Minnesota · 1980

Top 100 names in Minnesota, 1980, by official Social Security birth counts.

Rank	Name	Births
#1	Jennifer	1,146
#2	Jessica	907
#3	Sarah	865
#4	Melissa	785
#5	Amanda	782
#6	Angela	590
#7	Amy	566
#8	Nicole	564
#9	Elizabeth	480
#10	Sara	451
#11	Michelle	408
#12	Heather	399
#13	Kelly	396
#14	Rebecca	388
#15	Stephanie	387
#16	Lisa	375
#17	Erin	366
#18	Katie	333
#19	Laura	310
#20	Emily	304
#21	Rachel	285
#22	Andrea	285
#23	Amber	280
#24	Kimberly	268
#25	Katherine	261
#26	Jamie	257
#27	Megan	250
#28	Heidi	240
#29	Christina	236
#30	Shannon	211
#31	Julie	206
#32	Kristin	206
#33	Tiffany	202
#34	Jill	200
#35	Kathryn	197
#36	Stacy	190
#37	Crystal	189
#38	Mary	178
#39	Anna	175
#40	Molly	168
#41	Carrie	167
#42	Danielle	165
#43	Holly	154
#44	Leah	150
#45	Anne	148
#46	Christine	145
#47	Kari	144
#48	Tara	144
#49	April	141
#50	Kristina	140
#51	Tracy	133
#52	Kristen	128
#53	Alicia	124
#54	Beth	121
#55	Lindsay	119
#56	Ann	118
#57	Brooke	105
#58	Krista	103
#59	Erica	102
#60	Nichole	101
#61	Karen	100
#62	Tanya	100
#63	Lindsey	99
#64	Allison	98
#65	Tina	97
#66	Gina	91
#67	Susan	90
#68	Jodi	89
#69	Melanie	89
#70	Kristi	89
#71	Natalie	88
#72	Kathleen	86
#73	Alison	84
#74	Dawn	82
#75	Kristine	82
#76	Maria	82
#77	Theresa	80
#78	Catherine	79
#79	Jenny	78
#80	Meghan	76
#81	Dana	76
#82	Wendy	74
#83	Jaime	70
#84	Lori	69
#85	Teresa	69
#86	Jacqueline	68
#87	Bridget	68
#88	Bethany	68
#89	Samantha	68
#90	Courtney	67
#91	Stacey	66
#92	Mindy	66
#93	Melinda	65
#94	Tammy	63
#95	Alyssa	62
#96	Tamara	61
#97	Pamela	61
#98	Rachael	59
#99	Cassandra	58
#100	Monica	58

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
Mara	22	8	2
Kari	144	49	11
Molly	168	58	13
Renae	23	8	2
Jolene	47	16	4
Karin	21	7	2
Heidi	240	82	24
Janel	23	8	2
Kristine	82	28	9
Abby	52	18	6
Brianna	39	13	4
Ann	118	40	13

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.