Most Popular Baby Names in Michigan (2025)
Charlotte and Theodore top the baby name charts in Michigan for 2025. 72,214 babies were given one of the 2,000 names the Social Security Administration ranks for the state, and names like Ali, Lincoln, Mariam rank far higher here than they do nationally.
Names Michigan loves more than the rest of America
These names rank far higher in Michigan than they do nationally — the clearest signal of what makes naming here different.
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The multiplier compares the two ranks — 6.5× means the name sits 6.5 times higher up the list in Michigan than it does nationally.
Michigan vs the rest of the country
Each of Michigan's 10 most popular names, with where the same name ranks across the whole country. The bigger the gap, the more particular to Michigan the name is.
Rising fast in Michigan
Already in Michigan's top 100 and still climbing nationally — the names to watch.
What Michigan's favourite names are made of
Origins of the 100 most popular names in Michigan. English leads with 71 of the top 100.
Top 200 baby names in Michigan
The 200 most popular girls' and boys' names in Michigan for 2025, ranked by SSA state data. Switch between girls and boys.
- 1Charlotte
- 2Amelia
- 3Sophia
- 4Eleanor
- 5Evelyn
- 6Olivia
- 7Violet
- 8Emma
- 9Lainey
- 10Harper
- 11Isabella
- 12Ava
- 13Nora
- 14Aurora
- 15Isla
- 16Hazel
- 17Josephine
- 18Ivy
- 19Lily
- 20Mila
- 21Ella
- 22Mia
- 23Lucy
- 24Eliana
- 25Grace
- 26Layla
- 27Penelope
- 28Vivian
- 29Aria
- 30Elizabeth
- 31Nova
- 32Willow
- 33Eloise
- 34Ellie
- 35Lillian
- 36Chloe
- 37Gianna
- 38Scarlett
- 39Luna
- 40Sofia
- 41Stella
- 42Paisley
- 43Sadie
- 44Zoey
- 45Adeline
- 46Claire
- 47Sophie
- 48Clara
- 49Delilah
- 50Millie
- 51Daisy
- 52Abigail
- 53Ayla
- 54Madison
- 55Iris
- 56Kennedy
- 57Madelyn
- 58Naomi
- 59Elena
- 60Kinsley
- 61Ruby
- 62Josie
- 63Hannah
- 64Maeve
- 65Cecilia
- 66Emilia
- 67Juniper
- 68Natalie
- 69Autumn
- 70Lydia
- 71Addison
- 72Liliana
- 73Rose
- 74Hadley
- 75Zoe
- 76Emersyn
- 77Emery
- 78Eliza
- 79Georgia
- 80Raelynn
- 81Eden
- 82Margot
- 83Brooklyn
- 84Maya
- 85Leah
- 86Lyla
- 87Elsie
- 88Mabel
- 89Alice
- 90Anna
- 91Cora
- 92Emily
- 93Haven
- 94Elliana
- 95Rylee
- 96Gabriella
- 97Margaret
- 98Everly
- 99Leilani
- 100June
- 101Maria
- 102Savannah
- 103Vivienne
- 104Genevieve
- 105Madeline
- 106Amira
- 107Sienna
- 108Noelle
- 109Blair
- 110Brielle
- 111Isabelle
- 112Melody
- 113Amara
- 114Julia
- 115Rosalie
- 116Magnolia
- 117Piper
- 118Sloane
- 119Lilah
- 120Olive
- 121Wren
- 122Audrey
- 123Caroline
- 124Freya
- 125Jade
- 126Kehlani
- 127Oaklynn
- 128Lena
- 129Vera
- 130Callie
- 131Valerie
- 132Ember
- 133Everleigh
- 134Alaina
- 135Lucille
- 136Mariam
- 137Nevaeh
- 138Amora
- 139Aubrey
- 140Fatima
- 141Mary
- 142Ada
- 143Gemma
- 144Lila
- 145Myla
- 146Bella
- 147Blakely
- 148Eva
- 149Summer
- 150Victoria
- 151Mira
- 152Ailany
- 153Ruth
- 154Skylar
- 155Adalynn
- 156Anastasia
- 157Athena
- 158Esther
- 159Lucia
- 160Celine
- 161Serenity
- 162Wrenley
- 163Daphne
- 164Maryam
- 165Remi
- 166Sylvie
- 167Adaline
- 168Allison
- 169Hailey
- 170Juliette
- 171Sarah
- 172Sylvia
- 173Alina
- 174Maisie
- 175Talia
- 176Valentina
- 177Aaliyah
- 178Camila
- 179Molly
- 180Phoebe
- 181Selah
- 182Ariella
- 183Blaire
- 1Theodore
- 2Noah
- 3Oliver
- 4Henry
- 5James
- 6Jack
