State roster

Top names in Michigan

The names most likely to appear on 1981 Michigan birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 124,274 Michigan births in 1981 across 1,766 distinct names.

Distinctively Michigan

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

#77Jonathon#162 nationally
#98Trevor#155 nationally
#95Kari#145 nationally
#68Bethany#114 nationally
#89Ann#133 nationally
#83Kelli#126 nationally
#70Nichole#109 nationally
#97Marc#134 nationally
#62Renee#98 nationally
#52Heidi#84 nationally
#100Allen#131 nationally
#50Dawn#79 nationally

Girls

#1Jennifer2,387US #1
#2Jessica1,672US #2
#3Sarah1,597US #4
#4Amanda1,424US #3
#5Melissa1,265US #5
#6Nicole1,098US #7
#7Amy923US #6
#8Elizabeth832US #9
#9Heather832US #10
#10Rebecca826US #12
#11Angela823US #15
#12Michelle781US #11
#13Stephanie750US #8
#14Lisa735US #18
#15Erin679US #19
#16Andrea655US #24
#17Kimberly638US #13
#18Rachel617US #22
#19Sara608US #26
#20Kelly605US #23
#21Amber579US #20
#22Tiffany567US #14
#23Crystal562US #16
#24Jamie544US #28
#25Laura525US #21
#26Christina523US #17
#27Emily515US #29
#28Danielle494US #30
#29Julie461US #37
#30Kristin448US #31
#31April420US #25
#32Shannon408US #32
#33Mary405US #27
#34Megan397US #33
#35Kristen388US #38
#36Katherine386US #39
#37Katie380US #44
#38Erica342US #36
#39Lindsay311US #47
#40Carrie303US #55
#41Christine280US #42
#42Brooke269US #52
#43Kathryn261US #48
#44Courtney253US #43
#45Brandy249US #41
#46Lauren247US #35
#47Tara234US #45
#48Alicia231US #46
#49Holly223US #63
#50Dawn221US #79
#51Samantha220US #51
#52Heidi218US #84
#53Kristina218US #72
#54Karen217US #64
#55Stacey214US #83
#56Stacy214US #65
#57Lindsey211US #58
#58Anna205US #54
#59Melanie203US #66
#60Jill199US #78
#61Dana197US #70
#62Renee185US #98
#63Susan185US #71
#64Brandi179US #50
#65Tina177US #80
#66Tracy176US #77
#67Kathleen173US #82
#68Bethany172US #114
#69Kristy172US #94
#70Nichole171US #109
#71Natalie165US #60
#72Ashley163US #34
#73Latoya163US #69
#74Leslie162US #56
#75Monica162US #49
#76Patricia159US #53
#77Anne157US #105
#78Maria154US #40
#79Allison153US #57
#80Catherine153US #73
#81Leah151US #81
#82Theresa150US #100
#83Kelli132US #126
#84Jacqueline130US #67
#85Candice129US #86
#86Pamela128US #76
#87Misty127US #61
#88Tonya126US #110
#89Ann125US #133
#90Sandra122US #74
#91Victoria122US #87
#92Lori121US #91
#93Wendy120US #90
#94Katrina119US #95
#95Kari118US #145
#96Tanya117US #92
#97Beth114US #125
#98Meghan114US #116
#99Cynthia113US #59
#100Julia113US #88

Boys

#1Michael2,922US #1
#2Matthew2,062US #3
#3Jason2,018US #4
#4Christopher1,789US #2
#5David1,689US #5
#6Ryan1,536US #13
#7Joshua1,506US #6
#8James1,459US #7
#9Robert1,401US #9
#10Daniel1,246US #10
#11Joseph1,233US #11
#12Brian1,191US #14
#13John1,134US #8
#14Justin1,081US #12
#15Andrew1,062US #18
#16Nicholas1,033US #21
#17Eric1,030US #17
#18Adam1,006US #20
#19William888US #15
#20Steven861US #28
#21Brandon826US #19
#22Timothy825US #24
#23Kevin812US #25
#24Jeffrey805US #29
#25Anthony802US #23
#26Scott778US #34
#27Jeremy776US #22
#28Aaron757US #30
#29Thomas713US #26
#30Benjamin712US #32
#31Jonathan695US #16
#32Mark659US #33
#33Richard607US #27
#34Nathan584US #36
#35Charles506US #31
#36Paul503US #35
#37Kenneth469US #41
#38Patrick432US #38
#39Chad429US #47
#40Jacob409US #43
#41Stephen404US #39
#42Bradley389US #50
#43Jesse387US #37
#44Gregory365US #46
#45Kyle358US #52
#46Sean345US #44
#47Derek322US #53
#48Bryan311US #48
#49Donald302US #56
#50Travis278US #40
#51Peter261US #55
#52Dustin244US #42
#53Keith244US #58
#54Ronald244US #59
#55Edward238US #51
#56Douglas234US #64
#57Shawn234US #49
#58Corey232US #69
#59Gary231US #62
#60Todd225US #74
#61Craig217US #72
#62Brent211US #88
#63Phillip208US #66
#64Joel207US #65
#65Dennis195US #83
#66Erik180US #76
#67Jeffery180US #93
#68Raymond172US #68
#69Marcus165US #67
#70Jared164US #57
#71Jeremiah164US #77
#72Brett156US #79
#73Alexander153US #70
#74George151US #61
#75Zachary150US #63
#76Shaun147US #86
#77Jonathon146US #162
#78Nathaniel146US #80
#79Samuel145US #54
#80Philip144US #84
#81Carl140US #106
#82Casey139US #85
#83Curtis137US #94
#84Terry135US #105
#85Luke133US #100
#86Randy133US #91
#87Cory132US #90
#88Jordan131US #102
#89Alan130US #112
#90Derrick130US #78
#91Shane130US #81
#92Lucas128US #89
#93Larry127US #73
#94Russell119US #98
#95Antonio117US #75
#96Troy116US #114
#97Marc113US #134
#98Trevor113US #155
#99Ian112US #101
#100Allen109US #131

On the move since 1980

Rising

↑17Jonathon#77
↑16Marcus#69
↑13Samantha#51
↑13Luke#85
↑12Brandy#45
↑12Misty#87
↑11Lindsey#57
↑11Brandi#64

Falling

↓24Beth#97
↓23Larry#93
↓22Lori#92
↓20Shane#91
↓16Kristy#69
↓14Nichole#70
↓13Lucas#92
↓12Stacy#56

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1980 rankings.