Most popular girls’ names in Minnesota, 1978

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Jennifer	1,247
2	Jessica	783
2	Sarah	783
4	Melissa	724
5	Angela	657
6	Amy	603
7	Nicole	546
8	Kelly	476
9	Heather	420
10	Lisa	415
10	Sara	415
12	Michelle	401
13	Rebecca	376
14	Elizabeth	343
15	Amanda	310
15	Erin	310
17	Christina	300
18	Laura	287
19	Andrea	276
19	Jill	276
21	Stephanie	275
22	Julie	253
23	Rachel	247
24	Kimberly	235
25	Katie	229

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Katherine	226
27	Shannon	222
28	Emily	218
29	Jamie	215
30	Stacy	192
31	Amber	191
32	Christine	189
33	Heidi	186
34	Kari	179
35	Carrie	178
36	Kathryn	177
37	Molly	172
38	Megan	169
39	Mary	150
40	Kristina	149
41	Tracy	141
42	Kristin	140
43	Tina	139
44	Danielle	137
45	Crystal	136
46	Tara	131
47	Holly	127
48	Erica	121
49	Dawn	120
50	Melanie	117
51	Anne	116
52	Tanya	113
53	Anna	111
54	Jodi	109
54	Leah	109
56	Susan	108
57	Karen	107
58	April	106
59	Beth	104
60	Alicia	97
61	Tiffany	95
62	Kristi	94
63	Ann	93
63	Stacey	93
65	Gina	89
65	Nichole	89
67	Lori	85
68	Allison	84
68	Kathleen	84
68	Kristen	84
68	Kristine	84
68	Theresa	84
73	Lindsay	79
74	Natalie	77
75	Dana	74
76	Brenda	73
76	Kara	73
78	Jenny	72
78	Tammy	72
80	Jody	71
80	Krista	71
80	Kristy	71
80	Wendy	71
84	Catherine	70
85	Jaime	69
86	Mandy	67
87	Maria	66
87	Michele	66
89	Trisha	64
90	Teresa	62
91	Melinda	61
92	Jacqueline	59
93	Kelli	58
94	Alison	57
94	Janelle	57
94	Marie	57
97	Bridget	56
98	Jaclyn	54
99	Debra	53
100	Samantha	52