Most popular girls’ names in Minnesota, 1970

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Jennifer	1,152
2	Lisa	867
3	Michelle	829
4	Amy	726
5	Julie	625
6	Kimberly	505
7	Melissa	456
8	Angela	392
9	Susan	390
10	Dawn	372
11	Kelly	369
12	Heather	357
13	Tracy	353
14	Christine	349
15	Mary	344
16	Jill	317
17	Lori	315
18	Tammy	309
19	Shannon	297
20	Laura	278
21	Stephanie	276
22	Wendy	271
23	Heidi	268
24	Jodi	266
25	Karen	262

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Brenda	261
27	Rebecca	252
28	Stacy	251
29	Nicole	244
30	Elizabeth	242
31	Kristin	241
32	Ann	228
33	Pamela	218
34	Sarah	217
34	Tina	217
36	Kari	196
37	Denise	195
38	Michele	185
39	Kristine	182
40	Sandra	175
41	Sara	174
42	Debra	168
43	Nancy	166
44	Teresa	165
45	Tamara	163
46	Cynthia	162
47	Patricia	161
48	Andrea	160
49	Cheryl	156
50	Paula	152
51	Deborah	151
52	Lynn	149
53	Barbara	147
53	Sheila	147
55	Theresa	145
56	Kathleen	141
57	Rachel	139
58	Kristen	127
59	Holly	126
60	Christina	122
61	Carrie	121
61	Katherine	121
61	Linda	121
64	Jessica	119
64	Renee	119
66	Jody	118
67	Kathryn	116
67	Stacey	116
69	Shelly	115
70	Beth	114
71	Anne	111
72	Colleen	108
72	Rhonda	108
72	Tara	108
75	Melanie	105
76	Laurie	103
77	Gina	100
78	Diane	98
79	Deanna	96
80	Catherine	93
81	Robin	92
82	Kim	91
83	Cindy	89
84	Connie	88
85	Suzanne	87
85	Tanya	87
87	Becky	84
87	Kristi	84
89	Kathy	82
90	Dana	81
90	Sharon	81
92	Tracey	80
93	Jacqueline	78
93	Molly	78
95	Carol	77
96	Tricia	76
97	Donna	75
98	Bridget	74
98	Jean	74
100	Kelli	72