Top baby names in Minnesota, 1983
Recorded as girls
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jennifer | 1,045 |
| 2 | Jessica | 814 |
| 3 | Sarah | 780 |
| 4 | Amanda | 690 |
| 5 | Nicole | 626 |
| 6 | Melissa | 560 |
| 7 | Ashley | 509 |
| 8 | Angela | 467 |
| 9 | Amy | 461 |
| 10 | Elizabeth | 446 |
| 11 | Rachel | 417 |
| 12 | Laura | 399 |
| 13 | Emily | 396 |
| 14 | Erin | 387 |
| 14 | Stephanie | 387 |
| 16 | Megan | 386 |
| 17 | Heather | 379 |
| 18 | Rebecca | 368 |
| 19 | Katie | 366 |
| 20 | Kelly | 362 |
| 21 | Sara | 358 |
| 22 | Michelle | 321 |
| 23 | Amber | 312 |
| 24 | Andrea | 311 |
| 25 | Lisa | 287 |
| 26 | Katherine | 273 |
| 27 | Jamie | 252 |
| 28 | Crystal | 236 |
| 29 | Kimberly | 235 |
| 30 | Lindsay | 220 |
| 31 | Kathryn | 211 |
| 32 | Christina | 203 |
| 33 | Lindsey | 190 |
| 34 | Anna | 187 |
| 35 | Kristin | 186 |
| 36 | Cassandra | 175 |
| 37 | Shannon | 172 |
| 38 | Molly | 170 |
| 39 | Samantha | 165 |
| 40 | Holly | 163 |
| 41 | Danielle | 161 |
| 42 | Heidi | 159 |
| 43 | Tiffany | 158 |
| 44 | Alicia | 156 |
| 45 | Stacy | 155 |
| 46 | Carrie | 148 |
| 47 | Julie | 146 |
| 48 | Christine | 144 |
| 49 | Tara | 143 |
| 50 | Kayla | 141 |
Recorded as boys
| Rank | Name | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Matthew | 1,261 |
| 2 | Michael | 1,225 |
| 3 | Andrew | 907 |
| 4 | Christopher | 900 |
| 5 | Daniel | 846 |
| 6 | Ryan | 831 |
| 7 | Adam | 809 |
| 8 | Joshua | 805 |
| 9 | Joseph | 739 |
| 10 | Nicholas | 707 |
| 11 | David | 620 |
| 12 | Justin | 590 |
| 13 | Brian | 583 |
| 14 | Jason | 574 |
| 15 | Brandon | 507 |
| 16 | John | 506 |
| 17 | Eric | 497 |
| 18 | Jacob | 474 |
| 19 | Benjamin | 473 |
| 20 | Nathan | 436 |
| 21 | Aaron | 431 |
| 22 | Robert | 420 |
| 23 | James | 413 |
| 24 | Jonathan | 400 |
| 25 | Thomas | 388 |
| 26 | Anthony | 380 |
| 27 | Jeffrey | 377 |
| 28 | Kyle | 368 |
| 29 | Timothy | 344 |
| 30 | Steven | 326 |
| 31 | Travis | 325 |
| 32 | Jeremy | 318 |
| 33 | Scott | 308 |
| 34 | Jesse | 307 |
| 35 | Mark | 290 |
| 36 | Dustin | 282 |
| 37 | William | 279 |
| 38 | Patrick | 271 |
| 39 | Kevin | 268 |
| 40 | Chad | 255 |
| 41 | Paul | 251 |
| 42 | Derek | 229 |
| 43 | Peter | 200 |
| 44 | Charles | 199 |
| 44 | Zachary | 199 |
| 46 | Richard | 175 |
| 47 | Luke | 174 |
| 48 | Tyler | 171 |
| 49 | Bradley | 159 |
| 50 | Erik | 158 |