State roster

Top names in Wisconsin

The names most likely to appear on 2005 Wisconsin birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 54,321 Wisconsin births in 2005 across 1,606 distinct names.

Distinctively Wisconsin

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

#79Mckennaoutside the national top 200
#88Brettoutside the national top 200
#100Drew#198 nationally
#90Nadia#178 nationally
#80Payton#158 nationally
#46Lydia#119 nationally
#76Nolan#149 nationally
#38Madelyn#107 nationally
#71Maxwell#140 nationally
#42Brady#110 nationally
#94Colton#155 nationally
#95Grant#154 nationally

Girls

#1Emma456US #2
#2Olivia412US #5
#3Emily388US #1
#4Ava351US #9
#5Abigail347US #4
#6Grace345US #14
#7Madison275US #3
#8Hannah274US #7
#9Ella267US #23
#10Elizabeth260US #11
#11Sophia256US #12
#12Isabella250US #6
#13Hailey224US #26
#14Lauren224US #21
#15Samantha222US #8
#16Alexis212US #13
#17Anna196US #22
#18Natalie193US #18
#19Morgan190US #33
#20Taylor185US #24
#21Chloe175US #19
#22Madeline171US #70
#23Sydney171US #30
#24Brianna168US #20
#25Paige163US #60
#26Megan162US #41
#27Ashley159US #10
#28Lily155US #39
#29Alyssa152US #16
#30Allison148US #45
#31Kylie143US #57
#32Lillian140US #50
#33Sarah139US #15
#34Julia133US #31
#35Jenna127US #62
#36Kayla127US #25
#37Claire126US #95
#38Madelyn126US #107
#39Nevaeh125US #69
#40Autumn117US #90
#41Brooke117US #47
#42Mackenzie116US #51
#43Rachel116US #38
#44Katherine115US #36
#45Kaylee115US #40
#46Lydia111US #119
#47Jessica109US #27
#48Mia108US #17
#49Savannah108US #35
#50Faith106US #49
#51Alexandra104US #37
#52Kaitlyn103US #34
#53Trinity103US #48
#54Brooklyn99US #78
#55Arianna97US #88
#56Molly95US #97
#57Amelia94US #84
#58Katelyn91US #59
#59Leah90US #68
#60Zoe87US #58
#61Isabelle86US #96
#62Jasmine86US #29
#63Avery84US #67
#64Makayla84US #44
#65Gabrielle82US #55
#66Destiny79US #32
#67Riley79US #54
#68Haley77US #53
#69Mariah77US #85
#70Maya77US #73
#71Victoria77US #28
#72Mya75US #98
#73Evelyn73US #71
#74Amber72US #101
#75Maria72US #46
#76Sierra72US #105
#77Angelina71US #43
#78Isabel69US #89
#79Mckenna69
#80Payton69US #158
#81Bailey67US #108
#82Gabriella67US #61
#83Marissa67US #91
#84Ariana64US #82
#85Katie63US #99
#86Gracie62US #94
#87Jada62US #76
#88Mary62US #72
#89Amanda61US #79
#90Nadia61US #178
#91Mikayla60US #142
#92Audrey59US #77
#93Erin59US #112
#94Andrea57US #65
#95Rebecca57US #81
#96Sara57US #75
#97Jordan56US #86
#98Vanessa56US #80
#99Addison55US #106
#100Alexa55US #66

Boys

#1Ethan489US #5
#2Jacob472US #1
#3Alexander386US #13
#4Tyler386US #16
#5Logan366US #26
#6Andrew351US #6
#7Benjamin349US #25
#8Samuel348US #21
#9Mason339US #42
#10Joshua321US #3
#11Matthew312US #4
#12Nicholas312US #15
#13Jack311US #34
#14Joseph304US #9
#15Ryan304US #14
#16Michael299US #2
#17Noah292US #23
#18Owen283US #60
#19Evan281US #39
#20Nathan277US #20
#21William275US #11
#22Zachary270US #29
#23Anthony267US #8
#24Caleb264US #35
#25Austin243US #38
#26Dylan239US #24
#27Daniel229US #7
#28Elijah229US #31
#29Carter228US #77
#30Gavin227US #47
#31Connor226US #48
#32James222US #17
#33Jackson204US #44
#34David198US #12
#35Aidan193US #43
#36Lucas192US #58
#37Cole191US #79
#38Hunter191US #53
#39Aiden186US #50
#40Gabriel183US #28
#41John183US #18
#42Brady181US #110
#43Brandon178US #27
#44Thomas177US #40
#45Christopher176US #10
#46Isaac174US #49
#47Isaiah174US #45
#48Alex168US #71
#49Wyatt167US #81
#50Christian164US #22
#51Jordan163US #46
#52Charles162US #56
#53Riley156US #106
#54Ian155US #68
#55Landon155US #61
#56Jonathan146US #19
#57Luke142US #41
#58Carson137US #101
#59Kyle137US #69
#60Adam136US #64
#61Brayden136US #80
#62Dominic131US #85
#63Cameron130US #52
#64Chase125US #82
#65Aaron121US #57
#66Hayden120US #76
#67Jayden118US #54
#68Robert116US #37
#69Blake113US #99
#70Bryce112US #109
#71Maxwell110US #140
#72Caden109US #98
#73Henry109US #102
#74Justin108US #36
#75Kaden106US #100
#76Nolan105US #149
#77Seth101US #91
#78Colin100US #95
#79Nathaniel98US #67
#80Parker97US #119
#81Braden88US #133
#82Jeremiah88US #78
#83Cody87US #96
#84Ashton85US #107
#85Jose85US #30
#86Kevin84US #33
#87Jason83US #51
#88Brett82
#89Sean82US #75
#90Devin81US #90
#91Peyton81US #138
#92Trevor81US #112
#93Collin79US #145
#94Colton78US #155
#95Grant78US #154
#96Timothy78US #84
#97Jesse77US #89
#98Liam77US #104
#99Conner76US #127
#100Drew76US #198

On the move since 2004

Rising

↑38Landon#55
↑36Avery#63
↑26Nevaeh#39
↑26Katherine#44
↑19Claire#37
↑17Mya#72
↑17Sierra#76
↑16Kylie#31

Falling

↓31Amanda#89
↓30Marissa#83
↓24Jasmine#62
↓23Makayla#64
↓23Rebecca#95
↓22Alexa#100
↓22Ashton#84
↓21Devin#90

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2004 rankings.