FastNamesMost Popular Baby Names in Michigan
In 2025, Charlotte was the most popular girls' name in Michigan, given to 381 babies, and Theodore was the top boys' name with 490. Nationally, Olivia and Liam were on top.
Social Security counted 35,731 girls and 40,194 boys born in Michigan that year under names given to at least five babies there.
Top 100 names in Michigan, 2025
| Rank | Name | Babies | vs 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Charlotte | 381 | same |
| 2 | Amelia | 368 | same |
| 3 | Sophia | 341 | up 3 |
| 4 | Eleanor | 294 | up 8 |
| 5 | Evelyn | 286 | same |
| 6 | Olivia | 285 | down 3 |
| 7 | Violet | 261 | up 2 |
| 8 | Emma | 257 | down 4 |
| 9 | Lainey | 250 | up 4 |
| 10 | Harper | 235 | down 2 |
| 11 | Isabella | 234 | up 3 |
| 12 | Ava | 231 | down 5 |
| 13 | Nora | 230 | down 3 |
| 14 | Aurora | 229 | up 1 |
| 15 | Isla | 227 | up 2 |
| 16 | Hazel | 204 | same |
| 17 | Josephine | 186 | up 16 |
| 18 | Ivy | 182 | up 14 |
| 19 | Lily | 181 | up 15 |
| 20 | Mila | 180 | same |
| 21 | Ella | 178 | up 4 |
| 22 | Mia | 177 | down 11 |
| 23 | Lucy | 175 | down 5 |
| 24 | Eliana | 172 | up 17 |
| 25 | Grace | 171 | up 6 |
| 26 | Layla | 170 | down 3 |
| 27 | Penelope | 166 | same |
| 28 | Avery | 164 | down 2 |
| 29 | Vivian | 163 | up 14 |
| 30 | Aria | 158 | up 5 |
| 31 | Elizabeth | 156 | down 7 |
| 32 | Nova | 156 | down 13 |
| 33 | Willow | 156 | down 12 |
| 34 | Eloise | 150 | up 13 |
| 35 | Ellie | 147 | down 13 |
| 36 | Lillian | 146 | up 3 |
| 37 | Chloe | 145 | down 9 |
| 38 | Gianna | 140 | down 1 |
| 39 | Scarlett | 140 | down 3 |
| 40 | Luna | 139 | down 2 |
| 41 | Riley | 139 | up 3 |
| 42 | Sofia | 136 | down 13 |
| 43 | Stella | 136 | down 13 |
| 44 | Paisley | 132 | up 4 |
| 45 | Sadie | 129 | down 3 |
| 46 | Zoey | 124 | up 5 |
| 47 | Adeline | 123 | up 9 |
| 48 | Claire | 122 | up 4 |
| 49 | Sophie | 120 | up 12 |
| 50 | Clara | 114 | up 12 |
| 51 | Delilah | 114 | down 6 |
| 52 | Millie | 113 | up 25 |
| 53 | Quinn | 113 | up 10 |
| 54 | Daisy | 112 | up 20 |
| 55 | Abigail | 109 | down 15 |
| 56 | Ayla | 108 | up 16 |
| 57 | Madison | 108 | up 9 |
| 58 | Iris | 107 | up 22 |
| 59 | Kennedy | 105 | up 5 |
| 60 | Madelyn | 105 | same |
| 61 | Naomi | 105 | down 15 |
| 62 | Elena | 104 | up 13 |
| 63 | Kinsley | 104 | down 8 |
| 64 | Ruby | 102 | up 3 |
| 65 | Josie | 101 | down 12 |
| 66 | Hannah | 99 | up 5 |
| 67 | Maeve | 99 | down 9 |
| 68 | Cecilia | 98 | up 11 |
| 69 | Emilia | 98 | down 1 |
| 70 | Juniper | 97 | up 13 |
| 71 | Natalie | 96 | down 21 |
| 72 | Autumn | 93 | up 9 |
| 73 | Lydia | 93 | down 16 |
| 74 | Addison | 92 | down 25 |
| 75 | Liliana | 91 | up 29 |
| 76 | Rose | 90 | up 57 |
| 77 | Hadley | 89 | down 12 |
| 78 | Zoe | 89 | up 7 |
| 79 | Emersyn | 88 | up 8 |
| 80 | Emery | 88 | down 11 |
| 81 | Oakley | 88 | up 36 |
| 82 | Eliza | 87 | up 40 |
| 83 | Georgia | 87 | down 7 |
| 84 | Raelynn | 87 | up 8 |
| 85 | Eden | 85 | down 3 |
| 86 | Margot | 85 | up 46 |
| 87 | Brooklyn | 84 | down 28 |
| 88 | Maya | 84 | down 34 |
| 89 | Parker | 84 | up 7 |
| 90 | Emerson | 83 | up 54 |
| 91 | Leah | 83 | up 20 |
| 92 | Lyla | 81 | down 8 |
| 93 | Elsie | 80 | up 35 |
| 94 | Mabel | 80 | up 20 |
| 95 | Alice | 79 | down 22 |
| 96 | Anna | 79 | down 18 |
| 97 | Cora | 79 | up 11 |
| 98 | Emily | 79 | down 28 |
| 99 | Haven | 79 | up 125 |
| 100 | Elliana | 78 | up 25 |
