State roster

Top names in Michigan

The names most likely to appear on 1965 Michigan birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 153,605 Michigan births in 1965 across 1,518 distinct names.

Distinctively Michigan

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

#84Sheryl#147 nationally
#86Rick#137 nationally
#70Kristine#120 nationally
#85Kristin#135 nationally
#64Kurt#112 nationally
#87Duane#135 nationally
#82Tom#127 nationally
#92Jodi#127 nationally
#94Derrick#129 nationally
#64Shelly#98 nationally
#52Dale#83 nationally
#61Dean#88 nationally

Girls

#1Lisa2,827US #1
#2Kimberly1,845US #4
#3Mary1,586US #2
#4Karen1,556US #3
#5Susan1,291US #5
#6Julie1,201US #14
#7Michelle1,061US #18
#8Dawn1,042US #26
#9Patricia931US #6
#10Lori891US #19
#11Kelly861US #30
#12Laura848US #17
#13Linda818US #8
#14Deborah813US #13
#15Pamela787US #12
#16Tammy773US #11
#17Christine772US #21
#18Cynthia769US #9
#19Amy758US #35
#20Sandra703US #15
#21Brenda700US #23
#22Cheryl687US #31
#23Kathleen681US #34
#24Angela659US #10
#25Denise652US #28
#26Elizabeth645US #16
#27Tina644US #29
#28Barbara642US #25
#29Donna635US #7
#30Jennifer604US #20
#31Wendy595US #39
#32Nancy571US #32
#33Diane564US #40
#34Debra559US #27
#35Teresa542US #24
#36Tracy526US #36
#37Theresa519US #45
#38Sharon507US #22
#39Robin475US #33
#40Jill470US #51
#41Carol469US #42
#42Kim466US #43
#43Michele457US #48
#44Rebecca457US #41
#45Jacqueline418US #47
#46Rhonda414US #37
#47Ann409US #59
#48Renee403US #68
#49Cindy399US #53
#50Kathy398US #54
#51Laurie372US #60
#52Catherine362US #57
#53Sheila340US #50
#54Beth339US #66
#55Paula337US #49
#56Suzanne336US #65
#57Janet333US #55
#58Melissa333US #38
#59Sherry329US #56
#60Anne325US #77
#61Stephanie320US #44
#62Lynn311US #80
#63Margaret298US #52
#64Shelly296US #98
#65Connie294US #61
#66Colleen287US #93
#67Terri286US #69
#68Andrea280US #63
#69Annette269US #71
#70Kristine260US #120
#71Kathryn256US #87
#72Tracey255US #85
#73Katherine252US #79
#74Carolyn243US #58
#75Maria240US #46
#76Debbie238US #62
#77Valerie219US #67
#78Janice217US #73
#79Bonnie210US #89
#80Sherri209US #91
#81Heidi206US #105
#82Jane204US #95
#83Tamara198US #104
#84Sheryl196US #147
#85Kristin191US #135
#86Judith189US #102
#87Diana187US #64
#88Cathy186US #88
#89Leslie186US #75
#90Christina184US #74
#91Deanna181US #110
#92Jodi181US #127
#93Monica180US #72
#94Carla179US #76
#95Dana179US #78
#96Penny179US #97
#97Marie178US #106
#98Holly176US #113
#99Jean170US #112
#100Stacey170US #84

Boys

#1Michael3,848US #1
#2David3,417US #3
#3John3,105US #2
#4James2,967US #4
#5Robert2,862US #5
#6Mark2,032US #7
#7Jeffrey1,769US #10
#8Thomas1,656US #9
#9Steven1,618US #14
#10Scott1,605US #15
#11William1,605US #6
#12Timothy1,562US #12
#13Richard1,556US #8
#14Kevin1,528US #13
#15Brian1,471US #19
#16Daniel1,464US #17
#17Paul1,356US #16
#18Joseph1,227US #11
#19Christopher1,169US #18
#20Kenneth1,094US #21
#21Todd955US #30
#22Ronald942US #24
#23Charles897US #20
#24Eric874US #25
#25Gregory869US #23
#26Donald824US #26
#27Anthony756US #22
#28Douglas742US #32
#29Gary712US #27
#30Matthew709US #36
#31Patrick696US #31
#32Edward591US #29
#33Keith545US #35
#34Stephen533US #28
#35Craig497US #46
#36Rodney463US #33
#37Dennis461US #44
#38Jeffery440US #47
#39Andrew434US #37
#40Randy412US #42
#41Larry403US #38
#42Terry396US #40
#43Peter367US #39
#44Raymond360US #45
#45Gerald352US #64
#46Bruce331US #50
#47Frank331US #43
#48George324US #34
#49Jerry315US #41
#50Mike314US #51
#51Roger313US #49
#52Dale303US #83
#53Steve289US #55
#54Carl268US #54
#55Jeff267US #62
#56Lawrence262US #66
#57Chris251US #60
#58Alan246US #59
#59Jon246US #78
#60Bradley245US #72
#61Dean240US #88
#62Martin238US #67
#63Russell238US #58
#64Kurt236US #112
#65Randall230US #73
#66Troy228US #53
#67Wayne222US #65
#68Tony219US #48
#69Bryan212US #63
#70Phillip210US #70
#71Darryl208US #68
#72Philip202US #87
#73Darren196US #52
#74Shawn193US #69
#75Tim192US #97
#76Darrin188US #102
#77Allen186US #92
#78Jonathan181US #74
#79Vincent178US #61
#80Jack177US #104
#81Danny176US #56
#82Tom174US #127
#83Walter173US #82
#84Curtis170US #75
#85Sean170US #79
#86Rick168US #137
#87Duane163US #135
#88Glenn163US #85
#89Harold162US #99
#90Arthur157US #96
#91Jim150US #116
#92Marvin149US #109
#93Greg146US #105
#94Derrick143US #129
#95Frederick142US #106
#96Joe140US #71
#97Joel140US #114
#98Ricky139US #57
#99Darin137US #123
#100Marc136US #108

On the move since 1964

Rising

↑42Rodney#36
↑29Kristine#70
↑21Stephanie#61
↑17Angela#24
↑15Jonathan#78
↑14Wendy#31
↑13Michele#43
↑13Rhonda#46

Falling

↓19Debbie#76
↓18Jim#91
↓17Tim#75
↓17Duane#87
↓16Cathy#88
↓16Penny#96
↓15Tom#82
↓13Joe#96

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1964 rankings.