Most popular girls’ names in Minnesota, 1990

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Ashley	882
2	Amanda	675
3	Jessica	635
4	Samantha	617
5	Brittany	566
6	Emily	558
7	Megan	518
8	Sarah	504
9	Nicole	462
10	Kayla	452
11	Elizabeth	438
12	Rachel	385
13	Jennifer	380
14	Stephanie	369
15	Kelsey	336
16	Laura	334
17	Alyssa	326
18	Hannah	314
19	Danielle	308
20	Lauren	301
21	Courtney	271
22	Amber	266
23	Anna	255
24	Melissa	249
25	Rebecca	247

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Katherine	231
27	Heather	226
28	Michelle	221
29	Cassandra	218
29	Katie	218
31	Sara	215
32	Kelly	203
33	Alexandra	202
34	Amy	201
35	Molly	192
36	Erin	191
37	Allison	186
38	Brianna	183
39	Andrea	175
40	Angela	173
41	Jenna	172
42	Chelsea	171
43	Lindsey	158
44	Kathryn	157
45	Leah	149
46	Caitlin	143
47	Alicia	141
48	Mary	134
49	Tiffany	133
50	Christina	131
51	Jamie	129
52	Katelyn	128
53	Whitney	117
54	Jordan	116
55	Kimberly	114
56	Taylor	113
57	Abigail	112
58	Natalie	110
59	Paige	108
60	Brittney	107
61	Kristin	105
62	Shannon	104
63	Christine	100
63	Erica	100
65	Breanna	98
65	Meghan	98
67	Kristen	97
67	Kristina	97
69	Lisa	96
70	Brooke	95
71	Lindsay	93
72	Chelsey	92
73	Kirsten	90
74	Bethany	86
74	Kaitlyn	86
74	Victoria	86
77	Emma	81
78	Kathleen	78
79	Kaitlin	77
80	Morgan	76
81	Abby	75
81	Catherine	75
81	Tara	75
84	Heidi	74
85	Marissa	73
86	Holly	72
86	Katrina	72
86	Maria	72
89	Kari	71
89	Margaret	71
91	Crystal	70
91	Dana	70
93	Alison	69
93	Anne	69
95	Julia	67
95	Madeline	67
97	Claire	66
98	Natasha	65
99	April	64
100	Krista	63