What baby names are unique to Wisconsin?

The most distinctive baby names in Wisconsin. In 2025: Eveline and Croix. Across 1910-2025: Julaine and Vilas.

Names unique to Wisconsin

The most distinctive Wisconsin baby names.

In 2025 the most distinctive Wisconsin names were Eveline and Croix. Across the whole record it is Julaine and Vilas.

Unique Wisconsin names in 2025

#	Girl	Births	vs national	Boy	Births	vs national
1	Eveline	5	8×	Croix	18	20×
2	Laverda	5	8×	Buckley	6	12×
3	Charlette	7	6×	Leopold	10	7×
4	Cirilla	6	5×	Jordy	17	6×
5	Loretta	41	4×	Percival	10	5×
6	Lakyn	12	3×	Myron	10	5×
7	Temperance	6	3×	Mervin	9	5×
8	Millicent	6	3×	Linus	8	5×
9	Malinda	7	3×	Chester	10	4×
10	Vaeda	9	3×	Thoren	5	4×
11	Luella	21	3×	Orrin	5	4×
12	Braelynn	19	2×	Henrik	16	3×
13	Ingrid	13	2×	Wynn	6	3×
14	Taya	5	2×	Brecken	12	3×
15	Greta	16	2×	Huxley	24	3×
16	Lenora	28	2×	Lyle	13	3×
17	Sequoia	6	2×	Marlin	7	2×
18	Wilhelmina	8	2×	Hans	9	2×
19	Lettie	18	2×	Kallen	9	2×
20	Winona	22	2×	Harvey	64	2×
21	Brynnlee	7	2×	Callen	29	2×
22	Vada	15	2×	Marvin	20	2×
23	Elowyn	42	2×	Vernon	8	2×
24	Etta	14	2×	Benson	53	2×
25	Sylvie	42	2×	Glenn	7	2×

Decade by decade

The most distinctive name of each decade.

Decade	Girl	Births	vs national	Boy	Births	vs national
1910s	Carla	11	18×	Vilas	59	33×
1920s	Arlyle	17	24×	Vilas	102	35×
1930s	Julaine	15	14×	Vilas	44	29×
1940s	Julaine	16	14×	Duwayne	159	17×
1950s	Julaine	42	31×	Timm	22	15×
1960s	Jodene	35	9×	Timm	72	27×
1970s	Jodene	15	23×	Duwayne	18	8×
1980s	Ka	51	8×	Theran	13	23×
1990s	Pa	182	14×	Kou	65	12×
2000s	Breleigh	38	33×	Joah	13	28×
2010s	Breleigh	17	33×	Dekker	20	22×
2020s	Lorene	12	28×	Croix	60	19×

All years, 1910–2025

#	Girl	Births	vs national	Boy	Births	vs national
1	Julaine	79	31×	Vilas	212	43×
2	Breleigh	55	31×	Timm	99	29×
3	Arlyle	17	26×	Theran	18	27×
4	Eloda	10	19×	Gerhardt	138	27×
5	Lilas	10	19×	Duwayne	630	20×
6	Verona	294	14×	Arleigh	10	19×
7	Hildegarde	233	13×	Lyall	10	19×
8	Elsbeth	11	13×	Eldor	49	19×
9	Ardene	7	13×	Ewald	103	19×
10	Vila	10	13×	Arlyn	265	18×
11	Elmyra	10	13×	Alois	454	18×
12	Elfrieda	73	13×	Waldemar	119	17×
13	Romelle	17	12×	Croix	129	15×
14	Jodene	57	11×	Arno	118	15×
15	Hildegard	132	11×	Dekker	20	15×
16	Ka	132	11×	Hilbert	161	15×
17	Pa	268	11×	Harlyn	7	13×
18	Arnold	11	11×	Braun	7	13×
19	Armella	63	11×	Clemence	10	13×
20	Arvilla	197	10×	Duaine	26	12×
21	Shouana	6	10×	Gerhard	184	12×
22	Judeen	6	10×	Ernst	115	12×
23	Helma	6	10×	Verlyn	132	12×
24	Jodean	6	10×	Elroy	869	12×
25	Ardys	67	10×	Clemens	121	11×

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Multipliers compare each name’s share of Wisconsin 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