Top baby names in Michigan, 1978
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jennifer | 2,668 |
| 2 | Melissa | 1,308 |
| 3 | Sarah | 1,173 |
| 4 | Angela | 1,139 |
| 5 | Heather | 1,135 |
| 6 | Amy | 1,124 |
| 7 | Jessica | 1,094 |
| 8 | Nicole | 1,047 |
| 9 | Michelle | 922 |
| 10 | Kelly | 915 |
| 11 | Lisa | 883 |
| 12 | Amanda | 856 |
| 13 | Elizabeth | 753 |
| 14 | Rebecca | 708 |
| 15 | Christina | 665 |
| 16 | Stephanie | 664 |
| 17 | Kimberly | 644 |
| 18 | Jamie | 588 |
| 18 | Shannon | 588 |
| 20 | Andrea | 582 |
| 21 | Julie | 531 |
| 22 | Rachel | 528 |
| 23 | Sara | 524 |
| 24 | Erin | 497 |
| 25 | Laura | 480 |
| 26 | Carrie | 466 |
| 27 | Crystal | 421 |
| 28 | Danielle | 387 |
| 29 | Emily | 366 |
| 30 | Mary | 345 |
| 31 | Erica | 334 |
| 32 | Dawn | 327 |
| 33 | Amber | 321 |
| 34 | Jill | 314 |
| 35 | April | 313 |
| 36 | Christine | 310 |
| 37 | Stacey | 298 |
| 38 | Kristy | 285 |
| 39 | Katherine | 283 |
| 40 | Stacy | 282 |
| 41 | Tiffany | 277 |
| 41 | Tracy | 277 |
| 43 | Karen | 274 |
| 44 | Brandy | 247 |
| 44 | Holly | 247 |
| 46 | Kathryn | 243 |
| 47 | Tara | 241 |
| 48 | Kristen | 240 |
| 49 | Tina | 238 |
| 50 | Kristina | 233 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 3,091 |
| 2 | Jason | 2,841 |
| 3 | Matthew | 1,849 |
| 4 | David | 1,823 |
| 5 | Christopher | 1,678 |
| 6 | James | 1,575 |
| 7 | Robert | 1,535 |
| 8 | Brian | 1,380 |
| 9 | John | 1,240 |
| 10 | Ryan | 1,197 |
| 11 | Daniel | 1,133 |
| 12 | Joseph | 1,126 |
| 13 | Timothy | 1,028 |
| 14 | Eric | 1,021 |
| 15 | Kevin | 1,002 |
| 16 | Joshua | 963 |
| 17 | Jeffrey | 946 |
| 18 | Andrew | 938 |
| 19 | Jeremy | 900 |
| 20 | Nicholas | 891 |
| 21 | Steven | 886 |
| 22 | Scott | 880 |
| 23 | William | 864 |
| 24 | Mark | 754 |
| 25 | Thomas | 737 |
| 26 | Adam | 707 |
| 27 | Anthony | 694 |
| 28 | Aaron | 682 |
| 29 | Richard | 645 |
| 30 | Paul | 621 |
| 31 | Charles | 600 |
| 32 | Chad | 577 |
| 33 | Benjamin | 543 |
| 34 | Justin | 521 |
| 35 | Nathan | 503 |
| 36 | Gregory | 442 |
| 37 | Kenneth | 422 |
| 38 | Jonathan | 415 |
| 39 | Patrick | 403 |
| 40 | Brandon | 376 |
| 41 | Bryan | 360 |
| 42 | Shawn | 354 |
| 43 | Donald | 343 |
| 44 | Bradley | 329 |
| 45 | Todd | 328 |
| 46 | Stephen | 322 |
| 47 | Keith | 307 |
| 48 | Shaun | 288 |
| 49 | Corey | 266 |
| 50 | Jacob | 263 |