Top baby names in Minnesota, 1980
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jennifer | 1,146 |
| 2 | Jessica | 907 |
| 3 | Sarah | 865 |
| 4 | Melissa | 785 |
| 5 | Amanda | 782 |
| 6 | Angela | 590 |
| 7 | Amy | 566 |
| 8 | Nicole | 564 |
| 9 | Elizabeth | 480 |
| 10 | Sara | 451 |
| 11 | Michelle | 408 |
| 12 | Heather | 399 |
| 13 | Kelly | 396 |
| 14 | Rebecca | 388 |
| 15 | Stephanie | 387 |
| 16 | Lisa | 375 |
| 17 | Erin | 366 |
| 18 | Katie | 333 |
| 19 | Laura | 310 |
| 20 | Emily | 304 |
| 21 | Andrea | 285 |
| 21 | Rachel | 285 |
| 23 | Amber | 280 |
| 24 | Kimberly | 268 |
| 25 | Katherine | 261 |
| 26 | Jamie | 257 |
| 27 | Megan | 250 |
| 28 | Heidi | 240 |
| 29 | Christina | 236 |
| 30 | Shannon | 211 |
| 31 | Julie | 206 |
| 31 | Kristin | 206 |
| 33 | Tiffany | 202 |
| 34 | Jill | 200 |
| 35 | Kathryn | 197 |
| 36 | Stacy | 190 |
| 37 | Crystal | 189 |
| 38 | Mary | 178 |
| 39 | Anna | 175 |
| 40 | Molly | 168 |
| 41 | Carrie | 167 |
| 42 | Danielle | 165 |
| 43 | Holly | 154 |
| 44 | Leah | 150 |
| 45 | Anne | 148 |
| 46 | Christine | 145 |
| 47 | Kari | 144 |
| 47 | Tara | 144 |
| 49 | April | 141 |
| 50 | Kristina | 140 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 1,351 |
| 2 | Matthew | 1,099 |
| 3 | Joshua | 981 |
| 4 | Ryan | 887 |
| 5 | Jason | 885 |
| 6 | Christopher | 837 |
| 7 | Andrew | 783 |
| 8 | Nicholas | 777 |
| 9 | Daniel | 762 |
| 10 | Joseph | 719 |
| 11 | Justin | 708 |
| 12 | David | 704 |
| 13 | Adam | 683 |
| 14 | Brian | 605 |
| 14 | John | 605 |
| 16 | Eric | 587 |
| 17 | Benjamin | 533 |
| 18 | James | 521 |
| 19 | Nathan | 498 |
| 20 | Jeffrey | 483 |
| 21 | Jeremy | 477 |
| 22 | Robert | 452 |
| 23 | Aaron | 435 |
| 24 | Timothy | 433 |
| 25 | Jesse | 400 |
| 26 | Thomas | 390 |
| 27 | Scott | 386 |
| 28 | Chad | 362 |
| 29 | Jacob | 361 |
| 30 | Anthony | 352 |
| 31 | Paul | 335 |
| 32 | Jonathan | 334 |
| 33 | Travis | 333 |
| 34 | Mark | 324 |
| 35 | Brandon | 311 |
| 36 | Steven | 279 |
| 37 | Dustin | 277 |
| 38 | Patrick | 276 |
| 39 | William | 272 |
| 40 | Kevin | 261 |
| 41 | Peter | 249 |
| 42 | Richard | 212 |
| 43 | Charles | 210 |
| 44 | Bradley | 201 |
| 45 | Derek | 196 |
| 45 | Shawn | 196 |
| 47 | Kyle | 194 |
| 48 | Luke | 187 |
| 49 | Erik | 186 |
| 50 | Gregory | 162 |