State roster

Top names in Michigan

The names most likely to appear on 2012 Michigan birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 88,798 Michigan births in 2012 across 2,520 distinct names.

Distinctively Michigan

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

#86Alioutside the national top 200
#91Alivia#187 nationally
#99Harmony#195 nationally
#97Brynn#189 nationally
#72Alaina#163 nationally
#63Brooklynn#138 nationally
#72Brady#136 nationally
#96Elise#152 nationally
#49Payton#103 nationally
#100Kaiden#154 nationally
#20Blake#71 nationally
#56Mariah#107 nationally

Girls

#1Emma648US #2
#2Sophia645US #1
#3Ava562US #5
#4Olivia529US #4
#5Isabella480US #3
#6Madison411US #9
#7Abigail346US #7
#8Ella342US #12
#9Aubrey324US #15
#10Brooklyn313US #29
#11Grace299US #21
#12Lillian298US #25
#13Emily293US #6
#14Addison289US #14
#15Chloe274US #11
#16Lily271US #16
#17Amelia266US #23
#18Charlotte259US #19
#19Mia254US #8
#20Zoey254US #20
#21Avery251US #13
#22Elizabeth249US #10
#23Harper248US #24
#24Natalie245US #17
#25Hannah241US #22
#26Evelyn239US #27
#27Layla238US #31
#28Claire216US #45
#29Nevaeh202US #39
#30Alexis199US #40
#31Gabriella196US #37
#32Morgan193US #82
#33Anna188US #34
#34Savannah183US #43
#35Peyton180US #53
#36Leah176US #33
#37Lauren175US #72
#38Mackenzie175US #71
#39Riley168US #47
#40Hailey163US #32
#41Samantha160US #26
#42Autumn156US #68
#43Aubree151US #60
#44Kennedy149US #84
#45Sofia147US #18
#46Taylor146US #46
#47Faith144US #75
#48Audrey143US #41
#49Payton143US #103
#50Aaliyah140US #36
#51Molly138US #90
#52Sophie138US #52
#53Makayla135US #70
#54Skylar134US #87
#55Zoe134US #30
#56Mariah133US #107
#57Stella133US #62
#58Khloe132US #55
#59London132US #94
#60Kaylee131US #35
#61Lucy131US #66
#62Victoria131US #28
#63Brooklynn130US #138
#64Julia130US #65
#65Maya127US #63
#66Sarah127US #42
#67Violet127US #89
#68Madelyn125US #67
#69Allison124US #38
#70Alyssa124US #44
#71Annabelle123US #99
#72Alaina121US #163
#73Lydia121US #95
#74Serenity119US #58
#75Arianna118US #49
#76Mya118US #124
#77Brielle115US #111
#78Kendall114US #116
#79Nora114US #108
#80Ellie113US #85
#81Gabrielle110US #129
#82Sydney109US #78
#83Kylie107US #59
#84Rylee104US #109
#85Scarlett104US #61
#86Bella102US #54
#87Brooke101US #102
#88Paige101US #106
#89Isabelle99US #126
#90Kayla99US #69
#91Alivia98US #187
#92Aria98US #92
#93Reagan95US #97
#94Brianna89US #51
#95Clara89US #136
#96Elise89US #152
#97Brynn88US #189
#98Lilly88US #110
#99Harmony87US #195
#100Liliana87US #117

Boys

#1Mason659US #2
#2Liam570US #6
#3Noah567US #4
#4Jacob559US #1
#5Carter510US #36
#6Ethan480US #3
#7Michael455US #7
#8Logan426US #22
#9Elijah425US #13
#10Aiden423US #10
#11Alexander422US #9
#12Lucas422US #27
#13William421US #5
#14Jackson402US #21
#15Benjamin400US #16
#16Landon376US #35
#17Andrew362US #18
#18James361US #14
#19Owen357US #38
#20Blake350US #71
#21Gabriel346US #24
#22Gavin345US #40
#23Joshua335US #17
#24Jayden333US #8
#25Joseph329US #19
#26Isaac317US #30
#27Brayden314US #39
#28Caleb313US #32
#29Matthew311US #12
#30Daniel310US #11
#31Anthony300US #15
#32David298US #20
#33Luke296US #37
#34Wyatt290US #41
#35Cameron288US #54
#36Ryan283US #26
#37Austin282US #58
#38Jack279US #46
#39Dylan276US #31
#40Evan276US #47
#41Samuel271US #25
#42Hunter268US #45
#43Henry264US #44
#44Christopher263US #23
#45Tyler263US #50
#46Connor259US #59
#47Christian258US #33
#48Levi257US #55
#49Isaiah255US #42
#50Nolan249US #89
#51Dominic248US #70
#52Eli247US #43
#53Jordan240US #48
#54Nathan234US #29
#55Bentley231US #75
#56Chase227US #77
#57Colton223US #65
#58Nicholas215US #49
#59Parker213US #81
#60Thomas213US #63
#61Charles208US #62
#62John205US #28
#63Jeremiah203US #52
#64Jaxon198US #66
#65Easton196US #96
#66Oliver196US #73
#67Jonathan193US #34
#68Zachary193US #67
#69Adam189US #82
#70Brody182US #91
#71Aaron175US #51
#72Brady172US #136
#73Robert168US #60
#74Jace167US #85
#75Carson163US #87
#76Jaxson163US #106
#77Ayden156US #68
#78Xavier155US #80
#79Brandon153US #56
#80Grayson144US #86
#81Ian141US #78
#82Jason140US #76
#83Cole137US #102
#84Cooper131US #83
#85Maxwell131US #114
#86Ali129
#87Hudson129US #93
#88Vincent129US #104
#89Josiah128US #79
#90Bryson125US #94
#91Justin124US #74
#92Julian123US #53
#93Kayden123US #97
#94Tristan120US #88
#95Bryce114US #117
#96Lincoln114US #132
#97Kevin113US #69
#98Miles111US #111
#99Max110US #105
#100Kaiden108US #154

On the move since 2011

Rising

↑31Harper#23
↑28Sophie#52
↑25Molly#51
↑22Jace#74
↑18Aubree#43
↑18Annabelle#71
↑17Stella#57
↑17Ellie#80

Falling

↓31Sydney#82
↓26Allison#69
↓26Alyssa#70
↓25Kendall#78
↓23Carson#75
↓21Paige#88
↓20Nathan#54
↓19Kylie#83

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2011 rankings.