State roster

Top names in Michigan

The names most likely to appear on 2011 Michigan birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 89,676 Michigan births in 2011 across 2,558 distinct names.

Distinctively Michigan

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

#82Alivia#191 nationally
#52Brooklynn#129 nationally
#81Alaina#156 nationally
#53Kendall#124 nationally
#65Brady#135 nationally
#84Jaxson#141 nationally
#41Kennedy#91 nationally
#48London#94 nationally
#87Maxwell#133 nationally
#50Payton#95 nationally
#96Makenzie#139 nationally
#99Laila#141 nationally

Girls

#1Olivia622US #4
#2Sophia617US #1
#3Emma562US #3
#4Isabella540US #2
#5Ava531US #5
#6Madison462US #8
#7Abigail406US #7
#8Ella379US #12
#9Brooklyn370US #21
#10Addison339US #13
#11Emily333US #6
#12Chloe324US #10
#13Elizabeth295US #11
#14Lillian292US #22
#15Grace288US #16
#16Lily288US #15
#17Aubrey285US #20
#18Natalie269US #14
#19Alexis256US #26
#20Avery251US #18
#21Nevaeh250US #33
#22Amelia248US #30
#23Evelyn219US #24
#24Charlotte218US #27
#25Layla216US #35
#26Mia216US #9
#27Zoey216US #28
#28Gabriella212US #34
#29Leah209US #29
#30Claire206US #50
#31Hailey202US #32
#32Samantha193US #17
#33Hannah192US #25
#34Riley192US #47
#35Anna186US #38
#36Taylor185US #44
#37Lauren184US #62
#38Savannah179US #41
#39Morgan176US #75
#40Mackenzie173US #68
#41Kennedy168US #91
#42Aaliyah164US #46
#43Allison161US #40
#44Alyssa159US #37
#45Zoe156US #31
#46Peyton155US #53
#47Audrey152US #43
#48London152US #94
#49Autumn149US #69
#50Payton149US #95
#51Sydney148US #65
#52Brooklynn147US #129
#53Kendall147US #124
#54Harper146US #54
#55Khloe141US #49
#56Madelyn140US #79
#57Kaylee138US #36
#58Sofia137US #19
#59Julia136US #58
#60Makayla135US #56
#61Aubree134US #99
#62Faith134US #70
#63Lydia134US #96
#64Kylie130US #57
#65Mariah130US #98
#66Mya130US #105
#67Paige128US #107
#68Arianna127US #52
#69Brooke125US #86
#70Serenity122US #66
#71Trinity120US #77
#72Victoria119US #23
#73Alexa118US #55
#74Stella117US #74
#75Lucy116US #73
#76Molly115US #78
#77Sarah115US #39
#78Violet115US #101
#79Maya114US #64
#80Sophie113US #51
#81Alaina107US #156
#82Alivia107US #191
#83Bella106US #60
#84Isabelle106US #114
#85Brielle105US #126
#86Gabrielle105US #119
#87Brianna103US #45
#88Kayla102US #59
#89Annabelle99US #111
#90Jordyn99US #121
#91Piper99US #110
#92Madeline97US #85
#93Maria97US #92
#94Reese96US #131
#95Gianna95US #63
#96Makenzie95US #139
#97Ellie91US #97
#98Rylee91US #102
#99Laila89US #141
#100Adriana88US #132

Boys

#1Mason689US #2
#2Jacob598US #1
#3Noah531US #5
#4Logan509US #21
#5Liam479US #15
#6Michael476US #6
#7Ethan472US #7
#8Alexander458US #8
#9Carter454US #41
#10Lucas454US #29
#11Aiden435US #9
#12Jackson430US #23
#13Elijah423US #13
#14Benjamin409US #19
#15Andrew405US #16
#16Landon400US #34
#17Joshua385US #14
#18Gavin384US #37
#19Joseph383US #22
#20Owen381US #44
#21Jayden376US #4
#22James372US #17
#23William371US #3
#24Anthony356US #11
#25Brayden342US #36
#26Evan341US #40
#27Matthew333US #12
#28Ryan328US #25
#29Gabriel326US #24
#30Caleb319US #32
#31Jack315US #45
#32Cameron313US #53
#33Tyler313US #38
#34Nathan305US #28
#35David298US #18
#36Blake291US #73
#37Luke290US #39
#38Samuel287US #26
#39Wyatt286US #48
#40Isaac283US #35
#41Connor282US #54
#42Daniel275US #10
#43Christian273US #30
#44Christopher269US #20
#45Jordan268US #46
#46Austin266US #60
#47Henry257US #57
#48Hunter254US #55
#49John254US #27
#50Chase249US #69
#51Dylan248US #33
#52Carson238US #85
#53Nicholas232US #42
#54Levi228US #66
#55Nolan227US #92
#56Dominic225US #77
#57Zachary220US #64
#58Parker214US #79
#59Adam213US #81
#60Charles212US #61
#61Isaiah207US #43
#62Eli205US #58
#63Robert205US #62
#64Jeremiah204US #49
#65Brady200US #135
#66Colton196US #74
#67Brody194US #83
#68Bentley189US #75
#69Jonathan188US #31
#70Thomas184US #63
#71Xavier182US #76
#72Aaron179US #51
#73Oliver170US #78
#74Ayden169US #70
#75Ian166US #72
#76Brandon163US #47
#77Justin161US #59
#78Bryce154US #114
#79Ashton151US #109
#80Jaxon151US #86
#81Cooper149US #82
#82Easton142US #103
#83Jason136US #71
#84Jaxson135US #141
#85Julian133US #50
#86Cole129US #94
#87Maxwell129US #133
#88Tristan129US #87
#89Max125US #96
#90Hayden124US #90
#91Kevin124US #67
#92Kaleb123US #116
#93Antonio121US #118
#94Vincent121US #101
#95Adrian120US #56
#96Jace120US #106
#97Josiah117US #80
#98Timothy116US #123
#99Riley115US #111
#100Colin114US #121

On the move since 2010

Rising

↑36Kennedy#41
↑28Aaliyah#42
↑24Bentley#68
↑23Kendall#53
↑23Carson#52
↑22Evelyn#23
↑21Zoey#27
↑20Brooklynn#52

Falling

↓35Sarah#77
↓34Gabrielle#86
↓25Rylee#98
↓23Makayla#60
↓23Isabelle#84
↓23Brianna#87
↓19Kayla#88
↓19Cole#86

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2010 rankings.