Michigan · 1947

Top 100 names in Michigan, 1947, by official Social Security birth counts.

Rank	Name	Births
#1	Linda	4,539
#2	Mary	2,961
#3	Patricia	2,376
#4	Barbara	2,104
#5	Carol	1,923
#6	Sandra	1,882
#7	Nancy	1,849
#8	Susan	1,828
#9	Sharon	1,782
#10	Kathleen	1,380
#11	Karen	1,317
#12	Diane	1,199
#13	Judith	1,142
#14	Judy	974
#15	Cheryl	883
#16	Donna	865
#17	Janet	841
#18	Pamela	801
#19	Margaret	771
#20	Janice	727
#21	Carolyn	646
#22	Marilyn	632
#23	Cynthia	621
#24	Shirley	610
#25	Christine	606
#26	Bonnie	587
#27	Joyce	565
#28	Beverly	549
#29	Betty	506
#30	Ruth	493
#31	Gloria	474
#32	Suzanne	470
#33	Connie	433
#34	Jane	429
#35	Joan	423
#36	Ann	419
#37	Sue	412
#38	Elizabeth	409
#39	Diana	405
#40	Jean	397
#41	Sally	389
#42	Darlene	388
#43	Gail	383
#44	Catherine	362
#45	Elaine	359
#46	Dorothy	343
#47	Kathryn	320
#48	Phyllis	318
#49	Kathy	318
#50	Lynn	311
#51	Jacqueline	307
#52	Joanne	306
#53	Virginia	306
#54	Kay	302
#55	Brenda	301
#56	Martha	300
#57	Marcia	292
#58	Rosemary	283
#59	Peggy	276
#60	Frances	274
#61	Helen	271
#62	Sherry	264
#63	Charlene	259
#64	Paula	258
#65	Jo	256
#66	Dianne	255
#67	Rose	253
#68	Katherine	249
#69	Ellen	247
#70	Marie	247
#71	Alice	247
#72	Lois	240
#73	Lynda	240
#74	Deborah	239
#75	Constance	234
#76	Laura	224
#77	Joann	218
#78	Marlene	218
#79	Carole	216
#80	Marsha	212
#81	Jeanne	205
#82	Julie	195
#83	Theresa	188
#84	Janis	187
#85	Lorraine	186
#86	Roberta	179
#87	Vicki	178
#88	Geraldine	176
#89	Evelyn	176
#90	Charlotte	175
#91	Norma	175
#92	Anne	172
#93	Sheila	168
#94	Penny	167
#95	Louise	165
#96	Cathy	152
#97	Yvonne	151
#98	Maureen	150
#99	Marjorie	150
#100	Dawn	150

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
Ruthann	29	4	1
Dawn	150	21	7
Marilynn	48	7	2
Pamala	20	3	1
Bernadine	37	5	2
Cheri	67	9	4
Jeanine	20	3	1
Terrie	26	4	2
Kay	302	42	20
Kristine	60	8	4
Penny	167	23	12
Nan	20	3	1

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.