Most popular girls’ names in Minnesota, 1986

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Ashley	949
2	Amanda	902
3	Jessica	852
4	Sarah	687
5	Jennifer	665
6	Nicole	635
7	Emily	471
8	Megan	448
9	Elizabeth	410
10	Stephanie	407
11	Laura	396
12	Katie	374
13	Rachel	372
14	Amber	362
14	Amy	362
16	Heather	328
17	Sara	319
18	Brittany	318
19	Melissa	312
20	Angela	299
21	Kelly	292
22	Samantha	284
23	Rebecca	281
24	Jenna	261
25	Katherine	257

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Danielle	255
27	Andrea	246
28	Michelle	227
29	Jamie	224
30	Erin	212
31	Cassandra	207
32	Kayla	197
33	Anna	195
34	Allison	191
35	Kelsey	186
36	Kimberly	185
37	Lindsey	181
38	Christina	174
39	Lindsay	172
40	Kathryn	171
41	Lisa	168
42	Mary	160
43	Molly	159
44	Alicia	156
45	Kristin	155
46	Shannon	150
47	Tiffany	148
48	Lauren	145
49	Christine	138
50	Leah	133
51	Heidi	127
51	Kristen	127
53	Krista	125
54	Crystal	124
54	Hannah	124
56	Courtney	123
57	Brianna	122
58	Holly	121
59	Alyssa	116
60	Whitney	115
61	Erica	113
61	Kristina	113
63	Natalie	104
64	Alison	100
65	Julie	95
65	Vanessa	95
67	Tara	94
68	Kari	93
69	Meghan	89
70	Jill	87
71	Stacy	86
72	Caitlin	84
73	Chelsea	81
74	Bethany	79
75	Alexandra	77
76	Catherine	76
76	Rachael	76
78	Jacqueline	75
79	Anne	73
80	Tracy	71
81	Kristine	70
82	April	68
83	Bridget	67
83	Mallory	67
85	Maria	66
85	Nichole	66
87	Dana	65
87	Gina	65
89	Kara	63
89	Natasha	63
91	Miranda	62
92	Kathleen	61
93	Abby	60
93	Marie	60
95	Julia	59
96	Brooke	58
96	Katrina	58
96	Margaret	58
96	Victoria	58
100	Brittney	56
100	Carrie	56
100	Kate	56