Michigan · 1949

Top 100 names in Michigan, 1949, by official Social Security birth counts.

Rank	Name	Births
#1	Linda	4,254
#2	Mary	2,984
#3	Susan	2,213
#4	Patricia	2,002
#5	Barbara	1,767
#6	Nancy	1,670
#7	Kathleen	1,660
#8	Sandra	1,613
#9	Carol	1,509
#10	Sharon	1,443
#11	Karen	1,315
#12	Diane	1,156
#13	Deborah	949
#14	Pamela	918
#15	Judith	878
#16	Christine	869
#17	Janet	850
#18	Donna	813
#19	Janice	801
#20	Margaret	799
#21	Cynthia	715
#22	Cheryl	697
#23	Judy	602
#24	Shirley	586
#25	Bonnie	539
#26	Carolyn	536
#27	Marilyn	528
#28	Joyce	512
#29	Brenda	490
#30	Beverly	464
#31	Elizabeth	453
#32	Ruth	444
#33	Gloria	439
#34	Catherine	420
#35	Gail	409
#36	Suzanne	404
#37	Kathy	400
#38	Betty	390
#39	Diana	388
#40	Jane	385
#41	Connie	378
#42	Ann	370
#43	Jean	365
#44	Darlene	360
#45	Kathryn	358
#46	Jacqueline	355
#47	Peggy	340
#48	Marcia	340
#49	Sally	320
#50	Lynn	318
#51	Elaine	315
#52	Sue	310
#53	Joan	307
#54	Martha	301
#55	Paula	291
#56	Virginia	288
#57	Dorothy	281
#58	Katherine	279
#59	Joanne	268
#60	Phyllis	265
#61	Rose	263
#62	Charlene	262
#63	Dianne	261
#64	Rita	255
#65	Marsha	244
#66	Vicki	240
#67	Laura	240
#68	Sherry	240
#69	Rebecca	239
#70	Constance	237
#71	Lois	235
#72	Marie	222
#73	Helen	219
#74	Marlene	217
#75	Jo	216
#76	Cathy	211
#77	Ellen	209
#78	Theresa	205
#79	Frances	204
#80	Valerie	200
#81	Wendy	194
#82	Alice	193
#83	Terry	186
#84	Julie	184
#85	Anne	182
#86	Rosemary	178
#87	Kay	174
#88	Maureen	173
#89	Charlotte	172
#90	Roberta	168
#91	Jeanne	165
#92	Sheila	165
#93	Joann	164
#94	Dawn	163
#95	Yvonne	160
#96	Victoria	159
#97	Lorraine	158
#98	Lynda	156
#99	Gayle	153
#100	Geraldine	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
Bethany	25	4	1
Dawn	163	23	8
Loraine	21	3	1
Suzette	27	4	1
Marilynn	36	5	2
Sharlene	30	4	2
Coleen	22	3	1
Kristin	28	4	2
Cheri	44	6	3
Christy	34	5	2
Kristine	94	13	7
Sue	310	44	23

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.