Top baby names in Michigan, 1987
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ashley | 2,316 |
| 2 | Jessica | 2,221 |
| 3 | Amanda | 1,835 |
| 4 | Jennifer | 1,225 |
| 5 | Sarah | 1,224 |
| 6 | Nicole | 1,048 |
| 7 | Stephanie | 894 |
| 8 | Heather | 828 |
| 9 | Danielle | 818 |
| 10 | Megan | 788 |
| 11 | Amber | 761 |
| 12 | Melissa | 749 |
| 13 | Rachel | 744 |
| 14 | Samantha | 733 |
| 15 | Elizabeth | 699 |
| 16 | Emily | 673 |
| 17 | Brittany | 661 |
| 18 | Lauren | 575 |
| 19 | Tiffany | 522 |
| 20 | Michelle | 519 |
| 21 | Rebecca | 502 |
| 22 | Katie | 482 |
| 23 | Laura | 481 |
| 24 | Amy | 477 |
| 25 | Christina | 458 |
| 26 | Angela | 451 |
| 27 | Andrea | 445 |
| 28 | Sara | 428 |
| 29 | Kelly | 422 |
| 30 | Kimberly | 414 |
| 31 | Katherine | 397 |
| 32 | Erica | 387 |
| 33 | Crystal | 384 |
| 34 | Erin | 380 |
| 35 | Lindsay | 358 |
| 36 | Chelsea | 355 |
| 36 | Lisa | 355 |
| 38 | Jamie | 351 |
| 39 | Kayla | 334 |
| 40 | Courtney | 320 |
| 41 | Alicia | 310 |
| 42 | Lindsey | 305 |
| 43 | Mary | 287 |
| 44 | Shannon | 274 |
| 45 | Allison | 269 |
| 46 | Kristen | 252 |
| 47 | Kathryn | 240 |
| 48 | Whitney | 234 |
| 49 | Kristina | 227 |
| 50 | Christine | 221 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 2,513 |
| 2 | Matthew | 1,919 |
| 3 | Christopher | 1,795 |
| 4 | Andrew | 1,597 |
| 5 | Joshua | 1,575 |
| 6 | David | 1,456 |
| 7 | Ryan | 1,394 |
| 8 | James | 1,214 |
| 9 | Justin | 1,201 |
| 10 | Nicholas | 1,197 |
| 11 | Daniel | 1,196 |
| 12 | Robert | 1,168 |
| 13 | Joseph | 1,149 |
| 14 | Brandon | 1,096 |
| 15 | Kyle | 1,022 |
| 16 | Anthony | 975 |
| 17 | Eric | 928 |
| 18 | John | 919 |
| 19 | Kevin | 852 |
| 20 | Brian | 826 |
| 21 | Steven | 825 |
| 22 | Adam | 800 |
| 23 | Jason | 797 |
| 24 | William | 762 |
| 25 | Timothy | 727 |
| 26 | Thomas | 724 |
| 27 | Jacob | 663 |
| 28 | Benjamin | 652 |
| 29 | Jonathan | 638 |
| 30 | Aaron | 589 |
| 31 | Jeffrey | 581 |
| 31 | Scott | 581 |
| 33 | Mark | 579 |
| 34 | Jeremy | 577 |
| 35 | Nathan | 485 |
| 36 | Richard | 471 |
| 37 | Zachary | 466 |
| 38 | Alexander | 464 |
| 39 | Paul | 448 |
| 40 | Charles | 434 |
| 41 | Bradley | 427 |
| 42 | Kenneth | 403 |
| 43 | Stephen | 402 |
| 44 | Patrick | 396 |
| 45 | Travis | 384 |
| 46 | Tyler | 379 |
| 47 | Sean | 377 |
| 48 | Jordan | 371 |
| 49 | Derek | 358 |
| 50 | Gregory | 353 |