Most Popular Male Baby Names,
Michigan, 1980 and 2009

1980				2009
Rank	Name	Frequency		Rank	Name	Frequency
Total Male Births:		74,161		Total Male Births:		60,162
1.	Michael	3,097		1.	Jacob	721
2.	Jason	2,423		2.	Ethan	610
3.	Christopher	1,924		3.	Logan	556
4.	Matthew	1,878		4.	Noah	544
5.	David	1,808		5.	Aiden	529
6.	James	1,550		6.	Michael	506
7.	Robert	1,421		7.	Alexander	505
8.	Ryan	1,387		8.	Joshua	501
9.	Joshua	1,385		9.	William	469
10.	Joseph	1,340		10.	Andrew	468
11.	Brian	1,319		11.	Joseph	467
12.	Nicholas	1,195		12.	Benjamin	438
13.	John	1,183		13.	Jayden	435
14.	Eric	1,171		14.	Caleb	423
15.	Daniel	1,171		15.	Carter	422
16.	Andrew	1,088		16.	Jackson	409
17.	Justin	1,078		17.	Gavin	405
18.	Adam	963		18.	Evan	404
19.	William	939		19.	Ryan	389
20.	Timothy	933		20.	Anthony	380
21.	Jeremy	919		21.	Owen	379
22.	Jeffrey	878		22.	Landon	371
23.	Scott	840		23.	Tyler	368
24.	Steven	839		24.	Gabriel	366
25.	Kevin	817		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 1980 Michigan resident birth file. Division for Vital Records & Health Statistics, Michigan Department of Community Health February 22, 2010