State roster

Top names in Wisconsin

The names most likely to appear on 2002 Wisconsin birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 53,678 Wisconsin births in 2002 across 1,470 distinct names.

Distinctively Wisconsin

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

#65Mitchell#177 nationally
#71Mckenna#177 nationally
#92Brett#198 nationally
#53Brady#147 nationally
#44Lydia#137 nationally
#87Kaden#174 nationally
#93Abby#166 nationally
#49Madelyn#120 nationally
#79Miranda#147 nationally
#41Molly#107 nationally
#77Mckenzie#143 nationally
#83Collin#148 nationally

Girls

#1Emily499US #1
#2Emma447US #4
#3Olivia377US #10
#4Hannah376US #3
#5Abigail374US #7
#6Grace357US #15
#7Elizabeth347US #11
#8Alexis324US #5
#9Lauren287US #13
#10Megan271US #22
#11Samantha261US #9
#12Madison251US #2
#13Ashley245US #6
#14Alyssa242US #12
#15Anna242US #20
#16Taylor234US #18
#17Isabella230US #14
#18Morgan221US #29
#19Sarah217US #8
#20Sydney215US #23
#21Hailey207US #31
#22Paige194US #51
#23Madeline193US #56
#24Brianna184US #17
#25Rachel182US #24
#26Kayla174US #19
#27Natalie172US #30
#28Kaitlyn164US #32
#29Allison161US #44
#30Sophia160US #27
#31Chloe155US #25
#32Jenna155US #47
#33Julia155US #33
#34Jessica152US #16
#35Mackenzie150US #42
#36Brooke143US #52
#37Autumn139US #73
#38Jasmine126US #26
#39Haley123US #35
#40Ella122US #89
#41Molly114US #107
#42Savannah110US #39
#43Katherine108US #36
#44Lydia108US #137
#45Rebecca108US #54
#46Ava107US #82
#47Kylie107US #61
#48Amber105US #65
#49Madelyn105US #120
#50Faith103US #48
#51Jordan98US #45
#52Katelyn98US #53
#53Alexandra97US #38
#54Nicole97US #37
#55Claire96US #95
#56Isabelle96US #111
#57Amanda95US #46
#58Gabrielle92US #66
#59Kaylee91US #57
#60Makayla91US #50
#61Maria90US #40
#62Sierra90US #62
#63Jennifer89US #28
#64Victoria86US #21
#65Zoe83US #60
#66Isabel82US #85
#67Lily82US #79
#68Trinity82US #70
#69Erin80US #72
#70Danielle79US #71
#71Mckenna79US #177
#72Mia79US #43
#73Jada77US #78
#74Leah77US #87
#75Courtney76US #88
#76Katie76US #103
#77Mckenzie73US #143
#78Lillian72US #96
#79Miranda71US #147
#80Alexa70US #69
#81Alexandria70US #106
#82Mikayla68US #124
#83Sara68US #59
#84Destiny67US #34
#85Margaret67US #129
#86Mary67US #49
#87Bailey66US #84
#88Gabriella66US #76
#89Shelby66US #75
#90Angelina65US #74
#91Ariana65US #93
#92Cassidy65US #131
#93Abby64US #166
#94Marissa64US #99
#95Mariah63US #130
#96Maya63US #90
#97Riley63US #77
#98Amelia61US #139
#99Cassandra61US #126
#100Stephanie61US #41

Boys

#1Jacob607US #1
#2Ethan519US #5
#3Tyler423US #14
#4Nicholas422US #9
#5Joshua411US #3
#6Alexander408US #15
#7Michael408US #2
#8Austin405US #26
#9Joseph403US #7
#10Samuel403US #25
#11Matthew397US #4
#12Benjamin378US #27
#13Zachary376US #19
#14Andrew370US #6
#15Logan368US #29
#16Nathan332US #28
#17Ryan314US #16
#18Dylan307US #23
#19William283US #11
#20Noah282US #31
#21Hunter276US #38
#22Daniel274US #10
#23Jack257US #44
#24Mason257US #53
#25Anthony255US #12
#26Brandon251US #20
#27Evan226US #56
#28John222US #17
#29David220US #13
#30Connor219US #47
#31James219US #18
#32Kyle216US #40
#33Caleb214US #35
#34Isaiah202US #45
#35Cole192US #69
#36Isaac192US #48
#37Jordan189US #37
#38Elijah187US #41
#39Thomas183US #36
#40Jonathan182US #21
#41Christopher181US #8
#42Luke181US #46
#43Justin169US #22
#44Jackson168US #50
#45Christian165US #24
#46Alex158US #63
#47Gabriel157US #32
#48Robert157US #34
#49Adam156US #55
#50Gavin154US #61
#51Aaron150US #43
#52Riley150US #99
#53Brady142US #147
#54Cody141US #71
#55Lucas136US #75
#56Bryce135US #97
#57Carter135US #108
#58Owen130US #94
#59Trevor127US #81
#60Aidan126US #60
#61Seth126US #72
#62Charles125US #58
#63Cameron123US #39
#64Ian122US #67
#65Mitchell117US #177
#66Nathaniel117US #62
#67Eric112US #52
#68Maxwell112US #129
#69Devin109US #74
#70Kevin108US #33
#71Blake107US #76
#72Dominic106US #83
#73Jose105US #30
#74Tanner103US #112
#75Carson100US #105
#76Spencer98US #110
#77Wyatt97US #121
#78Jared96US #84
#79Chase95US #82
#80Hayden93US #96
#81Sean93US #59
#82Grant91US #127
#83Collin89US #148
#84Dakota89US #107
#85Jason88US #42
#86Parker86US #126
#87Kaden84US #174
#88Caden83US #153
#89Timothy83US #70
#90Tristan83US #103
#91Garrett82US #91
#92Brett80US #198
#93Colin79US #116
#94Colton75US #128
#95Henry75US #115
#96Brian74US #51
#97Jake74US #102
#98Kaleb73US #111
#99Jesse71US #90
#100Patrick71US #79

On the move since 2001

Rising

↑44Ava#46
↑37Kylie#47
↑37Owen#58
↑26Aidan#60
↑25Jada#73
↑24Brady#53
↑22Lydia#44
↑22Mckenna#71

Falling

↓42Destiny#84
↓35Cassandra#99
↓24Bailey#87
↓22Erin#69
↓22Mariah#95
↓21Brian#96
↓18Amanda#57
↓17Gabrielle#58

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2001 rankings.