Minnesota ★ 1978

Top names in Minnesota, 1978

Jennifer led for girls with 1,247 babies ; Michael for boys with 1,275. State counts omit names with fewer than five babies that year.

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Girls

#	Name	Babies
1	Jennifer	1,247
2	Jessica	783
2	Sarah	783
4	Melissa	724
5	Angela	657
6	Amy	603
7	Nicole	546
8	Kelly	476
9	Heather	420
10	Lisa	415
10	Sara	415
12	Michelle	401
13	Rebecca	376
14	Elizabeth	343
15	Amanda	310
15	Erin	310
17	Christina	300
18	Laura	287
19	Andrea	276
19	Jill	276
21	Stephanie	275
22	Julie	253
23	Rachel	247
24	Kimberly	235
25	Katie	229
26	Katherine	226
27	Shannon	222
28	Emily	218
29	Jamie	215
30	Stacy	192
31	Amber	191
32	Christine	189
33	Heidi	186
34	Kari	179
35	Carrie	178
36	Kathryn	177
37	Molly	172
38	Megan	169
39	Mary	150
40	Kristina	149
41	Tracy	141
42	Kristin	140
43	Tina	139
44	Danielle	137
45	Crystal	136
46	Tara	131
47	Holly	127
48	Erica	121
49	Dawn	120
50	Melanie	117
51	Anne	116
52	Tanya	113
53	Anna	111
54	Jodi	109
54	Leah	109
56	Susan	108
57	Karen	107
58	April	106
59	Beth	104
60	Alicia	97
61	Tiffany	95
62	Kristi	94
63	Ann	93
63	Stacey	93
65	Gina	89
65	Nichole	89
67	Lori	85
68	Allison	84
68	Kathleen	84
68	Kristen	84
68	Kristine	84
68	Theresa	84
73	Lindsay	79
74	Natalie	77
75	Dana	74
76	Brenda	73
76	Kara	73
78	Jenny	72
78	Tammy	72
80	Jody	71
80	Krista	71
80	Kristy	71
80	Wendy	71
84	Catherine	70
85	Jaime	69
86	Mandy	67
87	Maria	66
87	Michele	66
89	Trisha	64
90	Teresa	62
91	Melinda	61
92	Jacqueline	59
93	Kelli	58
94	Alison	57
94	Janelle	57
94	Marie	57
97	Bridget	56
98	Jaclyn	54
99	Debra	53
100	Samantha	52

Boys

#	Name	Babies
1	Michael	1,275
2	Jason	1,038
3	Matthew	982
4	Ryan	865
5	Christopher	763
6	David	694
7	Joshua	693
8	Andrew	667
9	Daniel	640
10	Brian	633
11	Joseph	600
12	Jeremy	579
13	Nicholas	562
14	Eric	530
15	John	512
16	James	489
17	Jeffrey	481
18	Nathan	466
19	Chad	444
20	Timothy	440
21	Robert	432
22	Aaron	413
23	Adam	412
24	Benjamin	407
25	Justin	387
26	Scott	383
27	Mark	370
28	Thomas	345
29	Anthony	343
30	Paul	326
31	Jesse	317
32	Steven	309
33	Kevin	286
34	Jacob	244
35	William	240
36	Brandon	235
37	Shawn	225
38	Jonathan	214
38	Travis	214
40	Patrick	211
41	Peter	200
42	Richard	198
43	Bradley	188
44	Charles	179
45	Kyle	177
46	Brent	165
47	Todd	157
48	Cory	151
49	Gregory	149
50	Bryan	148
51	Corey	142
52	Shane	140
53	Sean	137
53	Troy	137
55	Erik	134
56	Shaun	127
57	Jeremiah	126
58	Derek	123
58	Dustin	123
60	Stephen	122
61	Craig	116
62	Joel	114
63	Samuel	109
64	Luke	105
65	Zachary	103
66	Keith	101
67	Jared	100
68	Lucas	96
69	Jamie	95
70	Douglas	94
71	Jay	87
72	Jon	83
73	Casey	79
73	Kenneth	79
75	Donald	76
76	Nathaniel	74
77	Seth	72
78	Randy	67
79	Brett	65
80	Phillip	60
81	Ronald	59
81	Ross	59
83	Curtis	58
83	Dennis	58
85	Edward	57
85	Kristopher	57
85	Russell	57
85	Trevor	57
89	Gary	56
90	Philip	55
91	Tony	54
92	Tyler	53
93	Gabriel	52
94	Alan	51
95	Lee	50
96	Lance	49
96	Mitchell	49
96	Neil	49
99	Alexander	48
99	Mathew	48