State roster

Top names in Michigan

The names most likely to appear on 2018 Michigan birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 86,103 Michigan births in 2018 across 2,587 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
#74Morgan#163 nationally
#79Blake#158 nationally
#98Eloise#167 nationally
#94Jayce#147 nationally
#33Quinn#85 nationally
#97King#149 nationally
#66Emmett#114 nationally
#54Rylee#101 nationally
#56Peyton#102 nationally
#71Raelynn#116 nationally
#93Iris#138 nationally

Girls

#1Olivia507US #2
#2Ava495US #3
#3Emma487US #1
#4Charlotte448US #6
#5Amelia408US #8
#6Harper399US #9
#7Sophia381US #5
#8Evelyn360US #10
#9Isabella348US #4
#10Ella260US #15
#11Mila250US #14
#12Aria244US #19
#13Mia242US #7
#14Avery237US #16
#15Abigail235US #11
#16Scarlett226US #20
#17Grace222US #24
#18Elizabeth221US #13
#19Lillian221US #34
#20Madison219US #22
#21Nora217US #30
#22Eleanor215US #32
#23Layla209US #27
#24Violet205US #43
#25Zoey205US #29
#26Aubrey194US #37
#27Riley194US #28
#28Stella191US #38
#29Brooklyn189US #47
#30Chloe187US #25
#31Aurora180US #44
#32Natalie176US #39
#33Quinn175US #85
#34Nova172US #55
#35Claire169US #50
#36Kennedy169US #59
#37Penelope165US #26
#38Hannah164US #33
#39Lucy164US #51
#40Emily162US #12
#41Willow162US #60
#42Paisley161US #52
#43Autumn158US #77
#44Addison156US #35
#45Hazel154US #42
#46Kinsley154US #63
#47Luna154US #23
#48Gabriella153US #69
#49Lily149US #31
#50Savannah144US #45
#51Audrey143US #46
#52Isla143US #82
#53Anna142US #54
#54Rylee138US #101
#55Skylar138US #49
#56Peyton136US #102
#57Ellie124US #36
#58Everly123US #53
#59Josephine122US #91
#60Vivian121US #96
#61Sofia120US #17
#62Cora119US #73
#63Brielle118US #99
#64Madelyn117US #72
#65Clara116US #103
#66Lydia115US #89
#67Maya112US #62
#68Mackenzie111US #106
#69Aaliyah110US #65
#70Ivy110US #86
#71Raelynn110US #116
#72Aubree109US #110
#73Hailey109US #79
#74Morgan109US #163
#75Adalynn108US #108
#76Adeline108US #78
#77Serenity105US #75
#78Nevaeh104US #83
#79Bella103US #48
#80Naomi101US #64
#81Victoria101US #21
#82Alice100US #71
#83Isabelle100US #113
#84Julia100US #93
#85Elena99US #67
#86Emilia97US #58
#87Allison96US #70
#88Leah96US #41
#89Delilah95US #92
#90Piper94US #88
#91Caroline91US #56
#92Hadley91US #104
#93Iris91US #138
#94Reagan90US #107
#95Maria89US #115
#96Rose88US #123
#97Samantha88US #61
#98Eloise87US #167
#99Eliana86US #84
#100Kaylee84US #97

Boys

#1Noah508US #2
#2Oliver496US #5
#3Liam471US #1
#4Benjamin445US #6
#5William427US #3
#6Lucas421US #8
#7Henry405US #16
#8Elijah397US #7
#9Logan386US #10
#10Jackson381US #17
#11Mason375US #9
#12Owen375US #25
#13James371US #4
#14Michael361US #14
#15Carter355US #24
#16Jack345US #28
#17Wyatt334US #27
#18Lincoln332US #41
#19Levi328US #33
#20Jacob321US #13
#21Alexander305US #11
#22Ethan284US #12
#23Grayson280US #32
#24Joseph280US #23
#25Theodore275US #44
#26Samuel267US #21
#27Aiden253US #19
#28Jaxon253US #39
#29Hunter252US #56
#30Luke252US #30
#31Gabriel250US #35
#32Colton243US #68
#33Daniel243US #15
#34Isaac241US #34
#35Hudson239US #55
#36John235US #26
#37Charles226US #53
#38Andrew218US #43
#39Landon218US #61
#40Thomas218US #49
#41Matthew217US #20
#42Connor213US #58
#43Leo213US #50
#44Cameron212US #69
#45David210US #22
#46Adam209US #78
#47Easton205US #66
#48Isaiah201US #51
#49Asher199US #47
#50Nolan199US #65
#51Eli197US #57
#52Caleb196US #45
#53Anthony193US #38
#54Carson193US #70
#55Christopher185US #42
#56Maverick184US #73
#57Ryan182US #46
#58Joshua181US #40
#59Dominic178US #75
#60Christian177US #54
#61Jayden177US #29
#62Jaxson172US #76
#63Josiah172US #52
#64Greyson165US #77
#65Robert162US #71
#66Emmett161US #114
#67Parker160US #96
#68Julian159US #36
#69Chase158US #113
#70Jeremiah158US #64
#71Ezra155US #59
#72Jameson152US #91
#73Roman152US #86
#74Sebastian152US #18
#75Sawyer151US #100
#76Dylan150US #31
#77Jace150US #90
#78Bennett142US #120
#79Blake142US #158
#80Brayden141US #84
#81Xavier140US #88
#82Silas139US #110
#83Weston139US #102
#84Everett138US #95
#85Miles133US #98
#86Bryson132US #92
#87Austin131US #81
#88Ali129
#89Jordan129US #80
#90Bentley128US #121
#91Ashton127US #128
#92Declan127US #101
#93Cooper125US #83
#94Jayce125US #147
#95Vincent123US #108
#96Cole122US #118
#97King122US #149
#98Gavin121US #111
#99Kaiden121US #137
#100Nathan121US #48

On the move since 2017

Rising

↑59Nova#34
↑32Isla#52
↑32Rylee#54
↑28Gabriella#48
↑25Ivy#70
↑24Asher#49
↑20Raelynn#71
↑18Leo#43

Falling

↓32Piper#90
↓31Leah#88
↓29Nathan#100
↓24Emily#40
↓21Skylar#55
↓18Brayden#80
↓17Nevaeh#78
↓16Gavin#98

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2017 rankings.