Minnesota · 1974

Top 100 names in Minnesota, 1974, by official Social Security birth counts.

Rank	Name	Births
#1	Jennifer	1,386
#2	Amy	836
#3	Heather	606
#4	Michelle	553
#5	Angela	504
#6	Melissa	473
#7	Lisa	421
#8	Sarah	416
#9	Nicole	397
#10	Jessica	394
#11	Kimberly	354
#12	Rebecca	334
#13	Kelly	292
#14	Sara	288
#15	Stephanie	286
#16	Julie	280
#17	Heidi	260
#18	Shannon	235
#19	Christine	227
#20	Stacy	213
#21	Dawn	205
#22	Jill	197
#23	Elizabeth	193
#24	Tina	190
#25	Tracy	190
#26	Rachel	187
#27	Tanya	184
#28	Mary	182
#29	Laura	178
#30	Jodi	177
#31	Andrea	174
#32	Tara	172
#33	Kari	167
#34	Lori	162
#35	Carrie	162
#36	Brenda	157
#37	Tammy	157
#38	Christina	156
#39	Kristin	152
#40	Susan	145
#41	Ann	137
#42	Erin	133
#43	Holly	126
#44	Karen	118
#45	Michele	114
#46	Melanie	112
#47	Molly	111
#48	Katherine	110
#49	Kristine	107
#50	Kristen	106
#51	Teresa	105
#52	Anne	101
#53	Wendy	100
#54	Denise	97
#55	April	97
#56	Theresa	93
#57	Tamara	93
#58	Stacey	92
#59	Danielle	90
#60	Emily	89
#61	Kathryn	87
#62	Amanda	85
#63	Anna	83
#64	Megan	80
#65	Dana	80
#66	Catherine	80
#67	Tonya	79
#68	Pamela	79
#69	Kara	79
#70	Beth	77
#71	Tiffany	77
#72	Jody	77
#73	Jenny	76
#74	Kathleen	76
#75	Leah	75
#76	Krista	74
#77	Patricia	72
#78	Jolene	72
#79	Sheila	72
#80	Nancy	72
#81	Allison	70
#82	Kristina	70
#83	Gina	68
#84	Jacqueline	68
#85	Shelly	67
#86	Cheryl	67
#87	Kristi	66
#88	Renee	65
#89	Amber	64
#90	Bridget	63
#91	Deborah	62
#92	Barbara	62
#93	Suzanne	61
#94	Debra	61
#95	Becky	60
#96	Maria	59
#97	Paula	59
#98	Deanna	58
#99	Cynthia	58
#100	Gretchen	57

Uniquely popular in Minnesota

Names whose share of births in this state is far above the national share (per 10,000 births).

Name	Births	Per 10k in state	Per 10k nationwide
Kari	167	70	12
Renae	22	9	2
Molly	111	47	10
Jolene	72	30	7
Janelle	41	17	4
Sara	288	121	32
Kristine	107	45	13
Leann	20	8	2
Heidi	260	109	32
Jodi	177	74	23
Karin	29	12	4
Kirsten	40	17	6

Figures are from the U.S. Social Security Administration Popular Baby Names dataset (public domain). Names with fewer than 5 recorded births in a year or state are suppressed by the source.