State roster

Top names in Wisconsin

The names most likely to appear on 2001 Wisconsin birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 54,210 Wisconsin births in 2001 across 1,483 distinct names.

Distinctively Wisconsin

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

#53Mitchell#156 nationally
#93Mckenna#194 nationally
#100Cadeoutside the national top 200
#77Brady#174 nationally
#84Nolan#180 nationally
#92Dawson#183 nationally
#66Lydia#140 nationally
#55Maxwell#124 nationally
#67Collin#136 nationally
#96Payton#164 nationally
#97Abby#163 nationally
#57Madelyn#121 nationally

Girls

#1Emily542US #1
#2Hannah439US #3
#3Emma365US #13
#4Olivia356US #10
#5Elizabeth345US #9
#6Megan344US #20
#7Grace342US #16
#8Abigail334US #8
#9Alexis311US #5
#10Samantha306US #7
#11Taylor306US #12
#12Lauren272US #15
#13Ashley271US #4
#14Anna259US #19
#15Madison253US #2
#16Morgan224US #29
#17Sarah224US #6
#18Alyssa222US #14
#19Hailey213US #33
#20Rachel212US #24
#21Brianna207US #18
#22Sydney202US #23
#23Kayla200US #17
#24Jenna196US #45
#25Isabella192US #28
#26Julia189US #27
#27Mackenzie187US #40
#28Jessica184US #11
#29Kaitlyn180US #31
#30Sophia179US #37
#31Madeline165US #56
#32Allison159US #44
#33Paige151US #71
#34Chloe144US #30
#35Natalie144US #32
#36Haley139US #34
#37Brooke134US #57
#38Nicole133US #36
#39Amanda132US #39
#40Autumn132US #72
#41Gabrielle128US #50
#42Destiny123US #22
#43Savannah122US #42
#44Faith116US #53
#45Katherine115US #35
#46Amber114US #51
#47Erin111US #60
#48Jasmine108US #25
#49Rebecca108US #46
#50Claire107US #82
#51Katelyn107US #52
#52Sierra107US #55
#53Victoria107US #21
#54Jordan104US #47
#55Makayla103US #54
#56Molly103US #90
#57Madelyn102US #121
#58Zoe101US #65
#59Danielle98US #63
#60Jennifer98US #26
#61Alexandra97US #38
#62Kaylee97US #66
#63Bailey92US #69
#64Cassandra89US #122
#65Maria87US #41
#66Lydia86US #140
#67Mikayla86US #109
#68Isabelle85US #113
#69Leah85US #87
#70Mary85US #48
#71Alexandria84US #91
#72Lindsey84US #105
#73Mariah84US #85
#74Trinity79US #67
#75Courtney78US #73
#76Isabel78US #88
#77Lily78US #103
#78Cassidy77US #107
#79Marissa74US #79
#80Jade72US #98
#81Vanessa72US #64
#82Breanna71US #94
#83Kathryn71US #97
#84Kylie71US #95
#85Sara70US #58
#86Caitlin69US #89
#87Stephanie69US #43
#88Mckenzie67US #135
#89Arianna66US #108
#90Ava66US #132
#91Katie66US #99
#92Laura65US #86
#93Mckenna65US #194
#94Lillian64US #111
#95Caitlyn63US #133
#96Payton60US #164
#97Abby58US #163
#98Jada58US #75
#99Shelby58US #68
#100Kiara57US #144

Boys

#1Jacob753US #1
#2Samuel451US #26
#3Matthew448US #3
#4Tyler447US #13
#5Nicholas428US #6
#6Ethan420US #17
#7Benjamin418US #27
#8Joshua415US #4
#9Zachary415US #16
#10Austin412US #25
#11Michael405US #2
#12Alexander389US #20
#13Logan384US #29
#14Joseph381US #8
#15Andrew354US #7
#16Ryan335US #15
#17Dylan329US #21
#18Noah320US #28
#19Hunter300US #36
#20Brandon289US #18
#21Nathan283US #31
#22Anthony274US #11
#23Daniel268US #9
#24John250US #14
#25Kyle247US #40
#26Jack246US #48
#27William237US #10
#28Christopher229US #5
#29James226US #19
#30David225US #12
#31Caleb221US #37
#32Justin218US #22
#33Mason210US #54
#34Isaac204US #47
#35Evan199US #56
#36Adam192US #51
#37Connor189US #49
#38Jordan182US #39
#39Cole181US #74
#40Alex176US #62
#41Isaiah176US #43
#42Thomas175US #33
#43Luke171US #50
#44Cody170US #64
#45Aaron169US #42
#46Elijah168US #45
#47Gabriel165US #38
#48Carter160US #111
#49Jonathan157US #23
#50Cameron155US #35
#51Robert154US #30
#52Christian149US #24
#53Mitchell146US #156
#54Bryce143US #92
#55Maxwell141US #124
#56Gavin135US #78
#57Lucas133US #83
#58Eric131US #44
#59Riley131US #105
#60Jackson130US #60
#61Nathaniel130US #61
#62Seth128US #68
#63Trevor125US #76
#64Jared123US #65
#65Kevin123US #32
#66Blake118US #77
#67Collin118US #136
#68Ian118US #70
#69Tanner117US #101
#70Devin116US #71
#71Charles115US #55
#72Dakota114US #93
#73Jason112US #41
#74Sean110US #57
#75Brian104US #46
#76Timothy104US #67
#77Brady103US #174
#78Spencer103US #103
#79Chase102US #79
#80Garrett97US #80
#81Carson95US #95
#82Wyatt93US #107
#83Dalton89US #98
#84Nolan86US #180
#85Dominic83US #106
#86Aidan82US #86
#87Patrick82US #72
#88Colin80US #125
#89Jose80US #34
#90Steven77US #63
#91Colton76US #118
#92Dawson76US #183
#93Antonio71US #85
#94Jake71US #100
#95Owen70US #130
#96Parker70US #123
#97Jeremiah69US #90
#98Bradley68US #145
#99Henry68US #120
#100Cade67

On the move since 2000

Rising

↑28Carter#48
↑26Isabella#25
↑24Zoe#58
↑22Isabel#76
↑20Isabelle#68
↑20Gabriel#47
↑19Carson#81
↑18Jordan#54

Falling

↓24Stephanie#87
↓23Mckenna#93
↓22Katie#91
↓21Trevor#63
↓20Courtney#75
↓19Jared#64
↓19Dakota#72
↓16Mariah#73

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2000 rankings.