State roster

Top names in Michigan

The names most likely to appear on 2003 Michigan birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 105,769 Michigan births in 2003 across 2,542 distinct names.

Distinctively Michigan

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

#94Alioutside the national top 200
#45Brendan#141 nationally
#84Nolan#175 nationally
#89Jalen#155 nationally
#65Kennedy#122 nationally
#98Jordyn#155 nationally
#69Alexandria#123 nationally
#76Lydia#127 nationally
#95Skylar#144 nationally
#68Mya#116 nationally
#87Collin#133 nationally
#90Gage#136 nationally

Girls

#1Emma895US #2
#2Madison792US #3
#3Emily786US #1
#4Olivia771US #5
#5Hannah646US #4
#6Alexis634US #7
#7Grace586US #13
#8Abigail580US #6
#9Elizabeth487US #9
#10Lauren470US #15
#11Sarah451US #11
#12Isabella449US #12
#13Samantha426US #10
#14Alyssa425US #14
#15Sydney403US #25
#16Taylor383US #19
#17Morgan381US #29
#18Chloe358US #24
#19Hailey357US #26
#20Anna343US #21
#21Ashley340US #8
#22Brianna337US #17
#23Kayla335US #16
#24Paige334US #47
#25Megan328US #30
#26Jenna305US #55
#27Mackenzie304US #45
#28Sophia304US #20
#29Natalie295US #23
#30Ava292US #39
#31Rachel287US #28
#32Brooke285US #43
#33Allison261US #46
#34Jessica255US #18
#35Ella249US #44
#36Julia248US #33
#37Kaitlyn242US #32
#38Autumn232US #75
#39Gabrielle222US #66
#40Haley220US #34
#41Jordan213US #48
#42Destiny212US #37
#43Makayla208US #51
#44Victoria205US #22
#45Lillian201US #76
#46Faith195US #50
#47Katherine193US #35
#48Riley191US #72
#49Zoe191US #57
#50Alexandra190US #38
#51Jasmine188US #27
#52Mia187US #36
#53Katelyn180US #58
#54Lily179US #69
#55Savannah177US #41
#56Kylie176US #52
#57Kaylee172US #53
#58Leah169US #81
#59Claire167US #92
#60Avery164US #89
#61Nicole164US #40
#62Sara160US #65
#63Erin159US #80
#64Madeline159US #61
#65Kennedy156US #122
#66Maya150US #84
#67Audrey149US #78
#68Mya148US #116
#69Alexandria144US #123
#70Amanda144US #54
#71Rebecca144US #63
#72Trinity142US #56
#73Mary139US #59
#74Amber138US #74
#75Danielle137US #82
#76Lydia137US #127
#77Maria137US #42
#78Isabelle135US #110
#79Madelyn134US #115
#80Alexa133US #67
#81Breanna133US #105
#82Shelby133US #94
#83Gabriella131US #77
#84Sierra130US #73
#85Jada129US #79
#86Mariah129US #113
#87Brooklyn127US #118
#88Molly127US #99
#89Amelia126US #111
#90Arianna124US #86
#91Andrea122US #60
#92Marissa120US #95
#93Angelina117US #71
#94Isabel114US #83
#95Skylar114US #144
#96Jennifer113US #31
#97Ariana111US #85
#98Jordyn111US #155
#99Jade110US #101
#100Angel109US #119

Boys

#1Jacob1,198US #1
#2Ethan860US #7
#3Joshua846US #3
#4Michael839US #2
#5Andrew822US #5
#6Joseph763US #6
#7Matthew760US #4
#8Tyler720US #15
#9Nicholas708US #12
#10Ryan648US #13
#11Anthony645US #10
#12Zachary644US #20
#13Alexander630US #16
#14Nathan605US #26
#15Logan594US #28
#16Christopher533US #9
#17Dylan531US #19
#18Benjamin526US #24
#19David503US #14
#20Noah498US #31
#21James494US #18
#22Daniel487US #8
#23Austin485US #33
#24Evan481US #44
#25William461US #11
#26Brandon444US #21
#27Samuel442US #23
#28John438US #17
#29Caleb434US #34
#30Jack428US #45
#31Gavin426US #51
#32Justin422US #27
#33Connor418US #43
#34Hunter413US #41
#35Jordan397US #38
#36Kyle394US #53
#37Cameron391US #40
#38Gabriel389US #29
#39Robert387US #35
#40Thomas378US #36
#41Aidan377US #39
#42Christian376US #25
#43Luke361US #46
#44Adam341US #58
#45Brendan314US #141
#46Aaron307US #50
#47Jonathan304US #22
#48Owen288US #72
#49Dominic286US #81
#50Isaac283US #48
#51Lucas281US #71
#52Jason280US #42
#53Elijah277US #37
#54Blake271US #79
#55Mason262US #54
#56Ian261US #65
#57Kevin251US #32
#58Charles249US #57
#59Jackson241US #52
#60Devin235US #74
#61Aiden233US #73
#62Seth228US #80
#63Alex226US #62
#64Eric226US #56
#65Cole223US #69
#66Cody221US #78
#67Isaiah213US #49
#68Carter210US #102
#69Nathaniel205US #63
#70Sean200US #61
#71Trevor198US #99
#72Steven196US #70
#73Chase194US #87
#74Colin192US #88
#75Jaden188US #82
#76Carson183US #89
#77Brian178US #59
#78Jayden176US #75
#79Ashton175US #101
#80Xavier167US #85
#81Hayden166US #84
#82Antonio164US #92
#83Bryce164US #103
#84Nolan161US #175
#85Timothy160US #76
#86Parker155US #125
#87Collin154US #133
#88Riley149US #104
#89Jalen147US #155
#90Gage145US #136
#91Garrett145US #106
#92Caden136US #113
#93Jeremiah134US #90
#94Ali133
#95Liam132US #114
#96Dakota131US #126
#97Jake130US #98
#98Marcus130US #119
#99Kenneth128US #111
#100Patrick128US #91

On the move since 2002

Rising

↑28Ella#35
↑26Aidan#41
↑25Mia#52
↑25Maya#66
↑23Ava#30
↑21Mya#68
↑19Evan#24
↑16Leah#58

Falling

↓24Jennifer#96
↓24Angel#100
↓20Rebecca#71
↓20Jada#85
↓19Madeline#64
↓15Madelyn#79
↓15Timothy#85
↓13Sierra#84

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2002 rankings.