Michigan · 1953

Top 100 names in Michigan, 1953, by official Social Security birth counts.

Rank	Name	Births
#1	Mary	3,058
#2	Linda	2,844
#3	Deborah	2,668
#4	Susan	2,510
#5	Patricia	2,320
#6	Barbara	1,796
#7	Debra	1,794
#8	Karen	1,672
#9	Nancy	1,659
#10	Pamela	1,511
#11	Sandra	1,442
#12	Kathleen	1,435
#13	Carol	1,305
#14	Cynthia	1,296
#15	Diane	1,284
#16	Sharon	1,237
#17	Denise	1,071
#18	Janet	908
#19	Donna	857
#20	Cheryl	840
#21	Janice	833
#22	Christine	757
#23	Brenda	687
#24	Margaret	681
#25	Judith	658
#26	Kathy	643
#27	Judy	595
#28	Elizabeth	557
#29	Beverly	533
#30	Gail	532
#31	Catherine	519
#32	Marilyn	514
#33	Joyce	474
#34	Rebecca	471
#35	Laura	462
#36	Kathryn	456
#37	Bonnie	456
#38	Ann	454
#39	Jane	427
#40	Suzanne	420
#41	Shirley	419
#42	Paula	416
#43	Sally	405
#44	Ruth	400
#45	Julie	394
#46	Carolyn	393
#47	Lynn	392
#48	Jean	387
#49	Peggy	386
#50	Connie	384
#51	Theresa	376
#52	Marcia	374
#53	Gloria	371
#54	Joan	371
#55	Betty	353
#56	Jacqueline	352
#57	Darlene	349
#58	Cathy	341
#59	Vicki	340
#60	Diana	340
#61	Rose	336
#62	Sue	318
#63	Sherry	302
#64	Sheila	301
#65	Martha	297
#66	Katherine	296
#67	Victoria	280
#68	Joanne	276
#69	Elaine	272
#70	Jo	271
#71	Robin	269
#72	Marsha	259
#73	Cindy	258
#74	Michele	258
#75	Teresa	257
#76	Anne	255
#77	Jill	250
#78	Colleen	248
#79	Michelle	247
#80	Dawn	246
#81	Constance	245
#82	Laurie	244
#83	Virginia	244
#84	Valerie	233
#85	Wendy	233
#86	Vickie	230
#87	Marie	226
#88	Joann	225
#89	Phyllis	222
#90	Rita	218
#91	Alice	217
#92	Dorothy	211
#93	Ellen	209
#94	Yvonne	202
#95	Rhonda	201
#96	Marlene	201
#97	Charlene	199
#98	Lois	196
#99	Roberta	193
#100	Renee	193

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	31	4	1
Delphine	20	2	1
Luanne	73	9	3
Jacalyn	53	6	2
Roxann	39	5	2
Shannon	53	6	3
Geralyn	23	3	1
Jacklyn	20	2	1
Rene	37	4	2
Louann	26	3	1
Lori	167	20	10
Dawn	246	30	14

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.