Most popular girls’ names in Minnesota, 1972

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Jennifer	1,489
2	Amy	713
3	Michelle	650
4	Lisa	581
5	Melissa	448
6	Julie	411
7	Angela	405
8	Kimberly	402
9	Nicole	390
10	Heather	362
11	Rebecca	277
12	Kelly	270
13	Stacy	263
13	Stephanie	263
15	Shannon	260
16	Heidi	252
17	Sarah	249
18	Christine	242
19	Lori	225
20	Tammy	221
21	Dawn	218
22	Susan	215
23	Tracy	214
24	Jill	210
25	Mary	206

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Laura	205
27	Jessica	201
27	Tina	201
29	Brenda	193
30	Sara	190
31	Elizabeth	188
32	Jodi	181
33	Andrea	169
34	Kari	165
35	Carrie	161
36	Karen	160
37	Kristin	159
37	Tara	159
39	Rachel	156
40	Wendy	147
41	Tanya	145
42	Denise	142
43	Ann	132
44	Pamela	130
45	Kristine	127
45	Tamara	127
47	Christina	125
48	Michele	124
49	Teresa	123
50	Holly	116
51	Melanie	115
52	Sheila	109
53	Jody	108
53	Patricia	108
55	Debra	107
56	Stacey	103
57	Barbara	101
58	Cynthia	98
58	Kathleen	98
60	Nancy	93
61	Sandra	92
62	Lynn	89
63	Tiffany	88
64	Anne	87
64	Kathryn	87
66	Kristi	86
66	Theresa	86
68	Beth	85
68	Cindy	85
68	Dana	85
71	Kristina	84
72	Gina	83
73	Paula	80
74	Katherine	77
74	Molly	77
76	Renee	76
76	Shelly	76
78	Cheryl	74
78	Jenny	74
78	Tricia	74
81	Linda	71
82	Catherine	70
82	Nichole	70
82	Tonya	70
85	Laurie	69
86	Robin	68
87	Kristen	67
88	April	66
88	Colleen	66
88	Deborah	66
91	Becky	65
91	Karla	65
91	Krista	65
91	Leah	65
95	Bridget	63
96	Erin	62
97	Maria	61
98	Traci	60
99	Deanna	59
99	Diane	59