Top baby names in Michigan, 1982
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jennifer | 2,268 |
| 2 | Jessica | 1,736 |
| 3 | Amanda | 1,502 |
| 4 | Sarah | 1,436 |
| 5 | Nicole | 1,185 |
| 6 | Melissa | 1,095 |
| 7 | Stephanie | 848 |
| 8 | Elizabeth | 830 |
| 9 | Angela | 796 |
| 10 | Amy | 794 |
| 11 | Heather | 764 |
| 12 | Rebecca | 751 |
| 13 | Michelle | 715 |
| 14 | Rachel | 692 |
| 15 | Andrea | 658 |
| 16 | Kelly | 656 |
| 17 | Erin | 648 |
| 18 | Amber | 646 |
| 18 | Lisa | 646 |
| 20 | Crystal | 637 |
| 21 | Tiffany | 620 |
| 22 | Kimberly | 616 |
| 23 | Emily | 589 |
| 24 | Sara | 569 |
| 25 | Christina | 515 |
| 26 | Jamie | 504 |
| 26 | Laura | 504 |
| 28 | Danielle | 448 |
| 29 | Kristen | 430 |
| 30 | Katherine | 406 |
| 31 | Julie | 399 |
| 31 | Lindsay | 399 |
| 33 | Kristin | 393 |
| 34 | Erica | 370 |
| 34 | Mary | 370 |
| 36 | Megan | 365 |
| 37 | April | 363 |
| 38 | Lindsey | 355 |
| 39 | Lauren | 351 |
| 40 | Katie | 346 |
| 41 | Shannon | 341 |
| 42 | Ashley | 325 |
| 43 | Kathryn | 309 |
| 44 | Carrie | 305 |
| 45 | Courtney | 301 |
| 46 | Samantha | 278 |
| 47 | Tara | 256 |
| 48 | Christine | 242 |
| 49 | Holly | 239 |
| 50 | Kristina | 229 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 2,807 |
| 2 | Christopher | 2,160 |
| 3 | Matthew | 2,066 |
| 4 | Jason | 1,935 |
| 5 | David | 1,547 |
| 6 | James | 1,448 |
| 7 | Joshua | 1,447 |
| 8 | Ryan | 1,430 |
| 9 | Robert | 1,385 |
| 10 | Joseph | 1,303 |
| 11 | Daniel | 1,220 |
| 12 | Justin | 1,154 |
| 13 | John | 1,139 |
| 14 | Brian | 1,137 |
| 15 | Andrew | 1,123 |
| 16 | Nicholas | 1,088 |
| 17 | Eric | 1,026 |
| 18 | Adam | 996 |
| 19 | Brandon | 892 |
| 20 | Kevin | 838 |
| 21 | Steven | 830 |
| 22 | Jeffrey | 816 |
| 23 | William | 809 |
| 24 | Anthony | 776 |
| 25 | Aaron | 765 |
| 26 | Timothy | 762 |
| 27 | Thomas | 741 |
| 28 | Scott | 721 |
| 29 | Jeremy | 677 |
| 30 | Mark | 674 |
| 31 | Jonathan | 649 |
| 32 | Benjamin | 615 |
| 33 | Nathan | 564 |
| 34 | Richard | 534 |
| 35 | Charles | 513 |
| 35 | Paul | 513 |
| 37 | Patrick | 447 |
| 38 | Gregory | 432 |
| 39 | Bradley | 410 |
| 40 | Chad | 409 |
| 41 | Kenneth | 407 |
| 42 | Jacob | 394 |
| 43 | Kyle | 387 |
| 44 | Stephen | 381 |
| 45 | Bryan | 338 |
| 46 | Derek | 329 |
| 46 | Sean | 329 |
| 48 | Donald | 313 |
| 49 | Travis | 304 |
| 50 | Jesse | 292 |