Most popular girls’ names in Minnesota, 1979

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Jennifer	1,239
2	Melissa	856
3	Jessica	823
4	Sarah	726
5	Angela	708
6	Amanda	641
7	Amy	585
8	Nicole	553
9	Kelly	459
10	Heather	395
11	Michelle	392
12	Lisa	368
13	Sara	361
14	Rebecca	349
15	Elizabeth	346
16	Laura	312
17	Andrea	306
18	Stephanie	301
19	Katie	291
20	Erin	289
21	Rachel	275
22	Emily	262
23	Christina	258
24	Kimberly	252
25	Katherine	243

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Heidi	241
27	Megan	237
28	Julie	236
29	Amber	234
30	Jamie	224
31	Jill	222
31	Shannon	222
33	Stacy	211
34	Christine	179
35	Mary	175
36	Carrie	168
37	Kristin	160
37	Molly	160
39	Kathryn	158
40	Tara	156
40	Tracy	156
42	Crystal	154
43	Anne	150
43	Holly	150
45	Kristina	143
46	Anna	139
47	Danielle	131
48	April	130
48	Tiffany	130
50	Kari	129
51	Leah	127
52	Krista	112
53	Tanya	110
54	Tina	107
55	Susan	106
56	Alicia	103
56	Allison	103
56	Erica	103
59	Dawn	102
60	Nichole	101
61	Lori	98
62	Ann	96
62	Karen	96
64	Beth	94
65	Mindy	93
66	Kristi	92
67	Gina	87
67	Jodi	87
67	Tammy	87
70	Jenny	86
71	Dana	85
72	Theresa	84
73	Lindsay	83
73	Melanie	83
75	Kristine	80
75	Maria	80
77	Alison	78
77	Kathleen	78
79	Catherine	76
80	Melinda	74
81	Jaime	73
82	Lindsey	71
82	Natalie	71
84	Meghan	70
84	Stacey	70
84	Wendy	70
87	Jaclyn	69
87	Samantha	69
89	Jacqueline	67
90	Renee	65
90	Vanessa	65
92	Kristy	64
93	Courtney	63
93	Kristen	63
95	Erika	62
96	Brenda	61
96	Gretchen	61
96	Janelle	61
96	Leslie	61
96	Patricia	61
96	Teresa	61