Most popular girls’ names in Minnesota, 1968

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Lisa	1,111
2	Michelle	797
3	Jennifer	737
4	Julie	625
5	Kimberly	520
6	Susan	516
7	Amy	513
8	Mary	443
9	Kelly	429
10	Christine	422
11	Lori	396
12	Dawn	361
13	Melissa	345
14	Karen	343
15	Tammy	339
16	Laura	334
17	Brenda	331
18	Jill	287
19	Angela	284
20	Jodi	249
21	Tracy	248
22	Ann	244
23	Wendy	239
24	Pamela	238
25	Kristin	237

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Elizabeth	229
27	Nancy	227
27	Patricia	227
29	Rebecca	223
30	Michele	218
31	Barbara	215
31	Heidi	215
33	Debra	210
34	Paula	209
35	Stephanie	207
36	Kristine	203
36	Sandra	203
38	Kathleen	196
39	Kari	192
40	Teresa	191
41	Deborah	188
42	Lynn	186
43	Cheryl	176
43	Denise	176
45	Stacy	175
46	Cynthia	174
47	Linda	171
47	Tina	171
49	Sarah	165
50	Theresa	155
51	Beth	154
52	Andrea	153
53	Anne	149
53	Shannon	149
55	Sheila	142
56	Diane	138
56	Heather	138
58	Tamara	137
59	Sara	124
59	Sharon	124
61	Colleen	123
62	Renee	121
63	Jody	120
64	Kim	118
65	Catherine	116
65	Cindy	116
65	Stacey	116
68	Laurie	115
69	Shelly	112
70	Jane	109
71	Carol	108
71	Kathryn	108
73	Carrie	107
74	Jacqueline	104
75	Christina	103
76	Rhonda	102
77	Donna	100
78	Jean	99
79	Katherine	98
80	Suzanne	96
81	Rachel	94
82	Kristi	91
82	Terri	91
84	Connie	90
85	Robin	87
86	Gina	85
87	Vicki	84
88	Sherry	83
89	Kristen	80
89	Margaret	80
91	Janet	79
91	Karla	79
93	Leslie	75
94	Dana	72
95	Deanna	71
96	Carolyn	70
96	Maria	70
98	Bonnie	69
98	Holly	69
100	Leah	68
100	Shelley	68
100	Sheri	68