Top baby names in Minnesota, 1981
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jennifer | 1,159 |
| 2 | Jessica | 977 |
| 3 | Sarah | 864 |
| 4 | Amanda | 746 |
| 5 | Melissa | 661 |
| 6 | Nicole | 582 |
| 7 | Angela | 548 |
| 8 | Amy | 532 |
| 9 | Rebecca | 458 |
| 10 | Elizabeth | 446 |
| 11 | Sara | 424 |
| 12 | Heather | 403 |
| 13 | Emily | 389 |
| 14 | Katie | 384 |
| 15 | Andrea | 358 |
| 16 | Lisa | 350 |
| 17 | Michelle | 346 |
| 18 | Amber | 343 |
| 19 | Kelly | 340 |
| 19 | Laura | 340 |
| 21 | Stephanie | 337 |
| 22 | Erin | 331 |
| 23 | Rachel | 329 |
| 24 | Kristin | 268 |
| 25 | Kimberly | 253 |
| 26 | Megan | 245 |
| 27 | Katherine | 239 |
| 28 | Jamie | 236 |
| 29 | Heidi | 215 |
| 30 | Christina | 209 |
| 30 | Tiffany | 209 |
| 32 | Julie | 207 |
| 33 | Kathryn | 206 |
| 34 | Crystal | 200 |
| 35 | Shannon | 191 |
| 36 | Danielle | 190 |
| 37 | Anna | 185 |
| 38 | Leah | 174 |
| 39 | Mary | 172 |
| 40 | Molly | 165 |
| 41 | Jill | 163 |
| 42 | Anne | 158 |
| 43 | Lindsay | 150 |
| 44 | Kari | 148 |
| 45 | Tara | 145 |
| 46 | Alicia | 144 |
| 46 | Kristen | 144 |
| 48 | April | 143 |
| 48 | Kristina | 143 |
| 50 | Lindsey | 139 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 1,373 |
| 2 | Matthew | 1,233 |
| 3 | Joshua | 963 |
| 4 | Ryan | 944 |
| 5 | Andrew | 819 |
| 6 | Christopher | 800 |
| 7 | Nicholas | 772 |
| 8 | Daniel | 754 |
| 9 | Joseph | 738 |
| 10 | Jason | 735 |
| 11 | David | 713 |
| 12 | Adam | 687 |
| 13 | Justin | 643 |
| 14 | John | 622 |
| 15 | Brian | 571 |
| 16 | Benjamin | 560 |
| 17 | James | 515 |
| 18 | Eric | 490 |
| 19 | Nathan | 471 |
| 20 | Aaron | 452 |
| 21 | Robert | 448 |
| 22 | Timothy | 444 |
| 23 | Brandon | 436 |
| 23 | Jesse | 436 |
| 25 | Scott | 429 |
| 26 | Jonathan | 427 |
| 27 | Jeremy | 412 |
| 28 | Jeffrey | 400 |
| 29 | Anthony | 396 |
| 30 | Thomas | 368 |
| 31 | Jacob | 367 |
| 32 | Mark | 354 |
| 33 | Steven | 333 |
| 34 | Chad | 313 |
| 35 | Dustin | 306 |
| 36 | Paul | 299 |
| 37 | Travis | 294 |
| 38 | Kevin | 290 |
| 39 | William | 272 |
| 40 | Derek | 241 |
| 41 | Patrick | 225 |
| 42 | Peter | 224 |
| 43 | Bradley | 204 |
| 44 | Kyle | 199 |
| 45 | Richard | 190 |
| 46 | Charles | 187 |
| 47 | Bryan | 176 |
| 48 | Luke | 173 |
| 49 | Lucas | 170 |
| 50 | Shawn | 168 |