State roster

Top names in Michigan

The names most likely to appear on 2017 Michigan birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 87,644 Michigan births in 2017 across 2,654 distinct names.

Distinctively Michigan

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

#88Alioutside the national top 200
#89Payton#189 nationally
#100Alaina#182 nationally
#85Morgan#153 nationally
#88Lauren#148 nationally
#90Blake#149 nationally
#63Annabelle#118 nationally
#70Emmett#124 nationally
#96Sydney#146 nationally
#60Josephine#107 nationally
#55Vivian#97 nationally
#31Colton#70 nationally

Girls

#1Emma538US #1
#2Ava531US #3
#3Olivia510US #2
#4Charlotte422US #7
#5Amelia414US #8
#6Evelyn401US #9
#7Sophia371US #5
#8Harper370US #11
#9Isabella368US #4
#10Grace284US #21
#11Ella272US #16
#12Nora266US #29
#13Abigail261US #10
#14Avery251US #14
#15Riley240US #25
#16Emily235US #12
#17Lillian234US #27
#18Elizabeth233US #13
#19Madison228US #17
#20Aria222US #20
#21Scarlett221US #18
#22Brooklyn218US #39
#23Mila216US #30
#24Mia215US #6
#25Zoey210US #28
#26Aubrey204US #31
#27Chloe204US #22
#28Layla204US #26
#29Addison199US #34
#30Hazel199US #43
#31Claire196US #49
#32Eleanor194US #36
#33Stella194US #42
#34Skylar189US #48
#35Lily188US #33
#36Paisley188US #45
#37Penelope184US #24
#38Natalie175US #35
#39Kennedy174US #58
#40Violet174US #47
#41Hannah172US #32
#42Kinsley170US #59
#43Savannah166US #38
#44Autumn164US #75
#45Ellie164US #44
#46Aurora157US #51
#47Quinn150US #76
#48Lucy149US #52
#49Anna145US #53
#50Peyton140US #89
#51Lydia138US #85
#52Madelyn137US #63
#53Willow137US #80
#54Sofia132US #15
#55Vivian132US #97
#56Audrey131US #46
#57Leah125US #40
#58Piper123US #81
#59Luna122US #37
#60Josephine121US #107
#61Nevaeh120US #74
#62Serenity120US #78
#63Annabelle117US #118
#64Bella116US #50
#65Brielle113US #101
#66Cora111US #83
#67Everly111US #82
#68Isabelle110US #92
#69Naomi110US #69
#70Zoe110US #41
#71Alice108US #70
#72Aubree108US #86
#73Adeline107US #64
#74Clara107US #95
#75Elena107US #68
#76Gabriella107US #65
#77Ruby107US #79
#78Sadie107US #71
#79Mackenzie105US #100
#80Victoria105US #19
#81Aaliyah104US #57
#82Emilia104US #77
#83Maya104US #60
#84Isla103US #103
#85Morgan102US #153
#86Rylee98US #104
#87Kaylee97US #84
#88Lauren97US #148
#89Payton95US #189
#90Reagan95US #98
#91Raelynn94US #124
#92Sarah93US #62
#93Nova91US #94
#94Allison90US #61
#95Ivy90US #108
#96Sydney90US #146
#97Taylor89US #113
#98Eva88US #73
#99Emery86US #115
#100Alaina85US #182

Boys

#1Liam512US #1
#2Noah486US #2
#3Oliver466US #10
#4Lucas438US #11
#5Mason436US #7
#6Benjamin435US #6
#7Logan428US #5
#8Henry393US #19
#9Wyatt386US #25
#10James384US #4
#11William380US #3
#12Owen378US #28
#13Lincoln373US #41
#14Elijah372US #8
#15Michael372US #12
#16Jacob369US #9
#17Carter366US #24
#18Alexander364US #13
#19Jackson338US #20
#20Grayson325US #34
#21Joseph324US #18
#22Jack323US #36
#23Ethan312US #14
#24Aiden308US #17
#25Levi305US #35
#26Isaac270US #32
#27Gabriel264US #31
#28Luke261US #30
#29Jaxon257US #43
#30Charles249US #48
#31Colton249US #70
#32Hunter248US #53
#33Cameron247US #60
#34Landon244US #57
#35Connor241US #56
#36Andrew240US #40
#37Samuel234US #21
#38Anthony229US #33
#39Matthew229US #16
#40Theodore229US #61
#41John226US #27
#42Daniel220US #15
#43Hudson220US #64
#44David216US #22
#45Nolan214US #67
#46Caleb213US #50
#47Easton209US #66
#48Thomas203US #49
#49Joshua202US #38
#50Eli200US #54
#51Maverick200US #84
#52Isaiah199US #46
#53Adam198US #77
#54Jayden198US #26
#55Christian196US #52
#56Dominic187US #74
#57Josiah184US #51
#58Ryan184US #44
#59Sebastian183US #23
#60Carson181US #83
#61Leo178US #62
#62Brayden171US #72
#63Chase169US #94
#64Christopher169US #39
#65Jace163US #87
#66Dylan162US #29
#67Robert162US #65
#68Roman161US #91
#69Jaxson159US #79
#70Emmett158US #124
#71Nathan154US #45
#72Parker153US #90
#73Asher152US #59
#74Austin152US #75
#75Jordan151US #73
#76Julian151US #37
#77Greyson150US #80
#78Jameson150US #100
#79Jeremiah149US #63
#80Ezra145US #69
#81Nicholas145US #68
#82Gavin144US #96
#83Sawyer144US #95
#84Vincent143US #108
#85Weston139US #109
#86Everett138US #106
#87Bryson136US #86
#88Ali134
#89Bentley133US #101
#90Blake132US #149
#91Evan132US #85
#92Tyler132US #105
#93Wesley131US #111
#94Maxwell130US #133
#95Cole127US #116
#96Declan127US #115
#97Jonathan127US #55
#98Miles126US #110
#99Xavier124US #89
#100Zachary123US #103

On the move since 2016

Rising

↑39Luna#59
↑32Theodore#40
↑26Naomi#69
↑24Mila#23
↑24Roman#68
↑23Josephine#60
↑22Julian#76
↑20Alice#71

Falling

↓39Mackenzie#79
↓25Gabriella#76
↓23Morgan#85
↓23Blake#90
↓22Aaliyah#81
↓20Eva#98
↓19Audrey#56
↓19Tyler#92

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2016 rankings.