Top baby names in Michigan, 1997
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Emily | 1,074 |
| 2 | Hannah | 858 |
| 3 | Samantha | 797 |
| 4 | Sarah | 787 |
| 5 | Taylor | 781 |
| 6 | Ashley | 733 |
| 7 | Jessica | 695 |
| 8 | Alexis | 694 |
| 9 | Rachel | 646 |
| 10 | Madison | 612 |
| 11 | Megan | 588 |
| 12 | Kayla | 575 |
| 13 | Alyssa | 540 |
| 14 | Lauren | 536 |
| 15 | Elizabeth | 512 |
| 16 | Brianna | 449 |
| 17 | Nicole | 441 |
| 18 | Olivia | 439 |
| 19 | Amanda | 437 |
| 20 | Morgan | 421 |
| 21 | Brittany | 419 |
| 22 | Abigail | 374 |
| 23 | Sydney | 372 |
| 24 | Amber | 352 |
| 25 | Rebecca | 346 |
| 26 | Courtney | 344 |
| 27 | Anna | 342 |
| 28 | Allison | 338 |
| 29 | Brooke | 336 |
| 30 | Paige | 319 |
| 31 | Emma | 309 |
| 32 | Haley | 306 |
| 33 | Danielle | 298 |
| 34 | Victoria | 295 |
| 35 | Katherine | 290 |
| 36 | Shelby | 289 |
| 37 | Alexandra | 284 |
| 38 | Mackenzie | 282 |
| 39 | Kelsey | 277 |
| 40 | Gabrielle | 276 |
| 41 | Kaitlyn | 266 |
| 42 | Stephanie | 262 |
| 43 | Jennifer | 259 |
| 44 | Jordan | 252 |
| 45 | Jasmine | 249 |
| 46 | Julia | 241 |
| 47 | Chelsea | 240 |
| 48 | Jenna | 239 |
| 48 | Savannah | 239 |
| 48 | Sierra | 239 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jacob | 1,752 |
| 2 | Michael | 1,374 |
| 3 | Austin | 1,226 |
| 4 | Tyler | 1,178 |
| 5 | Nicholas | 1,101 |
| 6 | Joshua | 1,040 |
| 7 | Andrew | 1,030 |
| 8 | Matthew | 1,018 |
| 9 | Brandon | 973 |
| 10 | Zachary | 930 |
| 11 | Joseph | 873 |
| 12 | Kyle | 827 |
| 13 | Christopher | 806 |
| 14 | Ryan | 794 |
| 15 | Alexander | 720 |
| 16 | Justin | 708 |
| 17 | Anthony | 668 |
| 18 | David | 665 |
| 19 | James | 659 |
| 20 | Daniel | 650 |
| 21 | John | 606 |
| 22 | Robert | 585 |
| 23 | Jordan | 576 |
| 24 | William | 515 |
| 25 | Benjamin | 512 |
| 26 | Nathan | 482 |
| 27 | Brendan | 477 |
| 28 | Aaron | 470 |
| 29 | Dylan | 456 |
| 30 | Thomas | 447 |
| 31 | Noah | 446 |
| 32 | Christian | 416 |
| 33 | Adam | 402 |
| 34 | Cody | 400 |
| 35 | Jonathan | 397 |
| 36 | Samuel | 395 |
| 37 | Logan | 366 |
| 38 | Eric | 362 |
| 39 | Kevin | 360 |
| 40 | Cameron | 352 |
| 41 | Hunter | 347 |
| 42 | Devin | 337 |
| 42 | Trevor | 337 |
| 44 | Steven | 334 |
| 45 | Caleb | 322 |
| 46 | Jared | 314 |
| 47 | Mitchell | 307 |
| 48 | Ethan | 300 |
| 49 | Alex | 297 |
| 50 | Timothy | 296 |