| Rank | Name | Babies | vs 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Theodore | 490 | up 1 |
| 2 | Noah | 478 | down 1 |
| 3 | Oliver | 469 | same |
| 4 | Henry | 433 | same |
| 5 | James | 342 | up 5 |
| 6 | Jack | 337 | up 2 |
| 7 | Hudson | 333 | down 1 |
| 8 | Liam | 332 | down 3 |
| 9 | Levi | 315 | up 2 |
| 10 | Elijah | 312 | down 3 |
| 11 | William | 302 | up 3 |
| 12 | Bennett | 283 | up 12 |
| 13 | Benjamin | 263 | down 4 |
| 14 | Owen | 260 | down 1 |
| 15 | Leo | 256 | up 4 |
| 16 | Lucas | 245 | down 4 |
| 17 | Jackson | 231 | up 6 |
| 18 | Lincoln | 231 | up 10 |
| 19 | Michael | 227 | down 4 |
| 20 | Wyatt | 222 | up 2 |
| 21 | Wesley | 218 | up 9 |
| 22 | John | 214 | up 12 |
| 23 | Ezra | 213 | down 2 |
| 24 | Joseph | 213 | up 18 |
| 25 | Mason | 213 | same |
| 26 | Roman | 211 | up 6 |
| 27 | Luca | 206 | up 21 |
| 28 | Rowan | 203 | up 24 |
| 29 | Cooper | 199 | up 14 |
| 30 | Daniel | 198 | up 8 |
| 31 | Charles | 197 | up 10 |
| 32 | Carter | 195 | down 16 |
| 33 | Asher | 191 | down 16 |
| 34 | Grayson | 191 | down 7 |
| 35 | Brooks | 189 | same |
| 36 | Beau | 185 | up 10 |
| 37 | Samuel | 185 | down 19 |
| 38 | Luke | 184 | down 12 |
| 39 | Thomas | 183 | down 2 |
| 40 | Maverick | 180 | down 20 |
| 41 | Miles | 179 | down 10 |
| 42 | Isaac | 178 | up 12 |
| 43 | Adam | 175 | up 6 |
| 44 | Weston | 175 | down 5 |
| 45 | Gabriel | 170 | down 12 |
| 46 | David | 167 | up 7 |
| 47 | Elias | 165 | down 2 |
| 48 | Alexander | 163 | down 19 |
| 49 | Colton | 161 | up 9 |
| 50 | Ali | 157 | up 10 |
| 51 | August | 156 | up 5 |
| 52 | Silas | 154 | up 23 |
| 53 | Mateo | 150 | down 6 |
| 54 | Waylon | 150 | down 4 |
| 55 | Everett | 146 | up 6 |
| 56 | Isaiah | 143 | down 5 |
| 57 | Emmett | 142 | up 14 |
| 58 | Jameson | 142 | up 19 |
| 59 | Myles | 140 | down 2 |
| 60 | Julian | 138 | up 3 |
| 61 | Logan | 137 | down 25 |
| 62 | Andrew | 136 | up 27 |
| 63 | Nolan | 136 | up 9 |
| 64 | Jacob | 135 | up 2 |
| 65 | Josiah | 133 | down 6 |
| 66 | Matthew | 132 | down 2 |
| 67 | Arthur | 131 | up 23 |
| 68 | Atlas | 130 | up 12 |
| 69 | Parker | 127 | down 4 |
| 70 | Aiden | 125 | down 30 |
| 71 | Archer | 125 | down 4 |
| 72 | Vincent | 125 | down 2 |
| 73 | Cameron | 124 | down 29 |
| 74 | Ezekiel | 123 | down 6 |
| 75 | Graham | 121 | up 3 |
| 76 | Anthony | 117 | down 21 |
| 77 | Landon | 116 | up 4 |
| 78 | Walker | 116 | down 4 |
| 79 | Carson | 115 | up 5 |
| 80 | Calvin | 111 | up 16 |
| 81 | Caleb | 110 | down 5 |
| 82 | Theo | 110 | same |
| 83 | Sebastian | 109 | down 14 |
| 84 | Dominic | 108 | up 16 |
| 85 | Dawson | 107 | up 1 |
| 86 | Harrison | 107 | up 16 |
| 87 | Milo | 106 | up 35 |
| 88 | Ethan | 104 | down 26 |
| 89 | Micah | 104 | up 10 |
| 90 | Amir | 101 | down 7 |
| 91 | Christopher | 101 | down 18 |
| 92 | Jace | 101 | up 14 |
| 93 | Beckett | 100 | up 11 |
| 94 | Malachi | 100 | up 66 |
| 95 | Sawyer | 100 | up 6 |
| 96 | Giovanni | 98 | down 3 |
| 97 | Dylan | 97 | down 6 |
| 98 | Christian | 95 | down 11 |
| 99 | Easton | 95 | down 1 |
| 100 | Joshua | 92 | down 6 |
Names Michigan likes more than the rest of the country
From 2021 to 2025, these names made up a much bigger share of babies in Michigan than they did nationally. The number is how many times the national rate. At the top: Zahraa, Alaa and Aleen for girls, and Mahdi, Hussein and Abbas for boys.
