State roster

Top names in Wisconsin

The names most likely to appear on 2016 Wisconsin birth certificates, ranked by SSA state records. The SSA recorded 50,208 Wisconsin births in 2016 across 1,802 distinct names.

Distinctively Wisconsin

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

#86Elliot#180 nationally
#55Emmett#136 nationally
#64Bennett#140 nationally
#82Norah#154 nationally
#100Grant#171 nationally
#82Calvin#149 nationally
#31Sawyer#97 nationally
#61Isla#127 nationally
#68Lauren#134 nationally
#63Blake#127 nationally
#53Josephine#114 nationally
#80Margaret#139 nationally

Girls

#1Olivia349US #2
#2Emma327US #1
#3Ava275US #3
#4Harper266US #11
#5Charlotte265US #7
#6Evelyn244US #12
#7Amelia233US #10
#8Sophia212US #4
#9Nora190US #36
#10Abigail184US #8
#11Isabella183US #5
#12Grace170US #19
#13Ella159US #17
#14Hazel157US #52
#15Violet156US #47
#16Mia153US #6
#17Zoey143US #26
#18Aubrey141US #25
#19Scarlett137US #18
#20Eleanor136US #41
#21Lillian135US #28
#22Brooklyn133US #34
#23Elizabeth133US #13
#24Avery126US #16
#25Aria125US #23
#26Claire124US #40
#27Emily123US #9
#28Lydia121US #80
#29Hannah120US #33
#30Stella120US #45
#31Chloe119US #20
#32Lily119US #24
#33Penelope119US #27
#34Addison109US #29
#35Audrey109US #39
#36Madelyn107US #62
#37Natalie107US #31
#38Riley107US #22
#39Adeline105US #63
#40Autumn103US #65
#41Ellie103US #43
#42Quinn103US #79
#43Cora102US #87
#44Piper99US #67
#45Kinsley98US #86
#46Lucy98US #55
#47Layla93US #30
#48Hailey90US #68
#49Madison89US #15
#50Clara88US #100
#51Everly88US #107
#52Sofia86US #14
#53Josephine85US #114
#54Anna83US #49
#55Ivy78US #112
#56Kennedy78US #59
#57Ruby78US #71
#58Aubree77US #84
#59Annabelle75US #104
#60Isabelle75US #102
#61Isla73US #127
#62Victoria72US #21
#63Eva71US #74
#64Leah71US #37
#65Mila70US #48
#66Vivian70US #95
#67Brielle69US #121
#68Lauren69US #134
#69Mackenzie69US #85
#70Willow69US #96
#71Hadley68US #108
#72Samantha68US #44
#73Savannah66US #38
#74Alexis65US #118
#75Kaylee65US #72
#76Madeline65US #90
#77Paisley65US #46
#78Caroline64US #56
#79Maya64US #64
#80Margaret63US #139
#81Naomi63US #75
#82Norah63US #154
#83Julia62US #88
#84Aaliyah61US #53
#85Kylie61US #83
#86Rylee60US #105
#87Peyton59US #81
#88Adalyn58US #141
#89Gabriella57US #61
#90Morgan57US #132
#91Nevaeh57US #73
#92Reagan57US #98
#93Alice56US #76
#94Elena56US #94
#95Sadie56US #60
#96Aurora55US #66
#97Skylar55US #42
#98Sophie55US #109
#99Teagan55US #150
#100Bailey54US #116

Boys

#1Oliver331US #12
#2Henry328US #22
#3Liam318US #2
#4Owen294US #24
#5Mason263US #4
#6William260US #3
#7Noah243US #1
#8Wyatt242US #33
#9Jackson241US #17
#10Carter232US #26
#11Elijah230US #9
#12Benjamin222US #6
#13Logan219US #18
#14Lincoln214US #51
#15James209US #5
#16Michael208US #8
#17Lucas206US #14
#18Jack203US #38
#19Alexander197US #11
#20Jacob194US #7
#21Samuel194US #21
#22Ethan192US #10
#23Levi184US #42
#24Landon171US #53
#25Grayson170US #37
#26Charles169US #52
#27Aiden161US #16
#28Caleb159US #44
#29Nolan157US #67
#30Isaac156US #31
#31Sawyer154US #97
#32Theodore152US #83
#33Daniel147US #13
#34Connor142US #54
#35Jaxon142US #41
#36Gabriel140US #25
#37Leo138US #74
#38Easton136US #66
#39Hunter134US #45
#40Hudson130US #61
#41Joseph130US #20
#42Eli129US #50
#43Andrew128US #34
#44John127US #28
#45Matthew127US #15
#46Colton126US #68
#47Parker126US #87
#48Anthony123US #30
#49David120US #19
#50Miles120US #105
#51Asher117US #71
#52Luke117US #29
#53Jace115US #76
#54Carson112US #81
#55Emmett112US #136
#56Thomas112US #48
#57Cameron111US #57
#58Everett110US #114
#59Jordan109US #65
#60Maxwell109US #111
#61Cooper104US #79
#62Jayden104US #27
#63Blake103US #127
#64Bennett102US #140
#65Chase102US #86
#66Jaxson102US #82
#67Dominic101US #72
#68Dylan101US #32
#69Evan101US #69
#70Brayden100US #64
#71Gavin98US #80
#72Harrison98US #107
#73Bentley97US #100
#74Julian96US #39
#75Christopher95US #36
#76Greyson95US #95
#77Isaiah95US #47
#78Jameson94US #128
#79Joshua94US #35
#80Josiah94US #55
#81Silas92US #119
#82Calvin91US #149
#83Micah89US #115
#84Cole87US #110
#85Camden86US #124
#86Elliot86US #180
#87Ezra86US #85
#88Christian85US #46
#89Vincent85US #104
#90Jeremiah84US #58
#91Ryan84US #40
#92Ryker84US #148
#93Weston84US #121
#94Jonathan82US #56
#95Wesley82US #117
#96Sebastian81US #23
#97Nathan79US #43
#98Zachary79US #89
#99Aaron77US #49
#100Grant75US #171

On the move since 2015

Rising

↑38Kinsley#45
↑33Adeline#39
↑31Isla#61
↑25Asher#51
↑24Harrison#72
↑23Everly#51
↑22Jace#53
↑20Quinn#42

Falling

↓57Aaron#99
↓39Skylar#97
↓26Nathan#97
↓24Madeline#76
↓23Savannah#73
↓21Gavin#71
↓20Paisley#77
↓20Bailey#100

Every state

State-level SSA records cover 1910–2024 — a shorter window than the national archive, which runs back to 1880. See 2015 rankings.