State roster

Top names in Michigan

The names most likely to appear on 2015 Michigan birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 89,927 Michigan births in 2015 across 2,615 distinct names.

Distinctively Michigan

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

#80Alioutside the national top 200
#85Aliviaoutside the national top 200
#98Alaina#176 nationally
#73Emmett#139 nationally
#71Josephine#131 nationally
#88Kendall#147 nationally
#39Blake#96 nationally
#64Morgan#121 nationally
#87Paige#140 nationally
#77Brielle#128 nationally
#73Lauren#119 nationally
#85Bryce#131 nationally

Girls

#1Olivia604US #2
#2Ava575US #4
#3Emma502US #1
#4Sophia421US #3
#5Charlotte407US #9
#6Harper400US #10
#7Isabella399US #5
#8Amelia370US #12
#9Evelyn331US #15
#10Abigail327US #7
#11Elizabeth317US #13
#12Madison312US #11
#13Mia301US #6
#14Brooklyn297US #31
#15Avery296US #16
#16Ella295US #18
#17Lillian263US #26
#18Grace262US #19
#19Emily250US #8
#20Addison247US #24
#21Aubrey241US #21
#22Natalie235US #27
#23Aria230US #29
#24Skylar225US #42
#25Chloe223US #17
#26Layla216US #30
#27Zoey216US #23
#28Claire213US #49
#29Hannah211US #28
#30Nora202US #41
#31Riley201US #35
#32Violet191US #50
#33Kennedy190US #58
#34Lily179US #25
#35Gabriella176US #54
#36Peyton174US #72
#37Stella173US #51
#38Savannah168US #38
#39Lucy167US #55
#40Lydia165US #80
#41Scarlett165US #22
#42Autumn164US #69
#43Madelyn163US #59
#44Penelope159US #34
#45Anna154US #44
#46Mila149US #53
#47Paisley149US #45
#48Eleanor145US #60
#49Aubree142US #79
#50Nevaeh142US #70
#51Hazel141US #63
#52Leah141US #36
#53Sadie139US #52
#54Audrey138US #37
#55Sofia138US #14
#56Mackenzie135US #73
#57Annabelle133US #92
#58Isabelle133US #94
#59Ellie132US #48
#60Serenity132US #71
#61Clara131US #98
#62Victoria131US #20
#63Arianna129US #56
#64Morgan129US #121
#65Piper129US #67
#66Vivian129US #95
#67Aaliyah127US #47
#68Quinn123US #97
#69Aurora121US #78
#70Faith119US #90
#71Josephine119US #131
#72London119US #105
#73Lauren117US #119
#74Alexis116US #85
#75Samantha114US #40
#76Julia113US #89
#77Brielle112US #128
#78Taylor112US #77
#79Zoe112US #33
#80Cora111US #88
#81Sarah110US #57
#82Kylie108US #66
#83Kaylee107US #61
#84Adalynn106US #124
#85Alivia106
#86Hailey106US #64
#87Paige105US #140
#88Kendall104US #147
#89Madeline104US #91
#90Rylee104US #120
#91Ariana103US #46
#92Maya102US #68
#93Naomi102US #75
#94Allison101US #39
#95Willow101US #111
#96Bailey99US #107
#97Eva98US #76
#98Alaina97US #176
#99Ruby96US #83
#100Reagan95US #99

Boys

#1Noah533US #1
#2Liam523US #2
#3Carter507US #24
#4Mason501US #3
#5Lucas467US #16
#6Jacob455US #4
#7Benjamin432US #10
#8Jackson419US #17
#9Elijah415US #11
#10Owen413US #36
#11Logan402US #14
#12Michael401US #9
#13Oliver398US #19
#14William393US #5
#15James386US #7
#16Ethan381US #6
#17Alexander379US #8
#18Aiden352US #13
#19Henry329US #29
#20Wyatt327US #34
#21Isaac322US #31
#22Joseph321US #21
#23Andrew305US #30
#24Jack302US #40
#25Gabriel292US #22
#26Hunter276US #41
#27Levi276US #42
#28Landon273US #46
#29Anthony271US #25
#30Colton271US #60
#31Luke271US #28
#32Lincoln269US #66
#33Caleb268US #37
#34David266US #18
#35Connor263US #55
#36John263US #26
#37Cameron262US #56
#38Daniel262US #12
#39Blake250US #96
#40Christian250US #43
#41Grayson247US #47
#42Jaxon247US #44
#43Samuel240US #23
#44Matthew237US #15
#45Joshua236US #33
#46Brayden235US #61
#47Nolan234US #71
#48Isaiah233US #49
#49Dominic232US #68
#50Christopher231US #32
#51Eli226US #53
#52Chase220US #74
#53Gavin220US #70
#54Ryan219US #39
#55Parker218US #72
#56Jayden213US #20
#57Adam209US #73
#58Charles208US #50
#59Austin206US #69
#60Carson205US #89
#61Thomas200US #51
#62Easton199US #78
#63Jaxson192US #84
#64Hudson191US #65
#65Dylan184US #27
#66Jordan184US #59
#67Tyler178US #81
#68Robert176US #63
#69Jace174US #75
#70Sawyer173US #94
#71Jeremiah170US #54
#72Nathan170US #38
#73Emmett169US #139
#74Evan169US #67
#75Xavier165US #90
#76Zachary164US #88
#77Josiah161US #57
#78Nicholas161US #62
#79Sebastian154US #35
#80Ali153
#81Jonathan153US #48
#82Bentley149US #92
#83Julian148US #45
#84Maxwell143US #113
#85Bryce142US #131
#86Aaron141US #52
#87Jayce141US #132
#88Brody140US #106
#89Cole140US #115
#90Roman136US #102
#91Ezra135US #93
#92Greyson133US #111
#93Theodore133US #99
#94Weston131US #120
#95Kayden130US #95
#96Leo129US #91
#97Ryder128US #98
#98Asher127US #82
#99Cooper125US #77
#100Ian122US #76

On the move since 2014

Rising

↑40Hazel#51
↑34Stella#37
↑30Lucy#39
↑29Isabelle#58
↑29Lincoln#32
↑22Penelope#44
↑21Sadie#53
↑21Sawyer#70

Falling

↓40Alexis#74
↓33Allison#94
↓27London#72
↓24Morgan#64
↓22Evan#74
↓20Mackenzie#56
↓18Hailey#86
↓15Audrey#54

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2014 rankings.