Most popular girls’ names in Minnesota, 1981

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Jennifer	1,159
2	Jessica	977
3	Sarah	864
4	Amanda	746
5	Melissa	661
6	Nicole	582
7	Angela	548
8	Amy	532
9	Rebecca	458
10	Elizabeth	446
11	Sara	424
12	Heather	403
13	Emily	389
14	Katie	384
15	Andrea	358
16	Lisa	350
17	Michelle	346
18	Amber	343
19	Kelly	340
19	Laura	340
21	Stephanie	337
22	Erin	331
23	Rachel	329
24	Kristin	268
25	Kimberly	253

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Megan	245
27	Katherine	239
28	Jamie	236
29	Heidi	215
30	Christina	209
30	Tiffany	209
32	Julie	207
33	Kathryn	206
34	Crystal	200
35	Shannon	191
36	Danielle	190
37	Anna	185
38	Leah	174
39	Mary	172
40	Molly	165
41	Jill	163
42	Anne	158
43	Lindsay	150
44	Kari	148
45	Tara	145
46	Alicia	144
46	Kristen	144
48	April	143
48	Kristina	143
50	Lindsey	139
51	Stacy	137
52	Christine	128
53	Carrie	123
53	Tanya	123
55	Tracy	119
56	Holly	116
57	Brooke	114
58	Allison	110
59	Ann	104
60	Erica	99
60	Krista	99
60	Melanie	99
63	Dana	96
64	Samantha	92
65	Natalie	89
66	Courtney	87
66	Karen	87
68	Susan	86
69	Dawn	83
69	Theresa	83
71	Alison	82
72	Kathleen	81
73	Bridget	80
73	Jacqueline	80
75	Nichole	79
75	Tina	79
77	Maria	78
78	Ashley	75
78	Cassandra	75
78	Gina	75
81	Jenny	74
82	Catherine	72
82	Meghan	72
84	Teresa	70
85	Bethany	69
86	Beth	66
86	Kristine	66
86	Lori	66
89	Kristi	65
90	Jenna	64
91	Alyssa	63
91	Jessie	63
93	Kara	59
94	Brenda	58
94	Marie	58
94	Miranda	58
97	Gretchen	57
97	Lauren	57
97	Pamela	57
97	Patricia	57
97	Sandra	57
97	Stacey	57
97	Vanessa	57
97	Wendy	57