Top baby names in Michigan, 1986
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jessica | 2,036 |
| 2 | Ashley | 1,946 |
| 3 | Amanda | 1,782 |
| 4 | Jennifer | 1,338 |
| 5 | Sarah | 1,318 |
| 6 | Nicole | 1,082 |
| 7 | Stephanie | 943 |
| 8 | Heather | 823 |
| 9 | Megan | 767 |
| 10 | Rachel | 748 |
| 11 | Melissa | 713 |
| 12 | Amber | 708 |
| 13 | Elizabeth | 677 |
| 14 | Danielle | 644 |
| 15 | Samantha | 603 |
| 16 | Emily | 579 |
| 17 | Laura | 533 |
| 18 | Sara | 528 |
| 19 | Amy | 526 |
| 19 | Lauren | 526 |
| 21 | Angela | 524 |
| 21 | Kelly | 524 |
| 23 | Tiffany | 508 |
| 24 | Michelle | 503 |
| 25 | Kimberly | 495 |
| 26 | Christina | 494 |
| 27 | Katie | 485 |
| 28 | Brittany | 475 |
| 29 | Rebecca | 463 |
| 30 | Jamie | 452 |
| 31 | Andrea | 440 |
| 32 | Crystal | 436 |
| 33 | Erin | 426 |
| 34 | Katherine | 421 |
| 35 | Lisa | 404 |
| 36 | Courtney | 366 |
| 37 | Erica | 357 |
| 38 | Lindsey | 340 |
| 39 | Lindsay | 318 |
| 40 | Shannon | 316 |
| 41 | Alicia | 315 |
| 42 | Kristen | 308 |
| 43 | Kathryn | 294 |
| 44 | Allison | 293 |
| 45 | Mary | 285 |
| 46 | Whitney | 277 |
| 47 | Kristin | 260 |
| 48 | Krystal | 236 |
| 49 | Julie | 233 |
| 50 | Christine | 224 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 2,555 |
| 2 | Matthew | 1,936 |
| 3 | Christopher | 1,866 |
| 4 | Andrew | 1,584 |
| 5 | David | 1,478 |
| 6 | Joshua | 1,475 |
| 7 | Ryan | 1,428 |
| 8 | Robert | 1,294 |
| 9 | Daniel | 1,267 |
| 10 | Brandon | 1,219 |
| 11 | James | 1,185 |
| 12 | Nicholas | 1,109 |
| 13 | Joseph | 1,104 |
| 14 | Jason | 1,022 |
| 15 | Justin | 1,017 |
| 16 | Kyle | 985 |
| 17 | John | 974 |
| 18 | Eric | 913 |
| 19 | Anthony | 911 |
| 20 | Adam | 896 |
| 21 | Kevin | 864 |
| 22 | Brian | 855 |
| 23 | Steven | 834 |
| 24 | William | 732 |
| 25 | Jonathan | 697 |
| 26 | Thomas | 681 |
| 27 | Timothy | 668 |
| 28 | Aaron | 631 |
| 29 | Jacob | 617 |
| 30 | Mark | 616 |
| 31 | Jeffrey | 608 |
| 32 | Jeremy | 577 |
| 33 | Benjamin | 556 |
| 34 | Scott | 554 |
| 35 | Nathan | 502 |
| 36 | Richard | 493 |
| 37 | Sean | 448 |
| 38 | Zachary | 435 |
| 39 | Stephen | 422 |
| 40 | Paul | 421 |
| 41 | Alexander | 411 |
| 42 | Charles | 407 |
| 43 | Bradley | 406 |
| 44 | Patrick | 402 |
| 45 | Kenneth | 374 |
| 46 | Gregory | 365 |
| 47 | Tyler | 352 |
| 48 | Bryan | 349 |
| 49 | Chad | 344 |
| 50 | Jordan | 327 |