Popular and Unique Names in Petoskey, Michigan

Of the 629 births (321 boys and 308 girls) announced in the Petoskey News-Review during 2007, these were the ten most popular baby names for each gender:

Boy Names

1. Caden/Caiden/Kaden/Kadyn/Kayden
2. Zachary/Zachery
3. Jacob & Logan [tie]
4. Aiden/Aidan, Alexander, Cameron/Camron/Camryn, Jack & Owen [5-way tie]
5. Hayden

Girl Names

1. Emma, Isabella/Isabel, Olivia & Sarah/Sara [4-way tie]
2. Abigail/Abbiegail/Abbigail, Ava, Grace, Hannah/Hanna, Lauren/Lauryn & MacKenzie/Makenzie/McKenzee/McKenzie [6-way tie]

Some of the unique baby names bestowed in Petoskey last year were Benjen (boy), Sakura (girl), Shrinil (boy), Tikibiinhs* (girl) and Truett (boy).

*The mother claims Tikibiinhs is an Ottawa name meaning “little spring.” I haven’t been able to verify this.