Top baby names in Minnesota, 1957
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mary | 1,731 |
| 2 | Susan | 1,215 |
| 3 | Debra | 1,164 |
| 4 | Cynthia | 940 |
| 5 | Linda | 833 |
| 6 | Nancy | 808 |
| 7 | Julie | 795 |
| 8 | Karen | 768 |
| 9 | Barbara | 737 |
| 10 | Patricia | 674 |
| 11 | Cindy | 616 |
| 12 | Diane | 566 |
| 13 | Pamela | 547 |
| 14 | Carol | 536 |
| 15 | Cheryl | 534 |
| 16 | Kathleen | 516 |
| 17 | Deborah | 489 |
| 18 | Lori | 458 |
| 19 | Sandra | 457 |
| 20 | Brenda | 369 |
| 21 | Sharon | 353 |
| 22 | Kim | 340 |
| 23 | Jean | 336 |
| 24 | Denise | 332 |
| 25 | Jane | 310 |
| 26 | Kathy | 300 |
| 27 | Ann | 290 |
| 28 | Elizabeth | 289 |
| 29 | Kimberly | 287 |
| 30 | Debbie | 286 |
| 31 | Donna | 280 |
| 32 | Janet | 278 |
| 33 | Lynn | 275 |
| 34 | Dawn | 267 |
| 35 | Margaret | 265 |
| 36 | Laurie | 263 |
| 37 | Joan | 260 |
| 38 | Wendy | 257 |
| 39 | Judy | 254 |
| 40 | Kathryn | 248 |
| 41 | Teresa | 240 |
| 42 | Laura | 235 |
| 43 | Theresa | 230 |
| 44 | Rebecca | 226 |
| 45 | Catherine | 223 |
| 46 | Lisa | 222 |
| 47 | Robin | 220 |
| 48 | Connie | 219 |
| 49 | Peggy | 212 |
| 50 | Vicki | 200 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | David | 1,940 |
| 2 | Michael | 1,903 |
| 3 | Mark | 1,620 |
| 4 | James | 1,461 |
| 5 | John | 1,445 |
| 6 | Steven | 1,276 |
| 7 | Thomas | 1,247 |
| 8 | Robert | 1,222 |
| 9 | Richard | 1,065 |
| 10 | Scott | 919 |
| 11 | Daniel | 888 |
| 12 | Jeffrey | 843 |
| 13 | Timothy | 803 |
| 14 | Paul | 800 |
| 15 | Kevin | 793 |
| 16 | William | 730 |
| 17 | Gregory | 642 |
| 18 | Gary | 635 |
| 19 | Brian | 615 |
| 20 | Bruce | 590 |
| 21 | Randy | 539 |
| 22 | Douglas | 531 |
| 23 | Ronald | 481 |
| 24 | Donald | 464 |
| 25 | Charles | 436 |
| 26 | Joseph | 432 |
| 27 | Kenneth | 425 |
| 28 | Patrick | 385 |
| 29 | Dale | 356 |
| 30 | Dennis | 344 |
| 31 | Peter | 334 |
| 32 | Larry | 324 |
| 33 | Keith | 315 |
| 34 | Bradley | 314 |
| 35 | Craig | 311 |
| 36 | Terry | 293 |
| 37 | Roger | 287 |
| 38 | Dean | 276 |
| 39 | Stephen | 263 |
| 40 | Steve | 231 |
| 40 | Wayne | 231 |
| 42 | Todd | 222 |
| 43 | Alan | 205 |
| 44 | Gerald | 193 |
| 45 | Duane | 191 |
| 46 | Edward | 187 |
| 47 | Joel | 182 |
| 48 | Mike | 180 |
| 49 | Jon | 174 |
| 50 | Jeffery | 163 |