Top baby names in Minnesota, 1976
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jennifer | 1,272 |
| 2 | Amy | 803 |
| 3 | Jessica | 662 |
| 4 | Angela | 645 |
| 5 | Sarah | 577 |
| 6 | Melissa | 568 |
| 7 | Heather | 510 |
| 8 | Sara | 451 |
| 9 | Lisa | 413 |
| 10 | Michelle | 412 |
| 11 | Nicole | 387 |
| 12 | Rebecca | 333 |
| 13 | Kelly | 318 |
| 14 | Shannon | 307 |
| 15 | Kimberly | 291 |
| 16 | Stephanie | 271 |
| 17 | Julie | 256 |
| 17 | Laura | 256 |
| 19 | Rachel | 253 |
| 20 | Elizabeth | 252 |
| 21 | Jamie | 235 |
| 22 | Kari | 220 |
| 23 | Carrie | 217 |
| 24 | Heidi | 213 |
| 25 | Erin | 212 |
| 25 | Stacy | 212 |
| 27 | Amanda | 200 |
| 27 | Jill | 200 |
| 29 | Andrea | 196 |
| 30 | Christine | 179 |
| 31 | Christina | 170 |
| 31 | Tara | 170 |
| 33 | Dawn | 167 |
| 34 | Mary | 156 |
| 35 | Megan | 149 |
| 36 | Emily | 141 |
| 36 | Jodi | 141 |
| 38 | Lori | 136 |
| 39 | Tanya | 135 |
| 39 | Tracy | 135 |
| 41 | Tammy | 131 |
| 42 | Susan | 130 |
| 43 | Molly | 127 |
| 43 | Tina | 127 |
| 45 | Jaime | 126 |
| 46 | Katherine | 123 |
| 46 | Kristin | 123 |
| 48 | Amber | 120 |
| 49 | Holly | 119 |
| 50 | Anne | 116 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 1,143 |
| 2 | Jason | 1,118 |
| 3 | Matthew | 916 |
| 4 | Christopher | 809 |
| 5 | Ryan | 733 |
| 6 | Brian | 685 |
| 7 | Jeremy | 681 |
| 8 | Daniel | 611 |
| 9 | David | 595 |
| 10 | Chad | 550 |
| 11 | Eric | 536 |
| 12 | Joshua | 485 |
| 12 | Nathan | 485 |
| 14 | Scott | 476 |
| 15 | Jeffrey | 468 |
| 16 | Joseph | 467 |
| 17 | James | 447 |
| 18 | Andrew | 442 |
| 19 | John | 434 |
| 20 | Robert | 427 |
| 21 | Mark | 390 |
| 22 | Aaron | 379 |
| 23 | Benjamin | 359 |
| 24 | Timothy | 325 |
| 25 | Paul | 309 |
| 26 | Steven | 301 |
| 27 | Anthony | 300 |
| 28 | Justin | 297 |
| 29 | Adam | 292 |
| 30 | Thomas | 284 |
| 31 | Shawn | 281 |
| 32 | Kevin | 271 |
| 33 | Jesse | 247 |
| 34 | William | 238 |
| 35 | Jonathan | 217 |
| 36 | Bradley | 197 |
| 37 | Richard | 194 |
| 37 | Travis | 194 |
| 39 | Brent | 185 |
| 39 | Patrick | 185 |
| 41 | Brandon | 178 |
| 42 | Peter | 176 |
| 43 | Troy | 167 |
| 44 | Jacob | 165 |
| 45 | Gregory | 162 |
| 46 | Todd | 159 |
| 47 | Charles | 156 |
| 48 | Shane | 153 |
| 49 | Joel | 148 |
| 50 | Corey | 144 |