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Names of Wisconsin

6,655,644 births across 6,023 different names since 1910. No name belongs to Wisconsin more than Elroy.

Most concentrated in Wisconsin

Names given far more often here than in the country as a whole. The multiplier is how much more concentrated the name is than the state’s size alone would predict.

Name Born here Concentration
Elroy 869 12.3×
Norbert 3,016 9.1×
Ione 1,024 9.0×
Merlin 1,493 7.1×
Erna 567 6.4×
Ardis 482 5.7×
Germaine 648 5.7×
Mai 387 5.6×
Lavern 1,139 5.4×
Jerold 405 5.3×
Alvina 456 5.0×
Gaylord 345 5.0×
Barb 319 5.0×
Jacalyn 276 4.6×
Eleanore 1,273 4.5×
Terese 324 4.3×
Luann 1,104 4.2×
Geralyn 273 4.1×
Luanne 508 4.1×
Maryjo 366 4.1×

Most given, girls

#NameBirths
1Mary84,302
2Patricia37,383
3Susan37,134
4Barbara35,320
5Jennifer34,305
6Elizabeth31,158
7Linda29,989
8Karen28,218
9Carol27,545
10Kathleen26,902
11Nancy26,884
12Margaret25,774
13Sandra23,874
14Dorothy23,613
15Lisa23,153

Most given, boys

#NameBirths
1Robert104,997
2James98,755
3John97,289
4Michael96,746
5David83,588
6William65,688
7Richard63,821
8Thomas62,756
9Daniel52,095
10Joseph47,187
11Donald42,542
12Mark40,485
13Steven38,047
14Matthew35,429
15Paul33,541

Other states and the District of Columbia

Source: US Social Security Administration state baby-name files, 1910 onwards. A name given to fewer than five babies in a state in a year is not published, so a name can be more common here than the table shows. Concentration is measured against the other state files, not against national totals, which cover more years and more names.