State roster

Top names in Wisconsin

The names most likely to appear on 1970 Wisconsin birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 70,442 Wisconsin births in 1970 across 993 distinct names.

Distinctively Wisconsin

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

#73Kari#194 nationally
#91Tamioutside the national top 200
#47Kurt#149 nationally
#62Cory#164 nationally
#99Janeoutside the national top 200
#98Tim#199 nationally
#82Duane#163 nationally
#60Brad#139 nationally
#38Dean#112 nationally
#52Sara#126 nationally
#38Kristine#109 nationally
#85Jody#153 nationally

Girls

#1Jennifer1,254US #1
#2Lisa1,024US #2
#3Amy907US #5
#4Michelle898US #4
#5Julie658US #11
#6Tracy578US #10
#7Tammy547US #8
#8Dawn539US #16
#9Kimberly512US #3
#10Susan459US #15
#11Kelly438US #20
#12Christine430US #14
#13Mary399US #9
#14Melissa399US #7
#15Lori394US #23
#16Angela389US #6
#17Brenda378US #40
#18Laura354US #13
#19Heather339US #19
#20Karen321US #12
#21Wendy318US #28
#22Tina312US #21
#23Rebecca304US #29
#24Jill296US #52
#25Pamela294US #26
#26Nicole287US #30
#27Ann279US #62
#28Jodi274US #95
#29Kristin262US #63
#30Kim249US #78
#31Sarah248US #65
#32Stephanie248US #17
#33Elizabeth243US #18
#34Heidi234US #81
#35Kathleen233US #45
#36Michele228US #31
#37Shannon228US #22
#38Kristine218US #109
#39Carrie216US #73
#40Patricia207US #24
#41Denise204US #36
#42Debra201US #47
#43Stacy199US #42
#44Renee198US #68
#45Linda194US #38
#46Sandra194US #27
#47Barbara190US #41
#48Cheryl189US #44
#49Cynthia187US #25
#50Deborah187US #33
#51Theresa187US #53
#52Sara185US #126
#53Lynn167US #119
#54Paula167US #57
#55Beth163US #92
#56Teresa152US #34
#57Laurie151US #88
#58Gina142US #61
#59Diane138US #70
#60Stacey135US #48
#61Nancy134US #50
#62Shelly134US #103
#63Andrea133US #43
#64Holly133US #74
#65Katherine131US #67
#66Kathryn130US #104
#67Jacqueline126US #66
#68Cindy124US #72
#69Deanna124US #90
#70Rachel123US #58
#71Robin123US #51
#72Catherine122US #59
#73Kari122US #194
#74Donna121US #32
#75Sheila121US #75
#76Tracey121US #55
#77Jessica120US #98
#78Kathy119US #77
#79Tamara119US #79
#80Kristen116US #83
#81Anne114US #112
#82Colleen114US #117
#83Sharon114US #37
#84Dana113US #54
#85Jody113US #153
#86Vicki112US #134
#87Margaret111US #80
#88Rhonda109US #46
#89Christina108US #35
#90Carol106US #71
#91Tami103
#92Tricia102US #124
#93Connie101US #116
#94Tanya99US #76
#95Becky98US #161
#96Jean98US #159
#97Sherry97US #60
#98Traci93US #100
#99Jane92
#100Victoria91US #85

Boys

#1Michael1,824US #1
#2David1,390US #3
#3James1,181US #2
#4Scott1,135US #12
#5John1,074US #4
#6Robert1,010US #5
#7Brian1,009US #8
#8Mark904US #9
#9Jeffrey898US #11
#10Daniel869US #19
#11Christopher853US #6
#12Steven850US #15
#13Jason701US #13
#14Kevin678US #14
#15Thomas678US #17
#16Todd677US #28
#17Timothy658US #20
#18Paul652US #23
#19William588US #7
#20Matthew565US #24
#21Eric550US #18
#22Richard514US #10
#23Joseph508US #16
#24Andrew408US #32
#25Craig383US #39
#26Gregory353US #26
#27Patrick347US #33
#28Chad334US #51
#29Troy325US #41
#30Anthony322US #22
#31Bradley318US #47
#32Charles309US #21
#33Kenneth292US #25
#34Douglas289US #36
#35Peter269US #44
#36Shawn229US #34
#37Donald214US #30
#38Dean212US #112
#39Keith203US #38
#40Dennis200US #46
#41Gary196US #35
#42Ronald187US #29
#43Jon183US #68
#44Stephen177US #27
#45Joel168US #82
#46Edward161US #31
#47Kurt160US #149
#48Randy155US #59
#49Jay154US #97
#50Jeffery152US #50
#51Aaron148US #52
#52Jonathan145US #42
#53Sean145US #37
#54Corey142US #84
#55Dale138US #110
#56Terry128US #54
#57Brent124US #74
#58Lance121US #76
#59Shane116US #64
#60Brad114US #139
#61Brett112US #99
#62Cory109US #164
#63Jamie107US #125
#64Travis106US #69
#65Bryan103US #53
#66Jeremy102US #70
#67Kyle100US #120
#68Alan99US #91
#69Wayne99US #80
#70Erik94US #101
#71Chris92US #63
#72Gerald91US #67
#73Russell91US #58
#74Bruce89US #94
#75Roger89US #61
#76Jerry87US #45
#77Randall84US #100
#78Adam81US #72
#79Allen81US #113
#80Tony81US #57
#81Jeff80US #116
#82Duane78US #163
#83Lee78US #118
#84Nicholas78US #123
#85Rodney78US #55
#86Jesse75US #119
#87Larry73US #43
#88Nathan72US #130
#89Darren71US #75
#90Marc70US #60
#91Martin69US #93
#92Benjamin67US #81
#93Carl67US #66
#94Steve67US #114
#95Derek66US #77
#96Kelly65US #135
#97Raymond65US #49
#98Tim65US #199
#99Curtis63US #88
#100Frank63US #48

On the move since 1969

Rising

↑31Kyle#67
↑29Nicole#26
↑28Aaron#51
↑26Lance#58
↑26Travis#64
↑23Shannon#37
↑21Stacy#43
↑19Rachel#70

Falling

↓30Rhonda#88
↓21Tricia#92
↓20Debra#42
↓20Frank#100
↓19Raymond#97
↓18Cheryl#48
↓18Rodney#85
↓18Steve#94

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 1969 rankings.