State roster

Top names in Wisconsin

The names most likely to appear on 2012 Wisconsin birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 50,317 Wisconsin births in 2012 across 1,774 distinct names.

Distinctively Wisconsin

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

#60Brynn#189 nationally
#85Bennettoutside the national top 200
#96Jamesonoutside the national top 200
#97Norahoutside the national top 200
#56Cora#155 nationally
#99Calvin#189 nationally
#98Emmett#186 nationally
#78Grant#163 nationally
#79Josephine#160 nationally
#67Sawyer#147 nationally
#84Alaina#163 nationally
#32Nora#108 nationally

Girls

#1Emma368US #2
#2Sophia326US #1
#3Olivia318US #4
#4Ava314US #5
#5Isabella236US #3
#6Emily206US #6
#7Ella199US #12
#8Evelyn197US #27
#9Grace195US #21
#10Amelia193US #23
#11Abigail187US #7
#12Harper185US #24
#13Natalie184US #17
#14Aubrey176US #15
#15Charlotte172US #19
#16Addison171US #14
#17Lillian168US #25
#18Lily162US #16
#19Elizabeth148US #10
#20Chloe141US #11
#21Brooklyn139US #29
#22Claire139US #45
#23Avery128US #13
#24Mia126US #8
#25Zoey119US #20
#26Hailey118US #32
#27Madison118US #9
#28Hannah117US #22
#29Lauren116US #72
#30Lydia116US #95
#31Anna115US #34
#32Nora111US #108
#33Violet107US #89
#34Mackenzie102US #71
#35Madelyn102US #67
#36Samantha100US #26
#37Stella100US #62
#38Autumn96US #68
#39Lucy95US #66
#40Zoe93US #30
#41Alexis92US #40
#42Layla92US #31
#43Nevaeh90US #39
#44Morgan89US #82
#45Aubree87US #60
#46Taylor87US #46
#47Audrey86US #41
#48Kylie85US #59
#49Paige84US #106
#50Savannah84US #43
#51Allison83US #38
#52Gabriella83US #37
#53Sofia83US #18
#54Arianna82US #49
#55Sophie82US #52
#56Cora81US #155
#57Kaylee81US #35
#58Peyton80US #53
#59Aaliyah79US #36
#60Brynn79US #189
#61Bella78US #54
#62Leah78US #33
#63Molly78US #90
#64Brielle75US #111
#65Clara75US #136
#66Hadley74US #131
#67Madeline74US #96
#68Ellie73US #85
#69Eleanor71US #134
#70Serenity71US #58
#71Riley70US #47
#72Julia69US #65
#73Piper69US #98
#74Aria68US #92
#75Eva68US #86
#76Payton68US #103
#77Quinn68US #153
#78Sydney68US #78
#79Josephine67US #160
#80Mya67US #124
#81Maya66US #63
#82Faith65US #75
#83Isabelle65US #126
#84Alaina63US #163
#85Alyssa63US #44
#86Annabelle63US #99
#87Elise63US #152
#88Khloe62US #55
#89Ruby62US #105
#90Alexa61US #57
#91Liliana61US #117
#92Victoria61US #28
#93Makayla59US #70
#94Brooke57US #102
#95Lilly56US #110
#96Brooklynn55US #138
#97Norah55
#98Scarlett55US #61
#99Ariana54US #74
#100Sarah54US #42

Boys

#1Mason430US #2
#2Liam354US #6
#3Ethan295US #3
#4Jackson294US #21
#5Owen289US #38
#6William285US #5
#7Logan283US #22
#8Noah281US #4
#9Carter261US #36
#10Jacob254US #1
#11Henry253US #44
#12Alexander239US #9
#13Benjamin238US #16
#14Wyatt230US #41
#15Samuel221US #25
#16Elijah219US #13
#17Isaac216US #30
#18Jack216US #46
#19Aiden214US #10
#20Lucas213US #27
#21Caleb211US #32
#22Landon192US #35
#23Nolan191US #89
#24Levi189US #55
#25Michael186US #7
#26Andrew185US #18
#27James182US #14
#28Joseph182US #19
#29Ryan181US #26
#30Jayden180US #8
#31Brayden178US #39
#32Oliver178US #73
#33Eli173US #43
#34Gavin171US #40
#35Hunter162US #45
#36Parker160US #81
#37Colton157US #65
#38Gabriel157US #24
#39Charles155US #62
#40Bentley154US #75
#41Joshua154US #17
#42Anthony151US #15
#43Matthew151US #12
#44Evan150US #47
#45Daniel149US #11
#46Aaron148US #51
#47Blake147US #71
#48David146US #20
#49Nathan143US #29
#50Austin138US #58
#51Carson132US #87
#52Connor132US #59
#53John132US #28
#54Cameron128US #54
#55Easton128US #96
#56Chase122US #77
#57Zachary121US #67
#58Dylan120US #31
#59Jaxon120US #66
#60Luke120US #37
#61Isaiah119US #42
#62Tyler118US #50
#63Brody114US #91
#64Cooper114US #83
#65Dominic113US #70
#66Jonathan110US #34
#67Sawyer110US #147
#68Christopher109US #23
#69Ian109US #78
#70Miles105US #111
#71Thomas102US #63
#72Vincent101US #104
#73Jace99US #85
#74Nicholas99US #49
#75Jordan98US #48
#76Jeremiah95US #52
#77Christian94US #33
#78Grant94US #163
#79Maxwell94US #114
#80Brady93US #136
#81Hudson92US #93
#82Xavier92US #80
#83Asher91US #108
#84Grayson91US #86
#85Bennett88
#86Wesley86US #155
#87Josiah85US #79
#88Riley85US #133
#89Ayden84US #68
#90Jaxson84US #106
#91Julian84US #53
#92Cole83US #102
#93Adrian82US #61
#94Brandon81US #56
#95Robert81US #60
#96Jameson79
#97Lincoln79US #132
#98Emmett76US #186
#99Calvin74US #189
#100Adam73US #82

On the move since 2011

Rising

↑38Colton#37
↑28Clara#65
↑28Serenity#70
↑23Samantha#36
↑23Jaxon#59
↑21Violet#33
↑21Sawyer#67
↑19Harper#12

Falling

↓27Victoria#92
↓24Alyssa#85
↓24Ariana#99
↓24Evan#44
↓23Leah#62
↓22Allison#51
↓22Khloe#88
↓22Ruby#89

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2011 rankings.