State roster

Top names in Michigan

The names most likely to appear on 2021 Michigan birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 81,224 Michigan births in 2021 across 2,636 distinct names.

Distinctively Michigan

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

#81Alioutside the national top 200
#86Blakeoutside the national top 200
#83Elliot#159 nationally
#94Bailey#162 nationally
#89Ryker#153 nationally
#88Bentley#150 nationally
#51Adam#104 nationally
#49Peyton#100 nationally
#55Emmett#103 nationally
#72Myles#119 nationally
#72Brielle#118 nationally
#79Mackenzie#123 nationally

Girls

#1Charlotte510US #3
#2Olivia449US #1
#3Ava422US #5
#4Amelia421US #4
#5Evelyn357US #9
#6Sophia353US #6
#7Emma351US #2
#8Harper289US #10
#9Isabella274US #7
#10Eleanor264US #15
#11Nora233US #27
#12Layla223US #24
#13Mia217US #8
#14Ella215US #16
#15Isla212US #34
#16Violet208US #36
#17Aria207US #22
#18Mila206US #26
#19Gianna204US #13
#20Penelope203US #23
#21Willow203US #39
#22Aurora202US #35
#23Avery200US #19
#24Nova198US #32
#25Hazel196US #28
#26Elizabeth191US #14
#27Grace188US #33
#28Riley186US #37
#29Ellie182US #30
#30Madison176US #29
#31Lucy175US #48
#32Scarlett167US #20
#33Abigail165US #17
#34Lillian164US #51
#35Luna164US #11
#36Claire159US #59
#37Stella158US #41
#38Chloe156US #25
#39Kinsley155US #57
#40Paisley151US #52
#41Josephine150US #72
#42Kennedy150US #70
#43Natalie147US #56
#44Zoey146US #38
#45Brooklyn145US #63
#46Lily142US #31
#47Addison141US #45
#48Ivy138US #49
#49Peyton131US #100
#50Quinn131US #81
#51Sofia130US #18
#52Emily126US #21
#53Everly126US #50
#54Emilia124US #40
#55Autumn123US #66
#56Hannah123US #44
#57Skylar123US #74
#58Naomi121US #54
#59Vivian120US #101
#60Lydia117US #89
#61Madelyn113US #71
#62Aubrey111US #64
#63Gabriella111US #83
#64Cora109US #87
#65Ruby105US #62
#66Maya103US #55
#67Clara102US #102
#68Eliana102US #47
#69Eloise102US #109
#70Everleigh102US #99
#71Savannah102US #67
#72Brielle100US #118
#73Delilah98US #58
#74Nevaeh98US #86
#75Audrey96US #60
#76Eliza96US #111
#77Piper96US #96
#78Elena95US #53
#79Mackenzie95US #123
#80Serenity94US #84
#81Anna93US #85
#82Sadie93US #78
#83Hailey91US #77
#84Isabelle91US #117
#85Raelynn90US #103
#86Melody89US #113
#87Sophie89US #76
#88Leah88US #46
#89Aaliyah86US #61
#90Alice86US #65
#91Ayla86US #108
#92Iris86US #107
#93Adalynn85US #119
#94Bailey84US #162
#95Elliana84US #131
#96Emery84US #90
#97Maeve84US #124
#98Cecilia83US #133
#99Madeline83US #95
#100Julia82US #114

Boys

#1Noah490US #2
#2Oliver478US #3
#3Liam416US #1
#4Henry402US #9
#5Elijah382US #4
#6Benjamin363US #7
#7Theodore361US #10
#8Jack351US #11
#9Lucas346US #8
#10Owen346US #22
#11Levi342US #12
#12Hudson318US #34
#13Lincoln313US #45
#14William310US #6
#15Mason301US #18
#16Jackson300US #14
#17James300US #5
#18Wyatt292US #29
#19Carter270US #39
#20Logan259US #21
#21Michael254US #17
#22Luke246US #32
#23Alexander243US #13
#24Grayson235US #35
#25Joseph235US #28
#26Asher226US #25
#27Isaac225US #40
#28Maverick225US #47
#29Leo217US #31
#30Gabriel212US #38
#31Ezra204US #37
#32Aiden203US #26
#33Cameron196US #62
#34Jaxon196US #54
#35Brooks191US #78
#36Daniel191US #16
#37Roman188US #74
#38Colton186US #75
#39Samuel186US #23
#40Thomas185US #46
#41Miles184US #55
#42Ethan182US #20
#43Jacob181US #24
#44John180US #27
#45David176US #30
#46Charles175US #50
#47Isaiah167US #56
#48Andrew166US #57
#49Anthony166US #43
#50Easton166US #72
#51Adam163US #104
#52Caleb163US #51
#53Eli163US #64
#54Luca163US #42
#55Emmett160US #103
#56Matthew159US #36
#57Beau152US #94
#58Greyson150US #84
#59Josiah149US #49
#60Landon148US #73
#61Bennett147US #90
#62Waylon147US #69
#63Wesley147US #85
#64Jameson146US #80
#65Hunter144US #86
#66Christopher142US #52
#67Elias141US #48
#68Carson139US #97
#69Cooper139US #68
#70Julian135US #33
#71Mateo134US #15
#72Myles133US #119
#73Ezekiel132US #53
#74Nolan131US #60
#75Robert131US #79
#76Weston131US #95
#77Sawyer128US #114
#78Rowan127US #105
#79Everett124US #83
#80Sebastian124US #19
#81Ali123
#82Connor123US #98
#83Elliot122US #159
#84Joshua122US #58
#85Silas122US #91
#86Blake120
#87Jaxson120US #102
#88Bentley118US #150
#89Ryker118US #153
#90Milo117US #127
#91Amir116US #123
#92Declan116US #106
#93Ryan116US #66
#94August115US #120
#95Parker115US #93
#96Xavier115US #100
#97Kingston113US #112
#98Harrison112US #121
#99Jace112US #101
#100Jordan111US #88

On the move since 2020

Rising

↑38Beau#57
↑30Clara#67
↑28Brooks#35
↑27Gabriella#63
↑26Caleb#52
↑26Ezekiel#73
↑25Eloise#69
↑23Aria#17

Falling

↓36Nolan#74
↓33Parker#95
↓24Ryan#93
↓23Connor#82
↓23Jaxson#87
↓19Joshua#84
↓16Madison#30
↓16Chloe#38

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2020 rankings.