Top baby names in Minnesota, 1973
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jennifer | 1,372 |
| 2 | Amy | 769 |
| 3 | Michelle | 597 |
| 4 | Heather | 495 |
| 4 | Lisa | 495 |
| 6 | Melissa | 451 |
| 7 | Angela | 381 |
| 8 | Nicole | 379 |
| 9 | Julie | 365 |
| 10 | Kimberly | 356 |
| 11 | Sarah | 313 |
| 12 | Rebecca | 310 |
| 13 | Stephanie | 293 |
| 14 | Kelly | 254 |
| 15 | Heidi | 249 |
| 16 | Jessica | 246 |
| 17 | Christine | 234 |
| 18 | Shannon | 232 |
| 19 | Tammy | 217 |
| 19 | Tracy | 217 |
| 21 | Dawn | 210 |
| 22 | Elizabeth | 205 |
| 22 | Stacy | 205 |
| 24 | Sara | 203 |
| 25 | Andrea | 196 |
| 26 | Lori | 186 |
| 27 | Mary | 183 |
| 28 | Tina | 172 |
| 29 | Brenda | 171 |
| 29 | Jill | 171 |
| 29 | Susan | 171 |
| 32 | Carrie | 168 |
| 32 | Tara | 168 |
| 34 | Jodi | 167 |
| 35 | Kari | 164 |
| 35 | Tanya | 164 |
| 37 | Laura | 156 |
| 38 | Rachel | 147 |
| 39 | Karen | 143 |
| 40 | Wendy | 136 |
| 41 | Ann | 131 |
| 42 | Melanie | 130 |
| 43 | Kristin | 126 |
| 44 | Christina | 117 |
| 45 | Holly | 115 |
| 46 | Kristine | 111 |
| 47 | Denise | 109 |
| 48 | Sheila | 107 |
| 49 | Pamela | 101 |
| 50 | Jody | 97 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jason | 1,321 |
| 2 | Michael | 1,125 |
| 3 | Christopher | 837 |
| 4 | Chad | 738 |
| 5 | Brian | 731 |
| 6 | Matthew | 675 |
| 7 | David | 673 |
| 8 | Daniel | 635 |
| 9 | Scott | 568 |
| 10 | John | 524 |
| 11 | James | 520 |
| 12 | Jeffrey | 470 |
| 13 | Eric | 464 |
| 14 | Mark | 453 |
| 15 | Robert | 418 |
| 16 | Ryan | 389 |
| 17 | Timothy | 364 |
| 18 | Jeremy | 354 |
| 18 | Steven | 354 |
| 20 | Thomas | 343 |
| 21 | Joseph | 312 |
| 22 | Andrew | 298 |
| 23 | Kevin | 294 |
| 24 | Troy | 292 |
| 25 | Paul | 291 |
| 26 | Aaron | 282 |
| 27 | Todd | 276 |
| 28 | Shawn | 275 |
| 29 | William | 265 |
| 30 | Anthony | 231 |
| 31 | Patrick | 229 |
| 32 | Joshua | 228 |
| 33 | Richard | 214 |
| 34 | Jonathan | 211 |
| 35 | Nathan | 210 |
| 36 | Bradley | 193 |
| 37 | Justin | 185 |
| 37 | Peter | 185 |
| 39 | Gregory | 179 |
| 40 | Charles | 170 |
| 41 | Shane | 165 |
| 42 | Joel | 156 |
| 43 | Craig | 154 |
| 44 | Brent | 152 |
| 45 | Adam | 147 |
| 45 | Jamie | 147 |
| 47 | Benjamin | 146 |
| 48 | Travis | 141 |
| 49 | Cory | 139 |
| 50 | Keith | 138 |