Top baby names in Minnesota, 1979
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jennifer | 1,239 |
| 2 | Melissa | 856 |
| 3 | Jessica | 823 |
| 4 | Sarah | 726 |
| 5 | Angela | 708 |
| 6 | Amanda | 641 |
| 7 | Amy | 585 |
| 8 | Nicole | 553 |
| 9 | Kelly | 459 |
| 10 | Heather | 395 |
| 11 | Michelle | 392 |
| 12 | Lisa | 368 |
| 13 | Sara | 361 |
| 14 | Rebecca | 349 |
| 15 | Elizabeth | 346 |
| 16 | Laura | 312 |
| 17 | Andrea | 306 |
| 18 | Stephanie | 301 |
| 19 | Katie | 291 |
| 20 | Erin | 289 |
| 21 | Rachel | 275 |
| 22 | Emily | 262 |
| 23 | Christina | 258 |
| 24 | Kimberly | 252 |
| 25 | Katherine | 243 |
| 26 | Heidi | 241 |
| 27 | Megan | 237 |
| 28 | Julie | 236 |
| 29 | Amber | 234 |
| 30 | Jamie | 224 |
| 31 | Jill | 222 |
| 31 | Shannon | 222 |
| 33 | Stacy | 211 |
| 34 | Christine | 179 |
| 35 | Mary | 175 |
| 36 | Carrie | 168 |
| 37 | Kristin | 160 |
| 37 | Molly | 160 |
| 39 | Kathryn | 158 |
| 40 | Tara | 156 |
| 40 | Tracy | 156 |
| 42 | Crystal | 154 |
| 43 | Anne | 150 |
| 43 | Holly | 150 |
| 45 | Kristina | 143 |
| 46 | Anna | 139 |
| 47 | Danielle | 131 |
| 48 | April | 130 |
| 48 | Tiffany | 130 |
| 50 | Kari | 129 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 1,204 |
| 2 | Matthew | 1,126 |
| 3 | Jason | 948 |
| 4 | Joshua | 893 |
| 5 | Christopher | 832 |
| 6 | Ryan | 828 |
| 7 | Nicholas | 761 |
| 8 | Andrew | 741 |
| 9 | Daniel | 708 |
| 10 | David | 670 |
| 11 | Brian | 645 |
| 12 | Joseph | 623 |
| 13 | John | 597 |
| 14 | Jeremy | 577 |
| 15 | Adam | 566 |
| 16 | Eric | 540 |
| 17 | Nathan | 523 |
| 18 | James | 496 |
| 19 | Jeffrey | 467 |
| 20 | Justin | 462 |
| 21 | Benjamin | 460 |
| 22 | Timothy | 443 |
| 23 | Robert | 439 |
| 24 | Aaron | 433 |
| 25 | Scott | 426 |
| 26 | Chad | 419 |
| 27 | Mark | 357 |
| 28 | Thomas | 348 |
| 29 | Anthony | 338 |
| 30 | Jesse | 310 |
| 31 | Steven | 303 |
| 32 | Travis | 302 |
| 33 | Paul | 298 |
| 34 | Kevin | 295 |
| 35 | Jacob | 291 |
| 36 | Brandon | 280 |
| 37 | William | 257 |
| 38 | Patrick | 256 |
| 39 | Peter | 237 |
| 40 | Jonathan | 234 |
| 41 | Charles | 213 |
| 42 | Bradley | 206 |
| 43 | Richard | 201 |
| 44 | Shawn | 183 |
| 45 | Kyle | 178 |
| 46 | Erik | 163 |
| 47 | Bryan | 151 |
| 48 | Brent | 148 |
| 49 | Gregory | 145 |
| 50 | Shane | 144 |