Most popular girls’ names in Minnesota, 1976

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Jennifer	1,272
2	Amy	803
3	Jessica	662
4	Angela	645
5	Sarah	577
6	Melissa	568
7	Heather	510
8	Sara	451
9	Lisa	413
10	Michelle	412
11	Nicole	387
12	Rebecca	333
13	Kelly	318
14	Shannon	307
15	Kimberly	291
16	Stephanie	271
17	Julie	256
17	Laura	256
19	Rachel	253
20	Elizabeth	252
21	Jamie	235
22	Kari	220
23	Carrie	217
24	Heidi	213
25	Erin	212

Rank	Name	Babies
25	Stacy	212
27	Amanda	200
27	Jill	200
29	Andrea	196
30	Christine	179
31	Christina	170
31	Tara	170
33	Dawn	167
34	Mary	156
35	Megan	149
36	Emily	141
36	Jodi	141
38	Lori	136
39	Tanya	135
39	Tracy	135
41	Tammy	131
42	Susan	130
43	Molly	127
43	Tina	127
45	Jaime	126
46	Katherine	123
46	Kristin	123
48	Amber	120
49	Holly	119
50	Anne	116
51	Melanie	113
52	Danielle	108
52	Karen	108
54	Gina	103
55	Anna	100
56	April	97
56	Kathryn	97
58	Tiffany	96
59	Ann	95
60	Kristina	94
61	Leah	93
62	Jenny	92
63	Krista	89
64	Brenda	88
64	Katie	88
66	Stacey	87
67	Wendy	86
68	Dana	82
69	Allison	78
70	Cynthia	76
70	Kristen	76
72	Theresa	74
73	Teresa	73
74	Jody	71
75	Tamara	70
76	Kristi	69
77	Michele	68
77	Nancy	68
79	Gretchen	65
80	Bridget	63
80	Kathleen	63
80	Monica	63
83	Alicia	62
84	Erica	61
85	Denise	60
86	Kristine	58
86	Mandy	58
86	Nichole	58
89	Patricia	57
89	Robin	57
91	Deanna	56
91	Sheila	56
93	Becky	55
94	Beth	54
94	Catherine	54
94	Kara	54
94	Maria	54
94	Renee	54
99	Alison	53
99	Margaret	53
99	Melinda	53