Top baby names in Michigan, 1985
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jessica | 1,951 |
| 2 | Amanda | 1,727 |
| 3 | Ashley | 1,714 |
| 4 | Jennifer | 1,536 |
| 5 | Nicole | 1,211 |
| 6 | Sarah | 1,197 |
| 7 | Stephanie | 946 |
| 8 | Heather | 896 |
| 9 | Megan | 805 |
| 10 | Rachel | 786 |
| 11 | Melissa | 779 |
| 12 | Elizabeth | 757 |
| 13 | Danielle | 698 |
| 14 | Amber | 632 |
| 15 | Laura | 618 |
| 16 | Amy | 602 |
| 17 | Kelly | 601 |
| 18 | Christina | 600 |
| 19 | Emily | 596 |
| 20 | Andrea | 575 |
| 21 | Michelle | 561 |
| 22 | Rebecca | 540 |
| 23 | Sara | 539 |
| 24 | Lauren | 530 |
| 25 | Angela | 516 |
| 26 | Erin | 510 |
| 27 | Crystal | 490 |
| 28 | Jamie | 482 |
| 29 | Kimberly | 479 |
| 30 | Tiffany | 468 |
| 31 | Lisa | 454 |
| 32 | Samantha | 434 |
| 33 | Katherine | 421 |
| 34 | Katie | 412 |
| 35 | Erica | 368 |
| 36 | Lindsey | 363 |
| 37 | Lindsay | 362 |
| 38 | Kristen | 352 |
| 39 | Kathryn | 332 |
| 40 | Alicia | 328 |
| 41 | Shannon | 321 |
| 42 | Mary | 300 |
| 43 | Courtney | 287 |
| 44 | Brittany | 278 |
| 45 | Julie | 275 |
| 46 | Kristin | 272 |
| 47 | Holly | 271 |
| 48 | Kristina | 262 |
| 49 | Christine | 257 |
| 50 | Jenna | 254 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 2,616 |
| 2 | Christopher | 2,109 |
| 3 | Matthew | 1,974 |
| 4 | Joshua | 1,657 |
| 5 | David | 1,543 |
| 6 | Andrew | 1,521 |
| 7 | Ryan | 1,488 |
| 8 | Daniel | 1,401 |
| 9 | Brandon | 1,335 |
| 10 | Robert | 1,251 |
| 11 | James | 1,191 |
| 12 | Joseph | 1,163 |
| 13 | Jason | 1,154 |
| 14 | Nicholas | 1,138 |
| 15 | Justin | 1,006 |
| 16 | Eric | 988 |
| 17 | John | 983 |
| 18 | Adam | 973 |
| 19 | Brian | 969 |
| 20 | Steven | 894 |
| 21 | Kyle | 892 |
| 22 | Anthony | 876 |
| 23 | William | 804 |
| 24 | Kevin | 796 |
| 25 | Timothy | 734 |
| 26 | Jeffrey | 725 |
| 27 | Thomas | 721 |
| 28 | Jonathan | 677 |
| 29 | Aaron | 664 |
| 30 | Scott | 614 |
| 31 | Mark | 586 |
| 32 | Benjamin | 554 |
| 33 | Jacob | 544 |
| 34 | Nathan | 526 |
| 35 | Jeremy | 525 |
| 36 | Richard | 517 |
| 37 | Charles | 451 |
| 38 | Paul | 443 |
| 39 | Patrick | 424 |
| 40 | Stephen | 413 |
| 41 | Sean | 401 |
| 42 | Bryan | 400 |
| 43 | Bradley | 398 |
| 44 | Gregory | 393 |
| 45 | Kenneth | 392 |
| 46 | Zachary | 380 |
| 47 | Chad | 378 |
| 48 | Derek | 345 |
| 49 | Dustin | 326 |
| 50 | Tyler | 298 |