- 7Hudson
- 8Liam
- 9Levi
- 10Elijah
- 11William
- 12Bennett
- 13Benjamin
- 14Owen
- 15Leo
- 16Lucas
- 17Jackson
- 18Lincoln
- 19Michael
- 20Wyatt
- 21Wesley
- 22John
- 23Ezra
- 24Joseph
- 25Mason
- 26Roman
- 27Luca
- 28Cooper
- 29Daniel
- 30Charles
- 31Carter
- 32Asher
- 33Grayson
- 34Brooks
- 35Beau
- 36Samuel
- 37Luke
- 38Thomas
- 39Maverick
- 40Miles
- 41Isaac
- 42Adam
- 43Weston
- 44Gabriel
- 45David
- 46Elias
- 47Alexander
- 48Colton
- 49August
- 50Silas
- 51Mateo
- 52Waylon
- 53Everett
- 54Isaiah
- 55Emmett
- 56Jameson
- 57Myles
- 58Julian
- 59Logan
- 60Andrew
- 61Nolan
- 62Jacob
- 63Josiah
- 64Matthew
- 65Arthur
- 66Atlas
- 67Aiden
- 68Archer
- 69Vincent
- 70Cameron
- 71Ezekiel
- 72Graham
- 73Anthony
- 74Landon
- 75Walker
- 76Carson
- 77Calvin
- 78Caleb
- 79Theo
- 80Sebastian
- 81Dominic
- 82Dawson
- 83Harrison
- 84Milo
- 85Ethan
- 86Micah
- 87Amir
- 88Christopher
- 89Jace
- 90Beckett
- 91Malachi
- 92Giovanni
- 93Dylan
- 94Christian
- 95Easton
- 96Joshua
- 97Robert
- 98Jeremiah
- 99Eli
- 100Beckham
- 101Jayce
- 102Jett
- 103Cole
- 104Hunter
- 105Jonah
- 106Bryson
- 107Luka
- 108Arlo
- 109Elliott
- 110Jaxon
- 111Jonathan
- 112Cade
- 113Callum
- 114Jude
- 115Ryder
- 116Elliot
- 117George
- 118Greyson
- 119Kai
- 120Ashton
- 121Dean
- 122Messiah
- 123Axel
- 124Callahan
- 125Jasper
- 126Jaxson
- 127Zion
- 128Colter
- 129Declan
- 130Leon
- 131Maxwell
- 132Braxton
- 133Nathan
- 134Ryker
- 135Connor
- 136Felix
- 137Griffin
- 138Hayes
- 139Austin
- 140Barrett
- 141Jayden
- 142Lorenzo
- 143Louis
- 144Ryan
- 145Bentley
- 146Brody
- 147Enzo
- 148Harvey
- 149Nicholas
- 150Caden
- 151Santiago
- 152Adrian
- 153Jesse
- 154Omar
- 155Tucker
- 156Walter
- 157Xavier
- 158Baker
- 159Zayn
- 160Chase
- 161Judah
- 162Nico
- 163Sullivan
- 164Aaron
- 165Hassan
- 166Ian
- 167Legend
- 168Rhett
- 169Antonio
- 170Blake
- 171Clayton
- 172Evan
- 173Jason
- 174Nash
- 175Peter
- 176Benson
- 177Ibrahim
- 178Kingston
- 179Otto
- 180Zyaire
- 181Edward
- 182Leonardo
- 183Tate
- 184Brayden
- 185Kyrie
- 186Warren
- 187Crew
Baby names in Michigan: common questions
What is the most popular baby name in Michigan?
Charlotte is the most popular girls' name in Michigan and Theodore is the most popular boys' name, based on 2025 Social Security Administration state data.
What are the top 10 baby names in Michigan?
The top 10 girls' names in Michigan are Charlotte, Amelia, Sophia, Eleanor, Evelyn, Olivia, Violet, Emma, Lainey, Harper. The top 10 boys' names are Theodore, Noah, Oliver, Henry, James, Jack, Hudson, Liam, Levi, Elijah.
Which baby names are more popular in Michigan than the rest of the US?
Ali ranks #50 in Michigan but only #306 nationally; Lincoln ranks #18 in Michigan but only #69 nationally; Mariam ranks #147 in Michigan but only #505 nationally. These are the names where Michigan differs most from the national list.
Which baby names are rising in Michigan?
Lainey, Bennett, Luca, Eloise, August are all inside Michigan's top 100 and still climbing in national popularity.
How many babies in Michigan share these names?
72,214 babies in Michigan were given one of the 2,000 names ranked for the state in 2025. The Social Security Administration does not publish names given to fewer than five babies in a state, so rarer names are not counted here.
Popular names in nearby states
How naming in Michigan compares with the rest of the region.