What baby names are unique to Michigan?

The most distinctive baby names in Michigan. In 2025: Zahraa and Haidar. Across 1910-2025: Batoul and Alger.

Names unique to Michigan

The most distinctive Michigan baby names.

In 2025 the most distinctive Michigan names were Zahraa and Haidar. Across the whole record it is Batoul and Alger.

Unique Michigan names in 2025

#	Girl	Births	vs national	Boy	Births	vs national
1	Zahraa	17	19×	Haidar	12	16×
2	Batoul	13	17×	Mahdi	33	11×
3	Aleen	13	17×	Abbas	19	11×
4	Shahd	9	13×	Lavon	8	11×
5	Qamar	15	8×	Othman	8	11×
6	Mayar	14	8×	Larkin	7	9×
7	Rateel	14	8×	Deaire	7	9×
8	Maram	6	7×	Mohamad	21	9×
9	Jood	6	7×	Hussein	20	9×
10	Syaire	6	7×	Colston	14	8×
11	Amariana	6	7×	Hadi	30	7×
12	Anhar	6	7×	Mehdi	6	7×
13	Wateen	23	7×	Kollin	6	7×
14	Taleen	15	7×	Raad	6	7×
15	Masa	8	6×	Hendrik	8	6×
16	Layal	9	6×	Ghaith	20	6×
17	Bayan	17	6×	Rakan	16	6×
18	Auden	9	6×	Kasiah	7	6×
19	Aseel	12	5×	Camren	7	6×
20	Ellinor	5	4×	Jawad	15	5×
21	Abrar	5	4×	Hashem	7	5×
22	Syncere	5	4×	Issa	13	5×
23	Lareen	5	4×	Kordell	5	4×
24	Elloise	5	4×	Majd	5	4×
25	Breslyn	5	4×	Kassem	5	4×

Decade by decade

The most distinctive name of each decade.

Decade	Girl	Births	vs national	Boy	Births	vs national
1910s	Ilah	74	24×	Alger	37	22×
1920s	Ilah	72	19×	Alger	55	20×
1930s	Onalee	76	18×	Clare	209	19×
1940s	Onalee	25	14×	Clare	156	18×
1950s	Delynn	47	15×	Clare	100	17×
1960s	Delynn	38	10×	Clare	23	13×
1970s	Krysten	11	9×	Dujuan	55	14×
1980s	Zeinab	44	18×	Hussein	83	18×
1990s	Shantinique	62	21×	Alante	71	18×
2000s	Zahraa	163	26×	Hussien	45	23×
2010s	Batoul	63	26×	Dacari	20	20×
2020s	Zahraa	73	28×	Haidar	36	24×

All years, 1910–2025

#	Girl	Births	vs national	Boy	Births	vs national
1	Batoul	178	22×	Alger	134	22×
2	Zahraa	413	21×	Kassem	66	20×
3	Breslyn	79	20×	Haidar	78	19×
4	Shantinique	68	20×	Hussien	69	19×
5	Onalee	249	20×	Clare	1,054	18×
6	Zeinab	570	19×	Casmere	40	18×
7	Arloa	41	18×	Alante	91	18×
8	Lempi	55	18×	Devere	62	17×
9	Delynn	85	17×	Waino	94	17×
10	Shantanique	28	16×	Kajuan	28	16×
11	Donelda	78	15×	Kaye	58	16×
12	Amyre	35	15×	Deaire	23	16×
13	Ivah	29	14×	Dujuan	168	15×
14	Ilah	169	14×	Hussein	1,182	14×
15	Fatme	17	14×	Allante	99	14×
16	Taimi	17	14×	Breslin	16	13×
17	Layal	157	13×	Nicklas	402	13×
18	Raneem	76	13×	Alonte	22	12×
19	Anhar	24	13×	Reino	196	12×
20	Helmi	72	12×	Mahdi	596	12×
21	Chari	81	12×	Casmer	55	12×
22	Breslin	13	12×	Dacari	20	12×
23	Tyne	12	11×	Delrico	12	11×
24	Ardath	76	11×	Mohamadali	12	11×
25	Zyaire	61	11×	Aymen	23	11×

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Multipliers compare each name’s share of Michigan births with its national share, and report the conservative low end, so a name carried by a handful of births cannot outrank one carried by hundreds.
Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. State records begin in 1910. Names given to fewer than five babies in a state in a year are withheld at source. namelegacy.org