Top baby names in Minnesota, 1982
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jennifer | 1,122 |
| 2 | Jessica | 1,003 |
| 3 | Sarah | 894 |
| 4 | Amanda | 759 |
| 5 | Melissa | 612 |
| 6 | Nicole | 579 |
| 7 | Angela | 507 |
| 8 | Amy | 496 |
| 9 | Elizabeth | 448 |
| 10 | Emily | 430 |
| 11 | Sara | 413 |
| 12 | Rachel | 403 |
| 13 | Rebecca | 401 |
| 14 | Stephanie | 399 |
| 15 | Erin | 396 |
| 16 | Katie | 381 |
| 17 | Kelly | 372 |
| 18 | Amber | 365 |
| 18 | Laura | 365 |
| 20 | Heather | 353 |
| 21 | Michelle | 347 |
| 22 | Andrea | 308 |
| 22 | Lisa | 308 |
| 24 | Crystal | 282 |
| 25 | Kristin | 261 |
| 26 | Katherine | 258 |
| 27 | Jamie | 256 |
| 28 | Megan | 253 |
| 29 | Lindsay | 244 |
| 30 | Kimberly | 237 |
| 31 | Lindsey | 233 |
| 32 | Mary | 224 |
| 33 | Christina | 221 |
| 34 | Heidi | 210 |
| 35 | Anna | 204 |
| 36 | Kathryn | 194 |
| 37 | Julie | 192 |
| 38 | Tiffany | 186 |
| 39 | Cassandra | 179 |
| 40 | Molly | 177 |
| 41 | Shannon | 174 |
| 42 | Danielle | 173 |
| 43 | Kari | 166 |
| 44 | Tara | 154 |
| 45 | April | 150 |
| 45 | Holly | 150 |
| 45 | Leah | 150 |
| 48 | Kristen | 147 |
| 49 | Christine | 145 |
| 50 | Samantha | 140 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Matthew | 1,317 |
| 2 | Michael | 1,302 |
| 3 | Christopher | 965 |
| 4 | Joshua | 927 |
| 5 | Andrew | 865 |
| 6 | Ryan | 850 |
| 7 | Daniel | 811 |
| 8 | Joseph | 745 |
| 9 | Adam | 739 |
| 10 | Jason | 719 |
| 11 | Nicholas | 679 |
| 12 | David | 670 |
| 13 | Justin | 665 |
| 14 | Brian | 577 |
| 15 | John | 564 |
| 16 | Benjamin | 539 |
| 17 | James | 486 |
| 18 | Eric | 483 |
| 19 | Jacob | 474 |
| 20 | Robert | 463 |
| 21 | Nathan | 460 |
| 22 | Aaron | 455 |
| 23 | Anthony | 434 |
| 24 | Thomas | 432 |
| 25 | Timothy | 428 |
| 26 | Brandon | 403 |
| 27 | Jeffrey | 401 |
| 27 | Jonathan | 401 |
| 29 | Jeremy | 370 |
| 30 | Jesse | 345 |
| 31 | Scott | 337 |
| 32 | Mark | 332 |
| 33 | Dustin | 327 |
| 34 | Travis | 315 |
| 35 | Steven | 309 |
| 36 | Paul | 306 |
| 37 | William | 289 |
| 38 | Derek | 280 |
| 39 | Kevin | 267 |
| 40 | Kyle | 264 |
| 41 | Chad | 257 |
| 42 | Patrick | 245 |
| 43 | Richard | 237 |
| 44 | Peter | 228 |
| 45 | Charles | 193 |
| 46 | Bradley | 180 |
| 47 | Zachary | 177 |
| 48 | Sean | 172 |
| 49 | Luke | 165 |
| 50 | Erik | 161 |