Top baby names in Michigan, 1981
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jennifer | 2,387 |
| 2 | Jessica | 1,672 |
| 3 | Sarah | 1,597 |
| 4 | Amanda | 1,424 |
| 5 | Melissa | 1,265 |
| 6 | Nicole | 1,098 |
| 7 | Amy | 923 |
| 8 | Elizabeth | 832 |
| 8 | Heather | 832 |
| 10 | Rebecca | 826 |
| 11 | Angela | 823 |
| 12 | Michelle | 781 |
| 13 | Stephanie | 750 |
| 14 | Lisa | 735 |
| 15 | Erin | 679 |
| 16 | Andrea | 655 |
| 17 | Kimberly | 638 |
| 18 | Rachel | 617 |
| 19 | Sara | 608 |
| 20 | Kelly | 605 |
| 21 | Amber | 579 |
| 22 | Tiffany | 567 |
| 23 | Crystal | 562 |
| 24 | Jamie | 544 |
| 25 | Laura | 525 |
| 26 | Christina | 523 |
| 27 | Emily | 515 |
| 28 | Danielle | 494 |
| 29 | Julie | 461 |
| 30 | Kristin | 448 |
| 31 | April | 420 |
| 32 | Shannon | 408 |
| 33 | Mary | 405 |
| 34 | Megan | 397 |
| 35 | Kristen | 388 |
| 36 | Katherine | 386 |
| 37 | Katie | 380 |
| 38 | Erica | 342 |
| 39 | Lindsay | 311 |
| 40 | Carrie | 303 |
| 41 | Christine | 280 |
| 42 | Brooke | 268 |
| 43 | Kathryn | 261 |
| 44 | Courtney | 253 |
| 45 | Brandy | 249 |
| 46 | Lauren | 247 |
| 47 | Tara | 234 |
| 48 | Alicia | 231 |
| 49 | Holly | 223 |
| 50 | Dawn | 221 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 2,923 |
| 2 | Matthew | 2,062 |
| 3 | Jason | 2,018 |
| 4 | Christopher | 1,789 |
| 5 | David | 1,688 |
| 6 | Ryan | 1,536 |
| 7 | Joshua | 1,506 |
| 8 | James | 1,459 |
| 9 | Robert | 1,401 |
| 10 | Daniel | 1,246 |
| 11 | Joseph | 1,233 |
| 12 | Brian | 1,191 |
| 13 | John | 1,134 |
| 14 | Justin | 1,081 |
| 15 | Andrew | 1,062 |
| 16 | Nicholas | 1,033 |
| 17 | Eric | 1,029 |
| 18 | Adam | 1,006 |
| 19 | William | 888 |
| 20 | Steven | 860 |
| 21 | Brandon | 826 |
| 22 | Timothy | 825 |
| 23 | Kevin | 812 |
| 24 | Jeffrey | 805 |
| 25 | Anthony | 800 |
| 26 | Scott | 778 |
| 27 | Jeremy | 776 |
| 28 | Aaron | 757 |
| 29 | Thomas | 713 |
| 30 | Benjamin | 712 |
| 31 | Jonathan | 695 |
| 32 | Mark | 659 |
| 33 | Richard | 607 |
| 34 | Nathan | 584 |
| 35 | Charles | 506 |
| 36 | Paul | 503 |
| 37 | Kenneth | 469 |
| 38 | Patrick | 432 |
| 39 | Chad | 429 |
| 40 | Jacob | 409 |
| 41 | Stephen | 404 |
| 42 | Bradley | 389 |
| 43 | Jesse | 387 |
| 44 | Gregory | 365 |
| 45 | Kyle | 358 |
| 46 | Sean | 345 |
| 47 | Derek | 322 |
| 48 | Bryan | 311 |
| 49 | Donald | 302 |
| 50 | Travis | 278 |