Most popular girls’ names in Minnesota, 1966

Official counts of babies given each name, ranked by NameTides (names with the same count share a rank).

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Lisa	1,142
2	Julie	720
3	Mary	669
4	Michelle	640
5	Susan	623
6	Kimberly	536
7	Jennifer	465
8	Karen	441
8	Lori	441
10	Amy	415
11	Dawn	403
12	Brenda	394
13	Christine	353
14	Nancy	349
15	Kelly	338
16	Jill	321
17	Patricia	320
18	Sandra	302
19	Barbara	297
20	Tammy	292
21	Debra	284
22	Pamela	281
23	Elizabeth	274
24	Ann	272
25	Laura	262

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Wendy	259
27	Deborah	248
28	Linda	241
29	Tracy	238
30	Cynthia	235
31	Michele	228
32	Kathleen	224
33	Diane	217
33	Heidi	217
35	Paula	211
36	Theresa	209
37	Denise	203
37	Kim	203
39	Melissa	197
40	Cheryl	194
40	Teresa	194
42	Rebecca	191
43	Lynn	188
44	Angela	187
45	Jodi	181
46	Beth	174
47	Laurie	173
48	Jane	172
49	Kristin	169
50	Kristine	162
50	Sheila	162
52	Sharon	160
53	Carol	158
53	Cindy	158
55	Colleen	151
56	Donna	149
57	Rhonda	148
58	Stephanie	147
59	Jean	141
59	Renee	141
61	Jacqueline	137
62	Anne	135
62	Kari	135
64	Catherine	134
65	Andrea	132
66	Tamara	130
67	Sarah	129
68	Tina	125
69	Kathryn	122
70	Margaret	121
71	Kristi	120
72	Shelly	118
72	Suzanne	118
74	Connie	116
75	Jody	114
75	Stacy	114
77	Janet	111
78	Kathy	108
79	Robin	106
80	Shannon	102
81	Carrie	98
81	Dana	98
81	Debbie	98
84	Annette	96
84	Katherine	96
86	Joan	94
87	Terri	90
88	Gina	89
89	Holly	88
90	Bonnie	86
91	Peggy	84
92	Becky	82
92	Kristen	82
92	Sara	82
95	Karla	81
96	Shelley	80
97	Carolyn	79
98	Maria	77
98	Shari	77
100	Judy	76