Most Popular Male Baby Names,
Michigan, 2000 and 2009

2000				2009
Rank	Name	Frequency		Rank	Name	Frequency
Total Male Births:		69,500		Total Male Births:		60,162
1.	Jacob	1,580		1.	Jacob	721
2.	Joshua	1,015		2.	Ethan	610
3.	Michael	989		3.	Logan	556
4.	Nicholas	961		4.	Noah	544
5.	Andrew	938		5.	Aiden	529
6.	Tyler	908		6.	Michael	506
7.	Matthew	897		7.	Alexander	505
8.	Zachary	864		8.	Joshua	501
9.	Joseph	817		9.	William	469
10.	Ryan	764		10.	Andrew	468
11.	Alexander	721		11.	Joseph	467
12.	Austin	697		12.	Benjamin	438
13.	Justin	683		13.	Jayden	435
14.	Noah	663		14.	Caleb	423
15.	Brandon	653		15.	Carter	422
16.	Christopher	637		16.	Jackson	409
17.	Benjamin	636		17.	Gavin	405
18.	Nathan	618		18.	Evan	404
19.	Ethan	596		19.	Ryan	389
20.	Hunter	587		20.	Anthony	380
21.	Kyle	586		21.	Owen	379
22.	James	582		22.	Landon	371
23.	Dylan	571		23.	Tyler	368
24.	Anthony	558		24.	Gabriel	366
25.	David	549		25.	Matthew	364

Note:	The frequency is calculated by counting the unique spelling of the name.  For example, in order to determine the frequency of the name "Glenn", babies named "Glen" would not be considered, even though the two names sound alike and would have a higher  rank if both were counted as one.
Source:	2009 and 2000 Michigan resident birth file. Division for Vital Records & Health Statistics, Michigan Department of Community Health February 22, 2010