Michigan · 1936

Top 100 names in Michigan, 1936, by official Social Security birth counts.

Rank	Name	Births
#1	Mary	2,066
#2	Shirley	1,677
#3	Barbara	1,520
#4	Patricia	1,429
#5	Nancy	1,045
#6	Carol	901
#7	Marilyn	825
#8	Joan	799
#9	Betty	764
#10	Joyce	749
#11	Beverly	677
#12	Margaret	598
#13	Donna	559
#14	Dorothy	559
#15	Janet	539
#16	Marlene	418
#17	Helen	415
#18	Ruth	409
#19	Virginia	389
#20	Phyllis	376
#21	Sharon	355
#22	Lois	351
#23	Sandra	343
#24	Jean	339
#25	Sally	334
#26	Dolores	326
#27	Joanne	321
#28	Janice	290
#29	Elizabeth	290
#30	Elaine	284
#31	Joann	283
#32	Geraldine	280
#33	Carolyn	275
#34	Judith	273
#35	Doris	264
#36	Frances	262
#37	Alice	260
#38	Ann	256
#39	Arlene	252
#40	Marjorie	250
#41	Gloria	246
#42	Norma	238
#43	Delores	235
#44	Rose	223
#45	Marie	219
#46	Jacqueline	219
#47	Evelyn	215
#48	Jane	187
#49	Kathleen	182
#50	Eleanor	179
#51	Yvonne	179
#52	Kay	172
#53	Carole	169
#54	Gail	169
#55	Lorraine	166
#56	Loretta	163
#57	Bonnie	162
#58	Irene	162
#59	Audrey	161
#60	Sylvia	160
#61	Darlene	160
#62	Catherine	158
#63	June	158
#64	Martha	150
#65	Marion	145
#66	Jeanette	141
#67	Roberta	140
#68	Rosemary	140
#69	Charlotte	131
#70	Rita	126
#71	Marian	126
#72	Judy	125
#73	Anna	125
#74	Susan	124
#75	Florence	123
#76	Louise	121
#77	Lillian	118
#78	Pauline	117
#79	Ellen	116
#80	Mildred	114
#81	Suzanne	112
#82	Grace	111
#83	Karen	110
#84	Linda	109
#85	Esther	107
#86	Patsy	105
#87	Kathryn	103
#88	Marcia	102
#89	Theresa	101
#90	Josephine	99
#91	Katherine	98
#92	Constance	96
#93	Charlene	95
#94	Peggy	94
#95	Eileen	93
#96	Wanda	91
#97	Wilma	90
#98	Anne	89
#99	Lucille	88
#100	Maxine	87

Uniquely popular in Michigan

Names whose share of births in this state is far above the national share (per 10,000 births).

Name	Births	Per 10k in state	Per 10k nationwide
Delphine	51	13	2
Sharlene	31	8	2
Sharron	26	7	1
Ilene	43	11	3
Marilynn	41	11	3
Noreen	28	7	2
Loraine	20	5	2
Doreen	25	6	2
Julie	47	12	4
Valerie	46	12	4
Sharon	355	92	34
Sally	334	86	35

Figures are from the U.S. Social Security Administration Popular Baby Names dataset (public domain). Names with fewer than 5 recorded births in a year or state are suppressed by the source.