Top baby names in Michigan, 1932
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mary | 2,002 |
| 2 | Barbara | 1,492 |
| 3 | Betty | 1,164 |
| 4 | Patricia | 1,106 |
| 5 | Joan | 994 |
| 6 | Shirley | 961 |
| 7 | Dorothy | 833 |
| 8 | Marilyn | 796 |
| 9 | Joyce | 763 |
| 10 | Margaret | 713 |
| 11 | Donna | 657 |
| 12 | Dolores | 575 |
| 13 | Helen | 560 |
| 14 | Nancy | 550 |
| 15 | Beverly | 538 |
| 16 | Lois | 468 |
| 17 | Ruth | 451 |
| 18 | Virginia | 438 |
| 19 | Phyllis | 426 |
| 20 | Jean | 417 |
| 21 | Doris | 395 |
| 22 | Carol | 352 |
| 23 | Norma | 336 |
| 24 | Elizabeth | 324 |
| 25 | Janet | 316 |
| 26 | Alice | 307 |
| 26 | Gloria | 307 |
| 28 | Geraldine | 295 |
| 29 | Frances | 287 |
| 30 | Evelyn | 274 |
| 31 | Marjorie | 269 |
| 32 | Joanne | 259 |
| 33 | Delores | 258 |
| 33 | Rose | 258 |
| 35 | Sally | 246 |
| 36 | June | 238 |
| 37 | Lorraine | 232 |
| 38 | Irene | 220 |
| 39 | Elaine | 219 |
| 40 | Ann | 206 |
| 41 | Marlene | 200 |
| 42 | Marie | 197 |
| 43 | Mildred | 192 |
| 44 | Eleanor | 191 |
| 45 | Joann | 183 |
| 46 | Theresa | 182 |
| 47 | Arlene | 181 |
| 47 | Florence | 181 |
| 47 | Kathleen | 181 |
| 50 | Marion | 180 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Robert | 2,774 |
| 2 | Richard | 1,878 |
| 3 | James | 1,673 |
| 4 | Donald | 1,660 |
| 5 | John | 1,657 |
| 6 | William | 1,547 |
| 7 | Charles | 1,011 |
| 8 | Ronald | 777 |
| 9 | Gerald | 742 |
| 10 | Thomas | 699 |
| 11 | George | 689 |
| 12 | Kenneth | 641 |
| 13 | Jack | 634 |
| 14 | Edward | 562 |
| 15 | Joseph | 540 |
| 16 | David | 516 |
| 17 | Raymond | 504 |
| 18 | Harold | 485 |
| 19 | Frank | 384 |
| 20 | Paul | 382 |
| 21 | Eugene | 362 |
| 22 | Norman | 329 |
| 23 | Arthur | 324 |
| 24 | Lawrence | 311 |
| 25 | Walter | 309 |
| 26 | Carl | 290 |
| 27 | Dale | 260 |
| 28 | Fred | 257 |
| 28 | Jerry | 257 |
| 30 | Ralph | 255 |
| 31 | Roger | 229 |
| 32 | Albert | 225 |
| 33 | Gordon | 220 |
| 34 | Marvin | 218 |
| 35 | Earl | 214 |
| 36 | Harry | 212 |
| 37 | Henry | 209 |
| 38 | Duane | 207 |
| 38 | Howard | 207 |
| 40 | Leonard | 205 |
| 41 | Stanley | 202 |
| 42 | Roy | 199 |
| 43 | Douglas | 188 |
| 44 | Russell | 178 |
| 44 | Wayne | 178 |
| 46 | Bernard | 176 |
| 47 | Don | 166 |
| 47 | Louis | 166 |
| 49 | Clarence | 164 |
| 49 | Daniel | 164 |