State roster

Top names in Michigan

The names most likely to appear on 1970 Michigan birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 155,448 Michigan births in 1970 across 1,782 distinct names.

Distinctively Michigan

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

#68Kurt#149 nationally
#96Shawn#168 nationally
#88Andre#134 nationally
#65Dale#110 nationally
#77Colleen#117 nationally
#85Tricia#124 nationally
#81Lynn#119 nationally
#76Dean#112 nationally
#84Jamie#120 nationally
#90Kristina#125 nationally
#34Renee#68 nationally
#63Jodi#95 nationally

Girls

#1Jennifer2,439US #1
#2Lisa1,979US #2
#3Michelle1,850US #4
#4Kimberly1,723US #3
#5Amy1,720US #5
#6Julie1,058US #11
#7Angela1,041US #6
#8Dawn1,041US #16
#9Kelly1,036US #20
#10Melissa1,012US #7
#11Tammy926US #8
#12Tracy924US #10
#13Heather874US #19
#14Laura844US #13
#15Mary779US #9
#16Christine756US #14
#17Susan720US #15
#18Karen716US #12
#19Tina713US #21
#20Shannon704US #22
#21Lori688US #23
#22Pamela659US #26
#23Nicole624US #30
#24Wendy576US #28
#25Elizabeth563US #18
#26Rebecca551US #29
#27Stephanie549US #17
#28Michele548US #31
#29Patricia491US #24
#30Deborah473US #33
#31Brenda460US #40
#32Cynthia459US #25
#33Sandra458US #27
#34Renee439US #68
#35Denise438US #36
#36Jill432US #52
#37Christina415US #35
#38Kathleen413US #45
#39Cheryl382US #44
#40Linda380US #38
#41Ann377US #62
#42Theresa373US #53
#43Andrea370US #43
#44Kristin367US #63
#45Tracey361US #55
#46Barbara352US #41
#47Carrie351US #73
#48Stacey351US #48
#49Debra344US #47
#50Tonya344US #49
#51Teresa337US #34
#52Donna321US #32
#53Rhonda321US #46
#54Sarah304US #65
#55Tamara302US #79
#56Sherry301US #60
#57Robin294US #51
#58Stacy294US #42
#59Heidi292US #81
#60Deanna290US #90
#61Holly289US #74
#62Kristen289US #83
#63Jodi288US #95
#64Nancy281US #50
#65Paula277US #57
#66Sharon271US #37
#67Diane269US #70
#68Katherine262US #67
#69Rachel262US #58
#70Laurie261US #88
#71Shelly259US #103
#72Catherine249US #59
#73Sheila246US #75
#74Dana244US #54
#75Leslie242US #64
#76Monica236US #56
#77Colleen234US #117
#78Kristine232US #109
#79Beth223US #92
#80Kathy221US #77
#81Lynn214US #119
#82April211US #82
#83Cindy211US #72
#84Jamie209US #120
#85Tricia209US #124
#86Carol208US #71
#87Tanya204US #76
#88Jacqueline203US #66
#89Suzanne202US #87
#90Kristina200US #125
#91Victoria199US #85
#92Anne197US #112
#93Danielle191US #114
#94Terri180US #113
#95Kathryn179US #104
#96Shawn178US #168
#97Carolyn176US #84
#98Maria176US #39
#99Margaret175US #80
#100Janet169US #96

Boys

#1Michael4,038US #1
#2David3,036US #3
#3James2,805US #2
#4Robert2,734US #5
#5John2,456US #4
#6Scott1,966US #12
#7Jeffrey1,894US #11
#8Christopher1,775US #6
#9Brian1,744US #8
#10Mark1,673US #9
#11William1,550US #7
#12Steven1,543US #15
#13Kevin1,403US #14
#14Daniel1,390US #19
#15Thomas1,388US #17
#16Richard1,351US #10
#17Matthew1,344US #24
#18Timothy1,279US #20
#19Eric1,231US #18
#20Joseph1,184US #16
#21Todd1,122US #28
#22Jason1,093US #13
#23Paul1,025US #23
#24Anthony952US #22
#25Charles927US #21
#26Kenneth852US #25
#27Gregory752US #26
#28Ronald732US #29
#29Donald643US #30
#30Andrew605US #32
#31Douglas605US #36
#32Patrick593US #33
#33Stephen587US #27
#34Edward543US #31
#35Craig537US #39
#36Gary537US #35
#37Dennis475US #46
#38Keith451US #38
#39Shawn445US #34
#40Jeffery439US #50
#41Sean415US #37
#42Bradley390US #47
#43Chad367US #51
#44Troy367US #41
#45Larry359US #43
#46Aaron341US #52
#47Peter318US #44
#48George299US #40
#49Marc294US #60
#50Raymond275US #49
#51Jonathan274US #42
#52Terry274US #54
#53Gerald273US #67
#54Jerry264US #45
#55Bryan259US #53
#56Derek255US #77
#57Rodney252US #55
#58Randy246US #59
#59Jon244US #68
#60Brent240US #74
#61Frank237US #48
#62Lawrence232US #83
#63Carl224US #66
#64Roger222US #61
#65Dale212US #110
#66Tony211US #57
#67Russell204US #58
#68Kurt203US #149
#69Phillip202US #73
#70Marcus200US #71
#71Joel199US #82
#72Martin199US #93
#73Adam192US #72
#74Bruce190US #94
#75Wayne190US #80
#76Dean188US #112
#77Corey183US #84
#78Philip181US #92
#79Alan176US #91
#80Brett176US #99
#81Curtis176US #88
#82Jeremy176US #70
#83Derrick173US #96
#84Erik172US #101
#85Shane171US #64
#86Frederick167US #115
#87Samuel162US #62
#88Andre158US #134
#89Vincent158US #79
#90Arthur155US #111
#91Randall155US #100
#92Chris151US #63
#93Darren148US #75
#94Benjamin147US #81
#95Jeff145US #116
#96Walter145US #89
#97Jack143US #129
#98Steve142US #114
#99Allen140US #113
#100Danny135US #85

On the move since 1969

Rising

↑25Derek#56
↑21Chad#43
↑19Holly#61
↑18April#82
↑17Rachel#69
↑16Nicole#23
↑16Erik#84
↑14Aaron#46

Falling

↓24Carol#86
↓24Jacqueline#88
↓24Anne#92
↓19Suzanne#89
↓17Maria#98
↓17Randall#91
↓15Corey#77
↓13Nancy#64

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1969 rankings.