Top baby names in Michigan, 1973
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jennifer | 3,242 |
| 2 | Amy | 1,492 |
| 3 | Michelle | 1,436 |
| 4 | Kimberly | 1,215 |
| 5 | Lisa | 1,189 |
| 6 | Heather | 1,120 |
| 7 | Angela | 976 |
| 8 | Melissa | 905 |
| 9 | Nicole | 817 |
| 10 | Rebecca | 796 |
| 11 | Julie | 773 |
| 12 | Kelly | 667 |
| 13 | Stephanie | 660 |
| 14 | Dawn | 617 |
| 15 | Tracy | 520 |
| 16 | Mary | 507 |
| 17 | Shannon | 505 |
| 18 | Tammy | 483 |
| 19 | Tina | 482 |
| 20 | Christine | 473 |
| 21 | Laura | 470 |
| 22 | Elizabeth | 468 |
| 23 | Christina | 460 |
| 24 | Andrea | 441 |
| 25 | Sarah | 435 |
| 26 | Karen | 411 |
| 26 | Susan | 411 |
| 28 | Carrie | 383 |
| 28 | Lori | 383 |
| 30 | Wendy | 366 |
| 31 | Stacy | 362 |
| 32 | April | 330 |
| 33 | Tonya | 323 |
| 34 | Danielle | 321 |
| 35 | Stacey | 318 |
| 36 | Jessica | 313 |
| 37 | Cynthia | 310 |
| 38 | Rachel | 293 |
| 39 | Holly | 289 |
| 40 | Denise | 284 |
| 40 | Patricia | 284 |
| 42 | Heidi | 266 |
| 43 | Kristen | 263 |
| 44 | Renee | 254 |
| 44 | Tamara | 254 |
| 46 | Sandra | 253 |
| 47 | Melanie | 249 |
| 47 | Pamela | 249 |
| 49 | Michele | 248 |
| 50 | Theresa | 238 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 3,110 |
| 2 | Jason | 2,505 |
| 3 | Christopher | 1,998 |
| 4 | David | 1,925 |
| 5 | Robert | 1,881 |
| 6 | James | 1,752 |
| 7 | Brian | 1,685 |
| 8 | Matthew | 1,556 |
| 9 | John | 1,506 |
| 10 | Scott | 1,319 |
| 11 | Daniel | 1,257 |
| 12 | Jeffrey | 1,209 |
| 13 | Eric | 1,128 |
| 14 | William | 1,074 |
| 15 | Kevin | 1,017 |
| 16 | Mark | 1,014 |
| 17 | Steven | 932 |
| 18 | Joseph | 917 |
| 19 | Richard | 878 |
| 20 | Timothy | 868 |
| 21 | Thomas | 866 |
| 22 | Chad | 779 |
| 23 | Anthony | 715 |
| 24 | Todd | 628 |
| 25 | Charles | 622 |
| 26 | Paul | 618 |
| 27 | Andrew | 589 |
| 28 | Gregory | 555 |
| 29 | Jeremy | 527 |
| 30 | Kenneth | 521 |
| 31 | Ryan | 520 |
| 32 | Aaron | 516 |
| 33 | Shawn | 504 |
| 34 | Ronald | 450 |
| 35 | Donald | 445 |
| 36 | Keith | 398 |
| 37 | Patrick | 395 |
| 38 | Stephen | 391 |
| 39 | Edward | 378 |
| 40 | Adam | 360 |
| 41 | Douglas | 348 |
| 42 | Jonathan | 340 |
| 43 | Craig | 337 |
| 44 | Sean | 329 |
| 45 | Gary | 322 |
| 46 | Joshua | 319 |
| 47 | Dennis | 313 |
| 48 | Bradley | 311 |
| 49 | Jeffery | 301 |
| 50 | Bryan | 286 |