Most popular girls’ names in Minnesota, 1971

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Jennifer	1,282
2	Amy	793
3	Michelle	734
4	Lisa	678
5	Julie	499
6	Kimberly	482
7	Melissa	476
8	Angela	440
9	Heather	383
10	Kelly	326
11	Shannon	305
12	Tammy	302
13	Lori	288
14	Rebecca	286
15	Christine	281
16	Susan	279
17	Nicole	272
18	Dawn	269
19	Heidi	267
20	Brenda	256
21	Sarah	249
22	Laura	248
23	Tracy	246
24	Mary	240
25	Stephanie	238

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Jodi	237
27	Tina	229
28	Stacy	217
29	Jill	209
30	Wendy	204
31	Sara	198
32	Jessica	195
32	Kristin	195
34	Elizabeth	194
35	Kari	192
36	Karen	177
37	Andrea	176
38	Ann	175
38	Carrie	175
40	Pamela	166
41	Teresa	155
42	Tamara	153
43	Kristine	152
44	Denise	147
45	Debra	144
45	Rachel	144
47	Patricia	142
48	Sandra	137
49	Cynthia	133
50	Theresa	131
51	Nancy	130
52	Cheryl	129
53	Dana	128
53	Paula	128
53	Tara	128
56	Sheila	127
57	Barbara	120
57	Holly	120
59	Jody	116
60	Kathleen	115
60	Melanie	115
62	Christina	113
62	Stacey	113
64	Tanya	112
65	Deborah	110
65	Michele	110
67	Lynn	109
68	Katherine	107
69	Rhonda	105
70	Beth	100
70	Shelly	100
72	Anne	99
73	Laurie	98
73	Linda	98
75	Catherine	96
75	Erin	96
75	Kristi	96
78	Renee	95
79	Kristen	93
80	Gina	92
81	Kathryn	91
82	Colleen	89
82	Jacqueline	89
84	Tricia	88
85	Deanna	87
86	Robin	84
87	Cindy	82
87	Krista	82
89	Karla	81
90	Leslie	79
91	Suzanne	77
92	Jean	76
93	Diane	75
94	Becky	74
95	Jenny	69
95	Stacie	69
97	Shelley	66
98	Kristina	65
98	Margaret	65
100	Tiffany	64