Most popular girls’ names in Minnesota, 1985

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Amanda	893
1	Ashley	893
3	Jennifer	878
4	Jessica	800
5	Nicole	627
6	Sarah	605
7	Laura	513
8	Megan	477
9	Elizabeth	453
10	Emily	445
11	Melissa	424
12	Stephanie	421
13	Heather	415
14	Amy	412
15	Katie	396
16	Rachel	395
17	Sara	357
18	Amber	348
19	Angela	342
20	Rebecca	307
21	Danielle	301
22	Erin	294
23	Andrea	290
23	Jenna	290
25	Kelly	287

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Katherine	276
27	Brittany	265
28	Jamie	255
29	Michelle	248
30	Anna	237
31	Lindsey	232
32	Cassandra	225
33	Samantha	224
34	Lisa	211
35	Christina	208
36	Kimberly	207
37	Kathryn	186
37	Lindsay	186
39	Crystal	182
40	Christine	170
41	Allison	161
42	Molly	153
43	Kristin	151
44	Alicia	146
45	Heidi	145
45	Kelsey	145
47	Mary	144
48	Kristina	142
48	Tara	142
50	Tiffany	140
51	Shannon	139
52	Leah	133
53	Lauren	126
54	Julie	123
54	Kristen	123
56	Stacy	120
57	Erica	119
58	Holly	115
58	Kari	115
60	Kayla	112
61	Meghan	104
62	Alyssa	98
63	Kathleen	97
64	Anne	94
64	Courtney	94
66	Natalie	90
67	Brianna	89
68	Krista	88
69	Alison	87
70	Tracy	84
71	Catherine	79
72	Bethany	78
72	Chelsea	78
74	Hannah	76
74	Jill	76
74	Vanessa	76
77	Krystal	74
77	Nichole	74
79	Carrie	73
79	Maria	73
81	Theresa	72
82	Bridget	70
82	Jacqueline	70
84	Abby	69
85	April	67
85	Brooke	67
87	Tanya	66
88	Ann	65
88	Gina	65
88	Victoria	65
91	Kristine	64
91	Margaret	64
93	Kate	63
94	Karen	62
95	Rachael	61
96	Dana	60
97	Melanie	59
98	Brittney	58
99	Abigail	57
99	Marie	57