State roster

Top names in Michigan

The names most likely to appear on 1966 Michigan birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 152,648 Michigan births in 1966 across 1,557 distinct names.

Distinctively Michigan

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

#84Rick#162 nationally
#94Kirk#154 nationally
#96Tom#153 nationally
#55Kurt#110 nationally
#98Kristen#149 nationally
#100Carrie#142 nationally
#98Norman#137 nationally
#51Dale#85 nationally
#70Kristine#104 nationally
#74Kristin#107 nationally
#62Colleen#93 nationally
#77Jack#107 nationally

Girls

#1Lisa2,688US #1
#2Kimberly2,209US #2
#3Michelle1,690US #4
#4Mary1,383US #3
#5Karen1,241US #5
#6Susan1,190US #6
#7Julie1,128US #13
#8Dawn1,098US #24
#9Tammy960US #8
#10Kelly901US #26
#11Amy857US #30
#12Laura853US #19
#13Lori834US #21
#14Christine816US #20
#15Patricia785US #7
#16Jennifer763US #10
#17Deborah741US #14
#18Pamela729US #15
#19Cheryl722US #34
#20Sandra718US #17
#21Tina717US #23
#22Linda676US #18
#23Cynthia669US #11
#24Angela662US #9
#25Tracy621US #31
#26Wendy613US #41
#27Denise610US #32
#28Barbara606US #27
#29Brenda597US #25
#30Elizabeth590US #16
#31Michele579US #36
#32Donna559US #12
#33Kathleen554US #37
#34Nancy549US #33
#35Jill527US #49
#36Melissa524US #22
#37Debra514US #35
#38Teresa505US #29
#39Rebecca489US #40
#40Theresa478US #46
#41Diane477US #45
#42Carol439US #48
#43Robin431US #42
#44Rhonda426US #39
#45Sharon423US #28
#46Renee414US #66
#47Sherry377US #53
#48Paula371US #50
#49Kim370US #43
#50Ann364US #61
#51Beth358US #65
#52Stephanie346US #38
#53Jacqueline339US #47
#54Cindy331US #56
#55Laurie326US #63
#56Suzanne321US #62
#57Andrea320US #52
#58Catherine314US #54
#59Kathy309US #59
#60Tracey303US #69
#61Sheila289US #51
#62Colleen281US #93
#63Shelly278US #89
#64Margaret277US #55
#65Connie269US #70
#66Lynn265US #81
#67Anne260US #83
#68Janet258US #57
#69Katherine258US #78
#70Kristine256US #104
#71Terri250US #72
#72Maria248US #44
#73Annette242US #79
#74Kristin236US #107
#75Carolyn234US #60
#76Christina234US #67
#77Heidi234US #87
#78Tamara219US #98
#79Kathryn215US #86
#80Debbie212US #73
#81Gina212US #58
#82April206US #108
#83Monica206US #75
#84Stacey203US #76
#85Sarah200US #85
#86Leslie199US #71
#87Diana197US #64
#88Jodi197US #118
#89Deanna193US #105
#90Bonnie187US #90
#91Tonya187US #96
#92Dana186US #68
#93Sherri185US #92
#94Janice183US #80
#95Carla182US #77
#96Jane179US #111
#97Holly176US #101
#98Kristen169US #149
#99Vicki169US #115
#100Carrie167US #142

Boys

#1Michael3,876US #1
#2David3,406US #2
#3James3,035US #3
#4John2,934US #4
#5Robert2,818US #5
#6Mark1,930US #7
#7Scott1,773US #16
#8Jeffrey1,757US #9
#9Brian1,665US #14
#10Timothy1,657US #11
#11Steven1,610US #13
#12William1,592US #6
#13Thomas1,546US #10
#14Richard1,499US #8
#15Kevin1,444US #17
#16Daniel1,386US #19
#17Christopher1,305US #12
#18Paul1,226US #18
#19Joseph1,223US #15
#20Todd998US #29
#21Kenneth993US #21
#22Ronald918US #24
#23Charles828US #20
#24Gregory826US #23
#25Eric819US #25
#26Anthony812US #22
#27Donald763US #27
#28Matthew750US #34
#29Patrick716US #31
#30Gary681US #28
#31Douglas673US #33
#32Keith614US #32
#33Stephen596US #26
#34Edward543US #30
#35Craig496US #46
#36Andrew487US #36
#37Rodney485US #35
#38Jeffery479US #42
#39Dennis473US #44
#40Terry412US #40
#41Larry369US #38
#42Gerald366US #60
#43Randy343US #45
#44Peter329US #39
#45George324US #37
#46Bruce323US #53
#47Roger313US #51
#48Jerry311US #41
#49Raymond309US #47
#50Bryan295US #52
#51Dale293US #85
#52Frank291US #43
#53Troy278US #48
#54Sean272US #50
#55Kurt268US #110
#56Lawrence258US #66
#57Shawn254US #54
#58Chris246US #55
#59Carl245US #56
#60Jon239US #76
#61Alan237US #57
#62Dean235US #84
#63Jeff235US #72
#64Steve233US #67
#65Bradley229US #68
#66Mike226US #69
#67Darryl210US #88
#68Russell200US #61
#69Tony198US #49
#70Randall194US #70
#71Martin188US #78
#72Phillip186US #71
#73Philip185US #86
#74Curtis184US #75
#75Wayne175US #59
#76Walter169US #83
#77Jack168US #107
#78Allen164US #97
#79Tim163US #103
#80Frederick162US #109
#81Darren161US #63
#82Vincent156US #58
#83Joel154US #102
#84Rick149US #162
#85Jay148US #91
#86Brent144US #114
#87Jonathan143US #65
#88Arthur142US #96
#89Marc141US #105
#90Aaron140US #117
#91Harold140US #99
#92Joe140US #74
#93Ricky140US #64
#94Kirk138US #154
#95Lee137US #106
#96Tom137US #153
#97Darrin136US #119
#98Norman135US #137
#99Glenn134US #90
#100Jason133US #89

On the move since 1965

Rising

↑31Sean#54
↑22Melissa#36
↑19Bryan#50
↑17Shawn#57
↑16Stacey#84
↑15Frederick#80
↑14Jennifer#16
↑14Christina#76

Falling

↓21Darrin#97
↓16Janice#94
↓16Mike#66
↓14Jane#96
↓14Tom#96
↓13Sherri#93
↓11Janet#68
↓11Bonnie#90

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1965 rankings.