Most popular girls’ names in Minnesota, 1973

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Jennifer	1,372
2	Amy	769
3	Michelle	597
4	Heather	495
4	Lisa	495
6	Melissa	451
7	Angela	381
8	Nicole	379
9	Julie	365
10	Kimberly	356
11	Sarah	313
12	Rebecca	310
13	Stephanie	293
14	Kelly	254
15	Heidi	249
16	Jessica	246
17	Christine	234
18	Shannon	232
19	Tammy	217
19	Tracy	217
21	Dawn	210
22	Elizabeth	205
22	Stacy	205
24	Sara	203
25	Andrea	196

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Lori	186
27	Mary	183
28	Tina	172
29	Brenda	171
29	Jill	171
29	Susan	171
32	Carrie	168
32	Tara	168
34	Jodi	167
35	Kari	164
35	Tanya	164
37	Laura	156
38	Rachel	147
39	Karen	143
40	Wendy	136
41	Ann	131
42	Melanie	130
43	Kristin	126
44	Christina	117
45	Holly	115
46	Kristine	111
47	Denise	109
48	Sheila	107
49	Pamela	101
50	Jody	97
51	Renee	94
52	Katherine	93
53	Theresa	92
54	Debra	90
55	Kristen	88
55	Stacey	88
55	Teresa	88
58	Dana	86
59	Anne	85
59	Erin	85
59	Paula	85
59	Tamara	85
63	Molly	84
64	April	83
64	Danielle	83
66	Leah	82
66	Nancy	82
66	Patricia	82
69	Catherine	81
70	Gina	80
71	Kathleen	78
71	Kathryn	78
73	Michele	77
73	Sandra	77
75	Cheryl	76
75	Cynthia	76
77	Krista	75
77	Linda	75
79	Deborah	73
79	Tricia	73
81	Shelly	72
82	Lynn	70
83	Beth	69
83	Emily	69
85	Barbara	68
86	Bridget	67
87	Tonya	65
88	Anna	63
88	Colleen	63
88	Kristi	63
91	Amanda	62
91	Jenny	62
91	Laurie	62
94	Kristina	61
94	Tiffany	61
96	Becky	59
97	Jacqueline	58
98	Deanna	55
98	Margaret	55
98	Nichole	55