnie220US #89
#82Stephanie218US #57
#83Carrie215US #134
#84Darlene215US #80
#85Sherri212US #86
#86Sheryl211US #135
#87Leslie210US #73
#88Jean205US #100
#89Peggy204US #106
#90Sue203US #176
#91Tamara201US #108
#92Vicki196US #112
#93Judith194US #98
#94Sally194US #149
#95Deanna192US #115
#96Christina189US #88
#97Sarah189US #92
#98Jodi188US #145
#99Kristine186US #171
#100Marie185US #110

Boys

#1Michael3,801US #1
#2David3,637US #3
#3John3,551US #2
#4Robert3,282US #5
#5James3,074US #4
#6Mark2,402US #6
#7Scott1,780US #14
#8William1,769US #7
#9Jeffrey1,758US #10
#10Thomas1,728US #9
#11Steven1,717US #12
#12Richard1,654US #8
#13Kevin1,548US #13
#14Timothy1,535US #15
#15Brian1,507US #20
#16Paul1,358US #16
#17Daniel1,324US #19
#18Joseph1,293US #11
#19Kenneth1,158US #18
#20Todd1,123US #28
#21Ronald995US #24
#22Christopher949US #23
#23Gregory946US #22
#24Charles924US #17
#25Donald864US #25
#26Patrick844US #30
#27Gary799US #26
#28Douglas798US #31
#29Eric765US #32
#30Anthony754US #21
#31Matthew623US #43
#32Edward607US #27
#33Keith581US #34
#34Stephen571US #29
#35Craig548US #48
#36Dennis527US #42
#37Randy493US #38
#38Terry493US #35
#39Andrew472US #37
#40Larry454US #36
#41Jeffery450US #45
#42Bruce398US #46
#43Jeff394US #52
#44Raymond390US #44
#45Gerald385US #60
#46George379US #33
#47Peter376US #39
#48Dale359US #72
#49Mike353US #47
#50Frank347US #41
#51Roger343US #49
#52Steve337US #51
#53Alan335US #53
#54Jerry335US #40
#55Carl313US #55
#56Jon294US #79
#57Lawrence288US #68
#58Tim285US #82
#59Dean279US #85
#60Kurt278US #109
#61Chris261US #65
#62Martin256US #63
#63Phillip256US #67
#64Russell256US #58
#65Bradley246US #77
#66Randall246US #66
#67Tom235US #107
#68Tony232US #50
#69Troy224US #57
#70Duane223US #130
#71Bryan222US #70
#72Wayne221US #61
#73Jim219US #101
#74Jack218US #99
#75Philip218US #76
#76Darryl216US #87
#77Vincent216US #64
#78Rodney215US #59
#79Glenn207US #81
#80Rick195US #121
#81Shawn185US #88
#82Walter184US #80
#83Joe179US #62
#84Kirk178US #147
#85Allen171US #93
#86Frederick168US #105
#87Ricky165US #54
#88Bill164US #126
#89Curtis163US #75
#90Dan160US #139
#91Arthur157US #91
#92Greg156US #95
#93Jonathan155US #83
#94Danny153US #56
#95Jay151US #84
#96Karl149US #135
#97Joel146US #110
#98Leonard145US #115
#99Barry141US #69
#100Harold140US #98

On the move since 1963

Rising

↑20Jacqueline#46
↑18Dawn#7
↑17Shawn#81
↑16Carrie#83
↑14Melissa#69
↑13Frederick#86
↑12Valerie#75
↑11Jon#56

Falling

↓21Greg#92
↓18Tamara#91
↓16Cindy#55
↓16Sue#90
↓12Debbie#57
↓11Laurie#47
↓11Jim#73
↓10Terri#64

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1963 rankings.