{"id":378862,"date":"2026-06-29T02:45:16","date_gmt":"2026-06-29T02:45:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/378862\/"},"modified":"2026-06-29T02:45:16","modified_gmt":"2026-06-29T02:45:16","slug":"top-baby-names-in-michigan-compared-to-top-in-the-nation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/378862\/","title":{"rendered":"Top Baby Names in Michigan Compared to Top in the Nation"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Top Baby Names in Michigan Compared to Top in the Nation<\/p>\n

(Kurt Metzger, June 28, 2026)<\/p>\n

Michigan \u2013\u00a0 What\u2019s In A Name?<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat\u2019s in a name?\u201d is a famous philosophical inquiry originating from William Shakespeare\u2019s Romeo and Juliet. It questions whether a label holds intrinsic value or if a person\u2019s true essence remains independent of what they are called.<\/p>\n

The Social Security Administration releases every May its listing of top baby names from the previous year.\u00a0 It follows its national release, several weeks later, with similar rankings for each state.<\/p>\n

The 2025 lists are in, and the Top 10 Names for boys and girls are shown for the U.S. and Michigan in the two charts below.<\/p>\n

\"\"\"\"The first finding is that Michigan did not follow the national trend of top name for either boys or girls.\u00a0 While the nation put Liam first, Michigan had it 8th.\u00a0 And, while the nation chose the name Olivia, Michigan put it in 6th place.<\/p>\n

Secondly, Michigan\u2019s Top 10 names for boys substitutes Jack, Hudson, and Levi for Mateo, William, and Lucas.\u00a0 The girls\u2019 side of the ledger has four differences, as Michigan substitutes Mia, Isabella, Sofia, and Eliana, with Eleanor, Violet, Lainey, and Harper.<\/p>\n

I hope you will peruse these lists and follow up on the Social Security site (https:\/\/www.ssa.gov\/oact\/babynames\/<\/a>) where your national listing tracks the Top 1,000 names nationally and Top 100 for States, and provides historical rankings by decade back to the 1880\u2019s.<\/p>\n

For\u00a0 stories about voter turnout rates, dog licensing statistics, population trends, and other interesting numbers, visit the Data-Based Stories Archives on Oakland County Times<\/a>. Thanks to Data Expert Kurt Metzger for this work!<\/p>\n

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