Top baby names in Minnesota, 1978
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jennifer | 1,247 |
| 2 | Jessica | 783 |
| 2 | Sarah | 783 |
| 4 | Melissa | 724 |
| 5 | Angela | 657 |
| 6 | Amy | 603 |
| 7 | Nicole | 546 |
| 8 | Kelly | 476 |
| 9 | Heather | 420 |
| 10 | Lisa | 415 |
| 10 | Sara | 415 |
| 12 | Michelle | 401 |
| 13 | Rebecca | 376 |
| 14 | Elizabeth | 343 |
| 15 | Amanda | 310 |
| 15 | Erin | 310 |
| 17 | Christina | 300 |
| 18 | Laura | 287 |
| 19 | Andrea | 276 |
| 19 | Jill | 276 |
| 21 | Stephanie | 275 |
| 22 | Julie | 253 |
| 23 | Rachel | 247 |
| 24 | Kimberly | 235 |
| 25 | Katie | 229 |
| 26 | Katherine | 226 |
| 27 | Shannon | 222 |
| 28 | Emily | 218 |
| 29 | Jamie | 215 |
| 30 | Stacy | 192 |
| 31 | Amber | 191 |
| 32 | Christine | 189 |
| 33 | Heidi | 186 |
| 34 | Kari | 179 |
| 35 | Carrie | 178 |
| 36 | Kathryn | 177 |
| 37 | Molly | 172 |
| 38 | Megan | 169 |
| 39 | Mary | 150 |
| 40 | Kristina | 149 |
| 41 | Tracy | 141 |
| 42 | Kristin | 140 |
| 43 | Tina | 139 |
| 44 | Danielle | 137 |
| 45 | Crystal | 136 |
| 46 | Tara | 131 |
| 47 | Holly | 127 |
| 48 | Erica | 121 |
| 49 | Dawn | 120 |
| 50 | Melanie | 117 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 1,275 |
| 2 | Jason | 1,038 |
| 3 | Matthew | 982 |
| 4 | Ryan | 865 |
| 5 | Christopher | 763 |
| 6 | David | 694 |
| 7 | Joshua | 693 |
| 8 | Andrew | 667 |
| 9 | Daniel | 640 |
| 10 | Brian | 633 |
| 11 | Joseph | 600 |
| 12 | Jeremy | 579 |
| 13 | Nicholas | 562 |
| 14 | Eric | 530 |
| 15 | John | 512 |
| 16 | James | 489 |
| 17 | Jeffrey | 481 |
| 18 | Nathan | 466 |
| 19 | Chad | 444 |
| 20 | Timothy | 440 |
| 21 | Robert | 432 |
| 22 | Aaron | 413 |
| 23 | Adam | 412 |
| 24 | Benjamin | 407 |
| 25 | Justin | 387 |
| 26 | Scott | 383 |
| 27 | Mark | 370 |
| 28 | Thomas | 345 |
| 29 | Anthony | 343 |
| 30 | Paul | 326 |
| 31 | Jesse | 317 |
| 32 | Steven | 309 |
| 33 | Kevin | 286 |
| 34 | Jacob | 244 |
| 35 | William | 240 |
| 36 | Brandon | 235 |
| 37 | Shawn | 225 |
| 38 | Jonathan | 214 |
| 38 | Travis | 214 |
| 40 | Patrick | 211 |
| 41 | Peter | 200 |
| 42 | Richard | 198 |
| 43 | Bradley | 188 |
| 44 | Charles | 179 |
| 45 | Kyle | 177 |
| 46 | Brent | 165 |
| 47 | Todd | 157 |
| 48 | Cory | 151 |
| 49 | Gregory | 149 |
| 50 | Bryan | 148 |