State roster

Top names in Wisconsin

The names most likely to appear on 1948 Wisconsin birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 74,065 Wisconsin births in 1948 across 779 distinct names.

Distinctively Wisconsin

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

#67Kristineoutside the national top 200
#85Bonitaoutside the national top 200
#87Lyleoutside the national top 200
#97Dawnoutside the national top 200
#97Terranceoutside the national top 200
#46Duane#140 nationally
#95Carla#180 nationally
#63Dean#143 nationally
#98Terrence#177 nationally
#86Colleen#161 nationally
#48Scott#122 nationally
#42Jerome#110 nationally

Girls

#1Mary2,171US #2
#2Linda1,978US #1
#3Susan1,431US #5
#4Barbara1,295US #3
#5Kathleen1,144US #10
#6Patricia1,118US #4
#7Sandra1,019US #6
#8Carol879US #8
#9Sharon851US #9
#10Nancy837US #7
#11Judith795US #15
#12Karen792US #12
#13Diane687US #19
#14Donna530US #11
#15Christine417US #35
#16Margaret409US #13
#17Jean408US #47
#18Bonnie392US #34
#19Jane368US #39
#20Cheryl359US #25
#21Judy322US #16
#22Janice321US #23
#23Janet307US #24
#24Pamela295US #22
#25Shirley292US #20
#26Cynthia278US #27
#27Joan271US #37
#28Beverly257US #31
#29Marilyn253US #33
#30Elizabeth244US #26
#31Lynn242US #80
#32Darlene235US #77
#33Kathryn235US #54
#34Catherine221US #41
#35Joyce217US #21
#36Ruth214US #45
#37Betty210US #18
#38Suzanne208US #66
#39Gloria204US #28
#40Gail201US #51
#41Ann193US #44
#42Jeanne191US #95
#43Carolyn190US #14
#44Sally190US #72
#45Joanne183US #65
#46Lois173US #70
#47Marlene165US #109
#48Kay160US #113
#49Sue160US #78
#50Peggy159US #38
#51Rita158US #59
#52Kathy154US #55
#53Virginia153US #36
#54Jacqueline151US #58
#55Dianne150US #86
#56Ellen149US #67
#57Elaine147US #53
#58Marcia138US #79
#59Katherine137US #68
#60Deborah135US #30
#61Connie133US #43
#62Dorothy133US #29
#63Diana126US #48
#64Constance122US #93
#65Vicki122US #81
#66Rosemary121US #90
#67Kristine119
#68Marie117US #60
#69Rose117US #62
#70Eileen112US #91
#71Alice111US #49
#72Helen111US #40
#73Sherry111US #61
#74Paula109US #52
#75Julie105US #117
#76Phyllis98US #46
#77Maureen97US #88
#78Joann95US #94
#79Charlene93US #105
#80Theresa91US #63
#81Charlotte88US #69
#82Marjorie83US #110
#83Marsha83US #76
#84Sheila81US #71
#85Bonita80
#86Colleen80US #161
#87Lynda80US #84
#88Paulette79US #123
#89Anne78US #87
#90Roberta78US #101
#91Carole76US #106
#92Jill76US #150
#93Laura76US #73
#94Rebecca75US #50
#95Carla73US #180
#96Frances72US #42
#97Dawn71
#98Doris71US #64
#99Cathy68US #104
#100Janis67US #121

Boys

#1James2,190US #1
#2Robert1,978US #2
#3John1,968US #3
#4David1,674US #5
#5Michael1,671US #6
#6Richard1,599US #7
#7Thomas1,594US #8
#8William1,204US #4
#9Dennis1,022US #17
#10Gary991US #12
#11Ronald816US #10
#12Donald745US #14
#13Daniel675US #22
#14Kenneth658US #15
#15Larry624US #11
#16Steven579US #23
#17Charles576US #9
#18Paul480US #18
#19Gerald478US #30
#20Mark417US #29
#21Joseph415US #13
#22Roger398US #24
#23Gregory389US #32
#24Bruce359US #28
#25Dale347US #56
#26Terry343US #26
#27Timothy320US #38
#28Edward313US #19
#29Patrick313US #48
#30George302US #16
#31Stephen300US #20
#32Wayne280US #34
#33Lawrence276US #31
#34Jeffrey274US #58
#35Peter272US #37
#36Douglas270US #33
#37Jerry243US #21
#38Alan238US #46
#39Raymond192US #27
#40Allen180US #72
#41Russell177US #67
#42Jerome176US #110
#43Eugene173US #61
#44Keith170US #89
#45Jack157US #43
#46Duane150US #140
#47Frank150US #25
#48Scott138US #122
#49Carl132US #42
#50Frederick123US #75
#51Randall122US #98
#52Tom122US #94
#53Philip121US #54
#54Anthony117US #41
#55Harold116US #36
#56Walter113US #35
#57Glenn111US #73
#58Lee111US #93
#59Arthur110US #44
#60Mike106US #68
#61Gordon105US #112
#62Ralph104US #51
#63Dean102US #143
#64Brian101US #95
#65Rodney101US #92
#66Craig100US #82
#67Gene99US #111
#68Leonard98US #71
#69Howard92US #63
#70Marvin92US #90
#71Jim91US #86
#72Norman91US #85
#73Stanley90US #65
#74Phillip89US #69
#75Jon85US #128
#76Randy85US #99
#77Steve84US #60
#78Allan83US #132
#79Bernard82US #107
#80Henry80US #45
#81Martin79US #88
#82Fred77US #66
#83Leroy77US #97
#84Roy75US #49
#85Glen73US #133
#86Andrew67US #77
#87Lyle67
#88Bill64US #84
#89Danny64US #39
#90Francis64US #80
#91Harry62US #57
#92Warren60US #109
#93Darrell59US #121
#94Jay59US #123
#95Micheal59US #148
#96Clifford57US #105
#97Terrance57
#98Terrence57US #177
#99Dave56US #161
#100Eric56US #114

On the move since 1947

Rising

↑30Scott#48
↑23Randall#51
↑20Gordon#61
↑19Catherine#34
↑19Marlene#47
↑16Norman#72
↑15Marvin#70
↑14Sheila#84

Falling

↓23Steve#77
↓19Roy#84
↓18Joann#78
↓16Fred#82
↓14Carla#95
↓13Phyllis#76
↓13Dave#99
↓12Roberta#90

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1947 rankings.