Girls
- Zahraa: 18.1× (63 babies)
- Alaa: 9.5× (52 babies)
- Aleen: 9× (60 babies)
- Bayan: 8.9× (65 babies)
- Rahaf: 8.7× (51 babies)
- Mayar: 8.5× (57 babies)
- Wateen: 8.5× (57 babies)
- Malak: 6.1× (84 babies)
- Leen: 5.6× (65 babies)
- Layan: 5.5× (154 babies)
Boys
- Mahdi: 14.2× (149 babies)
- Hussein: 12.8× (149 babies)
- Abbas: 11.3× (90 babies)
- Mohamad: 10.7× (92 babies)
- Jawad: 9.7× (77 babies)
- Hadi: 8.4× (105 babies)
- Ghaith: 8.3× (74 babies)
- Ali: 5.6× (710 babies)
- Yazan: 5× (83 babies)
- Henrik: 4.9× (138 babies)
Every number one since 1910
The longest reign for girls in Michigan belongs to Mary, at number one from 1911 to 1934. For boys, it's Robert, from 1919 to 1951.
Girls
- Charlotte: 2020–2025
- Olivia: 2018–2019
- Emma: 2017
- Ava: 2016
- Olivia: 2014–2015
- Emma: 2012–2013
- Olivia: 2011
- Sophia: 2010
- Olivia: 2008–2009
- Ava: 2006–2007
- Emma: 2003–2005
- Madison: 2001–2002
- Emily: 1995–2000
- Ashley: 1987–1994
- Jessica: 1985–1986
- Jennifer: 1970–1984
- Lisa: 1963–1969
- Mary: 1953–1962
- Linda: 1947–1952
- Mary: 1936–1946
- Shirley: 1935
- Mary: 1911–1934
- Helen: 1910
Boys
- Theodore: 2025
- Noah: 2021–2024
- Oliver: 2020
- Liam: 2019
- Noah: 2018
- Liam: 2017
- Noah: 2015–2016
- Liam: 2013–2014
- Mason: 2011–2012
- Jacob: 1994–2010
- Michael: 1963–1993
- David: 1959–1962
- Michael: 1952–1958
- Robert: 1919–1951
- John: 1910–1918
Top five names by decade
| Decade | Girls | Boys |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | Charlotte, Amelia, Olivia, Sophia, Ava | Noah, Oliver, Henry, Theodore, Liam |
| 2010s | Olivia, Emma, Ava, Sophia, Isabella | Noah, Liam, Mason, Jacob, Lucas |
| 2000s | Madison, Emma, Emily, Olivia, Hannah | Jacob, Michael, Ethan, Andrew, Joshua |
| 1990s | Ashley, Jessica, Emily, Samantha, Sarah | Michael, Jacob, Joshua, Matthew, Tyler |
| 1980s | Jessica, Jennifer, Amanda, Sarah, Ashley | Michael, Matthew, Christopher, David, Joshua |
| 1970s | Jennifer, Amy, Michelle, Lisa, Melissa | Michael, Jason, David, Christopher, James |
| 1960s | Lisa, Mary, Kimberly, Karen, Susan | Michael, David, John, Robert, James |
| 1950s | Mary, Linda, Susan, Deborah, Patricia | Michael, David, Robert, James, John |
| 1940s | Mary, Linda, Patricia, Barbara, Carol | Robert, James, John, Richard, David |
| 1930s | Mary, Barbara, Patricia, Shirley, Betty | Robert, James, Richard, John, William |
| 1920s | Mary, Betty, Dorothy, Helen, Margaret | Robert, John, William, Donald, James |
| 1910s | Mary, Helen, Dorothy, Margaret, Ruth | John, Robert, William, Edward, George |
See every state or the national list for 2025.
Source: Social Security Administration, baby names by state, data through 2025. Names given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a state in a year aren't published, so totals are a little lower than actual births.