Top baby names in Michigan, 1971
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jennifer | 2,959 |
| 2 | Michelle | 1,848 |
| 3 | Amy | 1,713 |
| 4 | Lisa | 1,648 |
| 5 | Kimberly | 1,522 |
| 6 | Angela | 1,168 |
| 7 | Melissa | 1,033 |
| 8 | Dawn | 977 |
| 9 | Julie | 960 |
| 10 | Heather | 876 |
| 11 | Kelly | 810 |
| 12 | Tammy | 766 |
| 13 | Tracy | 720 |
| 14 | Laura | 678 |
| 15 | Tina | 666 |
| 16 | Shannon | 659 |
| 17 | Mary | 658 |
| 18 | Christine | 641 |
| 18 | Nicole | 641 |
| 20 | Karen | 639 |
| 21 | Susan | 608 |
| 22 | Rebecca | 582 |
| 23 | Wendy | 544 |
| 24 | Lori | 513 |
| 25 | Stephanie | 507 |
| 26 | Elizabeth | 471 |
| 27 | Christina | 465 |
| 28 | Pamela | 446 |
| 29 | Michele | 439 |
| 30 | Cynthia | 418 |
| 31 | Carrie | 414 |
| 32 | Andrea | 412 |
| 33 | Stacey | 400 |
| 34 | Denise | 396 |
| 35 | Stacy | 393 |
| 36 | Deborah | 382 |
| 36 | Patricia | 382 |
| 38 | Sandra | 373 |
| 39 | Brenda | 368 |
| 40 | Jill | 367 |
| 41 | Tonya | 356 |
| 42 | Renee | 347 |
| 43 | Cheryl | 333 |
| 44 | Kathleen | 322 |
| 45 | Heidi | 321 |
| 46 | Teresa | 310 |
| 47 | Kristin | 308 |
| 48 | Barbara | 298 |
| 49 | Sarah | 292 |
| 50 | Linda | 290 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 3,602 |
| 2 | David | 2,488 |
| 3 | Robert | 2,399 |
| 4 | James | 2,386 |
| 5 | Scott | 2,213 |
| 6 | John | 2,112 |
| 7 | Christopher | 1,992 |
| 8 | Brian | 1,607 |
| 9 | Jeffrey | 1,559 |
| 10 | Jason | 1,516 |
| 11 | William | 1,482 |
| 12 | Matthew | 1,420 |
| 13 | Steven | 1,399 |
| 14 | Mark | 1,395 |
| 15 | Kevin | 1,300 |
| 16 | Eric | 1,147 |
| 17 | Daniel | 1,128 |
| 18 | Thomas | 1,111 |
| 19 | Timothy | 1,108 |
| 20 | Joseph | 1,076 |
| 21 | Richard | 1,072 |
| 22 | Todd | 886 |
| 23 | Paul | 881 |
| 24 | Anthony | 851 |
| 25 | Charles | 762 |
| 26 | Kenneth | 750 |
| 27 | Gregory | 744 |
| 28 | Chad | 652 |
| 29 | Ronald | 618 |
| 30 | Andrew | 600 |
| 31 | Shawn | 564 |
| 32 | Patrick | 560 |
| 33 | Donald | 516 |
| 34 | Gary | 496 |
| 35 | Stephen | 491 |
| 36 | Edward | 478 |
| 37 | Craig | 476 |
| 38 | Aaron | 457 |
| 39 | Keith | 456 |
| 40 | Douglas | 452 |
| 41 | Sean | 420 |
| 42 | Dennis | 417 |
| 43 | Jeremy | 376 |
| 44 | Jeffery | 364 |
| 45 | Troy | 357 |
| 46 | Bradley | 351 |
| 47 | Derek | 332 |
| 48 | Larry | 320 |
| 49 | Jonathan | 307 |
| 50 | Adam | 306 |