State roster

Top names in Wisconsin

The names most likely to appear on 2008 Wisconsin birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 54,381 Wisconsin births in 2008 across 1,785 distinct names.

Distinctively Wisconsin

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

#72Noraoutside the national top 200
#75Sawyeroutside the national top 200
#94Mckennaoutside the national top 200
#99Brynnoutside the national top 200
#91Violet#182 nationally
#31Lydia#120 nationally
#51Nolan#131 nationally
#28Brady#94 nationally
#86Grant#143 nationally
#61Lucy#112 nationally
#55Parker#103 nationally
#70Oliver#118 nationally

Girls

#1Ava412US #5
#2Olivia366US #4
#3Emma365US #1
#4Sophia304US #7
#5Isabella279US #2
#6Ella273US #19
#7Emily273US #3
#8Abigail263US #8
#9Addison251US #12
#10Grace236US #21
#11Elizabeth228US #9
#12Natalie209US #13
#13Chloe200US #10
#14Alexis198US #15
#15Lily197US #24
#16Taylor196US #22
#17Hailey194US #25
#18Madison194US #6
#19Hannah189US #17
#20Anna175US #26
#21Lauren162US #30
#22Lillian161US #29
#23Samantha161US #11
#24Madelyn155US #64
#25Claire141US #62
#26Aubrey138US #42
#27Kylie136US #51
#28Nevaeh133US #34
#29Morgan130US #46
#30Brooklyn129US #48
#31Lydia127US #120
#32Madeline126US #56
#33Alyssa123US #16
#34Brooke123US #52
#35Mia122US #14
#36Kaylee119US #31
#37Sydney116US #49
#38Audrey114US #44
#39Evelyn113US #54
#40Leah113US #40
#41Allison112US #32
#42Paige110US #89
#43Sarah110US #20
#44Brianna109US #23
#45Amelia108US #68
#46Kaitlyn107US #53
#47Autumn103US #87
#48Savannah101US #33
#49Mackenzie100US #65
#50Arianna96US #66
#51Julia92US #41
#52Riley92US #39
#53Gabriella91US #35
#54Megan88US #100
#55Isabelle87US #93
#56Mya87US #103
#57Ashley86US #18
#58Avery84US #38
#59Zoe84US #58
#60Kayla82US #28
#61Lucy82US #112
#62Layla81US #55
#63Molly81US #104
#64Makayla79US #37
#65Maya79US #71
#66Sophie79US #75
#67Katelyn78US #80
#68Peyton78US #60
#69Trinity76US #70
#70Jasmine75US #43
#71Rachel74US #74
#72Nora73
#73Katherine72US #45
#74Charlotte71US #86
#75Gabrielle71US #79
#76Keira71US #123
#77Kennedy71US #115
#78Mariah70US #77
#79Vanessa70US #78
#80Bailey68US #82
#81Faith68US #90
#82Isabel68US #97
#83Lilly68US #125
#84Alexa67US #50
#85Alexandra66US #61
#86Eva66US #114
#87Payton66US #91
#88Jenna63US #108
#89Gracie62US #99
#90Maria62US #63
#91Violet62US #182
#92Ruby61US #113
#93Victoria61US #27
#94Mckenna59
#95Ariana58US #81
#96Haley58US #102
#97Zoey58US #98
#98Jocelyn57US #67
#99Brynn56
#100Kylee56US #142

Boys

#1Ethan430US #3
#2Mason389US #35
#3Jacob377US #1
#4Logan368US #19
#5Benjamin318US #25
#6Alexander310US #6
#7Noah304US #15
#8Aiden301US #16
#9William300US #8
#10Gavin299US #30
#11Jackson287US #32
#12Andrew286US #12
#13Samuel281US #27
#14Owen278US #58
#15Tyler268US #28
#16Joseph261US #13
#17Evan260US #38
#18Michael260US #2
#19Jack259US #39
#20Carter248US #65
#21Joshua233US #4
#22Matthew232US #10
#23Anthony231US #7
#24Jayden225US #11
#25Nathan224US #21
#26Ryan218US #18
#27Landon217US #45
#28Brady211US #94
#29Zachary208US #47
#30Dylan207US #31
#31Daniel202US #5
#32Elijah202US #22
#33Brayden199US #51
#34Lucas198US #46
#35Wyatt194US #62
#36David188US #14
#37Austin187US #55
#38Connor186US #57
#39Gabriel184US #24
#40James184US #17
#41Isaac180US #37
#42Caleb178US #34
#43Chase177US #67
#44Carson170US #89
#45Henry167US #78
#46Hunter166US #54
#47Blake157US #90
#48Brody156US #70
#49John155US #20
#50Cameron154US #53
#51Nolan154US #131
#52Nicholas151US #29
#53Thomas149US #52
#54Christopher148US #9
#55Parker145US #103
#56Aaron138US #50
#57Luke137US #43
#58Christian136US #23
#59Brandon134US #33
#60Isaiah132US #42
#61Aidan131US #59
#62Charles131US #63
#63Cole131US #85
#64Dominic128US #93
#65Liam128US #75
#66Jonathan127US #26
#67Ian125US #80
#68Jordan124US #48
#69Ayden123US #91
#70Oliver122US #118
#71Eli120US #99
#72Riley120US #106
#73Colton116US #98
#74Alex111US #84
#75Sawyer110
#76Cooper109US #92
#77Adam104US #72
#78Robert98US #49
#79Caden97US #96
#80Kevin96US #41
#81Justin95US #44
#82Kaden94US #100
#83Bryce93US #117
#84Devin93US #109
#85Kyle91US #97
#86Grant90US #143
#87Maxwell90US #134
#88Xavier90US #71
#89Hayden87US #76
#90Nathaniel87US #77
#91Max85US #126
#92Adrian84US #56
#93Ashton82US #122
#94Cody81US #123
#95Collin79US #141
#96Levi74US #116
#97Tristan74US #81
#98Jason73US #60
#99Preston73US #124
#100Vincent73US #119

On the move since 2007

Rising

↑33Parker#55
↑29Kylie#27
↑28Zoe#59
↑26Madelyn#24
↑26Leah#40
↑25Brody#48
↑22Avery#58
↑22Liam#65

Falling

↓29Faith#81
↓28Ariana#95
↓27Ashley#57
↓25Jenna#88
↓24Hayden#89
↓23Nicholas#52
↓20Isabelle#55
↓20Isabel#82

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2007 rankings.