State roster

Top names in Michigan

The names most likely to appear on 1968 Michigan birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 145,653 Michigan births in 1968 across 1,578 distinct names.

Distinctively Michigan

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

#62Kurt#123 nationally
#87Kirk#143 nationally
#90Duane#146 nationally
#98Theodore#149 nationally
#50Carrie#86 nationally
#64Shelly#98 nationally
#82Derrick#116 nationally
#58Dale#91 nationally
#78Kristine#105 nationally
#78Chad#104 nationally
#63Anne#88 nationally
#72Jodi#97 nationally

Girls

#1Lisa2,423US #1
#2Michelle1,950US #2
#3Kimberly1,755US #3
#4Jennifer1,203US #4
#5Amy1,159US #13
#6Kelly1,068US #12
#7Julie1,020US #16
#8Dawn1,003US #21
#9Laura994US #11
#10Susan952US #10
#11Mary948US #6
#12Tammy899US #8
#13Melissa875US #5
#14Karen856US #9
#15Christine820US #14
#16Angela803US #7
#17Tina777US #18
#18Lori719US #22
#19Pamela704US #20
#20Wendy631US #31
#21Tracy608US #25
#22Patricia603US #15
#23Deborah577US #27
#24Michele577US #29
#25Sandra554US #26
#26Rebecca548US #33
#27Elizabeth545US #17
#28Cheryl505US #37
#29Cynthia495US #19
#30Jill489US #46
#31Denise482US #35
#32Kathleen474US #40
#33Brenda469US #34
#34Linda451US #28
#35Stephanie427US #23
#36Barbara424US #36
#37Teresa423US #30
#38Ann420US #54
#39Nancy409US #39
#40Debra406US #38
#41Theresa398US #47
#42Rhonda385US #42
#43Renee384US #65
#44Donna381US #24
#45Robin360US #43
#46Christina341US #44
#47Paula334US #45
#48Sharon334US #32
#49Andrea321US #48
#50Carrie319US #86
#51Heather315US #62
#52Diane312US #51
#53Shannon312US #53
#54Carol303US #49
#55Catherine298US #56
#56Stacey293US #55
#57Sherry292US #52
#58Tracey288US #72
#59Beth287US #74
#60Tamara287US #80
#61Jacqueline279US #50
#62Kristin278US #84
#63Anne274US #88
#64Shelly270US #98
#65Suzanne257US #69
#66Lynn256US #85
#67Sheila256US #59
#68Laurie254US #79
#69Kathy253US #76
#70Cindy252US #67
#71Tonya252US #60
#72Jodi249US #97
#73Heidi244US #89
#74Katherine242US #75
#75Stacy232US #64
#76Colleen226US #101
#77Terri225US #83
#78Kristine214US #105
#79Monica214US #68
#80Sarah207US #78
#81Janet206US #73
#82April205US #96
#83Carolyn204US #61
#84Maria204US #41
#85Connie203US #87
#86Annette202US #102
#87Leslie202US #66
#88Kim196US #57
#89Kristen193US #107
#90Holly189US #103
#91Victoria188US #82
#92Deanna186US #104
#93Sherri186US #95
#94Kathryn185US #100
#95Margaret180US #63
#96Yolanda172US #93
#97Nicole170US #108
#98Diana167US #71
#99Valerie167US #77
#100Gina165US #58

Boys

#1Michael4,079US #1
#2David3,163US #2
#3James2,788US #4
#4Robert2,766US #5
#5John2,499US #3
#6Scott1,839US #14
#7Mark1,816US #7
#8Brian1,690US #10
#9Jeffrey1,679US #11
#10William1,516US #6
#11Steven1,485US #15
#12Richard1,479US #8
#13Thomas1,438US #12
#14Christopher1,364US #9
#15Timothy1,356US #13
#16Daniel1,267US #18
#17Kevin1,263US #17
#18Paul1,175US #19
#19Matthew1,101US #24
#20Joseph1,087US #16
#21Todd1,045US #28
#22Kenneth941US #23
#23Eric905US #22
#24Charles846US #20
#25Anthony832US #21
#26Ronald813US #25
#27Patrick713US #30
#28Gregory704US #26
#29Donald685US #29
#30Douglas658US #33
#31Stephen623US #27
#32Gary569US #32
#33Andrew520US #34
#34Dennis517US #45
#35Jeffery485US #46
#36Keith471US #35
#37Edward468US #31
#38Craig457US #41
#39Larry357US #38
#40Sean343US #37
#41Rodney340US #42
#42Troy338US #40
#43Raymond324US #50
#44Peter320US #39
#45George318US #36
#46Gerald303US #62
#47Terry303US #48
#48Jerry295US #44
#49Shawn292US #43
#50Randy277US #54
#51Bradley273US #57
#52Bryan267US #51
#53Bruce263US #61
#54Roger262US #55
#55Jason259US #47
#56Frank254US #49
#57Dean253US #78
#58Dale237US #91
#59Lawrence226US #67
#60Carl221US #59
#61Joel219US #80
#62Kurt218US #123
#63Jonathan215US #53
#64Tony204US #52
#65Martin203US #68
#66Jon198US #65
#67Russell198US #56
#68Alan191US #74
#69Randall187US #79
#70Wayne185US #63
#71Aaron183US #87
#72Marc178US #84
#73Philip177US #82
#74Jeff175US #90
#75Phillip169US #71
#76Curtis162US #75
#77Allen156US #100
#78Chad154US #104
#79Darren153US #60
#80Jay152US #88
#81Vincent152US #73
#82Derrick151US #116
#83Steve151US #89
#84Brent148US #102
#85Brett148US #105
#86Chris145US #64
#87Kirk140US #143
#88Jack139US #110
#89Frederick137US #113
#90Duane133US #146
#91Mike132US #93
#92Arthur131US #98
#93Nicholas129US #118
#94Danny127US #72
#95Lee127US #106
#96Darrell125US #86
#97Glenn125US #92
#98Theodore123US #149
#99Derek122US #122
#100Erik122US #125

On the move since 1967

Rising

↑38Heather#51
↑28Carrie#50
↑19Stacey#56
↑19Aaron#71
↑14Lynn#66
↑14Allen#77
↑14Derrick#82
↑13Darren#79

Falling

↓26Margaret#95
↓22Annette#86
↓22Kim#88
↓18Chris#86
↓18Duane#90
↓15Katherine#74
↓15Kristine#78
↓13Laurie#68

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1967 rankings.