Most popular girls’ names in Minnesota, 2000

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

Rank	Name	Babies
1	Emily	559
2	Hannah	484
3	Grace	429
4	Emma	412
5	Elizabeth	373
6	Samantha	356
7	Madison	353
8	Anna	347
9	Megan	338
10	Lauren	312
11	Abigail	311
11	Olivia	311
13	Alexis	295
14	Ashley	285
15	Sarah	282
16	Rachel	277
17	Sydney	275
18	Taylor	270
19	Jessica	228
20	Morgan	226
21	Madeline	205
22	Kayla	194
23	Kaitlyn	192
24	Sophia	191
25	Alyssa	188

Rank	Name	Babies
26	Julia	187
27	Nicole	181
28	Brianna	178
29	Allison	175
30	Amanda	173
31	Mackenzie	170
32	Paige	169
33	Alexandra	168
34	Hailey	165
35	Haley	163
36	Chloe	158
36	Katherine	158
38	Natalie	151
39	Katelyn	146
40	Claire	144
41	Jenna	135
42	Victoria	130
43	Courtney	126
43	Erin	126
45	Isabella	125
46	Jennifer	124
46	Maria	124
48	Brooke	122
49	Gabrielle	118
50	Rebecca	117
51	Danielle	115
51	Molly	115
53	Bailey	106
54	Jasmine	102
55	Savannah	101
56	Amber	98
57	Faith	90
58	Kaylee	89
59	Mary	88
59	Sierra	88
61	Laura	87
61	Mariah	87
63	Kathryn	86
63	Lily	86
65	Stephanie	85
66	Autumn	83
66	Isabel	83
66	Jordan	83
66	Kylie	83
70	Isabelle	82
71	Cassandra	81
71	Madelyn	81
73	Lydia	80
74	Caitlin	79
75	Lindsey	78
76	Ellie	77
77	Shelby	74
78	Destiny	73
78	Leah	73
80	Katie	71
81	Amy	70
81	Breanna	70
81	Michelle	70
81	Sara	70
81	Sophie	70
86	Mikayla	69
87	Ava	68
87	Kendra	68
87	Margaret	68
90	Makayla	66
91	Abby	65
92	Brittany	63
93	Josephine	62
94	Mckenna	61
94	Mckenzie	61
96	Andrea	60
96	Marissa	60
96	Payton	60
99	Miranda	59
99	Trinity	59