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Most popular baby names in Michigan, 2025

The names given most often to babies born in Michigan in 2025, with how each one moved since 2024. 35,731 girls and 40,194 boys are in the Michigan list.

#1 for girls
Charlotte
381 babies · #2 in the US
#1 for boys
Theodore
490 babies · #4 in the US
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Top 25 girls · Michigan 2025

RankNameBabiesvs 2024
  1. #1CharlotteForm of Charles, meaning “free man”381same
  2. #2Amelia“vigor, bravery”368same
  3. #3Sophia“wisdom”341▲ 3
  4. #4Eleanorpossibly “other”294▲ 8
  5. #5EvelynSame root as Eileen, possibly meaning “radiance, beauty”286same
  6. #6Olivia“olive; olive branch”285▼ 3
  7. #7VioletFrom the word “violet”261▲ 2
  8. #8Emma“entire”257▼ 4
  9. #9LaineyEditor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #576 in 2015, #30 in 2025250▲ 3
  10. #10HarperFrom a surname for “a player of the harp”235▼ 2
  11. #11IsabellaForm of Isabel, meaning “my God is an oath”234▲ 3
  12. #12AvaEditor’s note Down from #4 in 2015 to #11 in 2025 in the US. About 1 in 210 US girls in the 2025 records231▼ 5
  13. #13NoraForm of Eleanor, possibly meaning “other”230▼ 3
  14. #14AuroraItalian, from Latin Aurōra, meaning “dawn, sunrise”229▲ 1
  15. #15IslaEditor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #142 in 2015, #28 in 2025. Short and simple: 4 letters227▲ 2
  16. #16HazelFrom the word “hazel”204same
  17. #17JosephineFeminine form of Joseph, meaning “(God) shall add”186▲ 16
  18. #18IvyFrom the word “ivy”182▲ 13
  19. #19LilyDiminutive of Lilian, possibly meaning “lily”181▲ 14
  20. #20MilaEditor’s note Up from #53 in 2015 to #43 in 2025 in the US. About 1 in 340 US girls in the 2025 records180same
  21. #21EllaShort form of Eleanor, possibly meaning “other”178▲ 3
  22. #22MiaEditor’s note Steady in the US: #6 in 2015 and #6 in 2025. About 1 in 150 US girls in the 2025 records177▼ 11
  23. #23Lucy“light”175▼ 5
  24. #24ElianaEditor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #102 in 2015, #10 in 2025. 6 letters, starting with a vowel172▲ 17
  25. #25GraceFrom the word “grace”171▲ 6

Top 25 boys · Michigan 2025

RankNameBabiesvs 2024
  1. #1TheodoreEditor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #99 in 2015, #4 in 2025490▲ 1
  2. #2NoahEditor’s note Steady in the US: #1 in 2015 and #2 in 2025. About 1 in 84 US boys in the 2025 records478▼ 1
  3. #3OliverEditor’s note Up from #19 in 2015 to #3 in 2025 in the US. About 1 in 110 US boys in the 2025 records469same
  4. #4HenryEditor’s note Up from #29 in 2015 to #5 in 2025 in the US. About 1 in 140 US boys in the 2025 records433same
  5. #5James“May He Heel”342▲ 4
  6. #6JackShort form of John, possibly meaning “God is gracious”337▲ 2
  7. #7HudsonEditor’s note Up from #65 in 2015 to #17 in 2025 in the US. About 1 in 200 US boys in the 2025 records333▼ 1
  8. #8LiamForm of William, meaning “will + helmet”332▼ 3
  9. #9LeviEditor’s note Up from #42 in 2015 to #12 in 2025 in the US. About 1 in 180 US boys in the 2025 records315▲ 2
  10. #10Elijah“Yahweh is my god”312▼ 3
  11. #11William“will + helmet”302▲ 3
  12. #12BennettForm of Benedict, meaning “blessed, well spoken of”283▲ 12
  13. #13Benjamin“son of the right/south or son of days”263▼ 4
  14. #14OwenEditor’s note More popular in the US than England & Wales: #31 vs #170 in 2025260▼ 1
  15. #15Leo“lion”256▲ 4
  16. #16LucasEditor’s note Up from #16 in 2015 to #10 in 2025 in the US. About 1 in 170 US boys in the 2025 records245▼ 4
  17. #17JacksonEditor’s note Down from #17 in 2015 to #36 in 2025 in the US. About 1 in 260 US boys in the 2025 records231▲ 6
  18. #17Lincoln“the Roman settlement Lindum Colonia”231▲ 11
  19. #19Michael“who is like God?”227▼ 4
  20. #20Wyatt“war + hard, brave”222▲ 1
  21. #21Wesley“west + wood, clearing”218▲ 9
  22. #22Johnpossibly “God is gracious”214▲ 11
  23. #23EzraEditor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #93 in 2015, #20 in 2025. Short and simple: 4 letters213▼ 2
  24. #23Joseph“(God) shall add”213▲ 17
  25. #23MasonFrom a surname for “a stonemason”213▲ 2

Names that stand out in Michigan

Names in the Michigan top 100 that make up a bigger share of babies here than in the US overall. “2.0×” means the name’s share of Michigan births is twice its share of all US births.

Girls

NameMichiganUSShare vs US
Mabel#93#2012.4×
Vivian#29#702.2×
Haven#95#1902.2×
Oakley#79#1562.0×
Josephine#17#532.0×
Lainey#9#302.0×
Quinn#52#971.9×
Emersyn#79#1381.9×

Boys

NameMichiganUSShare vs US
Ali#50#3066.0×
Jameson#57#1372.3×
Adam#43#1012.1×
Lincoln#17#692.1×
Emmett#57#1212.0×
Colton#49#1032.0×
Bennett#12#401.9×
Dawson#85#1431.8×

Counts: US Social Security Administration, state data for 2024 and 2025 (names given to 5 or more babies in Michigan). Ranks are worked out from the counts, with ties sharing a rank, so a list can run past 25 names. Shares divide by all listed babies of the same sex. Meanings, where shown, are from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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