State roster

Top names in Michigan

The names most likely to appear on 1996 Michigan birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 111,632 Michigan births in 1996 across 2,147 distinct names.

Distinctively Michigan

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

#85Jalenoutside the national top 200
#91Diamond#179 nationally
#66Collin#115 nationally
#40Mitchell#88 nationally
#57Autumn#104 nationally
#94Dominic#135 nationally
#79Grant#119 nationally
#69Scott#108 nationally
#88Devon#127 nationally
#97Kendra#136 nationally
#28Paige#65 nationally
#40Mackenzie#75 nationally

Girls

#1Emily1,079US #1
#2Samantha826US #5
#3Jessica810US #2
#4Sarah787US #4
#5Ashley786US #3
#6Hannah782US #7
#7Rachel777US #9
#8Taylor777US #6
#9Alexis715US #8
#10Kayla664US #11
#11Megan641US #12
#12Madison590US #15
#13Elizabeth564US #10
#14Lauren537US #16
#15Alyssa525US #23
#16Amanda511US #13
#17Nicole447US #22
#18Courtney446US #21
#19Brittany443US #14
#20Brianna412US #17
#21Olivia407US #34
#22Morgan403US #25
#23Shelby401US #35
#24Rebecca388US #24
#25Amber381US #27
#26Danielle375US #29
#27Haley357US #30
#28Paige339US #65
#29Kelsey335US #36
#30Alexandra332US #26
#31Abigail325US #32
#32Brooke307US #45
#33Victoria307US #18
#34Allison304US #38
#35Anna297US #33
#36Sydney290US #39
#37Kaitlyn288US #40
#38Stephanie279US #20
#39Chelsea272US #55
#40Mackenzie268US #75
#41Jasmine264US #28
#42Katherine260US #31
#43Jennifer259US #19
#44Gabrielle252US #54
#45Katelyn252US #64
#46Mariah252US #63
#47Jordan240US #49
#48Jenna235US #83
#49Erin234US #51
#50Sara227US #50
#51Emma219US #53
#52Natalie212US #46
#53Alexandria211US #77
#54Breanna210US #74
#55Savannah208US #43
#56Marissa207US #59
#57Autumn205US #104
#58Sierra205US #62
#59Julia203US #48
#60Madeline200US #67
#61Mary197US #44
#62Tiffany196US #52
#63Miranda193US #76
#64Destiny185US #56
#65Melissa185US #42
#66Andrea184US #61
#67Sabrina179US #58
#68Cheyenne175US #68
#69Maria175US #37
#70Erica173US #79
#71Katie172US #81
#72Lindsey172US #86
#73Hailey171US #93
#74Michelle171US #47
#75Christina169US #57
#76Heather166US #71
#77Grace161US #94
#78Kelly161US #73
#79Angela160US #90
#80Laura155US #66
#81Alicia154US #91
#82Kristen154US #70
#83Briana146US #72
#84Leah146US #98
#85Jamie135US #96
#86Kaylee135US #110
#87Shannon135US #80
#88Monica134US #82
#89Kathryn130US #87
#90Bailey128US #85
#91Diamond126US #179
#92Jacqueline124US #69
#93Caitlin122US #84
#94Molly122US #99
#95Claire120US #116
#96Amy117US #88
#97Kendra115US #136
#98Kimberly115US #41
#99Michaela114US #102
#100Holly113US #130

Boys

#1Jacob1,687US #3
#2Michael1,391US #1
#3Tyler1,255US #7
#4Nicholas1,248US #6
#5Austin1,208US #9
#6Matthew1,126US #2
#7Joshua1,090US #5
#8Andrew1,041US #10
#9Brandon1,001US #8
#10Zachary990US #14
#11Joseph905US #12
#12Christopher880US #4
#13Kyle870US #25
#14Ryan838US #16
#15Justin754US #20
#16Alexander752US #22
#17David727US #13
#18James719US #17
#19Anthony715US #19
#20Daniel693US #11
#21Robert634US #23
#22John614US #15
#23Benjamin577US #29
#24Nathan553US #37
#25Cody549US #31
#26William535US #18
#27Jordan522US #27
#28Aaron492US #34
#29Thomas461US #28
#30Adam452US #39
#31Jonathan425US #21
#32Christian410US #24
#33Dylan405US #33
#34Kevin396US #26
#35Samuel387US #30
#36Eric371US #35
#37Noah362US #50
#38Logan340US #42
#39Cameron334US #49
#40Mitchell323US #88
#41Steven320US #38
#42Evan319US #65
#43Jason319US #41
#44Hunter307US #47
#45Timothy306US #40
#46Caleb305US #48
#47Devin295US #60
#48Trevor293US #63
#49Charles292US #43
#50Travis288US #73
#51Bradley287US #83
#52Brian287US #36
#53Connor285US #54
#54Sean284US #46
#55Dakota276US #58
#56Patrick268US #44
#57Jared258US #64
#58Alex237US #53
#59Jeremy227US #56
#60Ian225US #70
#61Chase223US #76
#62Richard217US #45
#63Jesse210US #51
#64Ethan208US #62
#65Mark207US #55
#66Collin206US #115
#67Nathaniel201US #69
#68Luke199US #75
#69Scott199US #108
#70Antonio192US #80
#71Stephen191US #59
#72Blake190US #84
#73Paul190US #78
#74Jeffrey188US #72
#75Lucas188US #93
#76Kenneth187US #77
#77Malik183US #97
#78Spencer183US #109
#79Grant182US #119
#80Jack179US #89
#81Garrett177US #85
#82Shane173US #112
#83Brett172US #110
#84Dustin171US #79
#85Jalen169
#86Derek168US #101
#87Alec157US #117
#88Devon154US #127
#89Gabriel153US #61
#90Corey152US #94
#91Seth152US #103
#92Tristan152US #68
#93Marcus145US #87
#94Dominic144US #135
#95Elijah138US #81
#96Isaac137US #86
#97Edward131US #96
#98Jake131US #114
#99Taylor131US #82
#100Gregory130US #98

On the move since 1995

Rising

↑31Savannah#55
↑29Noah#37
↑26Collin#66
↑25Hailey#73
↑23Madeline#60
↑22Chase#61
↑18Emma#51
↑18Malik#77

Falling

↓27Heather#76
↓20Kimberly#98
↓19Dustin#84
↓18Kathryn#89
↓17Corey#90
↓16Gregory#100
↓15Miranda#63
↓15Christina#75

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1995 rankings.