Most popular girls’ names in Minnesota, 1984

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Jennifer	1,052
2	Amanda	822
2	Jessica	822
4	Sarah	716
5	Ashley	691
6	Nicole	642
7	Melissa	505
8	Emily	467
9	Elizabeth	450
10	Amy	447
11	Megan	414
12	Laura	411
13	Stephanie	409
14	Rachel	406
15	Heather	386
16	Katie	377
17	Angela	370
18	Kelly	357
19	Amber	349
20	Erin	339
21	Rebecca	332
22	Michelle	306
23	Sara	304
24	Danielle	284
25	Katherine	281

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Andrea	266
27	Lindsey	250
28	Jenna	232
29	Lisa	231
30	Lindsay	220
31	Crystal	213
32	Jamie	207
33	Anna	203
34	Cassandra	201
35	Kathryn	195
36	Christina	194
37	Kimberly	193
38	Tiffany	191
39	Samantha	184
40	Alicia	168
41	Kristin	164
42	Christine	156
43	Leah	155
44	Heidi	153
45	Mary	149
46	Molly	144
47	Holly	136
48	Shannon	135
49	Brittany	133
50	Allison	129
51	Kristen	124
51	Stacy	124
51	Tara	124
54	Kristina	120
55	Meghan	119
56	Erica	118
57	Lauren	115
58	Kari	114
59	Jill	111
59	Kelsey	111
61	Julie	110
62	Chelsea	108
63	Anne	107
64	Courtney	106
65	Kayla	103
66	Natalie	102
67	Brianna	100
67	Carrie	100
69	Catherine	99
70	April	98
70	Maria	98
72	Jacqueline	92
73	Krista	91
74	Gina	87
75	Bethany	86
76	Nichole	85
77	Tracy	82
78	Alison	80
79	Bridget	79
80	Ann	78
80	Vanessa	78
82	Hannah	77
83	Brooke	73
83	Tanya	73
85	Kathleen	72
86	Theresa	71
87	Dana	70
88	Margaret	67
89	Abby	65
89	Kristi	65
89	Miranda	65
92	Melanie	64
92	Susan	64
94	Alexandra	62
94	Karen	62
96	Alyssa	61
96	Natasha	61
98	Patricia	59
99	Kristine	58
100	Katrina	57