State roster

Top names in Michigan

The names most likely to appear on 1979 Michigan birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 126,613 Michigan births in 1979 across 1,813 distinct names.

Distinctively Michigan

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

#90Kari#151 nationally
#99Trevor#153 nationally
#84Bethany#135 nationally
#94Gerald#143 nationally
#70Anne#115 nationally
#59Nichole#103 nationally
#74Beth#118 nationally
#96Jodi#140 nationally
#61Renee#101 nationally
#51Heidi#83 nationally
#95Ann#126 nationally
#87Mandy#116 nationally

Girls

#1Jennifer2,572US #1
#2Melissa1,650US #2
#3Amanda1,342US #3
#4Sarah1,247US #6
#5Nicole1,146US #9
#6Angela1,102US #8
#7Jessica1,085US #4
#8Heather1,044US #7
#9Amy1,024US #5
#10Lisa929US #13
#11Michelle878US #10
#12Kelly830US #16
#13Elizabeth781US #11
#14Rebecca780US #17
#15Jamie664US #19
#16Kimberly658US #12
#17Christina616US #14
#18Stephanie602US #15
#19Andrea583US #26
#20Erin553US #21
#21Shannon551US #25
#22Crystal550US #18
#23Laura542US #20
#24Sara514US #30
#25Julie511US #29
#26Rachel508US #27
#27Danielle415US #33
#28April390US #23
#29Mary378US #24
#30Megan370US #31
#31Tiffany370US #28
#32Emily365US #34
#33Katherine364US #36
#34Carrie363US #41
#35Amber359US #22
#36Erica329US #32
#37Christine311US #35
#38Stacy308US #43
#39Tara291US #38
#40Stacey277US #60
#41Dawn268US #57
#42Kathryn268US #50
#43Jill258US #52
#44Tracy258US #49
#45Holly252US #48
#46Karen246US #46
#47Katie245US #63
#48Kristy245US #56
#49Brandy233US #39
#50Susan231US #51
#51Heidi230US #83
#52Dana226US #54
#53Kristin223US #73
#54Kristina218US #74
#55Monica216US #40
#56Alicia203US #47
#57Tina200US #58
#58Melanie197US #53
#59Nichole194US #103
#60Patricia191US #44
#61Renee188US #101
#62Lindsay184US #88
#63Kristen183US #62
#64Samantha183US #66
#65Courtney180US #71
#66Lori172US #69
#67Brandi171US #61
#68Anna170US #59
#69Lauren170US #45
#70Anne169US #115
#71Tonya169US #86
#72Theresa168US #100
#73Mindy164US #81
#74Beth163US #118
#75Brooke159US #85
#76Wendy157US #64
#77Pamela151US #90
#78Maria150US #37
#79Tammy147US #79
#80Kathleen145US #84
#81Leslie145US #65
#82Cynthia143US #55
#83Allison141US #70
#84Bethany141US #135
#85Catherine141US #78
#86Teresa141US #87
#87Mandy140US #116
#88Tamara136US #104
#89Cheryl135US #94
#90Kari134US #151
#91Lindsey134US #113
#92Leah129US #98
#93Natalie129US #68
#94Valerie129US #89
#95Ann125US #126
#96Jodi125US #140
#97Katrina125US #99
#98Meghan125US #121
#99Kristi124US #109
#100Misty124US #42

Boys

#1Michael3,010US #1
#2Jason2,653US #3
#3Christopher1,905US #2
#4Matthew1,837US #6
#5David1,744US #4
#6James1,610US #5
#7Robert1,471US #8
#8Ryan1,364US #14
#9Joshua1,318US #9
#10Brian1,315US #10
#11John1,302US #7
#12Nicholas1,260US #15
#13Joseph1,200US #11
#14Daniel1,160US #12
#15Andrew1,038US #20
#16Eric1,011US #17
#17Timothy951US #18
#18Jeffrey908US #24
#19Scott908US #29
#20Jeremy906US #16
#21Kevin905US #19
#22Steven886US #27
#23Adam879US #23
#24William878US #13
#25Anthony737US #21
#26Mark729US #30
#27Thomas726US #26
#28Aaron725US #32
#29Justin649US #22
#30Richard648US #25
#31Benjamin588US #33
#32Chad580US #38
#33Nathan561US #37
#34Charles543US #28
#35Paul543US #34
#36Jonathan514US #31
#37Brandon466US #35
#38Kenneth460US #41
#39Patrick445US #39
#40Gregory430US #42
#41Stephen424US #40
#42Bradley392US #47
#43Donald331US #51
#44Bryan314US #46
#45Todd314US #60
#46Shawn311US #43
#47Jacob305US #45
#48Ronald295US #54
#49Keith294US #52
#50Corey288US #63
#51Travis286US #36
#52Douglas277US #58
#53Edward259US #48
#54Craig248US #77
#55Kyle244US #56
#56Peter241US #53
#57Dennis236US #75
#58Jesse225US #50
#59Brent223US #84
#60Shaun223US #64
#61Gary212US #59
#62Joel208US #71
#63Jeffery207US #87
#64Erik193US #66
#65Sean191US #49
#66Larry186US #69
#67Derek183US #72
#68Samuel182US #55
#69Randy180US #86
#70George167US #57
#71Phillip163US #68
#72Shane161US #67
#73Jeremiah160US #81
#74Raymond156US #70
#75Troy151US #99
#76Jared148US #65
#77Carl147US #100
#78Jamie147US #88
#79Philip145US #83
#80Russell144US #92
#81Dustin143US #62
#82Terry143US #96
#83Marcus140US #76
#84Curtis137US #91
#85Derrick136US #80
#86Ian136US #107
#87Nathaniel136US #95
#88Zachary130US #74
#89Brett129US #98
#90Jerry129US #85
#91Cory127US #82
#92Marc125US #119
#93Frank124US #78
#94Gerald124US #143
#95Lawrence122US #122
#96Kristopher121US #114
#97Brad118US #115
#98Casey113US #93
#99Trevor111US #153
#100Lucas110US #108

On the move since 1978

Rising

↑27Anne#70
↑23Brooke#75
↑22Megan#30
↑22Dana#52
↑21Brandi#67
↑18Jared#76
↑17Travis#51
↑14Monica#55

Falling

↓29Misty#100
↓25Wendy#76
↓23Jodi#96
↓16Maria#78
↓16Frank#93
↓15Kristen#63
↓13Kristi#99
↓12Kathleen#80

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1978 rankings.