Top baby names in Minnesota, 1974
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jennifer | 1,386 |
| 2 | Amy | 836 |
| 3 | Heather | 606 |
| 4 | Michelle | 553 |
| 5 | Angela | 504 |
| 6 | Melissa | 473 |
| 7 | Lisa | 421 |
| 8 | Sarah | 416 |
| 9 | Nicole | 397 |
| 10 | Jessica | 394 |
| 11 | Kimberly | 354 |
| 12 | Rebecca | 334 |
| 13 | Kelly | 292 |
| 14 | Sara | 288 |
| 15 | Stephanie | 286 |
| 16 | Julie | 280 |
| 17 | Heidi | 260 |
| 18 | Shannon | 235 |
| 19 | Christine | 227 |
| 20 | Stacy | 213 |
| 21 | Dawn | 205 |
| 22 | Jill | 197 |
| 23 | Elizabeth | 193 |
| 24 | Tina | 190 |
| 24 | Tracy | 190 |
| 26 | Rachel | 187 |
| 27 | Tanya | 184 |
| 28 | Mary | 182 |
| 29 | Laura | 178 |
| 30 | Jodi | 177 |
| 31 | Andrea | 174 |
| 32 | Tara | 172 |
| 33 | Kari | 167 |
| 34 | Carrie | 162 |
| 34 | Lori | 162 |
| 36 | Brenda | 157 |
| 36 | Tammy | 157 |
| 38 | Christina | 156 |
| 39 | Kristin | 152 |
| 40 | Susan | 145 |
| 41 | Ann | 137 |
| 42 | Erin | 133 |
| 43 | Holly | 126 |
| 44 | Karen | 118 |
| 45 | Michele | 114 |
| 46 | Melanie | 112 |
| 47 | Molly | 111 |
| 48 | Katherine | 110 |
| 49 | Kristine | 107 |
| 50 | Kristen | 106 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jason | 1,273 |
| 2 | Michael | 1,140 |
| 3 | Christopher | 803 |
| 4 | Matthew | 796 |
| 5 | Brian | 719 |
| 6 | Chad | 708 |
| 7 | David | 658 |
| 8 | Ryan | 571 |
| 9 | Daniel | 570 |
| 10 | Jeremy | 554 |
| 11 | John | 531 |
| 12 | Scott | 509 |
| 13 | Jeffrey | 505 |
| 14 | Eric | 494 |
| 15 | James | 467 |
| 16 | Mark | 466 |
| 17 | Robert | 413 |
| 18 | Andrew | 399 |
| 19 | Aaron | 386 |
| 20 | Steven | 368 |
| 21 | Timothy | 358 |
| 22 | Joseph | 337 |
| 23 | Thomas | 330 |
| 24 | Joshua | 329 |
| 25 | Kevin | 306 |
| 26 | Shawn | 275 |
| 27 | Paul | 273 |
| 28 | William | 269 |
| 29 | Benjamin | 253 |
| 30 | Nathan | 249 |
| 31 | Todd | 241 |
| 32 | Anthony | 238 |
| 33 | Troy | 229 |
| 34 | Peter | 210 |
| 35 | Richard | 209 |
| 36 | Jonathan | 207 |
| 37 | Justin | 198 |
| 38 | Bradley | 196 |
| 39 | Adam | 193 |
| 40 | Gregory | 185 |
| 41 | Patrick | 179 |
| 42 | Charles | 175 |
| 43 | Jesse | 171 |
| 44 | Travis | 166 |
| 45 | Shane | 155 |
| 46 | Brent | 146 |
| 47 | Joel | 144 |
| 48 | Brandon | 141 |
| 48 | Bryan | 141 |
| 50 | Corey | 140 |