Most popular girls’ names in Minnesota, 1982

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Jennifer	1,122
2	Jessica	1,003
3	Sarah	894
4	Amanda	759
5	Melissa	612
6	Nicole	579
7	Angela	507
8	Amy	496
9	Elizabeth	448
10	Emily	430
11	Sara	413
12	Rachel	403
13	Rebecca	401
14	Stephanie	399
15	Erin	396
16	Katie	381
17	Kelly	372
18	Amber	365
18	Laura	365
20	Heather	353
21	Michelle	347
22	Andrea	308
22	Lisa	308
24	Crystal	282
25	Kristin	261

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Katherine	258
27	Jamie	256
28	Megan	253
29	Lindsay	244
30	Kimberly	237
31	Lindsey	233
32	Mary	224
33	Christina	221
34	Heidi	210
35	Anna	204
36	Kathryn	194
37	Julie	192
38	Tiffany	186
39	Cassandra	179
40	Molly	177
41	Shannon	174
42	Danielle	173
43	Kari	166
44	Tara	154
45	April	150
45	Holly	150
45	Leah	150
48	Kristen	147
49	Christine	145
50	Samantha	140
51	Jill	139
52	Ashley	138
53	Anne	135
53	Stacy	135
55	Kristina	127
56	Alicia	126
57	Carrie	117
58	Erica	116
59	Allison	111
60	Courtney	97
61	Ann	95
62	Natalie	90
63	Maria	88
64	Theresa	86
65	Bethany	85
66	Beth	82
66	Kathleen	82
66	Susan	82
69	Melanie	81
70	Abby	80
70	Tanya	80
72	Catherine	79
72	Krista	79
74	Kayla	78
75	Jacqueline	77
76	Patricia	76
77	Nichole	75
78	Dana	74
79	Karen	73
80	Lauren	72
81	Alison	71
82	Tracy	70
83	Cassie	69
83	Gina	69
83	Kara	69
83	Meghan	69
87	Jodi	68
87	Valerie	68
89	Tina	67
90	Natasha	65
91	Bridget	63
91	Rachael	63
93	Renee	62
94	Brittany	61
94	Dawn	61
94	Katrina	61
94	Kelli	61
94	Vanessa	61
99	Krystal	60
100	Jillian	59