State roster

Top names in Michigan

The names most likely to appear on 2009 Michigan birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 92,076 Michigan births in 2009 across 2,647 distinct names.

Distinctively Michigan

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

#92Alainaoutside the national top 200
#71Alivia#178 nationally
#74Brooklynn#162 nationally
#45Kennedy#115 nationally
#55Nolan#122 nationally
#77Collin#134 nationally
#83Violet#140 nationally
#57Brady#110 nationally
#69Jenna#121 nationally
#70London#122 nationally
#82Kendall#133 nationally
#97Kylee#148 nationally

Girls

#1Olivia661US #3
#2Isabella643US #1
#3Ava625US #5
#4Emma596US #2
#5Madison511US #7
#6Sophia495US #4
#7Abigail414US #8
#8Chloe379US #9
#9Addison374US #12
#10Ella371US #15
#11Alexis353US #13
#12Emily342US #6
#13Grace315US #17
#14Elizabeth301US #11
#15Lillian297US #27
#16Natalie273US #16
#17Anna255US #28
#18Samantha253US #14
#19Brooklyn252US #37
#20Nevaeh251US #34
#21Lily243US #18
#22Leah234US #29
#23Taylor228US #22
#24Alyssa217US #19
#25Hannah216US #23
#26Lauren213US #46
#27Morgan212US #57
#28Avery210US #32
#29Hailey210US #25
#30Peyton208US #42
#31Aubrey206US #41
#32Mia205US #10
#33Riley205US #38
#34Amelia204US #55
#35Brooke198US #54
#36Makayla193US #44
#37Kaylee188US #26
#38Madelyn187US #59
#39Sydney183US #48
#40Claire182US #53
#41Layla179US #45
#42Savannah179US #39
#43Allison168US #30
#44Gabriella168US #33
#45Kennedy167US #115
#46Sarah167US #21
#47Evelyn164US #40
#48Kayla164US #35
#49Brianna162US #24
#50Audrey160US #49
#51Autumn156US #81
#52Payton156US #84
#53Mackenzie154US #77
#54Julia153US #50
#55Isabelle151US #100
#56Paige150US #98
#57Charlotte149US #68
#58Mariah148US #88
#59Mya143US #97
#60Madeline141US #64
#61Gabrielle139US #96
#62Faith135US #79
#63Victoria134US #31
#64Aaliyah131US #63
#65Kylie131US #62
#66Kaitlyn130US #67
#67Arianna127US #52
#68Molly126US #92
#69Jenna125US #121
#70London124US #122
#71Alivia123US #178
#72Maya120US #61
#73Bella119US #58
#74Brooklynn117US #162
#75Serenity117US #93
#76Katelyn116US #90
#77Zoey115US #75
#78Alexa114US #43
#79Lydia113US #117
#80Trinity113US #74
#81Zoe112US #47
#82Kendall111US #133
#83Violet111US #140
#84Ashley109US #20
#85Destiny108US #56
#86Lucy106US #101
#87Jordyn105US #124
#88Khloe103US #95
#89Megan101US #105
#90Rachel100US #89
#91Lilly99US #116
#92Alaina97
#93Bailey97US #85
#94Gracie97US #114
#95Jasmine97US #51
#96Jessica97US #78
#97Kylee97US #148
#98Sophie97US #65
#99Rylee96US #118
#100Katherine94US #60

Boys

#1Jacob715US #1
#2Ethan605US #2
#3Logan549US #17
#4Noah538US #9
#5Aiden533US #12
#6Michael508US #3
#7Alexander506US #4
#8Joshua501US #6
#9Andrew467US #16
#10Joseph465US #15
#11William465US #5
#12Benjamin441US #19
#13Jayden439US #8
#14Caleb420US #31
#15Carter418US #50
#16Jackson404US #27
#17Gavin403US #33
#18Evan400US #35
#19Ryan391US #20
#20Anthony377US #11
#21Owen376US #51
#22Tyler368US #28
#23Gabriel366US #22
#24Landon366US #36
#25Matthew364US #13
#26Nathan359US #25
#27Lucas354US #39
#28Mason354US #34
#29David347US #14
#30James347US #18
#31Elijah345US #21
#32Cameron341US #58
#33Brayden340US #48
#34Connor329US #52
#35Daniel327US #7
#36Christian324US #23
#37Christopher323US #10
#38Jack323US #42
#39Dylan320US #30
#40Nicholas312US #32
#41Blake297US #89
#42Liam297US #49
#43Wyatt294US #60
#44Jordan291US #45
#45John282US #26
#46Samuel277US #24
#47Luke276US #47
#48Isaac274US #40
#49Hunter269US #56
#50Austin268US #63
#51Zachary265US #53
#52Chase256US #61
#53Dominic255US #81
#54Brandon250US #38
#55Nolan241US #122
#56Isaiah234US #41
#57Brady228US #110
#58Robert228US #55
#59Jeremiah222US #65
#60Charles221US #64
#61Adam218US #74
#62Thomas216US #57
#63Cole206US #82
#64Aaron204US #54
#65Jonathan202US #29
#66Justin202US #46
#67Levi187US #85
#68Henry183US #71
#69Carson181US #88
#70Brody180US #77
#71Xavier180US #68
#72Parker176US #96
#73Bryce175US #111
#74Ashton165US #115
#75Aidan159US #72
#76Kyle159US #99
#77Collin157US #134
#78Ian156US #73
#79Alex152US #83
#80Eli149US #90
#81Jason149US #66
#82Colin148US #113
#83Oliver146US #98
#84Colton144US #93
#85Cooper141US #84
#86Julian141US #62
#87Kaden140US #102
#88Kevin140US #44
#89Ayden138US #87
#90Antonio134US #105
#91Marcus134US #123
#92Caden133US #103
#93Tristan132US #80
#94Timothy131US #109
#95Gage130US #141
#96Jaden130US #101
#97Kaleb125US #108
#98Devin122US #126
#99Jaxon122US #124
#100Riley122US #107

On the move since 2008

Rising

↑32Aaliyah#64
↑26Ashton#74
↑25Peyton#30
↑24Liam#42
↑22Evelyn#47
↑22Carter#15
↑17Charlotte#57
↑17Brooklynn#74

Falling

↓30Katherine#100
↓20Sarah#46
↓20Lydia#79
↓18Jack#38
↓16Maya#72
↓16Ashley#84
↓16Megan#89
↓16Bailey#93

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2008 rankings.