Given name
Michigan
Michigan is used as a given name. One Native American interpretation is “from the great waters; from the state of Michigan.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Native American interpretation is “from the great waters; from the state of Michigan.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Native American.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2006. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Michigan through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 5
- 5 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2006
- 5 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 2006. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Michigan’s family of names
Michigan has a related form in Michegen. Michigan has a related form in Mishegen. Michigan has a related form in Mishigan.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Appears in
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