Minnesota ★ 1979

Top names in Minnesota, 1979

Jennifer led for girls with 1,239 babies ; Michael for boys with 1,204. State counts omit names with fewer than five babies that year.

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Girls

#	Name	Babies
1	Jennifer	1,239
2	Melissa	856
3	Jessica	823
4	Sarah	726
5	Angela	708
6	Amanda	641
7	Amy	585
8	Nicole	553
9	Kelly	459
10	Heather	395
11	Michelle	392
12	Lisa	368
13	Sara	361
14	Rebecca	349
15	Elizabeth	346
16	Laura	312
17	Andrea	306
18	Stephanie	301
19	Katie	291
20	Erin	289
21	Rachel	275
22	Emily	262
23	Christina	258
24	Kimberly	252
25	Katherine	243
26	Heidi	241
27	Megan	237
28	Julie	236
29	Amber	234
30	Jamie	224
31	Jill	222
31	Shannon	222
33	Stacy	211
34	Christine	179
35	Mary	175
36	Carrie	168
37	Kristin	160
37	Molly	160
39	Kathryn	158
40	Tara	156
40	Tracy	156
42	Crystal	154
43	Anne	150
43	Holly	150
45	Kristina	143
46	Anna	139
47	Danielle	131
48	April	130
48	Tiffany	130
50	Kari	129
51	Leah	127
52	Krista	112
53	Tanya	110
54	Tina	107
55	Susan	106
56	Alicia	103
56	Allison	103
56	Erica	103
59	Dawn	102
60	Nichole	101
61	Lori	98
62	Ann	96
62	Karen	96
64	Beth	94
65	Mindy	93
66	Kristi	92
67	Gina	87
67	Jodi	87
67	Tammy	87
70	Jenny	86
71	Dana	85
72	Theresa	84
73	Lindsay	83
73	Melanie	83
75	Kristine	80
75	Maria	80
77	Alison	78
77	Kathleen	78
79	Catherine	76
80	Melinda	74
81	Jaime	73
82	Lindsey	71
82	Natalie	71
84	Meghan	70
84	Stacey	70
84	Wendy	70
87	Jaclyn	69
87	Samantha	69
89	Jacqueline	67
90	Renee	65
90	Vanessa	65
92	Kristy	64
93	Courtney	63
93	Kristen	63
95	Erika	62
96	Brenda	61
96	Gretchen	61
96	Janelle	61
96	Leslie	61
96	Patricia	61

Boys

#	Name	Babies
1	Michael	1,204
2	Matthew	1,126
3	Jason	948
4	Joshua	893
5	Christopher	832
6	Ryan	828
7	Nicholas	761
8	Andrew	741
9	Daniel	708
10	David	670
11	Brian	645
12	Joseph	623
13	John	597
14	Jeremy	577
15	Adam	566
16	Eric	540
17	Nathan	523
18	James	496
19	Jeffrey	467
20	Justin	462
21	Benjamin	460
22	Timothy	443
23	Robert	439
24	Aaron	433
25	Scott	426
26	Chad	419
27	Mark	357
28	Thomas	348
29	Anthony	338
30	Jesse	310
31	Steven	303
32	Travis	302
33	Paul	298
34	Kevin	295
35	Jacob	291
36	Brandon	280
37	William	257
38	Patrick	256
39	Peter	237
40	Jonathan	234
41	Charles	213
42	Bradley	206
43	Richard	201
44	Shawn	183
45	Kyle	178
46	Erik	163
47	Bryan	151
48	Brent	148
49	Gregory	145
50	Shane	144
50	Troy	144
52	Corey	142
53	Dustin	141
54	Cory	139
55	Joel	135
56	Luke	133
57	Jared	125
58	Derek	124
59	Lucas	123
59	Todd	123
61	Jeremiah	112
62	Douglas	110
62	Zachary	110
64	Kenneth	108
64	Stephen	108
66	Craig	105
67	Sean	103
68	Keith	100
69	Jon	97
70	Philip	91
70	Samuel	91
72	Casey	88
73	Seth	85
74	Brett	81
74	Jamie	81
76	Nathaniel	78
77	Randy	76
78	Donald	73
78	Edward	73
80	Jay	72
81	Shaun	67
81	Trevor	67
83	Kristopher	66
84	Curtis	64
84	Lance	64
86	Tony	61
87	Phillip	59
88	Ronald	56
89	Lee	55
90	Gary	54
90	Neil	54
90	Ross	54
93	Tyler	53
94	Alan	52
95	Dennis	51
96	Alexander	48
97	Ian	47
98	Carl	46
98	Gabriel	46
98	Mathew	46