Most popular girls’ names in Minnesota, 1974

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Jennifer	1,386
2	Amy	836
3	Heather	606
4	Michelle	553
5	Angela	504
6	Melissa	473
7	Lisa	421
8	Sarah	416
9	Nicole	397
10	Jessica	394
11	Kimberly	354
12	Rebecca	334
13	Kelly	292
14	Sara	288
15	Stephanie	286
16	Julie	280
17	Heidi	260
18	Shannon	235
19	Christine	227
20	Stacy	213
21	Dawn	205
22	Jill	197
23	Elizabeth	193
24	Tina	190
24	Tracy	190

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Rachel	187
27	Tanya	184
28	Mary	182
29	Laura	178
30	Jodi	177
31	Andrea	174
32	Tara	172
33	Kari	167
34	Carrie	162
34	Lori	162
36	Brenda	157
36	Tammy	157
38	Christina	156
39	Kristin	152
40	Susan	145
41	Ann	137
42	Erin	133
43	Holly	126
44	Karen	118
45	Michele	114
46	Melanie	112
47	Molly	111
48	Katherine	110
49	Kristine	107
50	Kristen	106
51	Teresa	105
52	Anne	101
53	Wendy	100
54	April	97
54	Denise	97
56	Tamara	93
56	Theresa	93
58	Stacey	92
59	Danielle	90
60	Emily	89
61	Kathryn	87
62	Amanda	85
63	Anna	83
64	Catherine	80
64	Dana	80
64	Megan	80
67	Kara	79
67	Pamela	79
67	Tonya	79
70	Beth	77
70	Jody	77
70	Tiffany	77
73	Jenny	76
73	Kathleen	76
75	Leah	75
76	Krista	74
77	Jolene	72
77	Nancy	72
77	Patricia	72
77	Sheila	72
81	Allison	70
81	Kristina	70
83	Gina	68
83	Jacqueline	68
85	Cheryl	67
85	Shelly	67
87	Kristi	66
88	Renee	65
89	Amber	64
90	Bridget	63
91	Barbara	62
91	Deborah	62
93	Debra	61
93	Suzanne	61
95	Becky	60
96	Maria	59
96	Paula	59
98	Cynthia	58
98	Deanna	58
100	Gretchen	57