Top baby names in Michigan, 1988
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ashley | 2,110 |
| 2 | Jessica | 1,906 |
| 3 | Amanda | 1,682 |
| 4 | Sarah | 1,212 |
| 5 | Nicole | 983 |
| 6 | Jennifer | 960 |
| 7 | Stephanie | 941 |
| 8 | Samantha | 836 |
| 9 | Brittany | 819 |
| 10 | Danielle | 817 |
| 11 | Megan | 766 |
| 12 | Elizabeth | 745 |
| 13 | Amber | 740 |
| 14 | Emily | 721 |
| 15 | Heather | 692 |
| 16 | Rachel | 691 |
| 17 | Tiffany | 648 |
| 18 | Lauren | 646 |
| 19 | Melissa | 597 |
| 20 | Michelle | 562 |
| 21 | Chelsea | 498 |
| 22 | Sara | 471 |
| 23 | Rebecca | 466 |
| 24 | Courtney | 457 |
| 25 | Laura | 442 |
| 26 | Kayla | 420 |
| 27 | Katie | 397 |
| 28 | Katherine | 395 |
| 29 | Amy | 394 |
| 29 | Andrea | 394 |
| 31 | Christina | 389 |
| 32 | Erica | 383 |
| 33 | Kelly | 373 |
| 34 | Angela | 369 |
| 35 | Lisa | 366 |
| 36 | Crystal | 346 |
| 37 | Erin | 344 |
| 38 | Kristen | 334 |
| 39 | Kimberly | 329 |
| 40 | Alicia | 327 |
| 41 | Jamie | 305 |
| 42 | Caitlin | 291 |
| 43 | Mary | 285 |
| 44 | Alyssa | 284 |
| 44 | Lindsay | 284 |
| 46 | Lindsey | 274 |
| 47 | Shannon | 273 |
| 48 | Allison | 261 |
| 49 | Kristin | 259 |
| 50 | Kathryn | 241 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 2,493 |
| 2 | Matthew | 1,877 |
| 3 | Christopher | 1,776 |
| 4 | Joshua | 1,665 |
| 5 | Andrew | 1,613 |
| 6 | Justin | 1,397 |
| 7 | David | 1,378 |
| 8 | Ryan | 1,284 |
| 9 | Robert | 1,214 |
| 10 | Daniel | 1,197 |
| 11 | Nicholas | 1,181 |
| 12 | James | 1,162 |
| 13 | Joseph | 1,059 |
| 14 | Brandon | 1,056 |
| 15 | Kyle | 1,013 |
| 16 | John | 964 |
| 17 | Eric | 910 |
| 18 | Anthony | 859 |
| 19 | Kevin | 805 |
| 20 | Adam | 793 |
| 21 | Steven | 782 |
| 22 | Brian | 765 |
| 23 | William | 751 |
| 24 | Jacob | 708 |
| 25 | Jason | 704 |
| 26 | Aaron | 703 |
| 27 | Timothy | 689 |
| 28 | Benjamin | 677 |
| 29 | Thomas | 669 |
| 30 | Jonathan | 648 |
| 31 | Zachary | 643 |
| 32 | Jeffrey | 559 |
| 33 | Alexander | 511 |
| 34 | Mark | 502 |
| 35 | Scott | 498 |
| 36 | Jeremy | 486 |
| 37 | Nathan | 465 |
| 38 | Richard | 449 |
| 39 | Tyler | 440 |
| 40 | Travis | 435 |
| 41 | Bradley | 421 |
| 42 | Patrick | 418 |
| 43 | Stephen | 417 |
| 44 | Sean | 407 |
| 45 | Jordan | 396 |
| 46 | Derek | 394 |
| 47 | Paul | 392 |
| 48 | Charles | 391 |
| 49 | Kenneth | 355 |
| 50 | Cody | 340 |