Minnesota · 1986

Top 100 names in Minnesota, 1986, by official Social Security birth counts.

Rank	Name	Births
#1	Ashley	949
#2	Amanda	902
#3	Jessica	852
#4	Sarah	687
#5	Jennifer	665
#6	Nicole	635
#7	Emily	471
#8	Megan	448
#9	Elizabeth	410
#10	Stephanie	407
#11	Laura	396
#12	Katie	374
#13	Rachel	372
#14	Amber	362
#15	Amy	362
#16	Heather	328
#17	Sara	319
#18	Brittany	318
#19	Melissa	312
#20	Angela	299
#21	Kelly	292
#22	Samantha	284
#23	Rebecca	281
#24	Jenna	261
#25	Katherine	257
#26	Danielle	255
#27	Andrea	246
#28	Michelle	227
#29	Jamie	224
#30	Erin	212
#31	Cassandra	207
#32	Kayla	197
#33	Anna	195
#34	Allison	191
#35	Kelsey	186
#36	Kimberly	185
#37	Lindsey	181
#38	Christina	174
#39	Lindsay	172
#40	Kathryn	171
#41	Lisa	168
#42	Mary	160
#43	Molly	159
#44	Alicia	156
#45	Kristin	155
#46	Shannon	150
#47	Tiffany	148
#48	Lauren	145
#49	Christine	138
#50	Leah	133
#51	Heidi	127
#52	Kristen	127
#53	Krista	125
#54	Hannah	124
#55	Crystal	124
#56	Courtney	123
#57	Brianna	122
#58	Holly	121
#59	Alyssa	116
#60	Whitney	115
#61	Kristina	113
#62	Erica	113
#63	Natalie	104
#64	Alison	100
#65	Vanessa	95
#66	Julie	95
#67	Tara	94
#68	Kari	93
#69	Meghan	89
#70	Jill	87
#71	Stacy	86
#72	Caitlin	84
#73	Chelsea	81
#74	Bethany	79
#75	Alexandra	77
#76	Catherine	76
#77	Rachael	76
#78	Jacqueline	75
#79	Anne	73
#80	Tracy	71
#81	Kristine	70
#82	April	68
#83	Bridget	67
#84	Mallory	67
#85	Maria	66
#86	Nichole	66
#87	Gina	65
#88	Dana	65
#89	Kara	63
#90	Natasha	63
#91	Miranda	62
#92	Kathleen	61
#93	Marie	60
#94	Abby	60
#95	Julia	59
#96	Katrina	58
#97	Brooke	58
#98	Margaret	58
#99	Victoria	58
#100	Carrie	56

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
Mai	25	9	1
Britta	20	7	1
Kelsey	186	67	15
Kirsten	52	19	4
Brianna	122	44	11
Gretchen	27	10	2
Molly	159	57	15
Kali	22	8	2
Breanna	43	16	4
Chelsey	49	18	5
Heidi	127	46	12
Kari	93	34	9

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.