State roster

Top names in Michigan

The names most likely to appear on 2016 Michigan birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 89,784 Michigan births in 2016 across 2,682 distinct names.

Distinctively Michigan

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

#94Brooklynn#198 nationally
#90Kendall#193 nationally
#62Morgan#132 nationally
#99Mya#167 nationally
#67Blake#127 nationally
#76Lauren#134 nationally
#80Emmett#136 nationally
#69Brielle#121 nationally
#86Jayce#138 nationally
#100Bryce#147 nationally
#40Mackenzie#85 nationally
#93Nova#136 nationally

Girls

#1Ava578US #3
#2Olivia556US #2
#3Emma536US #1
#4Charlotte471US #7
#5Sophia394US #4
#6Amelia389US #10
#7Harper385US #11
#8Evelyn377US #12
#9Isabella337US #5
#10Abigail307US #8
#11Madison298US #15
#12Mia274US #6
#13Brooklyn273US #34
#14Grace272US #19
#15Avery269US #16
#16Ella268US #17
#17Lillian264US #28
#18Elizabeth246US #13
#19Riley243US #22
#20Aubrey239US #25
#21Nora236US #36
#22Layla226US #30
#23Scarlett225US #18
#24Emily220US #9
#25Addison219US #29
#26Aria219US #23
#27Skylar217US #42
#28Natalie215US #31
#29Chloe211US #20
#30Zoey200US #26
#31Hannah195US #33
#32Claire188US #40
#33Lucy185US #55
#34Penelope183US #27
#35Stella181US #45
#36Autumn178US #65
#37Audrey177US #39
#38Lily177US #24
#39Hazel171US #52
#40Mackenzie170US #85
#41Eleanor169US #41
#42Violet166US #47
#43Paisley163US #46
#44Piper163US #67
#45Kennedy162US #59
#46Peyton153US #81
#47Mila152US #48
#48Savannah149US #38
#49Quinn144US #79
#50Ellie143US #43
#51Gabriella143US #61
#52Anna142US #49
#53Nevaeh142US #73
#54Sofia141US #14
#55Madelyn138US #62
#56Aurora135US #66
#57Serenity133US #70
#58Leah132US #37
#59Aaliyah131US #53
#60Kinsley126US #86
#61Lydia123US #80
#62Morgan122US #132
#63Cora121US #87
#64Adeline118US #63
#65Willow118US #96
#66Victoria117US #21
#67Annabelle115US #104
#68Rylee115US #105
#69Brielle114US #121
#70Clara114US #100
#71Aubree113US #84
#72Vivian111US #95
#73Maya110US #64
#74Sarah110US #57
#75Ruby106US #71
#76Lauren105US #134
#77Sadie105US #60
#78Eva102US #74
#79Allison101US #50
#80Faith101US #99
#81Samantha101US #44
#82Zoe101US #35
#83Josephine100US #114
#84Julia100US #88
#85Hailey98US #68
#86Kylie98US #83
#87Arianna97US #69
#88Kaylee97US #72
#89Alexis96US #118
#90Kendall96US #193
#91Alice95US #76
#92Madeline94US #90
#93Nova94US #136
#94Brooklynn93US #198
#95Naomi93US #75
#96Eliana92US #93
#97Hadley92US #108
#98Luna92US #77
#99Mya91US #167
#100Reagan91US #98

Boys

#1Noah510US #1
#2Mason499US #4
#3Benjamin482US #6
#4Liam461US #2
#5Elijah453US #9
#6Carter449US #26
#7Oliver432US #12
#8Lucas419US #14
#9James415US #5
#10Owen381US #24
#11William381US #3
#12Jacob380US #7
#13Logan373US #18
#14Jackson370US #17
#15Michael369US #8
#16Henry367US #22
#17Alexander360US #11
#18Jack345US #38
#19Wyatt342US #33
#20Aiden333US #16
#21Grayson328US #37
#22Joseph328US #20
#23Levi321US #42
#24Ethan307US #10
#25Lincoln307US #51
#26Andrew289US #34
#27Luke289US #29
#28Gabriel285US #25
#29Isaac285US #31
#30Anthony269US #30
#31Hunter267US #45
#32Landon266US #53
#33Cameron263US #57
#34Connor261US #54
#35Jaxon259US #41
#36Samuel256US #21
#37Matthew251US #15
#38Eli250US #50
#39Nolan242US #67
#40David241US #19
#41Isaiah238US #47
#42Charles235US #52
#43Easton234US #66
#44Daniel233US #13
#45John231US #28
#46Caleb228US #44
#47Ryan226US #40
#48Hudson217US #61
#49Brayden216US #64
#50Colton216US #68
#51Thomas216US #48
#52Chase215US #86
#53Christian214US #46
#54Dominic205US #72
#55Joshua202US #35
#56Josiah202US #55
#57Carson200US #81
#58Dylan196US #32
#59Adam195US #75
#60Robert189US #62
#61Sebastian189US #23
#62Jayden187US #27
#63Austin184US #73
#64Jace184US #76
#65Christopher182US #36
#66Jeremiah182US #58
#67Blake179US #127
#68Jordan179US #65
#69Asher176US #71
#70Sawyer174US #97
#71Nathan172US #43
#72Theodore171US #83
#73Tyler171US #91
#74Jaxson169US #82
#75Parker168US #87
#76Leo166US #74
#77Bentley164US #100
#78Maxwell164US #111
#79Gavin159US #80
#80Emmett153US #136
#81Bryson150US #94
#82Aaron149US #49
#83Evan149US #69
#84Nicholas146US #63
#85Greyson145US #95
#86Jayce145US #138
#87Xavier141US #88
#88Ayden139US #92
#89Jameson139US #128
#90Silas139US #119
#91Zachary139US #89
#92Roman137US #98
#93Vincent137US #104
#94Weston135US #121
#95Wesley134US #117
#96Everett132US #114
#97Jonathan132US #56
#98Julian129US #39
#99Ryder128US #102
#100Bryce126US #147

On the move since 2015

Rising

↑30Willow#65
↑29Asher#69
↑24Ruby#75
↑22Rylee#68
↑21Piper#44
↑21Josiah#56
↑21Theodore#72
↑20Grayson#21

Falling

↓28Blake#67
↓26Gavin#79
↓24Sadie#77
↓24Arianna#87
↓22Aubree#71
↓21Lydia#61
↓20Colton#50
↓20Parker#75

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2015 rankings.