Most popular girls’ names in Minnesota, 1983

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Jennifer	1,045
2	Jessica	814
3	Sarah	780
4	Amanda	690
5	Nicole	626
6	Melissa	560
7	Ashley	509
8	Angela	467
9	Amy	461
10	Elizabeth	446
11	Rachel	417
12	Laura	399
13	Emily	396
14	Erin	387
14	Stephanie	387
16	Megan	386
17	Heather	379
18	Rebecca	368
19	Katie	366
20	Kelly	362
21	Sara	358
22	Michelle	321
23	Amber	312
24	Andrea	311
25	Lisa	287

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Katherine	273
27	Jamie	252
28	Crystal	236
29	Kimberly	235
30	Lindsay	220
31	Kathryn	211
32	Christina	203
33	Lindsey	190
34	Anna	187
35	Kristin	186
36	Cassandra	175
37	Shannon	172
38	Molly	170
39	Samantha	165
40	Holly	163
41	Danielle	161
42	Heidi	159
43	Tiffany	158
44	Alicia	156
45	Stacy	155
46	Carrie	148
47	Julie	146
48	Christine	144
49	Tara	143
50	Kayla	141
51	Mary	140
52	Kari	139
53	Leah	137
54	Kristen	131
55	Anne	128
56	Jill	118
56	Natalie	118
58	Kristina	117
59	April	111
60	Meghan	102
61	Allison	99
62	Erica	97
63	Brittany	91
63	Courtney	91
65	Kathleen	84
65	Lauren	84
65	Tracy	84
68	Ann	83
69	Kelsey	81
70	Maria	79
71	Alyssa	77
71	Krista	77
73	Nichole	76
74	Abby	75
74	Hannah	75
76	Catherine	74
77	Alison	73
77	Miranda	73
79	Bethany	72
80	Jacqueline	70
80	Jenna	70
82	Dana	68
82	Karen	68
82	Lacey	68
85	Brianna	66
85	Bridget	66
85	Susan	66
88	Brooke	64
89	Margaret	63
89	Melanie	63
89	Tanya	63
92	Gina	62
93	Kelli	60
93	Theresa	60
93	Victoria	60
96	Kristi	58
96	Marie	58
96	Natasha	58
96	Teresa	58
100	Jodi	57
100	Kristine	57
100	Rachael	57
100	Tina	57