Top baby names in Minnesota, 1971
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jennifer | 1,282 |
| 2 | Amy | 793 |
| 3 | Michelle | 734 |
| 4 | Lisa | 678 |
| 5 | Julie | 499 |
| 6 | Kimberly | 482 |
| 7 | Melissa | 476 |
| 8 | Angela | 440 |
| 9 | Heather | 383 |
| 10 | Kelly | 326 |
| 11 | Shannon | 305 |
| 12 | Tammy | 302 |
| 13 | Lori | 288 |
| 14 | Rebecca | 286 |
| 15 | Christine | 281 |
| 16 | Susan | 279 |
| 17 | Nicole | 272 |
| 18 | Dawn | 269 |
| 19 | Heidi | 267 |
| 20 | Brenda | 256 |
| 21 | Sarah | 249 |
| 22 | Laura | 248 |
| 23 | Tracy | 246 |
| 24 | Mary | 240 |
| 25 | Stephanie | 238 |
| 26 | Jodi | 237 |
| 27 | Tina | 229 |
| 28 | Stacy | 217 |
| 29 | Jill | 209 |
| 30 | Wendy | 204 |
| 31 | Sara | 198 |
| 32 | Jessica | 195 |
| 32 | Kristin | 195 |
| 34 | Elizabeth | 194 |
| 35 | Kari | 192 |
| 36 | Karen | 177 |
| 37 | Andrea | 176 |
| 38 | Ann | 175 |
| 38 | Carrie | 175 |
| 40 | Pamela | 166 |
| 41 | Teresa | 155 |
| 42 | Tamara | 153 |
| 43 | Kristine | 152 |
| 44 | Denise | 147 |
| 45 | Debra | 144 |
| 45 | Rachel | 144 |
| 47 | Patricia | 142 |
| 48 | Sandra | 137 |
| 49 | Cynthia | 133 |
| 50 | Theresa | 131 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 1,345 |
| 2 | Jason | 1,234 |
| 3 | David | 911 |
| 4 | Scott | 887 |
| 5 | Christopher | 807 |
| 6 | John | 756 |
| 7 | Chad | 732 |
| 8 | Robert | 683 |
| 9 | James | 681 |
| 10 | Brian | 674 |
| 11 | Daniel | 658 |
| 12 | Jeffrey | 651 |
| 13 | Mark | 620 |
| 14 | Steven | 569 |
| 15 | Matthew | 559 |
| 16 | Timothy | 504 |
| 17 | Eric | 494 |
| 18 | Thomas | 486 |
| 19 | Todd | 472 |
| 20 | Paul | 406 |
| 21 | Kevin | 397 |
| 22 | Troy | 377 |
| 23 | William | 360 |
| 24 | Joseph | 350 |
| 25 | Richard | 344 |
| 26 | Patrick | 282 |
| 27 | Anthony | 278 |
| 28 | Shawn | 276 |
| 29 | Gregory | 272 |
| 30 | Bradley | 265 |
| 31 | Andrew | 264 |
| 32 | Jeremy | 245 |
| 33 | Craig | 212 |
| 34 | Charles | 209 |
| 35 | Aaron | 204 |
| 36 | Peter | 198 |
| 37 | Brent | 181 |
| 38 | Jonathan | 180 |
| 39 | Ryan | 173 |
| 40 | Douglas | 169 |
| 40 | Shane | 169 |
| 42 | Jon | 163 |
| 43 | Brett | 150 |
| 43 | Joel | 150 |
| 45 | Sean | 145 |
| 45 | Stephen | 145 |
| 47 | Adam | 142 |
| 48 | Keith | 141 |
| 49 | Cory | 140 |
| 50 | Derek | 138 |