Most popular girls’ names in Minnesota, 1980

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Jennifer	1,146
2	Jessica	907
3	Sarah	865
4	Melissa	785
5	Amanda	782
6	Angela	590
7	Amy	566
8	Nicole	564
9	Elizabeth	480
10	Sara	451
11	Michelle	408
12	Heather	399
13	Kelly	396
14	Rebecca	388
15	Stephanie	387
16	Lisa	375
17	Erin	366
18	Katie	333
19	Laura	310
20	Emily	304
21	Andrea	285
21	Rachel	285
23	Amber	280
24	Kimberly	268
25	Katherine	261

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Jamie	257
27	Megan	250
28	Heidi	240
29	Christina	236
30	Shannon	211
31	Julie	206
31	Kristin	206
33	Tiffany	202
34	Jill	200
35	Kathryn	197
36	Stacy	190
37	Crystal	189
38	Mary	178
39	Anna	175
40	Molly	168
41	Carrie	167
42	Danielle	165
43	Holly	154
44	Leah	150
45	Anne	148
46	Christine	145
47	Kari	144
47	Tara	144
49	April	141
50	Kristina	140
51	Tracy	133
52	Kristen	128
53	Alicia	124
54	Beth	121
55	Lindsay	119
56	Ann	118
57	Brooke	105
58	Krista	103
59	Erica	102
60	Nichole	101
61	Karen	100
61	Tanya	100
63	Lindsey	99
64	Allison	98
65	Tina	97
66	Gina	91
67	Susan	90
68	Jodi	89
68	Kristi	89
68	Melanie	89
71	Natalie	88
72	Kathleen	86
73	Alison	84
74	Dawn	82
74	Kristine	82
74	Maria	82
77	Theresa	80
78	Catherine	79
79	Jenny	78
80	Dana	76
80	Meghan	76
82	Wendy	74
83	Jaime	70
84	Lori	69
84	Teresa	69
86	Bethany	68
86	Bridget	68
86	Jacqueline	68
86	Samantha	68
90	Courtney	67
91	Mindy	66
91	Stacey	66
93	Melinda	65
94	Tammy	63
95	Alyssa	62
96	Pamela	61
96	Tamara	61
98	Rachael	59
99	Cassandra	58
99	Monica	58
99	Trisha	58