Top baby names in Minnesota, 1977
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jennifer | 1,310 |
| 2 | Jessica | 805 |
| 3 | Sarah | 753 |
| 4 | Amy | 729 |
| 5 | Melissa | 654 |
| 6 | Angela | 633 |
| 7 | Kelly | 505 |
| 8 | Heather | 482 |
| 9 | Michelle | 440 |
| 10 | Nicole | 430 |
| 11 | Sara | 423 |
| 12 | Rebecca | 378 |
| 13 | Elizabeth | 355 |
| 13 | Lisa | 355 |
| 15 | Stephanie | 290 |
| 16 | Amanda | 281 |
| 17 | Laura | 274 |
| 18 | Erin | 263 |
| 19 | Shannon | 262 |
| 20 | Kimberly | 256 |
| 21 | Christina | 249 |
| 22 | Carrie | 241 |
| 23 | Jill | 240 |
| 24 | Julie | 239 |
| 25 | Andrea | 236 |
| 26 | Heidi | 231 |
| 27 | Jamie | 228 |
| 28 | Rachel | 221 |
| 29 | Katherine | 209 |
| 30 | Emily | 196 |
| 30 | Stacy | 196 |
| 32 | Kari | 194 |
| 33 | Christine | 192 |
| 34 | Tara | 174 |
| 35 | Molly | 163 |
| 36 | Amber | 159 |
| 37 | Mary | 155 |
| 38 | Kathryn | 145 |
| 39 | Katie | 143 |
| 40 | Kristin | 141 |
| 41 | Jodi | 140 |
| 42 | Megan | 138 |
| 42 | Tracy | 138 |
| 44 | Dawn | 136 |
| 45 | Holly | 133 |
| 46 | Tanya | 121 |
| 47 | Tina | 118 |
| 48 | Lori | 114 |
| 49 | Anne | 113 |
| 50 | April | 112 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 1,199 |
| 2 | Jason | 1,107 |
| 3 | Matthew | 931 |
| 4 | Ryan | 895 |
| 5 | Christopher | 767 |
| 6 | Brian | 732 |
| 7 | Daniel | 710 |
| 8 | Jeremy | 649 |
| 9 | David | 601 |
| 10 | Joshua | 594 |
| 11 | John | 578 |
| 12 | Joseph | 557 |
| 13 | Eric | 554 |
| 14 | Andrew | 548 |
| 15 | James | 492 |
| 16 | Jeffrey | 482 |
| 17 | Chad | 476 |
| 18 | Nathan | 468 |
| 19 | Benjamin | 423 |
| 20 | Scott | 396 |
| 20 | Timothy | 396 |
| 22 | Aaron | 389 |
| 23 | Justin | 386 |
| 24 | Robert | 381 |
| 25 | Paul | 346 |
| 26 | Mark | 334 |
| 27 | Thomas | 329 |
| 28 | Anthony | 325 |
| 29 | Adam | 322 |
| 30 | Steven | 301 |
| 31 | Jesse | 291 |
| 32 | Kevin | 287 |
| 33 | William | 266 |
| 34 | Shawn | 259 |
| 35 | Nicholas | 226 |
| 36 | Patrick | 220 |
| 37 | Travis | 217 |
| 38 | Bradley | 208 |
| 39 | Jacob | 206 |
| 40 | Jonathan | 203 |
| 41 | Richard | 202 |
| 42 | Cory | 198 |
| 43 | Brandon | 196 |
| 43 | Peter | 196 |
| 45 | Gregory | 171 |
| 46 | Brent | 169 |
| 47 | Charles | 160 |
| 48 | Corey | 158 |
| 48 | Todd | 158 |
| 50 | Troy | 152 |