Minnesota · 1981

Top 100 names in Minnesota, 1981, by official Social Security birth counts.

Rank	Name	Births
#1	Jennifer	1,159
#2	Jessica	977
#3	Sarah	864
#4	Amanda	746
#5	Melissa	661
#6	Nicole	582
#7	Angela	548
#8	Amy	532
#9	Rebecca	458
#10	Elizabeth	446
#11	Sara	424
#12	Heather	403
#13	Emily	389
#14	Katie	384
#15	Andrea	358
#16	Lisa	350
#17	Michelle	346
#18	Amber	343
#19	Kelly	340
#20	Laura	340
#21	Stephanie	337
#22	Erin	331
#23	Rachel	329
#24	Kristin	268
#25	Kimberly	253
#26	Megan	245
#27	Katherine	239
#28	Jamie	236
#29	Heidi	215
#30	Christina	209
#31	Tiffany	209
#32	Julie	207
#33	Kathryn	206
#34	Crystal	200
#35	Shannon	191
#36	Danielle	190
#37	Anna	185
#38	Leah	174
#39	Mary	172
#40	Molly	165
#41	Jill	163
#42	Anne	158
#43	Lindsay	150
#44	Kari	148
#45	Tara	145
#46	Kristen	144
#47	Alicia	144
#48	April	143
#49	Kristina	143
#50	Lindsey	139
#51	Stacy	137
#52	Christine	128
#53	Tanya	123
#54	Carrie	123
#55	Tracy	119
#56	Holly	116
#57	Brooke	114
#58	Allison	110
#59	Ann	104
#60	Krista	99
#61	Erica	99
#62	Melanie	99
#63	Dana	96
#64	Samantha	92
#65	Natalie	89
#66	Karen	87
#67	Courtney	87
#68	Susan	86
#69	Dawn	83
#70	Theresa	83
#71	Alison	82
#72	Kathleen	81
#73	Bridget	80
#74	Jacqueline	80
#75	Tina	79
#76	Nichole	79
#77	Maria	78
#78	Ashley	75
#79	Cassandra	75
#80	Gina	75
#81	Jenny	74
#82	Meghan	72
#83	Catherine	72
#84	Teresa	70
#85	Bethany	69
#86	Kristine	66
#87	Lori	66
#88	Beth	66
#89	Kristi	65
#90	Jenna	64
#91	Alyssa	63
#92	Jessie	63
#93	Kara	59
#94	Miranda	58
#95	Marie	58
#96	Brenda	58
#97	Patricia	57
#98	Pamela	57
#99	Sandra	57
#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
Britta	20	7	0
Mai	25	9	1
Molly	165	57	13
Kelsey	38	13	3
Kari	148	51	12
Karissa	20	7	2
Jolene	50	17	5
Gretchen	57	20	5
Brianna	45	15	4
Tessa	35	12	3
Katie	384	132	40
Heidi	215	74	22

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.