Top baby names in Minnesota, 1970
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jennifer | 1,152 |
| 2 | Lisa | 867 |
| 3 | Michelle | 829 |
| 4 | Amy | 726 |
| 5 | Julie | 625 |
| 6 | Kimberly | 505 |
| 7 | Melissa | 456 |
| 8 | Angela | 392 |
| 9 | Susan | 390 |
| 10 | Dawn | 372 |
| 11 | Kelly | 369 |
| 12 | Heather | 357 |
| 13 | Tracy | 353 |
| 14 | Christine | 349 |
| 15 | Mary | 344 |
| 16 | Jill | 317 |
| 17 | Lori | 315 |
| 18 | Tammy | 309 |
| 19 | Shannon | 297 |
| 20 | Laura | 278 |
| 21 | Stephanie | 276 |
| 22 | Wendy | 271 |
| 23 | Heidi | 268 |
| 24 | Jodi | 266 |
| 25 | Karen | 262 |
| 26 | Brenda | 261 |
| 27 | Rebecca | 252 |
| 28 | Stacy | 251 |
| 29 | Nicole | 244 |
| 30 | Elizabeth | 242 |
| 31 | Kristin | 241 |
| 32 | Ann | 228 |
| 33 | Pamela | 218 |
| 34 | Sarah | 217 |
| 34 | Tina | 217 |
| 36 | Kari | 196 |
| 37 | Denise | 195 |
| 38 | Michele | 185 |
| 39 | Kristine | 182 |
| 40 | Sandra | 175 |
| 41 | Sara | 174 |
| 42 | Debra | 168 |
| 43 | Nancy | 166 |
| 44 | Teresa | 165 |
| 45 | Tamara | 163 |
| 46 | Cynthia | 162 |
| 47 | Patricia | 161 |
| 48 | Andrea | 160 |
| 49 | Cheryl | 156 |
| 50 | Paula | 152 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 1,568 |
| 2 | Jason | 1,143 |
| 3 | David | 1,135 |
| 4 | John | 948 |
| 5 | Scott | 925 |
| 6 | James | 882 |
| 7 | Jeffrey | 819 |
| 8 | Mark | 809 |
| 9 | Robert | 808 |
| 10 | Christopher | 780 |
| 11 | Daniel | 775 |
| 12 | Brian | 744 |
| 13 | Steven | 623 |
| 14 | Todd | 603 |
| 15 | Timothy | 600 |
| 16 | Thomas | 598 |
| 17 | Paul | 573 |
| 18 | Eric | 519 |
| 19 | Chad | 489 |
| 20 | Matthew | 467 |
| 21 | William | 460 |
| 22 | Kevin | 448 |
| 23 | Richard | 437 |
| 24 | Joseph | 426 |
| 25 | Troy | 414 |
| 26 | Bradley | 354 |
| 27 | Anthony | 316 |
| 28 | Gregory | 297 |
| 28 | Patrick | 297 |
| 30 | Craig | 286 |
| 31 | Andrew | 282 |
| 32 | Shawn | 278 |
| 33 | Peter | 255 |
| 34 | Douglas | 223 |
| 35 | Charles | 220 |
| 36 | Jon | 205 |
| 37 | Gary | 189 |
| 38 | Joel | 184 |
| 39 | Ronald | 177 |
| 40 | Stephen | 176 |
| 41 | Jonathan | 174 |
| 42 | Kenneth | 170 |
| 43 | Keith | 169 |
| 44 | Donald | 168 |
| 45 | Sean | 167 |
| 46 | Brent | 163 |
| 47 | Dean | 161 |
| 48 | Aaron | 159 |
| 49 | Corey | 156 |
| 50 | Shane | 150 |