Top baby names in Michigan, 1974
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jennifer | 3,012 |
| 2 | Amy | 1,571 |
| 3 | Michelle | 1,359 |
| 4 | Heather | 1,200 |
| 5 | Angela | 1,057 |
| 6 | Kimberly | 995 |
| 7 | Lisa | 983 |
| 8 | Melissa | 932 |
| 9 | Rebecca | 871 |
| 10 | Nicole | 788 |
| 11 | Julie | 658 |
| 12 | Kelly | 636 |
| 13 | Sarah | 596 |
| 14 | Dawn | 576 |
| 15 | Stephanie | 551 |
| 16 | Shannon | 538 |
| 17 | Tracy | 483 |
| 18 | Jessica | 460 |
| 19 | Elizabeth | 445 |
| 20 | Christine | 427 |
| 21 | Carrie | 424 |
| 22 | Christina | 418 |
| 23 | Andrea | 417 |
| 24 | Mary | 413 |
| 25 | Tammy | 404 |
| 26 | Laura | 398 |
| 27 | Danielle | 395 |
| 28 | Tina | 392 |
| 29 | April | 361 |
| 30 | Karen | 354 |
| 31 | Stacy | 349 |
| 31 | Wendy | 349 |
| 33 | Susan | 348 |
| 34 | Rachel | 342 |
| 35 | Lori | 333 |
| 36 | Amanda | 323 |
| 36 | Holly | 323 |
| 38 | Kristen | 322 |
| 39 | Jill | 305 |
| 40 | Sara | 299 |
| 41 | Heidi | 292 |
| 42 | Stacey | 280 |
| 43 | Tonya | 278 |
| 44 | Erin | 271 |
| 45 | Michele | 268 |
| 46 | Tanya | 258 |
| 47 | Tiffany | 250 |
| 48 | Cynthia | 247 |
| 49 | Jodi | 245 |
| 50 | Patricia | 241 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 3,003 |
| 2 | Jason | 2,911 |
| 3 | Christopher | 1,934 |
| 4 | David | 1,903 |
| 5 | James | 1,712 |
| 6 | Robert | 1,675 |
| 7 | Brian | 1,660 |
| 8 | Matthew | 1,553 |
| 9 | John | 1,405 |
| 10 | Scott | 1,189 |
| 11 | Daniel | 1,171 |
| 12 | Jeffrey | 1,119 |
| 13 | Eric | 1,103 |
| 14 | William | 1,060 |
| 15 | Joseph | 982 |
| 16 | Mark | 939 |
| 17 | Kevin | 932 |
| 18 | Steven | 928 |
| 19 | Timothy | 850 |
| 20 | Richard | 796 |
| 21 | Thomas | 752 |
| 22 | Ryan | 728 |
| 23 | Chad | 726 |
| 24 | Jeremy | 709 |
| 25 | Anthony | 694 |
| 26 | Andrew | 681 |
| 27 | Aaron | 625 |
| 28 | Charles | 613 |
| 29 | Paul | 607 |
| 30 | Todd | 528 |
| 31 | Kenneth | 497 |
| 32 | Shawn | 483 |
| 33 | Gregory | 481 |
| 34 | Joshua | 446 |
| 35 | Donald | 422 |
| 36 | Adam | 419 |
| 37 | Stephen | 382 |
| 38 | Jonathan | 379 |
| 39 | Ronald | 376 |
| 40 | Patrick | 351 |
| 41 | Benjamin | 348 |
| 42 | Keith | 347 |
| 43 | Edward | 329 |
| 44 | Sean | 321 |
| 45 | Douglas | 320 |
| 46 | Gary | 317 |
| 47 | Nathan | 314 |
| 48 | Craig | 274 |
| 49 | Bryan | 271 |
| 50 | Jeffery | 267 |