Most popular girls’ names in Minnesota, 1996

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Emily	542
2	Samantha	469
3	Hannah	449
4	Ashley	404
5	Megan	402
6	Sarah	375
7	Rachel	374
8	Elizabeth	370
9	Taylor	353
10	Jessica	321
11	Anna	294
12	Madison	293
13	Amanda	273
14	Kayla	272
15	Nicole	267
16	Alexis	266
17	Abigail	258
18	Madeline	230
19	Alexandra	225
20	Emma	221
21	Katherine	213
22	Lauren	207
23	Allison	201
24	Alyssa	200
25	Courtney	195

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Brianna	187
27	Danielle	185
28	Rebecca	184
29	Paige	180
30	Sydney	178
31	Olivia	176
32	Amber	170
33	Jennifer	167
34	Morgan	164
35	Kelsey	161
36	Brittany	159
37	Haley	155
38	Shelby	151
39	Katelyn	150
40	Mackenzie	146
40	Mariah	146
42	Grace	145
43	Kaitlyn	144
44	Laura	143
44	Stephanie	143
46	Natalie	139
47	Brooke	137
48	Jenna	134
49	Erin	133
50	Marissa	130
51	Molly	129
52	Julia	122
53	Bailey	118
53	Jordan	118
55	Mary	116
56	Hailey	115
57	Miranda	113
57	Sara	113
59	Maria	111
60	Leah	109
61	Amy	107
62	Cassandra	104
62	Claire	104
64	Victoria	101
65	Gabrielle	95
65	Kendra	95
65	Margaret	95
68	Breanna	94
68	Sophia	94
70	Kathryn	92
71	Kaitlin	89
72	Alicia	87
72	Andrea	87
72	Caitlin	87
72	Katie	87
76	Jasmine	85
77	Kelly	81
78	Heather	80
78	Lindsey	80
78	Michelle	80
81	Kaylee	79
82	Melissa	78
83	Angela	76
83	Chloe	76
85	Abby	74
86	Meghan	72
87	Savannah	71
88	Mikayla	70
89	Sabrina	68
90	Alexa	67
90	Ellen	67
90	Jamie	67
90	Mckenzie	67
94	Michaela	66
94	Sierra	66
96	Carly	65
96	Chelsea	65
98	Shannon	62
99	Lydia	60
99	Rachael	60